Joseph B. Boggs (1715 - 1772)

Born 1715 in County Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland

Husband of Jane (Walker) Boggs — married 1733 in New Castle, Delaware

Descendants

Died Oct 1772 at about age 57 in York, York County, Colony of South Carolina

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Biography

Joseph Boggs (b. 1715 in Londonderry, Ireland married to Jane Walker) Joseph Boggs started out in Ireland and died in North Carolina. He must have migrated around 1760 or so and entered at Chester County, Pennsylvania since that is where some, if not all, of his children were born. They all eventually settled in Pickens County, South Carolina. However; There were three different Joseph Boggs. The Joseph of Chester County, PA, who married Jane Walker, was there until at least 1771 as proven by Goshen Twp. tax records.

Buried OCT 1772. Pickens Cemetery, Anderson County, South Carolina, United States. Joseph Boggs Sr was born to James Boggs about 1706 in Londonderry, Ireland. He sailed with his family to the New World arriving in New Castle County, Delaware about 1720. About 1754, Joseph and his family started south and it is believed that they settled in Mecklenburg County,North Carolina about 1760. Joseph died in either Mecklenburg county, North Carolina or just south of there in South Carolina about 1772. Jane died in York District about 1783. Some researchers believe that Joseph was a North Carolina Regulator. The signature of a Joseph Boggs appears on pre-Revolutionary War papers produced by the Regulators. The Regulators were a large group of farmers who organized to petition against government corruption and excessive taxation imposed by William Tryon, the Crown appointed governor of North Carolina. Most sources agree that the Regulators' grievances were valid. However, what the sources don't agreeon is whether the Regulators were peaceful family oriented farmers or lawless scoudrels who used terrorism as a means to their end. On May 16, 1771, 1600 Regulators met 1000 government militiamen in "The Battle of Alamance" in the the region that was then Orange County, North Carolina. The Regulators were no match for the well armed militia and were soon defeated. Twelve Regulators were taken prisoner and Tryon executed six of the twelve on charges of treason. Because Joseph's death date coincides with the date of the battle, some researchers believe that Joseph either died in the battle or was one of those executed afterward. "The Battle of Alamance" is believed to have been some of the first shots fired in the colonists' fight for their independence from the English crown. (Rootsweb) Event: Record. Role: 40001:970944598:

Research Notes

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Sources

• Mark Chilton, "Who were the Regulators?", 9 March 2016, Wandering through the NC Piedmont