Abt 1741 - 1805 (~ 64 years)
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Name |
John (of Knockroon) Boswell |
Birth |
Abt 1741 |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
1805 |
Person ID |
I44258 |
My Genealogy |
Last Modified |
22 Nov 2022 |
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Notes |
- "Young Knockroon"
John Boswell of Knockroon, Collector of Taxes in Ayr, succeeded his mother (Margaret (Ferguson) Boswell). He sold the property (Knockroon), on the failure of the bank of Douglas, Heron, & Co, to James Boswell of Auchinleck.
ohn Boswell had once owned the lands of Knockroon in the parish of Auchinleck which were later acquired by Alexander Boswell of Auchinleck, a kinsman .
John Boswell established himself as a Writer in Ayr and his signature appears throughout the land tax rolls for Ayrshire of 1759 and 1803 in the role of clerk to the Commissioners of Supply for Ayrshire.
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