Thanks for the offer, but I had a nephew stop and take pictures six ways from sideways of that monument and the landscape round about a few years ago. You may have missed stuff I posted a few weeks back about the Logan Elm and some other stories related to this Boggs branch. I appreciate your info about the Irwins--possibly pushes my ggggrandparents list back one notch. I have a fair amount of history related to the Capt. John Boggs line. If I ever get it together, I'll be a dangerous addition to the Boggs rootsweb. Affectionate regards to a probable cousin, Scott ---------- > From: Stephanie Lee <[email protected]> > To: [email protected]; Boggs List <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [BOGGS-L] John Boggs > Date: Thursday, April 01, 1999 5:28 PM > > By the way, while I was up in Ohio last summer, I stopped in Pickaway Co on my > way back from WV and took some pictures of the Boggs Monument, erected by John > Boggs Jr. for his father and grandfather. If you like I could scan them. > > Stephanie > > Scott Perry wrote: > > > Stephanie: > > I have Captain John Boggs (1740-1827) marrying JANE Irwin. Same one, you > > think? > > Scott Perry > > > > ---------- > > > From: Stephanie <[email protected]> > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: [BOGGS-L] John Boggs > > > Date: Wednesday, March 31, 1999 11:57 PM > > > > > > Does anyone know who this John Boggs is? > > > > > > BOGGS, JOHN > > > WILLIAM STEEL, of Paxtang, son of David Steel. d. August, 1769, > > > leaving children: > > > i. John, m. Margaret McClure, and had William. > > > ii. Samuel. > > > iii. Agnes, m. John Boggs, and had William. > > > iv. Elizabeth, m. Thomas McNutt, and had William. > > > v. Thomas. > > > vi. David, m. Katharine _____. > > > vii. Mary. > > > viii. Jean. > > > ix. William. > > > > > > Or this one? > > > > > > I. James Irwin, of then Peters township, Cumberland, now in > > > Franklin county, made his will May 26, 1776; it was probated April 28, > > > 1778. In it, he mentions his wife Jean, and children, as follows. > > > We give them in the order in which they are mentioned: > > > > > > i. Joseph. > > > ii. James. > > > iii. Archibald; m. Jean McDowell. > > > iv. Elizabeth: was twice married; first, to William McConnell; > > > secondly, Aaron Torrence > > > v. Mary; m. William Nesbitt > > > vi. John, m. Martha Maclay. > > > vii. Jean, m. John Boggs. > > > Viii. Lydia, m. [Moses] Porter, and had Phineas and Jean. > > > ix. Margaret, m. Thomas Patton. > > > x. Martha, m. [George] Paull. > > > The executors of the estate were son James Irwin and son-in-law > > > William Nesbitt. The foregoing is entirely different from that > > > given by Mr. Keith, who gives the name of the head of the family > > > as Archibald instead of james. James Irwin, son of Archibald, but > > > was not born in York county, but in Peters township, on the old > > > farm, nearest the present Mercersburg. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Stephanie > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== BOGGS Mailing List ==== > > > Help maintain free access to genealogical information on the Internet in > > 1999 by supporting Rootsweb: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html/ > > > >