There's been a John Boggs thread now and then, to say the least. This news story might be of interest. Regrettably, I know neither the name of the paper nor the date. I know it dates to about 1927 and I expect it's an Ohio paper. THE SEVENTH JOHN BOGGS In the birth of a son to John G. And Fannie (Sapp) Boggs and the naming of the offspring John Boggs, this makes the seventh John Boggs in line from the progenator (sic) of the Boggs family. The first John Boggs was born in England, he emigrated from his birthplace to America back in the 1700's and settled in Pennsylvania; his son, the second John Boggs, known as the Captain, settled in Virginia; the third John Boggs was known as the Major, was the son of the Captain and father of John Boggs who imagrated (sic) to Pickaway Co. and resided in Pickaway township; he was an uncle of Lemuel Boggs, whose brother John was an uncle of John G. Boggs who was sixth in line and the father of the seventh. Here's hoping that number seven will be as prominent in the business and social affairs of old Pickaway, as were all the others of the name of Boggs. End of newspaper story Further note: In another typed family document, this is added--"One of John M. Boggs' sons, Lemuel has a son named John M. Boggs, who was the seventh John Boggs. Lemuel Boggs of Ohio also had a son named John G. Boggs, who was the sixth John Boggs. He now has a son who is the 8th John Boggs (1927)." I have some tidbits about these earlier John Boggses (the Captain and the Major) and some of the family furniture that came overland in the covered wagon with them when they moved to Ohio from Virginia. R. Scott Perry