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William Sr. Boswell 1728–1817 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1728

Birth Location: Boswell's Delight, Chas. Co. MD

Death Date: 8 Nov 1817

Death Location: Port Tobacco Parish, Charles, Maryland

Father: MATHEW Boswell

Mother: Ann Wilson

Spouse(s): Sarah Roberts

Children(s): William Jr.

In 1728, William Sr. Boswell entered the world in Boswell's Delight, Chas. Co. MD, born to Mathew Boswell And Ann Wilson. William Sr. Boswell married Sarah Roberts, and had children including William Boswell Jr. William Sr. Boswell passed away in 1817 in Port Tobacco Parish, Charles, Maryland.

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Biography

  • In 1728, William Sr. Boswell entered the world in Boswell's Delight, Chas. Co. MD, born to Mathew Boswell And Ann Wilson.
  • William Sr. Boswell married Sarah Roberts, and had children including William Boswell Jr.
  • William Sr. Boswell passed away in 1817 in Port Tobacco Parish, Charles, Maryland.

Immediate Family

Parents

MATHEW Boswell
1705–1785
Birth Location: Charles, Maryland, United States
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Ann Wilson
1710–1735
Birth Location: Charles, Maryland, United States
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Roberts
1730–1790
Birth Location: Port Tobacco, Charles, Maryland, United States
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Children(s)

William Jr.
1755–1817
Birth Location: Charles Co. MD
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William Boswell's Ancestors

Self
William Boswell
1728–1817
Birth Place: Boswell's Delight, Chas. Co. MD
Parents
MATHEW Boswell
1705–1785
Charles, Maryland, United States
Ann Wilson
1710–1735
Charles, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Boswell's Descendants

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William (Sr.) Boswell (1728–8 Nov 1817) m. Sarah Roberts (1730–1790)
  1. 1. William (Boswell,) Jr. 1755–1817 m. Sarah Harris 1750–1792 m. Ann Thomas 1762–1808
    1. 1. Rachael Boswell 1787–1851 m. John (Jr. (s\o Corp)) Reeder 1784–1821 m. Thomas (Taylor) jr 1785–1832
      1. 1. Eleanor Wourld 1811–1850 m. Henry (Tubman) III 1804–1867
        1. 1. William (Henry Tubman) Tubman 1834–1878 m. Jane (R Trueman ( married) Tubman) 1842–1879 m. Laura (E) Tubman 1855–
        2. 2. Mary (Jane Tubman (married) Ball) 1840–1869 m. Thomas (Edgar) Ball 1837–1889
        3. 3. Samuel (R.) Tubman 1831– m. Mary (Appolonia Beavan) Tubman 1839–1916
        4. 4. Rachel (Ann) Tubman 1830– m. John (Thomas) Ball 1807–1859
        5. 5. Elizabeth Tubman 1837–1938
      2. 2. Rachel Taylor 1814–
      3. 3. William (Austin) Reeder 1812–1870
      4. 4. John (Wesley) Reeder 1810–1868
      5. 5. Martha (Ann) Taylor 1826–1881
      6. 6. Rachel (Boswell) Reeder 1807–
    2. 2. Mary Boswell 1796–1860
    3. 3. Elizabeth Boswell 1795–1830
    4. 4. Benjamin (F) Boswell 1795–1872
    5. 5. John Boswell 1794–1848
    6. 6. Ellen ((Eleanor)) Boswell 1800–1854
    7. 7. George Boswell 1793–1848
    8. 8. Ann Boswell 1780–1824

William Boswell's Timeline

2 Records

1728
1728
Birth of William Sr. Boswell in Boswell's Delight, Chas. Co. MD
Boswell's Delight, Chas. Co. MD
1817
8 Nov 1817
Age 89
Death of William Sr. Boswell in Port Tobacco Parish, Charles, Maryland
Port Tobacco Parish, Charles, Maryland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1728
    Event Place: Boswell's Delight, Chas. Co. MD
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Nov 1817
    Event Place: Port Tobacco Parish, Charles, Maryland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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