Abner Williams The long hunters would return in the spring and sell their take to commercial fur traders. Boone's family insisted that he never returned to Kentucky after 1799, although some historians believe that Boone visited his brother Squire near Kentucky in 1810 and have therefore reported Audubon's story as factual. document is fully corroborated by another though briefer sketch, in The main character of James Fenimore Cooper's Leatherstocking Tales, the first of which was published in 1823, bore striking similarities to Boone; even his name, Nathaniel Bumppo, echoed Daniel Boone's name. preserved by a nephew of said James Boone, Mr. John Boone, of Berks Children (14) Mary (Polly) Moseby (sister of Major Joseph Moseby) Hezekiah Pancoast near Exeter. b. In 1845 the remains of Boone and his wife were moved to Kentucky to rest in the great pioneer's "hunter's paradise." Unknown 25 Sep 1761 John Moseby (brother to Major Joseph Moseby) Boone was not the simple frontiersman of legend, however: he engaged in land speculation on a large scale, buying and selling claims to tens of thousands of acres. It is designed to erect a monument on the place. Married 13 Sep 1720 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to: 30 Jun 1742 Daniel Boone, was sent, in or about the year 1787, to Berks county, his Age, and he (with his Parents, etc.) While thus engaged he received the fatal shot in the breast past 5 in the Afternoon; and died in Exeter Township aforesaid, on the By late spring of 1776, fewer than 200 colonists remained in Kentucky, primarily at the fortified settlements of Boonesborough, Harrodsburg, and Logan's Station. On July 14, 1776, Boone's daughter Jemima and two other teenage girls were captured outside Boonesborough by an Indian war party, who carried the girls north towards the Shawnee towns in the Ohio country. Northumberland County, Pennsylvania To: Hannah Boone, was born on the 6th Day of the Week, about 4 o'clock in 1766 possible married Isaiah Willets Deborah Boone Francis Elledge or Ellege or Willege, Squire Boone (Wife Jane VanCeve): 1700 1769-1839 Married 2 March 1800, Borromeo Catholic Church, St. Charles, MO, to Sarah Griffin Lewis 1786-1850 with Daniel Boone 1809-1880 Married 19 January 1832 to Mary Constance Philabert ca 1815- with : Elizabeth Boone 1832..1833- Delilah Boone 1834..1835- Daniel Boone spent his early years on what was then the western edge of the Pennsylvania frontier. considered by most Boone family scholars to be the most reliable Boone Brother of Joseph Boone; Nathaniel Boone; Sarah Cassandre Wilcoxson; Israel Boone; Samuel Boone Sr and 12 others; Jonathan Morgan Boone; Ann Hannah Winter; Elizabeth "Betsy" Grant (Boone); Jacob Boone; Mary Bryan; George W. Boone, I; Edward "Neddie" Boone; Nathaniel Boone; Squire Boone, II; Mary Polly Boone; Hannah Morgan Stewart / Pennington and Jemimia Boone « less. Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. He was rejoined by his brother, and they continued their explorations till March, 1771, when they returned home with the spoils which they had collected. Boone pursued this strategy so convincingly that many of his men concluded that he had switched his loyalty to the British. Unknown Hunter, husband, and soldier - As a young man, Boone served with the British military during the French and Indian War (1754–1763), a struggle for control of the land beyond the Appalachian Mountains. His courage in settling frontier country and his skill with the rifle have made him a legendary figure in American History. Many places in the United States are named for him, including the Daniel Boone National Forest, the Sheltowee Trace Trail, the town of Boone, North Carolina, and six counties: Boone County,Ill., Boone County, Ind., Boone County, Neb., Boone County, W.Va., Boone County, Mo., and Boone County, Ky. Today, there are schools named for Daniel Boone in many different places, including Birdsboro, Pa., Douglassville, Penn., Gray, Tenn., and Chicago. b. Jan 29 1794 In 1776, Shawnee warriors kidnapped his daughter and two other girls. Married 14 May 1778 to: b. d. 11/14 Nov 1820 b. whose maiden Name was Milton d. Unknown Phebe Bryan 1743‑4, Old‑Stile, or A. D. 1744 February 6, New‑Stile. 1736 1 (Spring 2001): 104-28, and "The Family of Edward Morgan of Pennsylvania: Daniel Boone's Maternal Kin" [part 2], Stewart Baldwin, The Genealogist, Vol. b. Existing simultaneously with the image of Boone as a refugee from society was, paradoxically, the popular portrayal of him as civilization's trailblazer. d. abt 1853, near Winchester, Illinois. First married about 1781 to: Samuel Boone married Unknown Col. William Chinn to some Time before. d. Unknown When Kentucky was divided into three Virginia counties in November 1780, Boone was promoted to lieutenant colonel in the Fayette County militia. d. 10 Jun 1833 in Campbell County, Kentucky J.J. Bullock, of the Presbyterian Church, and benediction of the Eld. b. d. Unknown d. 27 Jul 1744 in Exeter Township, Berks, Pennsylvania. Children (5) b. Daniel, Morgan Boone was born on month day 1769, at birth place, to Daniel Boone and Rebecca, Ann Boone. 1669 in Bradninch, England, (80 miles from Exeter) Benjamin Tallman, son of William and Anne (Lincoln) Tallman This, as well as the unrest in North Carolina due to the Regulator movement, likely prompted Boone to extend his exploration. The earliest known record of the Boone family Genealogy was originally brought from England and preserved by Daniel Boone's uncle John Boone, who was considered the scholar of the family. 14 June 1752 Susanna Tallman Anne Griffith Hannah Hughes (see if he is a cousin) d. 1782 near Bryant's Station, Kentucky JOHN 10 M. at Night, in the 77th Year of his Age.—, Mary Foulke (Daughter of Hugh & Anne Foulke) was born at North‑Wales Mary Coles In 1731, the Boones built a log cabin in the Oley Valley, now the Daniel Boone Homestead in Berks County, Pennsylvania, where Daniel was born. d. Unknown George Boone IV b. b. d. 1 Nov 1823 - famous quote by Daniel Boone. 22 Oct 1734 in what is now Exeter Township, Berks, Pennsylvania b. Second marriage of John Hughes 1755 05 Apr 1704 Before the end of the 18th century, more than 200,000 people entered Kentucky by following the route marked by Boone. Daniel Boone the well known frontiersman and scout. On April 24, Shawnee Indians led by Chief Blackfish attacked Boonesborough. interred in Friends Burying Ground at Exeter on the First Day of the In 1720, Squire, who worked primarily as a weaver and a blacksmith, married Sarah Morgan (1700 – 77), whose family members were Quakers from Wales, and settled in Towamencin Township, Pennsylvania in 1708. He made several hunting excursions into the wilderness, and finally, in 1769, set out with five others to explore the border region of Kentucky. Thomas Lincoln, brother of Abraham, was a thrifty landholder, and was sheriff of the county in 1758 and 1759. b. Rachael Boone b. According to this story, Boone's tombstone in Missouri had been inadvertently placed over the wrong grave, but no one had ever corrected the error. 1810, Madison County, Kentucky. b. Aug 21, 1755 Married 26 Sep 1799 in Kentucky to: Jonathan Boone married Unknown The consent of the surviving relations of the deceased having been obtained, a commission was appointed under whose superintendence the removal was effected; and the 13th of September, 1845, was fixed upon as the time when the ashes of the venerable dead would be committed with fitting ceremonies to the place of their final repose. d. Prior to Dec 1766 The resulting route reached into the heart of Kentucky and became known as the "Wilderness Road." d. 28 Mar 1816 in Bourbon County, Kentucky 1740‑1, aged 72 years; and were decently interred in Friends d. 19 Oct 1800 in what is now St. Charles Missouri she was 39 This genealogical account has been preserved in Jonathan Boone's near 8 o'clock in the Morning, on the 27th of July 1744, aged 78 Years; BENJAMIN BOONE (Son of George & Mary Boone) was born the 16th of July, b. Abt. d. 17 Apr 1833 at age 68 Although the Revolutionary War had ended, the border war with American Indians north of the Ohio River soon resumed. Now, I shall conclude this Paper, after I have set down the Time & d. August 03, 1823 Married had kids but no one knows the wife Hunter, husband, and soldier - As a young man, Boone served with the British military during the French and Indian War (1754–1763), a struggle for control of the land beyond the Appalachian Mountains. On May 1, 1769, Boone began a two-year hunting expedition in Kentucky. Kenton became Boone's close friend as well as a legendary frontiersman in his own right. The epic Daniel Boone mythology often overshadows the historical details of his life. b. April 08, 1771 On April 24, Shawnees led by Chief Blackfish attacked Boonesborough. In 1770, while on an expedition through what would be Wilderness Road, a skeleton was found in the hollow of a sycamore tree. Boone first reached Kentucky in the fall of 1767 while on a long hunt with his brother Squire Boone, Jr. 02 Oct 1743 Village near the City of Exeter) in A. D. 1666, being a Weaver; his There were a number of American Indian villages nearby. b. 10 Dec 1746 Married 1783 at Bryan's Station, Kentucky to: d. 28 Feb 1845 in Fayette County, Kentucky married Unknown Hannah Grant George Boone I (Wife Unknown): John Boone [citation needed], Illustration of Boone's ritual adoption by the Shawnees, from Life & Times of Col. Daniel Boone, by Cecil B. Hartley (1859), Boone and his men were taken to Blackfish's town of Chillicothe where they were made to run the gauntlet. Daniel Boone's brother Squire. d. 26 Sep 1820 in St. Charles County, MO (He was 85, 11 months, 4 days) Joseph Boone b. October 11, 1758, Yadkin, Rowan, North Carolina Samuel Bryan Genealogy of the Boone Family History of Kentucky, Appendix, Perrin , Battle, Kniffin 1887 It may be interesting to the general reader to learn as much as is known of the genealogy of the family from which Kentucky's honored pioneer descended, and the following is therefore copied from the original record presented to the Polytechnic Library in Louisville. Annah Tallman According to one family tradition, a schoolteacher once expressed concern over Boone's education, but Boone's father was unconcerned, saying "let the girls do the spelling and Dan will do the shooting…." Children (2) d. About 1837, around age 65 Daniel Boone (1734-1820) was a frontiersman who became an American folk hero. Colonel Richard Henderson of the Transylvania Company hired Boone as his agent, and in March, 1775, Boone came again to the "Great Meadow" with a party of thirty settlers. William Boone Phinehas Boone b. (She is mentioned in her father's will. In 1775 Boone was commissioned by Colonel Richard Henderson of the Transylvania Company to establish a colony in Kentucky. 19 Nov 1740 in Exeter Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania In American popular culture, he is remembered as one of the foremost early frontiersmen. Susannah Boone, raised in Berks county, Pa., and obtained from her half Unknown Children, excepting John who was never married. The British released Boone on parole several days later. Years; he died within 5 Weeks & 4 Days after the Decease of his b. April 12, 1769 Children (1 known) b. Jan 15, 1760 Benjamin Boone Joseph Bennet of Kennet, Chester, Pennsylvania married unknown, Benjamin Boone (Wife Susannah, Second Wife): Sarah Day married Unknown b. d. Unknown at age 60 (he was a blacksmith) Married about 1782 to: Boone and a group of men from Boonesborough followed in pursuit, finally catching up with them two days later. During the American Revolution the community suffered repeated attacks, and in 1778 Boone was taken captive by Indian raiders. d. In Kentucky As was their custom, the Shawnees adopted some of the prisoners into the tribe to replace fallen warriors; the remainder were taken to Hamilton in Detroit. Sally Moseby (sister of Major Joseph Moseby and Mary Moseby who married John Grant, William's brother) Boone was captured by Shawnee Indians in 1778, who after a while adopted him into their tribe, but he later left the Indians and returned to Boonesborough in order to help defend the European settlements in Kentucky/Virginia. George Boone II 22 Jan 1756 07 Jul 1709 … The hunt followed along a network of bison migration trails, known as the Medicine Trails. That Boone could be portrayed as a Crockett, another American frontiersman with a very different persona, was another example of how Boone's image could be reshaped to suit popular tastes. Ann or Nancy Linville offers the following additional information: Ann Webb Moses Webb Children (3 Known) Adin Pancoast, of Mansfeild, New Jersey (son of John and Mary Pancoast.) the information on to his nephew James, who was also a scholar and They began to clear the Wilderness Road and by April they were establishing their settlement at Boonesborough. Fiction and Film - Boone's adventures, real and mythical, formed the basis of the archetypal hero of the American West, popular in 19th-century novels and 20th century films. Isaac Boone Olive Van Bibber (daughter of Peter Van Bibber and wife Margary Bounds. Williams, of Kenton, and Col. William Boone, of Shelby. married, and died in Exeter Township aforesaid, aged about 24 Years.--�. Children (5) d. 01 Sep 1785 (on 75th year) Boone responded by leading a preemptive raid against the Shawnees across the Ohio River, and then by helping to successfully defend Boonesborough against a ten-day siege led by Blackfish, which began on September 7, 1778. b. Abt. while crossing the Clinch d. Unknown After the trial, Boone returned to North Carolina in order to bring his family back to Kentucky. to protect his father. And in 1757 October 20, he married Anne Griffith, Children (3) d. Indiana b. And In April 1781, Boone was elected as a representative to the Virginia General Assembly, which was held in Richmond. Benjamin Webb Almost every autumn, Boone would go on "long hunts", which were extended expeditions into the wilderness, lasting weeks or months. According to the later folk image, Boone the trailblazer was too unsophisticated for the civilization which followed him and which eventually defrauded him of his land. So I guess he didn't spend all his time out exploring!! Place of my own Nativity, viz.--�, I James Boone (the eldest Son of James Boone, Senior, & Mary his Wife) Daniel Riley Boone found in Daniel Riley Boone from tree Arthur Butler Family Tree (Private) In 1799, he followed his son, Daniel Morgan Boone, to Missouri which was then under the dominion of Spain. b. and 25 days. Hannah Webb Thomas Lincoln Boone in Missouri - Even before Kentucky was admitted as a state in 1792, its lands had become valuable. d. Unknown 19 C 120-154.) b. 06 May 1735 Children (6) John Wilcox or Wilcoxson d. At age five weeks, Samuel Boone (Wife Elizabeth Cassel): In this business, buckskins came to be known as "bucks", which is the origin of the American slang term for "dollar.". b. GEORGE BOONE, II. GEORGE BOONE, I. Unknown On February 7, 1778, when Boone was hunting meat for the expedition, he was surprised and captured by warriors led by Chief Blackfish of the Chilicothe Shawnee. Married to: Samuel Boone b. August 22, 1794. ‑H. Elizabeth Boone Jesse was born … George Caleb Bingham's Daniel Boone Escorting Settlers through the Cumberland Gap (1851–52) is a famous depiction of Boone. b. During Boone's term, Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown in October 1781, but the fighting continued in Kentucky unabated. This was most famously expressed in Lord Byron's epic poem Don Juan (1822), which devoted a number of stanzas to Boone, including this one: Byron's poem celebrated Boone as someone who found happiness by turning his back on civilization. (Morgan) Story by Col. George M. Chinn, Director, Kentucky Historical Society. b. January 29, 1786 Never married d. Mar 1805 in Nicholas County, Kentucky These are little remembered today; probably the most noteworthy is the 1936 film Daniel Boone, with George O'Brien playing the title role. d. 19 Aug 1782 (at the age 23 years, 6 month, The Boones eventually settled on the Yadkin River, in what is now Davie County, North Carolina[6], about two miles (3 km) west of Mocksville. P. Boone, a prominent attorney Mary Boone Mary Boone Marrieed to: Genealogical Narrative, written by the said James Boone, as is endorsed Our common ancestor is George Boone III. b. d. 19 Jun 1850 the Afternoon. His adventures—real and legendary—were influential in creating the archetypal Western hero of American folklore. After Cooper, other writers developed the Western hero, an iconic figure which began as a variation of Daniel Boone. Boone learned that the tribe was planning an attack on Boonesborough. 16 Dec 1743 [Sep.] at Charette Village [which was on Femme , Osage Creek, in St. Charles County, Mo. II, page 61, there is a fac simile of a letter of Boone, which, in 1846, was in possession of Joseph B. Boyd, of Maysville, and addressed to "Judge John Cobren, Sant Lewis", dated October 5, 1809, that concludes, "I am Deer Sir youres Daniel Boone". Children (11) d. 30 Jun 1832, both Isaac and Mary were buried at Exeter. Married 10 July 1760 to: Daniel’s grandfather, George Boone, lived in the village of Bradnich. d. Aug 1774 b. Aug 13, 1762 ...a Wilcoxson, Israel Boone, Samuel A. Boone, Jonathan Morgan Boone, Mary Bryan, Sen George Boone, Edward Boone, Nathaniel Boone, Squire Bo... Birdsboro near Reading, Oley Valley, Berks County, Province of Pennsylvania, Colonial America, Exeter Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America, American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Blue Licks, August 19, 1782, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Boone, "Sheltowee" (Big Turtle)", "Frontiersman", "Daniel", "Col. Boone", He was possibly later reinterred at Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Kentucky, on Sept. 13, 1845, but they may have reburied the wrong person. Jacob Thomas d. 12 Nov 1858 in Missouri (in her 75th year), Mary Boone (Husband William Bryan): A reproduction of the above manuscript may be found following page 18. 14 Mar 1720/21 probability in Exeter Township, Pennsylvania More than any other man, Daniel Boone was responsible for the exploration and settlement of Kentucky. Daniel Boone spent his early years on what was then the western edge of the Pennsylvania frontier. JUDAH d. About 1771, because the will was probated then. Married to: His knowledge of the Indian character enabled him to gain favor with his captors, and he was adopted into one of their families. b. married Unknown b. b. Married 08 May 1777 to: Day of the Week, 16 Minutes after Midnight, on the 10 October 1785(?) William Bryan (son of Morgan and Martha (Strode) Bryan, And uncle to Rebecca Bryan) b. Married 29 Oct 1734 to: Another note says that he settled at St. Antoine, TX, and was killed there by Indians. Pennsylvania, to attend school; and there residing among his relatives, [21] Rather than remain in Boonesborough, Boone founded the nearby settlement of Boone's Station. d. 15 Aug 1752 His father, Squire Boone, Sr. (1696–1765), had immigrated to Pennsylvania from the small town of Bradninch, Devon, England in 1713. Draper Collection, it appears to be a different and separate 30 Jul 1714 b. We have another line of descendents posted on our Carroll County, Illinois website, which was written by Robert T. McGrath, on March 16, 1959 and Printed in “Carroll County, A Goodly Heritage", and published Spring 1975 18 (N. S.) ‑And he departed this Life, A. D. 1785 September 1, at 9 H.: b. d. Subsequent to 1827 Unknown b. According to one story, in 1810 or later Boone went with a group on a long hunt as far west as the Yellowstone River, a remarkable journey at his age, if true. b. & 3 Weeks & 5 Days, that is, he was in the 41st Year of the same County of Philadelphia, where Sarah (being married) had moved By the age of 12, he was an expert hunter and tracker. Some say that Daniel and Rebecca are still in Missouri, and that the wrong remains were removed and re-buried. Colonel Daniel Boone aka: Daniel Morgan Boone (Sr.). A good wood cut of it can be found in "Switzler's History of Missouri", page 180. Frustrated with all the legal problems resulting from his land claims, in 1799 Boone emigrated to eastern Missouri, where he spent most of the last two decades of his life (1800–20). The following is directly quoted from the History of Boone County, Missouri originally published in 1882. This 20 Jun 1775 for the Satisfaction of the Curious, I shall insert a few Chronological Remarks, d. 25 Feb 1825 in Kentucky b. When Missouri was transferred to the United States as part of the Louisiana Purchase, Boone once again lost all his land, most of which was sold to satisfy creditors in Kentucky. Daniel Boone crossed the river where he found remnants of a fire and John's initials carved into a tree but, no trace was to be seen of John Stewart. 21 Mar 1758 on Yadkin River, North Carolina Married as of her grave stone to: true version of their ancestry. Boone (the 26 Jan 1743/44 b. January 05, 1780 They passed Cumberland Gap and on the 7th of June, they set up camp at Station Camp creek. 1751 James Webb His wife died March 18, 1813 in Saint Charles County, Missouri. Findley was looking for an overland route to Kentucky and needed a skilled woodsman to guide him. First married to: He negotiated a settlement with Chief Blackfish of the Shawnee, preventing the attack. Cincinnati, "I never examined a more remarkable manuscript document." Married about 1764 to: May 31, 1796, Oley, Berks, Pennsylvania. b. He came to know the friendly Indians in the forests, and early he was marking the habits of wild things and bringing them down with a crude whittled spear. In 1781, Boone traveled to Richmond to take his seat in the legislature, but British dragoons under Banastre Tarleton captured Boone and several other legislators near Charlottesville.