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James L. Boggs, Sr. is the progenitor of a large branch of the Boggs family that lived in NC, SW VA, and E.KY. His first wife was Elizabeth Clement; nothing has been found concerning her ancestry or family. He married secondly, Jane....., who died by 1820. Lydia Rose, born 1778, a widow, married him about 1820. Jane is named in deeds and Lydia is named in his will.James L. Boggs, Sr. was listed on the roster of the Montgomery CO., VA Militia in 1782 under command of Capt. Enoch Osborne.
He appears on the 1790 census as James Bodge, living in the Morgan District of Wilkes Co., NC with a household made up of 3 males and 3 females. He claimed 100 acres in Wilkes Co., NC on the North Fork of the New River and paid taxes for 1784-1789 and 1791-1796.
He served on a road commission in Wilkes Co., NC from 1791 until spring of 1793, when he resigned.
About 1798, James L. Boggs, Sr. moved and settled at the Three Forks of the Powell River in Lee Co., VA. This is near the mountain towns of Big Stone Gap and Appalachia.Various land transactions are recorded in Lee Co., VA from 1805-1825 when he sold land to other settlers. A grandson stated in 1896 that James L. Boggs, Sr. settled in Lawerence Co., KY. In 1822, his son John O. Boggs, and grandsons, James and Hugh, were listed on the first tax list of Lawerence Co., KY.
In 1822 it is said he had served as clerk of the United Baptist Church of Blaine, KY. The old record book kept by James L. Boggs, Sr. [c1752-1835], dated 1 Nov. 1832, probated in 1835, recorded in Lawerence Co., KY Will Book 1: "In the name of God, amen, I, James L. Boggs, Gent., of Lawerence co. and State of Kentucky, being weak in body, but perfect in memory, knowing all men must die; first of all I commit my soul in the hands of Almighty God who gave it, and my body to a decent burial. Do make this my last will and testament, that is to say, one horse, four head of cattle, all my hogs that I have, except the herd gang and all the household furniture I will bequeath to my beloved wife Lydia Boggs, and the plantation that I now live upon, as long as she remains my widow; together with the two youngest children, or has she is a mind to stay upon the place and for no other person to meddle with the plantation. given under my hand the first day of November 1832. Seal in the presence of William Ison, I.O. Sparks, Ison Fields, William Boggs."
James L Boggs, Sr. is buried in the N.T. Rice Cemetery, across the highway and up a hill from the Ferguson home, Blaine, KY, Lawerence Co. His tombstone either weathered away or is only a rock; it could not be found by the year 1986.
Joyce Hamilton: A James Boggs appears on the 1787 State census in Wilkes Co., NC, but does not appear on the Federal Census of Wilkes Co., nor on the 1790 VA census,(destroyed by fire-a substitute was made from tax lists). From 1790-1820 he was in Lee Co., VA and then went to KY with his 3rd wife. From the Land Entry Book of Wilkes Co., NC we see that James Boggs only entered one tract of land although he attempted to enter one other tract, which apparently had already been claimed. There is no record that James ever received a State warrant for the land he did enter which might indicate that although he paid tax on the land in Wilkes Co., he did not follow through on paying the fee to have the land granted. He made an entry Dec. 5, 1778 for 100 acres in Wilkes Co. lying on the North Fork of New River adjoining Zachariah Wells' claim. He paid taxes on this entry for 1784-1789 and then from 1791-1793, skipping 1794, and then again paying 1795 and 1796. His burial Nov. 1835 near Blaine, KY 8,10,11,13,18; buried in Nelson-Rice Cem., Martha, Lawerence Co., KY
Deb Rush: His will was proven in open court in 1835, recorded in Lawerence Co., KY (Will Book 1, p. 15) indicated that he was a resident of Lawerence Co, Ky at the time he wrote it (Nov. 1, 1832). He was buried at the N.T. Rice Cem., located across the highway and up a hill from the Ferguson home in Blaine, KY.
Emory Hamilton: James is listed in the roster of the Montgomery Co., VA militia in 1782 with Capt. Enoch Osborns Company. Also in the roster is his brother-in-law John Flanary. Flanary appears on the 1783 roster but James Boggs does not appear on any rosters after 1781. James held the rank of Captain in the Rev. War.
The court minutes of the Pleas and Quarter Sessions of Wilkes Co. suggest he was living in NC between 1791-1793. On April 19, 1791, William Pennington, William Adkins, John Flanary, Micajah Pennington, James Boggs, Elijah Davis, Levy Pennington, Edward Pennington, James Shepperd, Elijah Pennington, Elisha Baldwin, Richard Pennington, Samuel Jones, Zachariah Wells, William Smith and John Henson were appointed Road Jury to view the wagon road from Horse Creek through Blockers Gap to the wagon ford on Nathans Creek. Micajah Pennington was appointed overseer.
On May 2, 1793 we see an entry indicating that James was replaced by Elijah Pennington as an overseer of the road jury assigned Feb. 7, 1793 to view the road from Horse Creek to Weaver's. He does not appear in the minutes again through 1797.
Many of the above named men became settlers in Lee Co., VA a few years later. The Penningtons settled at Pennington Gap in Lee Co., while James Boggs, Zachariah Wells and James Sheppard settled near the Three Forks of Powell River. John Flanary settled in the Turkey Cove area. James L. Boggs came to Three Forks (now Big Stone Gap) before 1800 (Lee Co., VA Deed Book 2, pg 9 & 29, dated Jan. 29, 1805), where James L. Boggs sells to Jesse Bowling (Bolling) land in and about the Three Forks of Powell River which had been conveyed to Boggs by Walter Preston "by indenture of bargain and sale bearing date 29 Jan 1800".
Boggs remained at Three Forks for several years before moving to Lawerence Co., KY in 1822.
In Lee Co. Deed Book 1, p. 329 dated 24 March 1804, William McCutcheon, Agent for Nathaniel Taylor of Carter Co., TN sells 47 acres of land on Powell River to William Huff; this land adjoined that of James Boggs.
July 19, 1805, James Boggs (Deed Book 2 p. 86) sold 82 acres at the Forks of Powell River to William Huff. This deed is signed (by mark) by James and his wife Jane.
The last deed signed by Jane Boggs, wife of James Boggs, is found in Russell Co., VA Deed Book 2 p. 197 dated 13 July 1819, when they sold 67 acres on the north side of Powell River to John Campbell. The north side of Powell River was Russell Co.; south of the river was Lee Co., with the river being the dividing line between the two counties.
The last recorded deed involving James L. Boggs in Lee Co., (Lee Co., VA Deed Book 4, p. 303 dated Oct. 15, 1825) shows James and Lydia sold 70 acres at the Three Forks of Powell River to Benjamin Tompkins.
James assisted his neighbors with drafting of wills and deeds. James L. was a shrewd and educated man, yet he signed his own will with an X.
The wording of his will "...no other person to meddle with the plantation", indicates friction between his widow and his children. Records of the Blaine United Baptist Church show his daughter-in-law, Nancy (Wells) Boggs brought charges against Lydia Boggs.
He married Elizabeth "Jane" Clement, (d/o Hugh Clement and Jane) c 1777 in Wilkes Co., NC 4,8,10,19,20. Elizabeth was born in 1755.2, OR 1759 in NC.17,5. She died 1818 in Lee Co., VA.17 OR 1819 in Lawerence Co., KY.5;
In the first U.S. census, VA Greenbriar Co....1783-1786
Boggs, Ezekial; Boggs, Francis Jr.; Boggs, Francis Sr.; Boggs,James Jr.; Boggs, James Sr.; Boggs, Sam; Boggs, William. His last two deeds processed by James L. Gobbs, in Lee Co., show that his wife Jane Boggs, must have died sometime shortly after 1819 and that he had taken another wife, who was a widow of Jacob Rose who was wounded in the war of 1812 and died in1814, Lydia Birchfield Rose, . James and Lydia, with family, John and Nancy Boggs, with family, moved to Lawerence Co., KY in 1822 per a statement made by his grandson John O. Boggs, in 1896 during a personal interview for his biography published in Jackson Co., MO.
James was a clerk for the United Baptist Church of Blaine, KY in 1825. His record book of the church meetings was owned in 1973 by Emma Sparks of Martha, KY.
He was buried in the Nelson Rice Cem., near the fork of Blaine, Lawerence Co., KY.John Clarkston (johnc@compunet.net): He had land grants and owned land wherever he lived. He migrated back and forth between SW VA and E. KY, living in each state for short periods. the last place he lived was Blaine, KY where he stayed for the last 15 years of his life with his 3rd wife, Lydia Birchfield Rose, widow of Jacob Rose. The first record of James on the Tithable List of old Fincastle Co. was in 1773 on the west bank of New River (now Grayson Co., VA). He was buried in the Neilsen Rice Cem. 4 mi. west of Blaine on Rt. 32 across from Fergusons store.
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The following is from Harold Mullins <hwmullins@zoomnet.net>HERE GOES....I HAVE FOUNDED A CHEROKEE INDIAN SOCIETY AND HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF
INDIANS. AND/ OR SO CALLED INDIANS). I TOOK MY CLUES FROM FROM THE 1924 VIRGINIA
LAW THAT BASICALLY SAID ANYONE WITH 1/4 INDIAN BLOOD COULD BE AN INDIAN IF HE
WISHED.IN MY HUNT FOR INDIANS THE BOGGS' OF LAWERENCE CO.KY. AND HARLAN,CO
KY. FURNISHED MOST OF MY MATERIALS....EXAMPLE..I USED A MICRO-FILM TO PROVE THAT
JAMES L. BOGGS IS A FULL INDIAN B. 1752. FROM THAT HIS SON, 1/2 JOHN O. HAD A
DAUGHTER, 1/4 AREMA, WHO HAD A DAUGHTER NAMED 1/8 MARY POLLY, WHO HAD A
DAUGHTER NAMED 1/16ELIZABETH, MY MOTHER.LEVI BOGGS, S/O JAMES L. HAD A SON NAMED BISH HE RAISED HIS FAMILY IN HARLAN CO.KY
BISH' GRAND SON IS THE CHIEF OF THE DELLIAH WHITECLOUD CHEROKEE INDIAN TRIBE OF
KY, INC.
I AM A MEMBER AND AM SATISFIED THAT ANYONE RELATED TO JAMES L, BOGGS B. 1752,
WHERE EVER THEY LIVE, ARE INDIANS OR NEAR INDIANS.
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Headstone reads death date of 1832
Source: Paul Boggs
There is a Jane named in James L. Boggs, Sr. deeds. I, (Paul Stanton Boggs) believe this to be the middle name or another name for Elizabeth Clement Boggs, first wife of James L. Boggs, Sr.
8. Ellen Boggs
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They had 7 children, they lived in Scott Co., VA, all except their eldest son moved to Big Paint Creek and the Mudlick sections of Johnson Co., K
12. Jesse Boggs
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Listed as an early settler of wise Co., VA
1857 Wise Co., VA Tax list:
Boggs, Jesse, Wise Co.,
Fee 206 acres
Waters of Kane Patch 10W
2.00 Value per acre
412.00 Total Value
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Mrs. Wanda Sparks has in her possession a copy of the marriage bonds of Jesse Johnson and Polly Boggs in which reference is made to a certificate produced..."in writing of James Boggs, father of said Polly Boggs, of his consent therto which was attested and proven according to law; 26 Aug, 1826"...to J.A. Ward, C.L.C.C., Lawerence Co., KY. The marriage ceremony was performed next day by Stephen Wheeler, minister of the Baptist Church of Blaine.
Source: Paul Boggs
Lydia brought 2 children into the marriage of James L. Boggs, Sr.
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Information below seems to contradict the "marriage" of these two individuals.
Author: Barb Rogers Date: 11 Oct 2001
Surnames: BOGGS, BIRCHFIELD, ROSE, RUDD, CLEMENT
Classification: Query
In Reply to: Re: Decendents of John Boggs and mary Keys by: James E. Boggs
I'm only related to Edmond and Hannah by a very thin thread. My line is James Lee Boggs & Lydia Birchfield Rose (they did not marry), through their son John Robert Rose Boggs. John Robert changed his name to Boggs in 1850 and married Martha Jane Rudd about a month later. James Lee Boggs' first wife was Elizabeth Clement. James Lee Boggs' will, which was probated in Lawrence County, KY, in 1835, left his "plantation" to his wife Lydia.
I have too much information on William and Anne Johnson Boggs (Edmond's parents) to post here, so I'll try to send it to you directly.