Mississippi Society, Sons of the American Revolution

Secretary

"Patrick Boggan served in the Revolutionary War from 1777-1782 as a Captain of a Light Horse Company under Col. Thomas Wade. At the Battel of Camden, SC, he served under Col. Hicks and at the battle of the Brick House, Captain Boggan served under Col. Robert Smith of the NC State Legion. Captain Patrick Boggan was engaged at the following battles:
    -Camden (SC)         
    -Beatti's Bridge,
    -Richmond & Cumberland Counties,
    -Little Raft Swamp,
    -Lindley's Mill,
    -Brick House"(2)

"Captain Patrick Bogganwas a very noted man and a prominent citizen of Anson County, before, during and after the Revolutionary War. He gave Col. Thomas Wade land that became part of the current town of Wadesboro."(3)

(1) North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program
(2) WikiTree entry for Patrick Henry Boggan
(3) Newspaper Article on Captain Patrick Boggan from the Newspaper "The Messenger and Intelligencer".​

Patrick Boggan

Chapter

Vice-President

President

 "Prior to the Revolution, Patrick Boggan was active in the Regulator movement of North Carolina and in 1768 petitioned Governor William Tryon, along with neighbors of like mind, for the replacement of local court officers. The town of Wadesboro, originally called “New Town,” was founded by act of the legislature in 1783. Together with Wade and jurist Samuel Spencer, Boggan constituted one part of the Revolutionary “Triumvirate” of Anson County. (1)

The Patrick Boggan Chapter is currently Inactive.