James Charles Boggs Sr. (1725 - 1805)

Born 27 May 1725 in New Castle, Delaware

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret Jane (Sharp) Boggs — married 25 Jan 1751 in Old Swedes Church, Wilmington, Delaware

Descendants

Died 10 Jul 1805 at age 80 in Spring Lick Creek, Greenbrier, Virginia, USA

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Biography

James Charles Boggs Sr. was born about 1725 in New Castle Co., DE. His parents were Francis (Charles) Boggs and his wife Agnes (Collins) Boggs, both born in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, of Scotch-Irish descent.

James Charles Sr. died about Feb 1805 [July 10, 1805] in Spring Lick Creek, Greenbrier Co., VA. He had an estate probated in Feb 1806. James moved to Chester Co., PA when he was twelve. On January 25, 1751, he and Margaret Jane Sharp were married in 'Old Swede's Church' in Wilmington, DE by the Rev. Israel Acrelius. It is presumed that the couple eloped to Wilmington because of her family's Quakerism. They returned to Chester County where they lived for 13 years.

He removed to then Augusta Co., (now Bath Co.), VA in 1764 and settled on 235 acres of land on the Jackson River. His Augusta Co. landholdings adjoined the lands of William Hamilton. Between 1771 and 1773, James, along with the Hamiltons moved to Greenbrier County, where James settled on Spring Lick Creek on lands which adjoined that of Anthony Bowen. (Anthony Bowens' daughter, Susannah, married James' son, Andrew in 1791.) James sold his land in Augusta County to William Mann sometime before 3 Feb. 1778. In Greenbrier County he built a sawmill and a gristmill on 285 acres of land along the Greenbrier River and Spring Lick Creek, directly across the river from land claimed by Andrew and William Hamilton, brother of Mrs. Anthony Bowen. All of James' sons lived near Spring Lick Creek, three of which (James, Jr., William and Francis) adjoined his property. At the time of his death he had 529 acres in Greenbrier Co. His Will was dated July 10, 1803 and proved Feb. 1806 in Greenbrier County. He left his land, the mill, $120 and the livestock to his sons and widow Margaret Jane (Sharp) Boggs.

Sources

See also:

• Robert Martin's Family Records - James Charles Boggs
• Source: S500006 Ronald Boyle Boyle Web Site

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  Family tree: 263623751-6 Smart Matching Media: 263623751-6 https://www.myheritage.com/person-5511863_126073051_126073051/james-charles-boggs Certainty: 3 Added by confirming a Smart Match Event: Smart Matching Role: 1:126073051-5-511863:0
• Source: S500007 WikiTree Publication: MyHeritage <a href='http://www.wikitree.com' target='wikitree'>www.wikitree.com</a> Collection Media: 10109 https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10109-1503577/james-charles-boggs-sr-in-wikitree Certainty: 4 James Charles Boggs, Sr.Gender: MaleBirth: Circa 1725 - New Castle, Delaware, USAMarriage: Jan 25 1751 - Old Swedes Church, Wilmington, Delaware, USADeath: July 10 1805 - Spring Lick Creek, Greenbrier, Virginia, USAFather: Francis BoggsMother: Agnes Frances Boggs (born Houlahan)Wife: Margaret Jane Boggs (born Sharp)Children: John BoggsCharles Francis BoggsEzekiel BoggsSamuel BoggsAndrew Elliot BoggsAlexander BoggsSiblings: Ezekiel BoggsWilliam BoggsRobert BoggsFrancis Boggs, Jr.Agnes BoggsSamuel Boggs Event: Record Role: 10109:1503577:
• Source: S500006 Ronald Boyle Boyle Web Site

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  Family tree: 263623751-6 Smart Matching Media: 263623751-6 https://www.myheritage.com/person-5512624_126073051_126073051/james-charles-boggs Certainty: 3 Individual added by confirming a Smart Match Event: Smart Matching Role: 1:126073051-5-512624:0

UNSOURCED COMMENT

"This James was commonly referred to as James Boggs, Sr. There is no proof that his middle name was "Charles" ; this is based only information passed on by someone's oral tradition. In Greenbrier Co. he signed as James Boggs..."

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Boggs-42 was created through the import of Lynch-Tree.ged on 06 August 2010.
• Another Boggs profile was created on 14 September 2010 through the import of 124-DeCoursey.ged.
• WikiTree profile Boggs-1193 was created by Kevin Jones through the import of An Incomplete OklaTexan Story_2015-02-09_01.ged on Feb 9, 2015.