James Boggs Sr (1667 - 1737)

Born 17 Nov 1667 in Templemore Parish, Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland

Ancestors

Husband of Rebecca (Moray) Boggs — married 1698 in Ireland

Descendants

Died 9 Feb 1737 at age 69 in White Clay Creek, New Castle County, Delaware

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Biography

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James lived on White Clay Creek. Hence, that is probably the best way to distinguish him. He was and Is often referred to as the Immigrant back to at least the 1970’s when the Boggs Newsletter was started. Although both terms are used to refer to this James, the terms aren’t synonymous.

There was another James Boggs of approximately the same age who lived in Chester county, PA. He was often called James Boggs, Yeoman, because that was the term used in his will. In his will, he named his children. All but one of his line seems to have daughtered out. A YDNA test on one male Boggs descendant was not a match to other Boggs, but was possibly a match to BAUGH.

Ancestry frequently makes HINTS that WC James and Yeoman James MIGHT be the same person, even though they are clearly NOT. This has caused some to make bad genealogies worse by merging the two James Boggs families into one.

WC James died on 9 February 1736/37. The most common DOB given is 1667. Bonnie Boggs, who is the primary current expert on this line, says that his DOB is actually unknown. His son Robert was born about 1712. Because Robert inherited James’ property, he might be the eldest son. WC James might be born later than 1667.

Note; James is purported to be the son of Johne "Livingston: Boggs of Scotland and Mary Haverghty. ^{[citation needed]} He was Christened Nov 1666 in St. Colins Presbyterian Church, Londonderry, Ireland. ^{[citation needed]}

James married Rebecca Moray (b~1670) in Ireland and Rebecca died there before 1723. ^{[citation needed]}

James passed away in New Castle County Delaware in 1737 at the age of 70. He was possibly interred in the Old White Clay Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery, New Castle County, Delaware, USA^[1](photo request pending.)

Upon James' death in 1736, the home farm was bequeathed to his 23 year old son (only) Robert Boggs (1712-1804). While James lived in Mill Creek H for little more than a decade, Robert would reside there for about 80 years. ^[2][3]

James' Will: Dated February 9, 1736 at White Clay Creek Hundred, New Castle County, Delaware. His will has been missing for years, even though there is a record of the Liber number and page number where it should be, but isn't, in the Dover, Delaware Hall of Records. He left a will that was probated in Wilmington, Delaware, Pennsylvania. The will has been missing since the courthouse was emptied during the War of 1812. The people thought that the British were going to raid the town and probably burn the records, so they moved the records in barrels so place for safe keeping and many were never seen again. There are references to that will in land titles, for instance, his son Robert gives title to land to his son stating that his title comes from that will and quotes the Book and Page numbers. It's recorded but the will itself is not there.

Research Notes

James Boggs Boggs-38 _Birthdate: 1667

Birthplace: Templemore Parish, Londonderry, Northern Ireland (United Kingdom)

Death: February 09, 1736 (68-69) New Castle, Delaware, United States

Immediate Family:

Son of Mary Haverghty; Husband of Helen Jean Nussear; Father of William Ellison Boggs ca.1685

William Ellison Boggs

Birthdate: circa 1685

Birthplace: Lancaster, PA, United States [sic]

Death: 1786 (96-105)

Immediate Family:

Son of James Boggs and Helen Jean Nussear; Husband of Elizabeth Boggs; (Hutchinson) Father of Ann Millie Boggs - Edwards- Lowry

DNA Information:

For those of you who still have a tree that shows James L Boggs (lineage and yob is uncertain here) as a descendant of James Boggs of White Clay Delaware aka The Immigrant, here a YDNA TiP from FTDNA. In comparing Y-DNA111 markers, which show mismatches, the probability that 418242 (Descendant of James L Boggs and 447832 (Descendant of James Boggs b~1667 of White Clay, DE) shared a common ancestor within the last...

...4 generations is 0.00%.

...8 generations is 0.00%.

...12 generations is 0.00%.

...16 generations is 0.00%.

...20 generations is 0.00%.

...24 generations is 0.07%.

Assuming 418242 - and 447832 - do not share a common ancestor in the last 1 generation.

The FTDNATiP™ results are based on the mutation rate study presented during the 1st International Conference on Genetic Genealogy, on Oct. 30, 2004. The above probabilities take into consideration the mutation rates for each individual marker being compared. Since each marker has a different mutation rate, identical Genetic Distances will not necessarily yield the same probabilities. In other words, even though XXXX has a Genetic Distance of XXXX from XXXX, someone else with the same Genetic Distance may have different probabilities, because the distance of 1 was prompted by mutations in different markers, with different mutation rate --- James and his children emigrated from Ireland on The Colossus a common carrier of passengers landed February 28 1727 in Wilmington, Delaware and settle north in New Castle County Delaware, where James purchased 100 acres of land on November 17, 1726 from James Chambers. At this time New Castle Co. was referred to as one of the Three Lower Counties of Pennsylvania. ^{[citation needed]} --- Property that he purchased was part of Chambers' Hopyard Tract, a 644 acre expanse he had acquired in 1720. The Hopyard Tract (with that name, but a little smaller) dates back to John Ogle in at least 1683. Thanks to the skill and work of Walt C., we have a pretty good idea of exactly where Boggs' 100 acres was located. --- Add on 05 Aug 23 Sent by David Richards: "I had only adopted this profile to watch the research. Rebecca Boggs, who married Henry Miller, is my 5G grandmother. There is a family search record, total fiction with no sources, suggesting she was a daughter of Alexander Boggs (son of James Augustus Boggs, Sr. and Rebecca Moray) and Margaret Lloyd."

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Francis Boggs Sr b. 1702 Ireland, d. 1763 Chester Co PA (Came to DE in 1724 with his father. 1737 moved to Chester Co PA) m. Agnes _ abt 1722 Ireland

1. William Boggs b. 1721 Ireland
2. Robert Boggs b. 1722 Ireland
3. James Charles Boggs b. 1725 New Castle DE, d. 1803-05 Greenbrier Co VA. Moved his family to Augusta Co VA in 1762, 1771 to Greenbriar Co. m. Margaret Jane Sharp Jan 25 1751 Wilmington DE b. 1729 d. Apr 20 1816 Spring Lick Creek, Greenbrier Co VA [d/o William Sharp Jr and Mary Austin. William s/o William Sharp Sr] Their Children:
4. Charles Francis Boggs b. 1754 Chester Co PA, d. 1836/37 Braxton Co VA 1774 served nine months in the VA Militia in the area of Point Pleasant VA, he and four brothers were in the Battle there. Mar 1 1776 volunteered as scout and Indian spy for twelve months with Capt. Matthew Arbuckle, at Point Pleasant where he was discharged. May 1 1777 volunteered for another twelve-month tour with Capt. Zera Coombs. Oct 3 1833 granted a pension. He and Mary first lived in Greenbrier Co, then in the part of Kanawha Co that became Braxton Co WV m. Mary Clendenin b. 1761 Greenbrier Co VA, d. 1853 Roane Co VA [d/o James Clendenin b. 1736 d. 1811, and Margaret Anderson D/o William Anderson and Hannah Christian. James s/o Charles Clendenin b. 1714 d. abt 1790, and Mary Ann Patterson. Charles s/o William Clendenin b. 1680 d. 1764, and Roseann Kirkpatrick. William s/o William Glendining b. 1614, s/o Alexander Glendining and Nicola Herries] Their children:
5. James Clendenin Boggs b. Feb 20 1778 Greenbrier Co VA d. 1846 Boggs Place near Gassaway WV m. Mary "Polly" Lemasters Jun 11 1799, Bucks Garden Creek, Nicholas Co WV b. Sep 21 1782 Bucks Farm, Nicholas Co d. Aug 27 1851 Boggs Place [d/o Benjamin Lemasters and Rebecca Ann Martin] Their children:
6. Rebecca Martin Boggs b. Mar 19 1808 near Frametown WV, d. 1882 Braxton Co WV m. James P Carr Jul 18 1825 Nicholas Co VA b. 1794 Braxton Co VA, d. 1882 Descendants of Rebecca Boggs and James Carr.
7. John Boggs b. Feb 16 1780 d. Jul 17 1842
8. Rebecca Boggs b. 1781 d. 1820 m. James Frame Sr 1801 b. 1776 Augusta Co VA, d. 1840 Nicholas Co VA Descendants of Rebecca Boggs and James Frame Sr

* Andrew Boggs b. 1795 d. 1859 * Elizabeth Boggs b. 1797 d. 1873 * Margaret Boggs b. 1799 d. 1831 * Miriam Boggs b. 1809 d. aft 1880 * Mary Boggs * Charles C Boggs * Jane Boggs * William Boggs

1. Francis Boggs Jr b. 1727 m. Martha Elliot
2. Ezekiel Boggs b. 1734 m. Jane Johnson
3. Agnes Boggs m. David Filson
4. Samuel Boggs

1790 (Greenbrier) The first Census in Virginia lists only the following members of a 'Boggs' household, all in the Greenbrier County. Enumerated as follows:

• Ezekiel Boggs, (1707)
• Francis Boggs, Jr.,
• Francis Boggs, Sr., (1702)
• James Boggs, Jr., (1707?)
• James Boggs, Sr. (1667)
• Samuel Boggs,
• William Boggs

--- These children are not proven:

1. John, b. 1700 d. 1751 m. Margaret Oglebay
2. Francis, b. 1702 d. 1763 m. Agnes Colins 1720
3. James Jr., b. 1704 d. 1779 m. Elizabeth Bryan 1726
4. Mary, b. 1710 d. 1763 m. Francis Morris
5. Robert, b. 1712 d. 1804 m. Margaret Robinson 03/03/1741
6. Rebecca, b. 1714 d. 1763
7. William, b. 1716 d. 1790 m. Jane Stein 1733
8. Alexander, b. 1718 m. Margaret Lloyd 1759
9. Ezekiel, b. 1719 d. 1756 m. Elizabeth Baird

--- This Will belongs to the James Boggs of Whiteland.

Name James Boggs

Title Yeoman

Description Decedent

Residence Whiteland

Date 22 Jan 1742

Prove date 15 Mar 1742 ^[4]

Book Page B:130

Remarks James Boggs of Whiteland, yeoman. January 22, 1742/3. March 15, 1742/3. B. 103.

To youngest son Alexander all estate moveable and immovables except as hereafter devised.

To son William one cow. To John's son one heifer.

To son Joseph one cow.

To Margaret Johnson 3 sheep.

To Josephs daughter Margaret 2 sheep.

To Williams eldest son 2 sheep.

To son John 1 shilling.

Executor: son Alexander.

Witnesses: Wm. Johnston, Joseph Boggs, Alex Walker.

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U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index 1500-1900 James Boggs Arrival years 1597-1867 Arrival place Halifax, N.S. Primary Immigrant Boggs, James ^[5] --- Based on the following there are 2 Joseph Boggs who were cousins (fathers Robert and William were brothers) The Joseph who was William's son is mentioned in an Article about the Boggs family of Missouri, headed by Joseph Boggs, Sr. (1749-1843, the son of William Boggs, born in Ireland in 1704), a "Revolutionary War veteran from Pennsylvania by way of Kentucky," and "listed in the first United States Census in 1790." Description of Joseph's ferry business with his son David Boggs, together owning "the first license in Clay County to operate a ferry across the Missouri" River, issued in 1825. https://kchistory.org/islandora/object/kchistory%3A74316?solr_nav%5Bid%5D=e1a43b772981526c0ca5&solr_nav%5Bpage%5D=0&solr_nav%5Boffset%5D=5 The one here was the son of Robert.

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 06 June 2019), memorial page for James Boggs (1667–9 Feb 1737), Find A Grave: Memorial #113528887, citing Old White Clay Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery, New Castle County, Delaware, USA ; Maintained by Carolyn Boggs-Burt (contributor 47707322)
2. ↑ http://mchhistory.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-boggs-family-and-boggs-jacobs-house.html Mill Creek History (MCH) Blog, Jan 29 2013
3. ↑ Delaware Public Archives; Delaware Land Records; Roll Number: 2 Delaware, Land Records, 1677-1947
4. ↑ Chester County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1713-1825
5. ↑ U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index 1500-1900 Source Bibliography: SMITH, LEONARD H., JR., and NORMA H. SMITH. Nova Scotia Immigrants to 1867. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1992. 546p. Place: Halifax, N.S.; Year: 1598-1867; Page Number: 295 Publication Code 8750.40