Cornelius Bogard (abt. 1750 - 1800)

Born about 1750 in Pennsylvania [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Sara (Bogaert) Bogard — married before 1771 in Augusta, Virginia [uncertain]

Descendants

Died Jun 1800 at about age 50 in Liberty Township, Ross, Northwest Territory, United States

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Biography

Private Cornelius Bogard served with 12th Virginia Regiment (1777), Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Cornelius Bogard is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A011724.

Cornelius Bogard, the son of Gysbert Bogart and his second wife, Elizabeth Petty, [1][2] was a literate pioneer, land surveyor, and land speculator, who was active in Virginia Politics via the State Assembly[3] and in Randolph County, (W)V via Civic Offices. [4][5] He owned land in Virginia (200,000+acres), [6] in Pennsylvania, and in Ohio. [7]

He served his country first, in Dunmore's War, [8][9] second, in the Revolutionary War: Captain Thomas Bowyer's Company Virginia Regiment of Foot Commanded by Col. James Wood [10][11] [12][13][14][15] and from 1780-1798 he served in the VA Militia as a Captain of the Indian Spies and rode the circuit between the Ohio River and Randolph County, (W)V[16][17][18][19]He served at Valley Forge February though May of 1779, and from 1780 to 1783 he served as Ensign in the VA Militia under fellow Tygart's Valley (W)V inhabitant, Col Benjamin Wilson.[20][21][22][23][24]

As Captain of the Militia, he is rumored to have left the inhabitants of Fort Neal to fend for themselves in the face of an Indian attack when smallpox broke out among its inhabitants. This rumor is false. He left the inhabitants of the Fort under the protection of Ensign Jenkins and 25 of his troops with immunity. [25]

He died June 1800 in Ross Co, Northwest Territory, (Ohio), shown in the Probate Records of Ross Co, Ohio, [26][27].

The birth record for Cornelius Bogard, son of Gysbert Bogart and Elizabeth Petty, has not been found. It is speculated that he was born either in Pennsylvania, the home of his mother, Elizabeth Parker-Petty, [28] [29] or soon after his father, Gysbert and his brothers, Antione, Johannes, Warner, and Jacob Bogart, arrived in Augusta, Hampshire, Virginia in 1740-1750. [30]

His name came to him in the Dutch tradition of 'handing down names'[31][32][33][34] from his deceased brother Cornelius Bogart born in 1723 at Kingston, Ulster, New York. The early Cornelius Bogart was the son of Gysbert Bogart and his first wife, Catrina Dekker.[35] The age of this later Cornelius Bogard, the subject of this biography, and son of Elizabeth Petty and Gysbert Bogart[36]can be estimated by his first son, Jasper's (Gysbert), court records as being circa 1750.[37]

Cornelius became involved in land speculation along with many of his fellow Virginia Assembly Representatives to disastrous ends. [38] Philadelphia land speculators had purchased large tracts of mountainous terrain in Western Virginia and due to conflicting deeds and land entries made in haste, many investors lost everything.[39] [40]

He and his family moved to Ross Co, Northwest Territory, now known as Ohio, in 1799, [41] in spite of not receiving funds for a large land survey he and his partner William Wamsley performed. [42], and as a consequence of the payment owed him and Wamsley, Cornelius left behind debts and unfinished business in Randolph County (W)V.[43]

Based on the lawsuit Bogard vs Lambert found in the Ross Co, Ohio Clerk of Court Chancery Records of 1800, Cornelius Bogard maintained his innocence. He died shortly before he lost the lawsuit in early June of 1800. [44]

After a lifetime of service, in the end, it came to this: the lawsuits were dropped and all of the debts, paid. [45][46][47] [48]

The children of Cornelius Bogard and Sarah stated by the Randolph Co (W)V Court are [49]:

• Gasper Bogard
• Elizabeth Bogard Currence
• Cornelius Bogard II
• Mary Ann Bogard
• Mahala Bogard
• George Bogard
• John Bogard

Disputed children: Jacob and Abraham. According to their NARA records for service in the War of 1812, both of these men may have been born in Tennessee. There is no documentation that Cornelius Bogard and Sarah of Randolph Co, (W)V were ever in Tennessee. More information on the Tennesse Bogard family may be found here: [50][51] Abraham and Jacob Bogard could also be the sons of Jacob Bogard Bogaert-110 [52] brother of Gysbert Bogard Bogert-267, uncle of Cornelius Bogard Bogard-88, and brothers of Sarah Bogard Bogaert-230. These men are found in the tax records and land deeds of Augusta, Virginia, and Hampshire Co, VA prior to 1790. In addition, Abraham, Benjamin, Cornelius, and Cornelius Bogard's brother, Ezekial Bogard, are listed as having served from Hampshire Co, Virginia in Dunmore's War. [53]

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Sources

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed February 27, 2022), "Record of Cornelius Bogart", Ancestor # A011724.
• Probate Record July 1800, Ross Co, Ohio 1798-1993 Page 00427[54][55][56]
• The Heirs of Cornelius Bogard, found in the
• Randolph Court Minute Book 1801-1806 page 50. [57]
• Virginia Revolutionary War Records, The National Archives
• Randolph Co Power of Attorney Book, Pages 10 and 1, 26 January 1790[58] [59]
• Probate Record of Cornelius Bogard, deceased, Ross County Ohio, 26 August 1800, Ross County Clerk of Court Index 1798-1993 Page 00427 [60]
• The Will of Gysbert Bogart 1776 Hampshire Co WV Wills and Probate Records[61]
• Journal of the House of Delegates of the Commonwealth of Virginia Pages 485, 487, 495, 530, 557, 612, 628, 661, 710[62]
• The History of Randolph County, WV by Bosworth 1916 pages 39, 49, 41, 45, 61, 67,69, 70, 73, 80,82,84, 88, 92, 98, 99, 100, 104, 235, 240, 311, 336 [63]
• The Allegheny Frontier, West Virginia Beginnings, 1730--1830 – Otis K. Rice pages 140, 141, 194, 195, 364, and 414[64]
• Calendar of Virginia State Papers and Other Manuscripts edited by Palmer and McRay pages 219, 222, 405, 658, 659, 1790
• [65][66]
• The History of Pendleton Co, WV by Morton page 378. [67]
• Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta Co, 1745-1800 – Augusta County (Va.), Lyman Chalkley pages 98, 102, and 401[68]
• Biennial Report of the Department of Archives and History of the State of WV[69]
• Partial list of early settlers, Revolutionary soldiers and the graves of Augusta Co soldiers located to date[70]
• Cases and Points of the Supreme Court of the United States[71]
• A Guide to the Governor Henry Lee Executive Papers, 1791-1794 A Collection in the Library of Virginia Accession Number 4061[72]
• The Papers of the War Department Date: December 12, 1789, Representatives of Frontier Counties of Virginia (primary) Richmond National Archives and Records Administration, 1st Congress, Senate, Sec War Reports RG46 [73]
• The Petition of the Inhabitants of Tigers Valley, a part of Augusta County to the General Assembly of Virginia 7 November 1780[74]
• Library of Virginia Chancery Records, Virginia Memory[75]
• [76]
• Minute and Order Records of Randolph County WV 1799-1801[77][78]
• Historical Register of Virginians in the Revolution [79]

• Journals of Bogard Records
• Old Dutch Church Records Kingston Ulster, New York[80]
• National Archives Founders Online[81][82]
• Find a Grave[83]
• House History[84]
• A History of Indiana [85]
• The Biography of Capt John Harness[[86]]
• Virginia Militia in the Revolutionary War [87]
• Historical Register of Virginians in the Revolution[88]

Find a Grave Memorial [89] 1. Founders Online To George Washington from the Representatives of Ohio, Monongahela, Harrison, and Randolph Counties, Virginia, 12 December 1789-(check the footnotes)

• [90] 2. Founders Online- To George Washington from Beverly Randolph 1790

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Service Source: NARA, M881, COMP MIL SERV RECS, ROLL 1039 Service Description: 1) CAPTAINS THOMAS BOWYER, JOSEPH MITCHEL, ROBERT GAMBLE, CONTINENTAL LINE