Wow, What a nasty case. Three of James Clendenin Boggs sons are- William M., James A., & William M. William M. Boggs' son is John Alexander. Elliot is John Alexander Boggs' Son. Sounds like Uncles against a nephew. I don't know who John Read is, Perhaps another nephew? Marsha --- Stephanie Lee <flbrat2u@yahoo.com> wrote: > Hello everyone, > > I'm hoping someone can help me. I have a couple of > old court documents > regarding James A. Boggs (I believe this to be the > son of James > Clendenin Boggs) & John A. Read vs. Elliot Boggs > (who is this Elliot?) > and Francis C. Boggs (believe this to be Francis > Chapman Boggs, son of > James Clendenin) circa 1853. It seems this case may > have began in the > late 1830's. > > I also have papers that state Francis C. Boggs > (Francis Chapman? Boggs, > that was administrator of James Clendenin Boggs' > estate?)was convicted > and owed John A. Read $160.09 plus $34.26 for court > costs. > > As for James A. Boggs vs. Elliot, this case appears > to be about cattle > and chairs that James A. sold to Elliot. > > Is anyone familiar with these cases that can shed a > little light on > them for me. I haven't finished transcribing a > couple of the documents, > old handwriting can be hard, but messy old > handwriting is the worst. :) > > At first I thought perhaps the cattle and chairs > were part of James > Clendenin Boggs' estate, but I have the list of > items that were sold, > and it doesn't appear that James A. Boggs bought any > cattle or chairs. > > Also, while I'm at it. Does anyone know James > Clendenin Boggs' son > Archibald's middle initial is? On the property > appraisement there's a > note on Archibald H. Boggs for $9.00. > > Thanks for any help. > Stephanie Lee > > > ==== BOGGS Mailing List ==== > Remember to enter the name (date and place, if > known) in the subject line of your message so our > BOGGS archives will be easier to search! > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Messenger - Talk while you surf! It's FREE. http://im.yahoo.com/