Born about 1725 in Newcastle County, Delaware (then part of the lower counties of Pennsylvania) James removed, with his father, to Chester County, Pennsylvania about 1737 when he was about 12 years of age. On January 25, 1751 at Old Swede's Church in Wilmington, Delaware, he was married to Margaret Jane Sharp. They probably eloped from Chester County, Pennsylvania to Wilmington because of her family's Quakerism. Officiated by the Rev. Israel Acrelius. James and Margaret settled in Chester County, Pennsylvania, where they lived for 13 years. The family lived in Chester County, Pennsylvania until 1764. In 1767, he moved his family from Chester County, Pennsylvania then they removed to Augusta County, Virginia in 1771. James had lived for awhile on the Jackson river in Augusta County, Virginia, before settling in Greenbrier about 1773. After his father's death in 1763, at the close of the French and Indian War, they went to Greenbrier County, Virginia where they joined his uncle James Boggs in 1774 they moved to Spring Lick Creek in Greenbrier County, Virginia. Where he built a sawmill and a gristmill on 1285 acres along the Greenbrier River and Salt Lick Creek. His wife, Margaret Jane SHARP, is believed to have been the daughter of William Sharp, a Quaker, from Chester County, Pennsylvania.

1782 Greenbrier Co. (W) VA Personal Property Tax List, Mr. William Bunch's District. Boggs, James, Poles-1, horses-9, cattle-11.

James Boggs, Sr. according to records and family tradition also known as James Charles Boggs, was the owner of 529 acres in Greenbrier County, by the time of his death.

First U.S. census, Greenbrier County, VA...1783-1786. Boggs, Ezekial.
Fought in the Revolutionary War. by John W. Sapp

Vivian Hytovek gives his death as February 1806
Kathy Hughes gives his death as July 10, 1802
Notes for the marriage: Margaret Jane Sharp, Marriage: 25 Jan 1757 Old Swede's Church, Wilmington, Del.

Will of James Boggs, Greenbrier County West Virginia

SUBMITTER: Stephanie Lee EMAIL: [email protected] on Aug 11, 1999

His will dated July 10th, 1800, was proved in February 1806

Will of James BOGGS, Greenbrier County West Virginia
In the name of God Amen. I James BOGGS of the county of Greenbrier & State of Virginia being of Sound mind & disposing memory (for which I than k G od.) of caling to mind the uncertainty of human life & being desirou s to d ispose of all such worldly estate as it haths pleased God to bless with. I give & bequeath the same in manner as following that is to say ...

1st item To my well beloved Wife Margret, I give & bequeath the Mill now occupie. With sufficent timber to keep her in order during her natural Life. I also leave to my said wife three cows & calves together with all my house hold & kitchen furniture a sufficent garden with one third part of all the fruit that may grow on my ___ head Also my old grey Horse all the above cattle, horse & house hold & kitchen furniture to be at her own Disposal. I also leave her the equal of one Hundred & twenty Dollars that is in the hands of George READER but if it apears to my Executors that she need the said one Hundred & twenty Dollars in that case I leave it to her forever but if that sum should be in her hand at her Death I leave the same to My grand son James BOGGS & my son Alexander. I also reserve as much of my Meadow as will keep her three cows & calves but she is not keeping more than _____ head any ______. I also leave to my said Wife four head of sheep...

2nd item to my son Alexander BOGGS I bequeath the plantation & mill I now live on to be to him & his heirs forever with the reservation of the mill ___ to his mother as is mentioned in the first item of this instrument ..

3rd item Any other property that I may be in possion of I allow to be sold by my executors & my just debts & several expenses paid & this I do declare to be my Last Will & testament hereby revoking all other or former will or testaments by me before made & for the due execution of the same I do hereby appoint my trusty friends William RENNIC_ & my son Ezeki el BOGGS executors of this my last will & testament. In witness where of I have hereun to set my hand & seal this sixth day of July one thousand eight hundred & three.

Witness present
Peter BURR
Andrew BOGGS
James Bogg (Seal)
William RENNIC_

At Greenbrier February Court 1806

This last Will & testament of James BOGGS dec'd. Was by the oaths of Wm RENNICH & Peter BURR Witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded & on the motion of Ezekiel BOGGS one of the executors there in named (William RENNIC_ The other executor refuses to take upon himself the burdhen of the administration) & there upon the Ezekial BOGGS made oath thereto and together with Joseph HANNAH & James BOWEN his securities entered in to & acknowledged thier Bond in the penalty of six hundred dollars Conditioned as the law directs Certificate is granted him for obtaining a probate there of in due form.

John Stuart

Marilyn Schuelzky to Mrs. Merri Vinton
Date: 10 Jan 1979
Location: original in Bible owned by M. Vinton
Author: A.L. & M.A. (Boggs) Rhods
Periodical: The Boggs Family
Publication: manuscript Mar 1999

Old Swedes Marriages - 1751

Marriages 1751 Old Swedes (Holy Trinity) Church, Wilmington, Delaware

March
25 James Bogges and Margret Sharp

Margaret survived her husband and died there sometime after Apr 20 1816.