William Bogue (abt. 1640 - 1687)

Born about 1640 in Berwickshire, Scotland [uncertain]

Husband of Jane (Clare) Newby — married [date unknown] in Scotland

Descendants

Died 5 Apr 1687 at about age 47 in Nansemond, Suffolk, Virginia

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Biography

A William Boge who was the son of Alexander Boge and Ellspeth Cockburne was baptized 17 Oct 1631 at Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland.^[1][2] That this is the William Bogue found later in Nansemond County, Virginia is speculation which is not currently proven (or disproven). Other undocumented sources give the birth of William Bogue of Virginia as 1640. Researcher Jean Leeper clearly states that the link between William Boge born in Scotland and the William Bogue who appears in Virginia is reasoned speculation.^[3] This speculation also comes with dating issues.

He married Jane Clare 1663 in Scotland.^{[citation needed]} Jane Clare, born Abt. 1640 in Scotland; died 1701 in North Carolina. (Note that a Jane Edwards is someone entirely different who was the daughter of Peter Edwards of Isle of Wight who died 1638.) Jane Clare was the daughter of William Clare and Mary.^[3] Note: this dating is problematic when coupled with other statements that he came to Virginia in 1650s and there married a Jane. There is no documentation that the wife's maiden name was Clare.

William Boig ends in Scotland and at about the time William Bogue appears in Virginia.^{[citation needed]} Note: this statement is frequently seen but does not appear to be supported by citing what documents lead to it.

It is believed that his three Quaker children, Robert, William and Margaret migrated to the Province of Carolina with their remarried mother, Jane Loadman. Together they settled in a Quaker community near Hertford along the east bank of the Perquimans River. That Robert, William and Margaret are the offspring of this William Bogue is not documented but based upon existing evidence is well-reasoned conjecture.

Research Notes

A William Bogue's interest in Auchencraw, Parish of Coldingham, Berwick is documented in Land Tax Rolls.^[4]

1650 - William Boig and his brothers are believed to have served in the Scots army during the latter phases of the Civil War. He probably was captured at Worcester, shipped to Virginia as an indentured servant, changed the spelling of his surname from "Boig" to "Bogue" which was a common family practice during his generation. With a natural dislike for the Anglican Church in Virginia he was probably evangelized by Quaker missionaries who were soon ejected from the colony, married the Quaker Jane Edwards, fathered three children, and died in Virginia.

The Burnhouse property (Scotland), one of five original Bogue estates, is approximately 550 acres, the same size as it was in 1651. A stream runs through the family estate next to where the houses are located. We visited the Burnhouse property in May 1995 during a hail storm.

? William married ??Jeane or Jane EDWARDS ?, F, believed daughter of Timothy CLARE & Mary BUNDY.

Jane may have married Wm Moore, Richard Byer, James Loadman, William Newby

Sources

1. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTYY-3M6 : 10 February 2018), William Boge, ; citing Dunse, Berwickshire, Scotland, reference 2:15WT1C2, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,067,893.
2. ↑ BDM Scotland Parish Registers, Duns, Berwick, Scotland, FindMyPast citing Family Search
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Bogue family researcher, Jean Leeper http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~jeanlee/genealogy/Bogue.html Note: this research clearly states that the link between the William Boge born in Scotland and the one who appears in Virginia is speculation and there are date errors.
4. ↑ Land tax rolls for Berwickshire, volume 07 E106/6/7/7, p 6 image here

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