MOSES BOONE (James4; George3), born 23 July (0. S.) or 3 Aug., (N. S.) 1751 (a), "about 3 in the Morning" (b); died July, 1823, aged 72. Married 20 Dec., 1778, Sarah Griffith (b. 9 Jan., 1762; d. 6 Oct., 1821), dau. of Phinehas and Elizabeth Griffith. (c)
"Phinehas Griffith departed this life 11 Aug.,1775, and Elizabeth [his wife] died 23 Apr., 1783; buried on 25 Apr., (1783) in burial ground at North Wales." (c)
"10-4, 1780. Moses Boone married by a priest." (a)
CHILDREN:-
208 John Boone, b. 16 Mar., 1780, in Exeter Twp. (Berks Co., Pa.); d. 22 Sept., 1854, aged 78 yrs. 6 mo., 6 da. He lived in the old Boone homestead built by George Boone III.
+209 Elizabeth Boone, p. 10 Apr., 1782; m. her cousin Hezekiah Boone (Wm 6; George'; George'), and her des. will be given under his name, No. 75.
+210 Judah Boone, b. 16 Jan., 1788.
211 Phinehas Boone, b. 22 June, 1790; d. 28 Feb., 1831, aged 41 yr., 8 mo., 6 da.
REFERENCES
(a) Exeter Records.
(b) "Old James Boone Genealogy."
(c) "Moses Boone Family Records." Hist. Soc. Berke Co., Pa.
Sarah Griffith (b. 9 Jan., 1762; d. 6 Oct., 1821), dau. of Phinehas and Elizabeth Griffith. (c)
"Phinehas Griffith departed this life 11 Aug.,1775, and Elizabeth [his wife] died 23 Apr., 1783; buried on 25 Apr., (1783) in burial ground at North Wales." (c)
John Boone, b. 16 Mar., 1780, in Exeter Twp. (Berks Co., Pa.); d. 22 Sept., 1854, aged 78 yrs. 6 mo., 6 da. He lived in the old Boone homestead built by George Boone III.
211 Phinehas Boone, b. 22 June, 1790; d. 28 Feb., 1831, aged 41 yr., 8 mo., 6 da.
Rachel Boone, b 10 Apr., 1750 (0. S.), or 21 Apr., 1750 (N. S.); m. William
Wilcoxson, and 7-30, 1777, was condemned by Exeter Meeting for being married "out" and by a priest. In an old Boone family record found in Reading, Pa., there are two entries concerning her and her family. One reads "1790 Sept. 13. Then William Wilcoxson and his family moved for North Carolina," and the other "1797, Aug. 1. Then Rachel Wil-coxson came from North Carolina to see us, and her neighbor Elizabeth Freelan and her son Harry Freelan on the stage." This is practically all that is known of this couple, although there is reason to suppose that their descendants were among the general Boone migration from North Carolina to Kentucky and thence to the Middle West.
Joseph Yarnall, son of Francis and Hannah (Baker) Yarnall, 7 mo. 29, 1748. The children of her second marriage are recorded in Exeter Records: Elizabeth, b. 1-30, 1750; Asenath, b. 1-25, 1752; and
"Asah" b. 8-16, 1754.
Elizabeth Cassel, daughter of Arnold and
Susanna Cassel of Philadelphia.After the death of Samuel Boone, his widow Elizabeth, married again to Joseph Yarnall, son of Francis and Hannah (Baker) Yarnall, 7 mo. 29, 1748. The children of her second marriage are recorded in Exeter Records: Elizabeth, b. 1-30, 1750; Asenath, b. 1-25, 1752; and
"Asah" b. 8-16, 1754.
SAMUEL BOONE (Samuel4; George3), born 22 Mar., 1736, in Exeter Twp.; died about 1805 in Shelby Co., Ky. (a)
Married 1st, 14 Oct., 1760, Rachael Coles (d. 17 Apr., 1763) (b), and 2nd, 9 Dec., 1766, Jane Hughes (b. 22 Dec., 1745 [0. S.] or 2 Jan., 1746 [N. S.]; d. in Ky.), daughter of Hannah (Boone) Hughes (George; George3).
(No. 63.)
Samuel Boone became a gunsmith and lived in Pa. Later he moved
to Maryland, and we find in one account that it was thought, "Squire Boone, Jr. (Daniel's brother) was with Samuel Boone on the Potomac, when the rest of the family moved from Pa., to Yadkin." (a) This would place Samuel "on the Potomac" as early as 1750, which is the year in which Squire Boone, Sr., began his migration that ended in the Yadkin Country in 1752. However, as Samuel was but 14 years of age in 1750, it is not at all likely that he would be established in a trade at any place at that date. It does not seem probable that he located at his new home on the Potomac River until after the death of his first wife and infant son in 1763; possibly not until after his second marriage, which is recorded in Trinity Episcopal Church of Reading, Pa.
After the death of Rachael, his first wife, he married, about three years later, his cousin Jane Hughes, and it is this marriage which is recorded in the Trinity Church Records. Concerning this same marriage we find in the Exeter Records this notice:-
"2-25, 1767. (25 Feb., 1767) Jane Hughes (now Boone), dr. of John Hughes, dec'd, was reprimanded for marrying out and to kin."
(For ancestry of Jane Hughes, see Hannah Boone, page 53, and the Foulke-Hughes Sketch.)
It seems very much more probable it was following this second mar. riage, that Samuel established his gunsmith shop on the Potomac, and that his cousin Squire Boone, Jr. (Daniel's brother) was not with him there. We know Squire, Jr., had been apprenticed to him about 1759 or '60, (see the Squire Boone, Jr., history, page 73, and reference (c)).
We find that in 1776, (d) Samuel Boone had a gunsmith factory at Frederick, Md., where he manufactured guns and gunlocks, and during the Revolutionary War made gunlocks for the Continental Army. It is
said he lost most of his money through this undertaking. A letter written by him at this time is preserved, and is recorded below:
"Samuel Boone to Maryland Council of Safety.
Gentlemen:-
By orders of supervisors of the gun-lock factory in Frederickstown I
have sent you seventy-nine locks, and have a quantity more all ready to put
together. If you must have all the locks sent to you that is made in the
factory, please to let me know by the bearer, George Bear.
I am, gentlemen, your humble servant,
SAMUEL BOONE.
To the Council of Safety of Maryland." (e)
Family tradition says that Samuel Boone was quite well-to-do, but lost everything in his gun-lock factory at Frederick, being paid for his locks in Continental Script, while for his material and labor, he had to advance gold.
"In 1782 or '83", says Enoch M. Boone, "Squire Boone (Daniel's brother) went to Georgetown on Potomac, and on his return brought out old Samuel Boone, and family, who settled in Shelby Co. (Ky.)" (a)
Besides the family of Samuel Boone, there were several others, and they all joined with Squire Boone in re-settling his station on Brashear Creek. (c)
Samuel joined Squire in his new undertaking early i n 1787, when they loaded up a boat with property and smith tools, going down the Ohio and Mississippi rivers to Chickasaw Bluffs, on the east bank of Miss. R. (in what is now northern Miss). Here they landed and started to make a new settlement, intending as soon as that was done to return for their families. Being warned by a friendly Chickasaw that the Creeks (Indians), who were not friendly to the Whites, would cut them off, they reloaded their boat and Squire went on down to New Orleans, at that time Spanish territory; while Samuel remained nearly a year with the Chickasaws, working at his trade. (c) He then returned to Ky.
It is known by descendants that Jane (Hughes) Boone died in Ky., at the home of one of her daughters, Hannah, wife of Moses Boone (Squires; Squire; Georges), where she was known as "Little Granny" to distinguish her from "Big Granny", who was Jane (VanCleve) Boone, wife of Squire, Jr. (Squire; Georges).
CHILDREN
(First Marriage)
212 John Boone, b. 3 July, 1761; d. 13 May, 1763. His mother Rachael (Coles) Boone had died about a month before. (17 Apr., 1763.)
(Second Marriage)
213 Rachael Boone, b. 17 Sept., 1767.
+214 Hannah Boone, b. 6 Feb., 1770; m. Moses Boone (Squire5; Squire'; George). and her descendants will be given under his name, No. 139.
215 John Hughes Boone, b. 10 Feb., 1772, was a member of the Indiana Constitutional Convention.
+216 William Boone, b. 5 Oct., 1774.
+217 George Washington Boone, b. 6 Mar., 1777.
+218 Samuel Boone, b. 6 Oct., 1779.
219 Susanna Boone, m. Gabriel Kirkpatrick.
220 Elizabeth Boone, m. a Mr. Hayden. +221 Hiram Cassel Boone, b. 3 July, 1789.
REFERENCES
(a) Draper Mss. 19 C 120-154.
(b) Exeter Records.
(c) Draper Mss. 19 C 57.
(d) Draper Mss. 19 C 1-56.
John Boone, b. 3 July, 1761; d. 13 May, 1763. His mother Rachael (Coles) Boone had died about a month before. (17 Apr., 1763.)
SAMUEL BOONE (Samuel4; George3), born 22 Mar., 1736, in Exeter Twp.; died about 1805 in Shelby Co., Ky. (a)
Married 1st, 14 Oct., 1760, Rachael Coles (d. 17 Apr., 1763) (b), and 2nd, 9 Dec., 1766, Jane Hughes (b. 22 Dec., 1745 [0. S.] or 2 Jan., 1746 [N. S.]; d. in Ky.), daughter of Hannah (Boone) Hughes (George; George3).
(No. 63.)
Samuel Boone became a gunsmith and lived in Pa. Later he moved
to Maryland, and we find in one account that it was thought, "Squire Boone, Jr. (Daniel's brother) was with Samuel Boone on the Potomac, when the rest of the family moved from Pa., to Yadkin." (a) This would place Samuel "on the Potomac" as early as 1750, which is the year in which Squire Boone, Sr., began his migration that ended in the Yadkin Country in 1752. However, as Samuel was but 14 years of age in 1750, it is not at all likely that he would be established in a trade at any place at that date. It does not seem probable that he located at his new home on the Potomac River until after the death of his first wife and infant son in 1763; possibly not until after his second marriage, which is recorded in Trinity Episcopal Church of Reading, Pa.
After the death of Rachael, his first wife, he married, about three years later, his cousin Jane Hughes, and it is this marriage which is recorded in the Trinity Church Records. Concerning this same marriage we find in the Exeter Records this notice:-
"2-25, 1767. (25 Feb., 1767) Jane Hughes (now Boone), dr. of John Hughes, dec'd, was reprimanded for marrying out and to kin."
(For ancestry of Jane Hughes, see Hannah Boone, page 53, and the Foulke-Hughes Sketch.)
It seems very much more probable it was following this second mar. riage, that Samuel established his gunsmith shop on the Potomac, and that his cousin Squire Boone, Jr. (Daniel's brother) was not with him there. We know Squire, Jr., had been apprenticed to him about 1759 or '60, (see the Squire Boone, Jr., history, page 73, and reference (c)).
We find that in 1776, (d) Samuel Boone had a gunsmith factory at Frederick, Md., where he manufactured guns and gunlocks, and during the Revolutionary War made gunlocks for the Continental Army. It is
said he lost most of his money through this undertaking. A letter written by him at this time is preserved, and is recorded below:
"Samuel Boone to Maryland Council of Safety.
Gentlemen:-
By orders of supervisors of the gun-lock factory in Frederickstown I
have sent you seventy-nine locks, and have a quantity more all ready to put
together. If you must have all the locks sent to you that is made in the
factory, please to let me know by the bearer, George Bear.
I am, gentlemen, your humble servant,
SAMUEL BOONE.
To the Council of Safety of Maryland." (e)
Family tradition says that Samuel Boone was quite well-to-do, but lost everything in his gun-lock factory at Frederick, being paid for his locks in Continental Script, while for his material and labor, he had to advance gold.
"In 1782 or '83", says Enoch M. Boone, "Squire Boone (Daniel's brother) went to Georgetown on Potomac, and on his return brought out old Samuel Boone, and family, who settled in Shelby Co. (Ky.)" (a)
Besides the family of Samuel Boone, there were several others, and they all joined with Squire Boone in re-settling his station on Brashear Creek. (c)
Samuel joined Squire in his new undertaking early i n 1787, when they loaded up a boat with property and smith tools, going down the Ohio and Mississippi rivers to Chickasaw Bluffs, on the east bank of Miss. R. (in what is now northern Miss). Here they landed and started to make a new settlement, intending as soon as that was done to return for their families. Being warned by a friendly Chickasaw that the Creeks (Indians), who were not friendly to the Whites, would cut them off, they reloaded their boat and Squire went on down to New Orleans, at that time Spanish territory; while Samuel remained nearly a year with the Chickasaws, working at his trade. (c) He then returned to Ky.
It is known by descendants that Jane (Hughes) Boone died in Ky., at the home of one of her daughters, Hannah, wife of Moses Boone (Squires; Squire; Georges), where she was known as "Little Granny" to distinguish her from "Big Granny", who was Jane (VanCleve) Boone, wife of Squire, Jr. (Squire; Georges).
CHILDREN
(First Marriage)
212 John Boone, b. 3 July, 1761; d. 13 May, 1763. His mother Rachael (Coles) Boone had died about a month before. (17 Apr., 1763.)
(Second Marriage)
213 Rachael Boone, b. 17 Sept., 1767.
+214 Hannah Boone, b. 6 Feb., 1770; m. Moses Boone (Squire5; Squire'; George). and her descendants will be given under his name, No. 139.
215 John Hughes Boone, b. 10 Feb., 1772, was a member of the Indiana Constitutional Convention.
+216 William Boone, b. 5 Oct., 1774.
+217 George Washington Boone, b. 6 Mar., 1777.
+218 Samuel Boone, b. 6 Oct., 1779.
219 Susanna Boone, m. Gabriel Kirkpatrick.
220 Elizabeth Boone, m. a Mr. Hayden. +221 Hiram Cassel Boone, b. 3 July, 1789.
REFERENCES
(a) Draper Mss. 19 C 120-154.
(b) Exeter Records.
(c) Draper Mss. 19 C 57.
(d) Draper Mss. 19 C 1-56.
63 Jane Hughes, b. 22 Dec., 1745 (Old Style) or 2 Jan. 1746 (New Style). She married Samuel Boone (Samuel4; George3), and her descendants will be given under his name, No. 58.
John Hughes Boone, b. 10 Feb., 1772, was a member of the Indiana Constitutional Convention.
Susannah Boone, b. 17 Mar., 1738 (0. S.); possibly married Isaiah Willets and was disowned 1757 by Exeter Meeting. (c)
John Hughes (b. 19 May, 1714; d. prior to Dec., 1766), son of Ellis and Jane (Foulke) Hughes. (See the Foulke-Hughes Sketch.)