BERTIE CO, NC BIBLE MOLLIE J. BOSWELL-1837 File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Paul Smith paul.smith@juno.com The following was copied from the Bible of my grandmother, Mrs. J.W. Smith. signed - Delia Leigh Pettus 28911 S.W. 167th Avenue Homestead, FL November 15, 1964 On the fly leaf of her Bible: "Mollie J. Boswell* Bertie Co., N. Carolina" On the next page "Family Record Wm Boswell was born August 8th 1790 Margarett Slaughter his wife was born 29th July 1799 ________________________________________________________ W. Boswell was married to Margarett Slaughter March 9th 1820 __________________________________________________________ Wm. E. Boswell son of Wm and Margartt Boswell was born July 9th 1823 ___________________________________________________________ Ira T. Boswell son of Wm & Margarett Boswell was born Feb 22, 1826 ___________________________________________________________ Tristram S. Boswell son of Wm and Margarett Boswell was born Feb 20th 1834 _______________________________________________________________ Alexander W. Milbane Boswell son of Wm and Margarett Boswell was born 15th June 1831 ________________________________________________________________ Thomas Rchd Boswell son of Wm and Margarett Boswell was born Feby 20th 1834 ________________________________________________________________ Sarah Jane Boswell daughter of Wm and Margarett Boswell was born January 15, 1837 _________________________________________________________________ Margaret Boswell wife of Wm Boswell departed this life March 31, 1846 in the 47th year of her age." ________________________________________________________________ On another page in the center of her Bible is listed " Family Record "Marie J. Boswell* Born, January 15th 1837" (This entry is marked thru in the Bible.) ________________________________________________________________ James Washington Smith, son of Marmaduke Smith, and Elizabeth Sara his wife, was Born, November 27, A.D. 1831 ________________________________________________________________ Mary Jane Boswell*, Daughter of William Boswell and Margaritte* his wife, was born January 15 A.D. 1837 ________________________________________________________________ William Richard Smith son of James W. Smith and Mary Jane his wife was born June 21st A. D. 1859 ________________________________________________________________ James Washington Smith son of James W. Smith and Mary Jane his wife was born March 10th, 1861 A.D. _________________________________________________________________ Margarette Elizabeth Smith Daughter of James W and Mary Jane Smith was born Aug. 11th A.D. 1862 _________________________________________________________________ Robert E. Lee Smith born at Scotch Hall January 2nd 1864 ________________________________________________________________ Helen Starke Smith born Feb 16th 1866 ________________________________________________________________ Triston Boswell Smith was born 28th Oct 1867 ________________________________________________________________ And on the next page grandma and grandpa Smith's wedding is recorded-a little late I think for they have already recorded the births of five of the children. James W. Smith, son of Marmaduke Smith, and Elizabeth his wife, and Mary Jane Boswell, Daughter of William Boswell and Margaritte his wife: was married January 21st A.D. 1858 Mary Jane Smith was born 14th day of May 1871 Thomas Luther Smith was born 31st day Dec 1872 Louise Gray Smith was born 25st day Aug 1875 On yet another page is listed "Sarah M. Jane Daughter of Margret and William Boswell was born January 15-1837" *I guess that was why I have read where Grandma was called Molly Jane in one place and Mary Jane in others-I have copied all of the above as it was written in her Bible. You will notice that the name Margarette is spelled several ways, etc. ****************************** ======================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation.