(1194.) MARY KIMBROUGH (421.) (86.) (11.) (2.) (1.):
m. JOHN W. RICHARDSON.
Gilbert Lord de Clare PEMBROKE
EARL OF PEMBROKE, 1138.
Seigneur of Longueville-sur-Scie in Normandy 1028-1035
KING OF FRANCE 966-1031
COUNT OF PARIS, ORLEANS, VEXIN AND LE MANS
JAMES BOONE (son of Georges), born 7 July (0. S.) or 18 July (N. S.) 1709; died 1 Sept., 1785 in the 77th year of his age, and was interred in the
Friends' burying-ground at Exeter. (a)
Married 1st, 15 May, 1735, Mary Foulke, (b. 5 Dec., 1714 at North
Wales, Philadelphia Co., d. 20 Feb., 1756, in her 42nd year), daughter of Hugh and Anne Foulke. He married 2nd, 20 Oct., 1757, Anne Griffith
(b. 29 Jan., 1713). She left no children.
The land warrants of Pennsylvania show that one James Boone was
granted 500 acres of land in Lancaster Co., 11 Apr., 1737. James is said to have inherited and occupied the homestead of his father George Boone
III. (b)
On Dec. 29, 1737, James Boone was appointed an overseer of Exeter
Meeting.
Both James and his second wife Ann left wills, record of which may be found in "Abstracts of Berks Co., Wills" Vol. 1, pp. 155 and 443. In the library of the Historical Society of Berks Co., Pa., at Reading, is an old document entitled "Letters Testamentary to the Estate of James Boone", which contains his will, as copied below.
Will of James Boone.
In the name of God, Amen, I James Boone, Sen., of the Township of Exeter in the County of Berks and State of Pennsylvania, Yeoman, being Sick and Weak in Body but of Sound and perfect Mind and Memory Blessed be God for the Same, do make and publish this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following. That is to say First, my will is that my Body be decently buried and all my just Debts and funarel Expences paid out of my Estate, by my Executors herein after named.
2ndly, I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Ann Boone the sum of two hundred pounds lawful money of Pennsylvania State, to be paid to her (and if she should require it, a Bond given for payment thereof) within six months after my decease, to be at her free disposal, also I Give and bequeath unto her, all the Household Goods and Furniture that I received with her, Together also with all other the household Goods and Furniture standing in the New Addition to my Dwelling House wherein we now live; and also, a good Riding Horse, Saddle and Bridle and two Good Milch Cows, which said Creatures my Son Moses Shall keep for her, with his own, both Winter and Summer, during her Natural life and at the expiration thereof, The said Creatures, with all the Household Goods and Furniture to her Given, Shall returne, and be equally divided among all my own children now living, to wit, James, Judah, Joshua, Moses, Anne, Mary, Martha and Rachel.-And further, it is my will, that my said wife Shall have free liberty and privilege of the Use of my whole Dwelling house during her natural life (but yet, not so as to hinder my Son Moses and his Family from peacably living therein) except the back Room above Stares and the Kitchen under the Same, in the new Addition on East end of my House, which is reserved for my Grand Daughter Hannah Boone, So long as she remains in an unmarried State, and afterwards the said Room and kitchen Shall be for the use of my Son James Boone during his natural life, and my Son Moses Shall from Time to Time provide and bring to the Door so much Firewood, as Shall be sufficient and necessary for my Sd. Wife.
3rdly, I give and bequeath unto my Son James Boone the Sum of four hundred pounds in like money, aforesaid, to be paid to him within a year after my decease; he having already received a Deed from me for a Tract of Land Situate over the blue Mountains in part of his Portion.
4thly, I give and devise unto my Son Judah Boone, a moiety or one full equal and undivided half part of all that Tract of Land which I bought of George Sowerbeer, situate in Elcess Township (the whole into two equal parts to be divided) To hold the Same with the Appurtenances to him his Heirs and Assigns forever, but in such manner nevertheless, that he the said Judah Boone, or his heirs, Shall not have power to sell the same, unless his Brother Moses, who is to have the other Moiety, shall be willing to Sell his part also, he the Said Judah, has received a Deed from me for a Tract of Land as part of his Portion already.
5thly, I give and bequeath unto my Sone Joshua Boone the sum of five Shillings, he having received a Deed from me for Lands Situate over the blue Mountains for part of his portion already.
fithly, I give and Bequeath unto my Son Moses Boone, all that Messuage Plantation, and Tract of Land with the Appurtenances, whereon we now live, Containing two hundred and twelve, Acres more or less, except the Liberty of the House herein before Referred and excepting also the Mine thereon, which if upon Trial Should be found worth Diging after, my Will is that the Profits thereof Shall be divided among all my aforesaid Children now Living to wit, James, Judah, Joshua, Moses, Anne, Mary, Martha and Rachel, in proportion to the Expe-nee each one is at in Diging the Same; and that neither of them Shall Sell their Right to the said Mine, and Such of them as refuse to assist in Diging, and carrying on the Work, Shall have no Share Therein, and if they all refuse, then it shall wholy and entirely belong to Moses,-To have and to hold the said Messuage plantation and Tract of Land with the Appurtenances, and the said Mine, unto the said Moses Boone, his Executors, Administrators and Assigns untill his eldest son John Boone Shall arrive to the full age of twenty one years, and then I give and devise the same to him my said Grand Son John Boone his heirs and Assigns forever, but if my Said Grand Son John Boone Should die before he comes to the age of twenty one years, or if he Should die without Lawful Issue, then in Such Case I give and devise the Same to my Said Son Moses Boone, and to his Heirs and assigns forever. I do also Give and devise unto my son Moses Boone, and to his Heirs and Assigns, the other Moiety, or half part of all that Tract of Land which I bought of George Sowerbeer, To hold the same with ye appurtenances to him his Heirs and Assigns forever, but in Such manner that neither he nor his heirs shall have power to sell the Same unless his Brother Judah who has the other Moiety thereof Shall be willing to sell his part also.
7thly, I give and bequeath unto my Daughter-in-law, Sophia Biddle, the sum of five Shillings, my Son John Boone deceased (being her former
Husband) having in his life Time received his full Portion of me.
8thly, I give and bequeath unto my four Daughters, Anne Lincoln, Mary Lee, Martha Hughes and Rachel Wilcockson, each the Sum of five Shillings they having received part of their Portions of me in Land already, as by Several Deeds delivered to their husbands may appear, and I do hereby acquit and forever Discharge them and their Husbands of all Money Goods and Creatures that they have already had of me, and Stand Charged with in my Book of Accounts.
9thly, I give and bequeath unto my Grand Son James Boone (son of my said Son John Boone deceas'd) the Sum of one hundred Pounds and to his Sister Susannah Boone, I give the Sum of fifty Pounds to be paid unto them Severally as they arrive to the age of twenty one years; or at the Descretion of my Executors.
10thly, I give and bequeath unto my Grand Daughter Hannah Boone the Sum of fifty Pounds, to be paid to her when She becomes to the Age of twenty-one years.
llthly, I do hereby Authorize and Impower my Executors, hereinafter named to Sell my two Tracts of Land, Situate on Schuylkill over the blue Mountains, one of them Containing one hundred and eighty three Acres, Situate on one Side, and the other containing one hundred and fifteen Acres Situate on the other opposite Side of the Sd. Creek, in Order to pay Nicholas Waln and whatever Shall remain over and above paying him Shall go towards paying the aforesaid Legacies. And I do further Authorize and Impower my Sd. Executors, to make Sale of all my other Lands not herein before bequeathed, wheresoever they may lie or be and the Money ariseing Shall go towards paying the afore-mentioned Legacies.
12thly, Whereas my Son James Boone did on the eleventh Day of June last give me his bond for fifty-five Pounds; and my Son Judah Boone on the Same Day gave me his Bond for seventy-five Pounds, and my Son Joshua his Bond for one hundred and five Pounds and my son-in-law Abraham Lincoln at the Same Time gave me his Bond for twenty Pounds, and whereas it is intended, that my two Son-in-laws, George Hughes, and Thomas Lee, should give me their Bonds of the Same Date each for the Sum of thirty-five Pounds; Now I do hereby certify and it is my Will that unless I should have occasion to receive and use the Money in my life Time, that all those Bonds Shall be Void and of none Effect, immediately after my decease.
13thly, It is my Will that all the residue and remainder of my whole Estate both Real and Personal, after all my just Debts, and the aforementioned Legacies are paid, Should be equally Divided betwixt all my aforesaid Children now living, to wit, James, Judah, Joshua, Moses, Anne, Mary, Martha and Rachel, after the best manner that they can.
And lastly, I do hereby Ordain, Constitute and appoint my two Sons James and Joshua Boone, Sole Executors of this my last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all former Wills by me made, and confirming this and no other to be my last Will and Testament.
In Witness whereof I have hereunto Set my Hand & Seal this 12th Day of July in the Year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred and eighty-five.
JAMES BOONE (Seal)
Witnesses:
JOHN BOONE
ISAAC LEVAN
THOMAS CHERINGTON46 Anne Boone, b. 3 Apr., 1737 (0. S.)
47 Mary Boone, b. 17 Jan., 1738-9 (0. S.) or 28 Jan., 1739 (N. S.); d. 20 Aug., 1823,
48 Martha Boone, b. 30 June, 1742 (0. S.) or 11 July, 1742 (N. S.); married George Hughes (No. 62).
49 James Boone, Jr., b. 26 Jan., 1743-4 (0. S.) or 6 Feb., 1744 (N. S.); d. 16 Oct., 1795; never married. He taught school and was a mathematician and scholar. He was the author of the Old Boone Genealogy (manuscript) which is preserved in the library of the Wisconsin State Historical Society, and of various other family records still preserved. Several of his school-books and note books are now in possession of the Historical Society of Berks Co., Pa. (at Reading), where may also be found his death notice reading as follows:
+50 John Boone, b. 10 Nov., 1745. (0. S.)
+51 Judah Boone, b. 10 Dec., 1746. (0. S.)
52 Dinah Boone, b. 8 Mar., 1747-8; d. 17 July 1748. +53 Joshua Boone, b. 24 Mar., 1748. (0. S.)
54 Rachel Boone, b 10 Apr., 1750 (0. S.), or 21 Apr., 1750 (N. S.);55 Moses Boone, b. 23 July, 1751.
56 Hannah Boone, b. 14 June, 1752; d. 15 Aug., 1752.
57 Nathaniel Boone, b. 1753; d. aged 5 weeks.
Married 1st, 15 May, 1735, Mary Foulke, (b. 5 Dec., 1714 at North
Wales, Philadelphia Co., d. 20 Feb., 1756, in her 42nd year), daughter of Hugh and Anne Foulke
49 James Boone, Jr., b. 26 Jan., 1743-4 (0. S.) or 6 Feb., 1744 (N. S.); d. 16 Oct., 1795; never married. He taught school and was a mathematician and scholar. He was the author of the Old Boone Genealogy (manuscript) which is preserved in the library of the Wisconsin State Historical Society, and of various other family records still preserved. Several of his school-books and note books are now in possession of the Historical Society of Berks Co., Pa. (at Reading), where may also be found his death notice reading as follows:
"James Boone, Jr., departed this life on the 16th day of October, A. D. 1795, on the 6th day of the week, about 15 minutes past two o'clock in the afternoon, aged 51 years, 8 mo. 10 days, and was interred in Friends' Burying Ground at Exeter on the first day of the week following."
James Boone (son of James) Exeter.To my nephew James Boone (son of Bro John dec'd) 5/ for his birthright. Having a Bond for one hundred and twenty pounds against George Hughes I give I of the balance due on same to my sister Ann Lincoln & the other to said George Hughes To Bro Moses one hundred pounds & 2 of my books and articles named To Bro Joshua Boone the other i of my Books & rem of Personal Est not bequeathed. Mentions having "composed a Book of Surveying Intituled Boone's Surveying which I intended to have published" gives the same to Joshua & Moses "who shall at equal expense get the same printed as soon as conveniently may be after my dec" To Bro Moses a plantation in Brunswick Twp cont 257 acres. Bro Joshua. Ex.
Witnesses:
Thomas Hughes
Samuel Hughes, Jr.
In a paper entitled "The Boone Family" written by Dr. P. G. Bert-olett, May 25, 1860, we find the following biography of James Boone, Jr.:-
"Especially prominent was James Boone, Jr., who evinced a decided taste for letters at an early age, and while yet of quite tender years proved himself quite an efficient mathematician At the age of ten years he was master of geometry and surveying. He was indeed quite an extraordinary character, considering the time he lived and the circumstances surrounding him. He resided for some time at Philadelphia, and while there often enjoyed the society of Dr. Franklin, David Rittenhouse and other men of learning. He soon won a reputation, especially in the higher branches of mathematics.
At the present day some books are still extant that once formed part of his library, that still show traces of the man. These prove that he books show by extensive interlining on every blank space and flyleaves. His copy of Sir Isaac Newton's work on astronomy is especially interesting in this regard; the margins of which are filled with closely written criticisms and calculations, proving not a few to be in error. No mean scholar to do that in those days.
He taught school for some time, when his success as a teacher and his deserved reputation as a scholar, soon attracted the attention of such as took interest in the higher branches, and his school soon became crowded with pupils from home and abroad; even pupils from England availed themselves of his ability. In his early age he had indeed but few superiors in this country and was one of the front rank of learning at his day. There is no knowing to what distinction he might have attained with a career so far of fairest promise, had not fate otherwise decreed. He died almost in the prime of life, Oct. 16, 1795. * * * He was interred in the Friends' Burying-ground at Exeter."
He was a great admirer of Isaac Newton, and it is related that he went through Sir Isaac's calculations, and discovered and noted a number of errors in his published works. The volumes are still extant with these notes and criticisms. (c)
57 Nathaniel Boone, b. 1753; d. aged 5 weeks.