Benjamin Lemasters Boggs

He was one of ten children born to James Clendenin Boggs and Mary "Polly" Boggs (born Lemasters).

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Benjamin LeMasters Boggs BIRTH 29 Apr 1810 Nicholas County, West Virginia, USA DEATH 10 Sep 1881 (aged 71) Braxton County, West Virginia, USA BURIAL Abel Cunningham Cemetery Frametown, Braxton County, West Virginia

Benjamin L. Boggs was born April 29, 1810. He settled on the land where now is located the Bolling Green Airport at Sutton. He later moved to just below Frametown on Elk River. He was married to Jane Cutlip on March 22, 1829 and was the father of the following: Perry (died in infancy), Henry (died in the service of Virginia Mounted Infantry), William N., Mary, Susan, Rebecca, Caroline, Virginia and Harriet.

1833 Benjamin L. Boggs & William M. Boggs, grant of 126 acres [now Braxton Co. WV], north side of Elk River adjoining 2 surveys of Jonathan Friend

1837 Benjamin L. Boggs, grant of 150 acres [now Braxton Co. WV], on Elk River near James C. Boggs' Mills.

Children: Mary Cutlip Boggs m. Abel Runian Cunningham Susan Boggs m. Samuel Fox Rebecca Boggs Caroline Boggs m. John Cunningham Henry Boggs William Newlon Boggs Virginia Boggs m. Benjamin Franklin Fox Harriet Boggs m. William Mollohan Camden Boggs

West Virginia Archives, death records Benj. L. Boggs d. 10 Sep 1881 Braxton Co WV, age 71-4-11, farmer, married. Born Nicholas County s/o Polly & James C. Boggs. Informant, Jane Boggs, wife.

"Benjamin Lemasters Boggs is buried in the Abel Cunningham Cemetery on Lower Mill Creek right above the rest stop in the interstate. The stones for Benjamin and his wife were in the possession of Blanche Reip. The cemetery was unfenced and the cows were destroying the stones. The survey map in deed book 16-483, 23 Dec 1882 shows 280 acres from the heirs of Benjamin L Boggs to William N Boggs on Elk River upstream from and adjacent to B. F. Cunningham." - Tom Miller

Siblings: Alexander W. Boggs, William M. Boggs, Silas Innard Boggs, Rebecca Martin Carr (born Boggs), Archibald W. Boggs, Mary Boggs, James Anderson Boggs, Agnes F. Boggs, Francis Chapman Boggs

Children of Virginia Jane Cutlip and Benjamin LeMasters Boggs (12):

Mary Cutlip Boggs Cunningham 1830–1914, m. Abel Runyan Cunningham

James A. Boggs 1832–

Susan Boggs Fox 1832–1855 , m. Samuel C. Fox

Rebecca Allen Boggs Corley 1834–1895, m. Allen Lewis Corley

Harriet Caroline Boggs Cunningham Mollohan 1838–1882, m. 1st- John Henry Cunningham, m. 2nd- Carey Ellsworth Mollohan

William H. Boggs 1838–

Henry Boggs 1840–

William Newlon Boggs 1843–1914

Perry Boggs 1845–

Virginia Boggs Fox 1848–1936, m. Benjamin Franklin Fox

Harriett Edna Boggs Mollohan 1851–1940, m. William Harrison Mollohan

Camden Boggs 1854–