Like a good mystery? Who is Grizzela?
The gravestone of Grizzela ? Boggs marks the earliest burial in the Old Baptist Cemetery. I believe this is Grace Boggs, the wife of William and sister-in-law of Alexander Boggs, who she is buried next to. Here's what I have found so far.
One of the first settlers in Richland Township was William Boggs who, along with Richard Hardesty, was here in 1795. William settled on Section 10 where he opened the first coal-bank in the neighborhood of St. Clairsville around 1800. William's brother Alexander and their father Ezekiel followed around this time.
William Boggs was born on June 24, 1752 and by 1782 was on the frontier 12 miles north of Wheeling around Short Creek. We know this because "Billy" Boggs, along with William Cochran, were the scouts sent from Fort Van Meter on Short Creek to Fort Henry to see if there were any survivors after the famous battle there on September 13 and 14, 1782. Unfortunately, William Cochran, the great grandfather of Judge John Cochran, was killed by the Indians on that ill fated trip.
The gravestone next to Alexander would appear to be that of William's wife. I am guessing that her given name was Grizzela or some variation and that she moved here with William in 1795 or shortly thereafter. Her stone marks the oldest burial in Butcher Cemetery and perhaps the oldest surviving grave marker in the county. The record shows that William Boggs married Grace Jolley about 1779 and that she died in July of 1797. It would seem that this is the grave of Grace Jolley Boggs and that Grace was perhaps the name she chose to go by during her life.
I would appreciate any additional information anyone might have on these early Belmont County settlers, especially William's wife.
Notes of interest:
One of the first settlers in Buffalo Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania was Ezekiel Boggs, William's father, who settled on Buffalo Creek in 1774.
William Boggs is listed in Ohio County, Virginia in the 1787 tax census with two horses.
I find William Boggs marrying Grace Jolley in 1788 in Ohio County, Virginia.
There are three Joley families listed in the 1787 census in Ohio County.
Major John Boggs, father of Lydia, was commandant at Fort Henry during the attack of 1782.
William Boggs was married a second time to Elizabeth Lawson. William died in 1849 in Knox County, Ohio.
~ Skip Magyar,
http://www.belmontcountyohio.net
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The gravestone of Grizzela ? Boggs marks the earliest burial in the Old Baptist Cemetery. I believe this is Grace Boggs, the wife of William and sister-in-law of Alexander Boggs, who she is buried next to. Here's what I have found so far.
One of the first settlers in Richland Township was William Boggs who, along with Richard Hardesty, was here in 1795. William settled on Section 10 where he opened the first coal-bank in the neighborhood of St. Clairsville around 1800. William's brother Alexander and their father Ezekiel followed around this time.
William Boggs was born on June 24, 1752 and by 1782 was on the frontier 12 miles north of Wheeling around Short Creek. We know this because "Billy" Boggs, along with William Cochran, were the scouts sent from Fort Van Meter on Short Creek to Fort Henry to see if there were any survivors after the famous battle there on September 13 and 14, 1782. Unfortunately, William Cochran, the great grandfather of Judge John Cochran, was killed by the Indians on that ill fated trip.
The gravestone next to Alexander would appear to be that of William's wife. I am guessing that her given name was Grizzela or some variation and that she moved here with William in 1795 or shortly thereafter. Her stone marks the oldest burial in Butcher Cemetery and perhaps the oldest surviving grave marker in the county. The record shows that William Boggs married Grace Jolley about 1779 and that she died in July of 1797. It would seem that this is the grave of Grace Jolley Boggs and that Grace was perhaps the name she chose to go by during her life.
I would appreciate any additional information anyone might have on these early Belmont County settlers, especially William's wife.
Notes of interest:
One of the first settlers in Buffalo Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania was Ezekiel Boggs, William's father, who settled on Buffalo Creek in 1774.
William Boggs is listed in Ohio County, Virginia in the 1787 tax census with two horses.
I find William Boggs marrying Grace Jolley in 1788 in Ohio County, Virginia.
There are three Joley families listed in the 1787 census in Ohio County.
Major John Boggs, father of Lydia, was commandant at Fort Henry during the attack of 1782.
William Boggs was married a second time to Elizabeth Lawson. William died in 1849 in Knox County, Ohio.
~ Skip Magyar,
http://www.belmontcountyohio.net
/
Like a good mystery? Who is Grizzela?
The gravestone of Grizzela ? Boggs marks the earliest burial in the Old Baptist Cemetery. I believe this is Grace Boggs, the wife of William and sister-in-law of Alexander Boggs, who she is buried next to. Here's what I have found so far.
One of the first settlers in Richland Township was William Boggs who, along with Richard Hardesty, was here in 1795. William settled on Section 10 where he opened the first coal-bank in the neighborhood of St. Clairsville around 1800. William's brother Alexander and their father Ezekiel followed around this time.
William Boggs was born on June 24, 1752 and by 1782 was on the frontier 12 miles north of Wheeling around Short Creek. We know this because "Billy" Boggs, along with William Cochran, were the scouts sent from Fort Van Meter on Short Creek to Fort Henry to see if there were any survivors after the famous battle there on September 13 and 14, 1782. Unfortunately, William Cochran, the great grandfather of Judge John Cochran, was killed by the Indians on that ill fated trip.
The gravestone next to Alexander would appear to be that of William's wife. I am guessing that her given name was Grizzela or some variation and that she moved here with William in 1795 or shortly thereafter. Her stone marks the oldest burial in Butcher Cemetery and perhaps the oldest surviving grave marker in the county. The record shows that William Boggs married Grace Jolley about 1779 and that she died in July of 1797. It would seem that this is the grave of Grace Jolley Boggs and that Grace was perhaps the name she chose to go by during her life.
I would appreciate any additional information anyone might have on these early Belmont County settlers, especially William's wife.
Notes of interest:
One of the first settlers in Buffalo Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania was Ezekiel Boggs, William's father, who settled on Buffalo Creek in 1774.
William Boggs is listed in Ohio County, Virginia in the 1787 tax census with two horses.
I find William Boggs marrying Grace Jolley in 1788 in Ohio County, Virginia.
There are three Joley families listed in the 1787 census in Ohio County.
Major John Boggs, father of Lydia, was commandant at Fort Henry during the attack of 1782.
William Boggs was married a second time to Elizabeth Lawson. William died in 1849 in Knox County, Ohio.
~ Skip Magyar,
http://www.belmontcountyohio.net
/
The gravestone of Grizzela ? Boggs marks the earliest burial in the Old Baptist Cemetery. I believe this is Grace Boggs, the wife of William and sister-in-law of Alexander Boggs, who she is buried next to. Here's what I have found so far.
One of the first settlers in Richland Township was William Boggs who, along with Richard Hardesty, was here in 1795. William settled on Section 10 where he opened the first coal-bank in the neighborhood of St. Clairsville around 1800. William's brother Alexander and their father Ezekiel followed around this time.
William Boggs was born on June 24, 1752 and by 1782 was on the frontier 12 miles north of Wheeling around Short Creek. We know this because "Billy" Boggs, along with William Cochran, were the scouts sent from Fort Van Meter on Short Creek to Fort Henry to see if there were any survivors after the famous battle there on September 13 and 14, 1782. Unfortunately, William Cochran, the great grandfather of Judge John Cochran, was killed by the Indians on that ill fated trip.
The gravestone next to Alexander would appear to be that of William's wife. I am guessing that her given name was Grizzela or some variation and that she moved here with William in 1795 or shortly thereafter. Her stone marks the oldest burial in Butcher Cemetery and perhaps the oldest surviving grave marker in the county. The record shows that William Boggs married Grace Jolley about 1779 and that she died in July of 1797. It would seem that this is the grave of Grace Jolley Boggs and that Grace was perhaps the name she chose to go by during her life.
I would appreciate any additional information anyone might have on these early Belmont County settlers, especially William's wife.
Notes of interest:
One of the first settlers in Buffalo Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania was Ezekiel Boggs, William's father, who settled on Buffalo Creek in 1774.
William Boggs is listed in Ohio County, Virginia in the 1787 tax census with two horses.
I find William Boggs marrying Grace Jolley in 1788 in Ohio County, Virginia.
There are three Joley families listed in the 1787 census in Ohio County.
Major John Boggs, father of Lydia, was commandant at Fort Henry during the attack of 1782.
William Boggs was married a second time to Elizabeth Lawson. William died in 1849 in Knox County, Ohio.
~ Skip Magyar,
http://www.belmontcountyohio.net
/
Inscription
In Memory of
GRIZZ__ (Bo)GGS
who dep__ __ ___ July
1797 (Consort)of
(William Boggs)
_______
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