William Boggs Jr. (abt. 1750 - abt. 1836)

Born about 1750 in Londonderry, Donegal, Ireland

Ancestors

Died about 1836 at about age 86 in Berkeley, Virginia, United States

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Biography

William Boggs was the son of William Boggs and Elizabeth Hutchinson. (Same DNA line as White Clay Creek James Boggs, William Sr is of that line)

Siblings:

1. John, 1839-1826
2. Margaret, d. 1840
3. Mary, d. 1818
4. Sister
5. Sister

The family settled on 1000 ac Fairfax Land Grant; Back Creek Valley, Frederick Co., Virginia on the Warm Springs Road which ran from Martinsburg to Berkeley Springs.

He married Sarah ??

Children: (see research notes)

1. Elizabeth H. Boggs, d. 1837
2. Daughter
3. Rev. John Boggs

William died at the age of 86. ^[1] and was interred in the Tomahawk Cemetery, Berkeley County, West Virginia, USA^[2]

Research Notes

William Boggs, a son of Hugh Boggs, was born in Londonderry, Ireland. He married Elizabeth Hutchinson, by whom he had four daughters and two sons. He moved with his family to America and settled on Back Creek in Berkeley County, West Virginia, receiving the grant for his land from Lord Fairfax in 1750. He left his estate equally divided between his two sons, John Boggs and William Boggs. John Boggs sold out and went first to Wheeling, West Virginia, and then to Ohio. William Boggs (the subject of this profile) died at the age of 86, leaving two daughters and one son, the Rev. John BOGGS, a Presbyterian minister ordained at the age of 19 and a graduate of Canonsburg, Pennsylvania and Princeton, New Jersey. It was the daughter ( we now know was Lydia) of John Boggs Sr. (William’s brother) who gained a national reputation at 16 for her bravery at the time the fort at Wheeling was attacked by Indians. When the ammunition ran out, she declared it was better to risk the life of a girl than a man and she left the fort, filled her apron full of ammunition and returned unharmed. She spent the time loading the rifles and running bullets until the enemy was forced to retreat. She was born on Back Creek and lived to be 102 Submitted by Marilyn Gouge and extracted from West Virginia Heritage Encyclopedia Volume 3.^[3]

Possbile Spouse: Sarah Boggs unknown–1832

Siblings:

1. Margaret Boggs unknown–1840
2. Mary Boggs unknown–1818
3. John Boggs 1739–1826

Children:

1. Elizabeth H Boggs unknown–1837

Sources

1. ↑ West Virginia Heritage Encyclopedia, Volume 3, a reprint of Hardesty's Historical and Geographical Encyclopedia Berkeley County, WV, Biographies List, 1884. (https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/285651/?offset=0#page=242&viewer=picture&o=search&n=0&q=Boggs)
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23060382/william-boggs: accessed 11 August 2023), memorial page for William Boggs Jr. (unknown–11 Apr 1836), Find a Grave Memorial ID 23060382, citing Tomahawk Cemetery, Berkeley County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by Addison Reese (contributor 49613302).
3. ↑ West Virginia Heritage Encyclopedia, Volume 3, a reprint of Hardesty's Historical and Geographical Encyclopedia Berkeley County, WV, Biographies List, 1884. (https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/285651/?offset=0#page=242&viewer=picture&o=search&n=0&q=Boggs)