Person:John Boone (39)

About John Boone

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Fifth Generation:

John Boone is thought to have been born in Berks County, Pennsylvania, in 1727, the only child of Ann Farmer Boone, first wife of Benjamin Boone. Since approximately nine years elapsed between John Boone's birth and his father's second marriage, it is likely that John lived in the home of his uncle Squire while his father was a widower. John Boone is though to have married before settling in North Carolina, but neither the date nor the place is known. Although there are a number of documents to prove that his wife's first name was Rebecca, no record has been found to indicate anything further about her name or family connections. On December 21, 1753, John and Rebecca Boone received a grant of 630 acres from the Earl of Granville. This land was on Hunting Creek in the vicinity of what is now Center Church, in Davie County, North Carolina. The cabin which John Boone built was within a few miles of his uncle Squire Boone. Since there is no mention of any owners of adjoining land in their deed, it is assumed that John and Rebecca Boone were among the very earliest settlers on Hunting Creek. On their deed is the notation, "Delivered to Squire Boone."

John Boone was buried on his plantation on Hunting Creek due west of Mocksville, county seat of the present Davie County. The exact date of his death is not known, but on August 3, 1803, letters of administration were issued to Benjamin Boone and John Boone (Jr.) for the estate of John Boone, deceased. He probably died in July, 1803, possibly earlier. It was November 12, of that year, when his son-in-law Mark Whitaker, in Fayette County, Kentucky, executed power of attorney to Benjamin Boone to look after his interests in the settlement of the estate of John Boone, deceased. Rebecca Boone, widow of John Boone, made a will on August 26, 1815. As her will was probated August 23, 1822 (Rowan County Will Book H, p. 169), she probably died in July or August, 1822. It is assumed that she was buried by John Boone's side.

On November 6, 1806, John Boone's other heirs gave to John Boone, Jr. a deed to the homestead (Rowan County Deed Book 21, p. 489). From this deed and other reliable sources, including Rebecca Boone's will, the names of their nine children have been determined as follows: Benjamin, Catherine (Katie), Mary, Rebecca, Sarah, Nancy, Elizabeth, Hannah, and John, Jr. A short sketch on each follows.

Benjamin Boone, oldest child of John and Rebecca Boone, became a Baptist preacher. He married Mary Wilson, daughter of John Wilson. After the final settlement of John Boone's estate in 1809, the Reverend Benjamin Boone with all his family, except Sarah, who had already married John Donaldson moved to Jefferson County, Kentucky. By 1812 the family had moved to Bedford or Lincoln County, Tennessee. On December 10, of that year, two of Benjamin and Mary Wilson Boone's sons, James and William, enlisted in Bedford County for service in the War of 1812. The Reverend Benjamin Boone and his family settled in Lincoln County, near Booneville, which was named for them. He preached at the Forks Mulberry Baptist Church, now the Mulberry Baptist Church, which is said to have been the first Baptist church in Lincoln County. Mary Wilson Boone died November 6, 1823, according to a newspaper account of the day. Later the Reverend Benjamin Boone married Rebecca Davis, of Mississippi. The time of his death and the place of his burial are not known; but it is thought that he died in Lincoln County, Tennessee, in 1836. Robert Fletcher's Database Minnie Hillis Reagor's Database Catherine (Katie) Boone, second child of John and Rebecca Boone, married Mark Whitaker, They seem to have gone to Kentucky in 1783 and located in Woodford County....They are reported to have moved to Lincoln County, Tennessee, about 1809. Mary Boone, third child of John and Rebecca Boone of Hunting Creek, is said to have married John McDaniel who died in Kentucky about 1811. Rebecca Boone, fourth child of John and Rebecca Boone, married John Frost on August 21, 1793, She died in 1816 and was buried in the Frost Burying Ground, in Davie County, North Carolina, near Cana. Linda Medley's Database Tom Rueter's Database Sarah Boone, fifth child of John and Rebecca Boone, married John Wilson, brother of the Mary Wilson who married the Reverend Benjamin Boone. They settled in Lincoln County, Tennessee. Nancy Boone, sixth child of John and Rebecca Boone, married Jacob Clifford, who is reported to have lost his life in the Ohio River. For additional information on this line, contact Clint Jones. Elizabeth Boone, seventh child of John and Rebecca Boone, married Samuel Little. They also settled in Lincoln County, Tennessee. It is from this line that I am descended. Patricia Little Geary Hannah Boone, eighth child of John and Rebecca Boone, was born May 25, 1779. She married James Penry. John Boone, Jr., settled in Lincoln County, Tennessee, after leaving about 1815 the old Boone homestead which he purchased from other heirs in 1806. It is thought that this family of Boones settled near the present Boonshill, which was named for them