John (of Knockroon) Boswell

Abt 1741 - 1805  (64 years)

• Name	John (of Knockroon) Boswell
  Birth	Abt 1741
  Gender	Male
  Death	1805
  Person ID	I44258	First tree
  Last Modified	22 Nov 2022

  
  

  Mother	Margaret Ferguson
  Family ID	F45145	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• 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.