Person:James Boys (3)

Early Land Acquisition in Virginia

Acquisition of Land from Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants:

• P-1: James Boys of Frederick Co., 55 acres on Babb's Creek in said County surv'd for Peter Baccus and Plot returned by John Mauzy 22 Oct. 1762. Baccus did not comply with Advertisement from Ovvice of 26 Mar. 1765 (See Book N.) Adj. William Frost, Thomas Province, Haywarth. 5 Jan. 1771. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775, Vol. 2, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 209]

Disposition of Land

Frederick County, Virginia, Deed Book No. 19:

• Page 116 - James BOYS of Yohogania County, Virginia to Robert POWELL. Conveyance of Property: 31 Jul 1780, 1 Aug 1780 Granted a tract of 265 acres lying near Back Creek, Frederick County, Virginia.

Records in Virginia

P-247: Mr. Thomas Usher of Town of Baltimore in Maryland, 418 acres near Back Creek in Frederick County. Surv. Richard Rigg. Adj. James Boys, Mordecai Walker, Big Hunting Ridge, Enoch Fenton, Stephen Onion. 16 Feb. 1774. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775, Vol. 2, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 223].

From Minute Book of Virginia Court Held for Yohogania County:

25 Nov. 1778 - Minutes of Court of Yohogania County - Pg. 109 Drening vs Boys Contd. [Annals of Carnegie Museum, Vol. 1. 1901-1902, W.J. Holland, Editor, pg. 292

22 May 1780 - Minutes of Court of Yohogania County - Pg. 265: James Boys v John Atkins, then came a Jury towit. Zadock Wright Hugh Stirling James Quick John Vanater, William Redick. Willm. Bruce Jacob Bousman John Springer Gabriel Cox Skiner Hutson Garsham Hull John Marshall. Verdt. for Plaintiff, Judt. L 30. [Annals of Carnegie Museum, Vol. 1. 1901-1902, W.J. Holland, Editor, pg. 417]

26 June 1780 - Minutes of Court of Yohogania County - Pg. 270: Grahm v Boys agreed. [Annals of Carnegie Museum, Vol. 1. 1901-1902, W.J. Holland, Editor, pg. 422]

Note: the majority of Yohogania County:, Virginia became part of Pennsylvania after a land dispute between the two states was settled in the 1780's.

Records in Pennsylvania

1783 - Pennsylvania, Taz and Exoneration, 1768-1801 - James Boys, Hempfield, Westmoreland, Archive Roll 341.

1785 - Original Landholders in Franklin, Fayette County, Pennsylvania - James Boys, 72½ acres. [History of Fayette County, by Franklin Ellis, Philadelphia, L. H. Everts and Company, 1882 p. 554]

7 Mar. 1785 - Pennsylvania, Land Warrants and Applications, 1733-1952 - James Boys, Franklin, Fayette, Pennsylvania.

1786 - Pennsylvania, Septennial Census, 1779-1863 - James Boys, Franklin, Fayette, Pennsylvania.

CIVIL COURT RECORDS, FAYETTE COUNTY (PA), Continuance Docket, March Term 1791 - 12. JONATHAN HILL and WILLIAM HILL vs James BOYS. Replevin for one sorrel mare, one crib of corn in the loft, 7 sheep, one stack of wheat and part of another, and the crop in the ground. September 1792: All matters in variance referred to John GILCRUST, Matthew GILCRUST, and Robert JACKSON. Adam DUNBAR to be subpoenaed for the defendants.

1798 - Pennsylvania, U.S. Direct Tax List - James Boys, Fayette, Franklin, Pennsylvania.