BOGGS FAMILY ORIGINS
The Boggs Family were originally from Ramelton Ireland.The original name was Livingston but it was changed to BOGGS because the family lived near the peat bogs.William Boggs married Anne Makemie the sister of the Reverend FrancisMakemie the father of Presbiyterianism.The Makemie family originally were from Scotland, but fled to Ireland during the religious wars in Scotland.There were three sons Robert Richard and Francis and 1 sister AnneMakemie.Anne and William Boggs sonWilliam emmigrated to Accomack County Virginia to live with his Uncle the Reverend Francis Makemie at "Mantachank" Francis Makemie's plantation on the Eastern Shore of Virginia in1680. William was about 20. He married but his wife's name is unknown. He had a son named Francis Boggs who married Rachel Parker; they had three sons: John, Joseph and Francis. My line is from Francis who married Agnes Crowson. There is quite a lot of information regarding the Boggs of Virginia.John Boggs was involved with government neogiations with the Cherokee Indians during the 1700's;involvement with treaties.
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