William Boone was born in Pennsylvania, a son of William Boone and Sarah Lincoln. He and his brother George Boone were among the early settlers of Western Maryland. They received a grant of land and founded the town of Boonsboro, where William and his wife Susanna lived and raised their family. William died in 1798 without leaving a will, but two court documents about the estate have been found and published.
Spraker shows that William and Susanna had five children. But these two court documents indicate that there was a sixth child, Joseph, not mentioned in Spraker. These documents strongly indicate that Joseph was their son, so I've included him in the family group sheet below.
The group sheet contains footnotes showing the source of the information about this family. I've also included some other data from Quaker meetings, local histories, the 1790 Census, and land transactions.
7-Jan-2001 Family Group Sheet
Husband: William Boone died at age: 43
Born: Abt 1755 in: 1
Died: 1798 in: Boonsboro, Washington County, Maryland 2
Buried: in: Boonsboro, Washington County, Maryland 3
Father: William Boone
Mother: Sarah Lincoln
Wife: Susanna H. Parks died at age: 88
Married: Abt 1778/9 in: 4
Born: 11-Sep-1755 in: 5
Died: 1-Feb-1844 in: Boonsboro, Washington County, Maryland 5
Buried: in: Boonsboro, Washington County, Maryland 6
Father: Benjamin Parks
Daughter of Benjamin Parks. Certificate to Pipe Creek MM, MD 5-29-1782.
Hinshaw: Exeter MM, PA p 8.
1820 Census, Boonsboro, Washington County, Maryland p 60.
1830 Census, Washington County, Maryland p 98.
M Child 1 Mordecai Boone
Born: Bet 1779-1790 in: 7
Died: in:
Spouse: Susannah Shonk b. Abt 1787
Married: 5-Jan-1808 in: Washington County, Maryland 8
1810 Maryland Census, Boonsboro, Washington County, p 475.
M Child 2 Daniel Boone
Born: Bet 1779-1790 in: 7
Died: in:
Spouse: Mary Arnsberger
Married: 10-Oct-1811 in: Washington County, Maryland 9
1830 Census, Washington County, Maryland p 98.
M Child 3 William Boone
Born: Bet 1779-1790 in: 7
Died: in: Ohio 10
Spouse: Sarah Heck
Married: 19-Nov-1812 in: Washington County, Maryland 9
1830 Census, Washington County, Maryland p 98.
A William Boon was a Pvt. in Capt. John Miller's Company from Sharpsburg. He
enlisted 4/28/1813, was discharged 7/3/1813.
Scharf: History of Western Maryland, p 1211c.
F Child 4 Charlotte Boone died at age: 23
Born: ??-Jun-1783 in: 11
Died: ??-Aug-1806 in: Washington County, Maryland 11
Spouse: Ephraim Davis b. Abt 1780 d. Abt 1847
Married: in:
Charlotte was Ephraim's first wife. He married a Brantner for his second
wife. Query by Lauren Brantner 26 Nov 1999.
F Child 5 Sarah Boone died at age: 84
Born: Bef 1790 in: 12
Died: 7-Sep-1874 in: Keedysville, Washington County, Maryland 13
Buried: in: Boonsboro, Washington County, Maryland 14
1840 Census, Boonsboro, Washington County, Maryland p 226.
M Child 6 Joseph Boone died at age: 93
Born: 1790 in: Washington County, Maryland 15
Died: ??-Feb-1883 in: Knox County, Missourt 15
Spouse: Maria Nichols b. 14-Jul-1799 d. ??-Apr-1864
Married: 11-Jun-1817 in: Washington County, Maryland 15
Had 11 children. http://lisagene.com/Joseph2.htm 7/20/2000.
Source Footnotes:
1 Based on their 1770 certificate to Fairfax MM, VA.
Hinshaw: Exeter MM, PA p 8, and on the age of his wife.
2 Scharf: History of Western Maryland, p 1261c.
Williams: History of Washington County, Maryland.
Morrow: Wills of Washington County, Maryland An Index 1776-1890,
p 4.
3 Buried in Trinity Reformed churchyard.
Scharf: History of Western Maryland, pp 1261c, 1264d.
4 4-28-1779 disciplined for marrying out of unity. Hinshaw: Exeter MM, PA p 8.
1-28-1778 condemned for marrying out and by a priest. Spraker, p 101-2,
quoting the Exeter MM minutes.
5 Scharf: History of Western Maryland, p 1264d.
Tombstone inscription in Trinity Reformed Churchyard, Boonsboro, MD.
6 Trinity Reformed Churchyard. Scharf: History of Western Maryland, p 1264d.
7 1790 Census, Washington County, Maryland p 115 col 2
8 Message from Larry DeFrance, Boone-L, Oct 9, 1999.
FHL #0014643 Index to Washington County, Maryland Marriages 1799-1860.
9 FHL #0014643 Index to Washington County, Maryland Marriages 1799-1860.
10 Spraker: The Boone Family, p 102.
11 Tombstone inscription, Trinity Reformed Church, Boonsboro, Maryland.
Scharf: History of Western Maryland, p 1264d.
12 Based on tombstone inscription, aged 83 years.
Scharf: History of Western Maryland, p 1264d.
1790 Census, Washington County, Maryland p 115 col 2
13 Died at age 83. Scharf: History of Western Maryland, p 1264d.
Keedysville is about 3 miles SW of Boonsboro.
Spraker: The Boone Family, p 102.
14 Buried in Trinity Reformed churchyard.
Scharf: History of Western Maryland, p 1264d.
15 http://lisagene.com/Joseph2.htm 7/20/2000.
| 6-27-1770 | William Boone, wife Sarah & ch: Mordecai, Mary, William, George, Thomas, Jeremiah & Hezekiah were given a certificate to Fairfax MM, VA. Hinshaw: Exeter MM, PA, p 8. |
| 10-30-1773 | William Boone & wife Sarah, ch: Mordicai, Mary, William, George, Thomas, Jeremiah & Hezekiah were received by Fairfax MM, VA. William was dead prior to his wife and family being received. Hinshaw: Fairfax MM, VA p 473. |
| 5-27-1775 | Sarah Boone & ch: Mary, William, George, Thomas, Jeremiah & Hezekiah were given a certificate to Exeter MM, Pa. Hinshaw: Fairfax MM, VA p 473. |
| 10-20-1776 | Sarah Boone, wife of William, & Ch: William, George, Jeremiah, Mary, Hezekiah & Thomas were received from Fairfax MM, VA. Hinshaw: Exeter MM, PA, p 8. |
| 1-29-1777 | William Boone was disowned for joining the militia. Hinshaw: Exeter MM, PA, p 8. |
| 4-28-1779 | Susanna Boone disciplined for marrying out of unity. Hinshaw: Exeter MM, PA p 8. |
Note: Since William had been disowned by the Exeter meeting, Susanna was considered to have married "out of unity" (to a non-Quaker) when she married William.
Patent Number: 23
Date: 11-26-1738
Plat Map Location: S-39
Acres:100
Tract Name: Beall's Chance [one of the tracts the Boones later bought]
Patentee: George Beall
--from Washington County, Maryland Plat Map
http://www.rootsweb.com/~mdwashin/plats/platmap.html
1783 Tax Assessment, Washington County, Lower Antietam Hundred
William Boon,
Belt's Claim, 70a wds., 30a ara.
9 Sep 1813 - "the land belonging to Wm. Boone's heirs was sold to
Henry Nyman & Mr. Petebenner, who laid it off in building lots."
Scharf: History of
Western Maryland, p 1261d.
1790 Census, Washington County, Maryland p 115 col 2 William Boone 1-3-3- -
This is to bear Witness that I Henry Locher being the guardian appointed by the orphans Court for Joseph Boone one of the minor children of William Boone late of Washington county decd heritofor received of William Good, Matthew Collins and Walter Boyd three of the Commisioners who sold the real estate of the said William Boone decd three hundred and fifty eight dollars and fifty cents being the amount due the said Boone and of the money recd by the commisioners on the 2nd day of Sept last, after deducting the ? attending the Commision sale ? and also the bonds for two annual instalments due the said Joseph Boone as his proportion amounting to the sum of two hund and fifty six dollars and forty three cents each and due and payable the 2nd of Sep 1812 and 2nd of Sep 1813 Witness my this 8th day of Apr 1812
H. Locher
Source: MKPetrilla@aol.com, Saturday, January 06, 2001.
Copy of document
obtained from Douglas Bast of the Boonsboro Musuem, Boonsboro, MD.
Know all men by these Presents that Whereas William Boone late of Washington County deceased held owned and possesed When living a house and lot in the town of Boonsboro distinguished by number Eight, Which property Susanna Boone the Widow of said William Boone at present occupies, and after her decease Will be the property of the heirs of Said William Boone to be equally divided among the Said heirs viz Mordacai, William, Daniel, Charlotte, Sarah and Joseph Boone, and Whereas I the Said Joseph Boone am desireous of Selling My claim and interest in and to Said Property, do therefore for and in consideration of the Sum of Ninety five dollars and Ninety Cents current Money to Me in hand Paid by Brady Wason and Thomas C. Brent of Washington County Maryland (that is to say fifty one dollars and sixty three cents paid Me by Brady Wason and forty four dollars and twenty seven Cents paid me by Thomas C. Brent) Sell and Convey to the Said Brady Wason and Thomas C. Brent all My rights claim part interest and demand of the aforesaid Property, and do hereby release for Myself My heirs executors and administrators for ever to be and remain the Share ... and property of Brady Wason and Thomas C. Brent (to be divided between them in proportion to the amount of the purchase money paid by each to Me) their heirs and assigns for ever, in witness thereof I have hereunto set My hand and seal in the presence of
(blank)
(signed) Joseph Boone {seal}
State of Maryland Washington County SS On this Seventh day of June Eighteen Hundred and Twenty Seven before us the Subscribing Two of the Justices of the Peace for the County aforesaid personally appears the within named Joseph Boone and acknolodged the within or foregoing instrument of writing to be his act and deed, and the lot and premices therein mentioned to be the right and estate of the within named Brady Wason and Thomas C. Brent their heirs and assigns forever according to the true intent and Meaning thereof, and the act of Assembly in Said Case made & provided.
| Acknoledged before J. H. Bowles William Yates |
Source: Shown on the Web page http://lisagene.com/daniel.htm and found at the Washington County, Maryland Court House by Michelle Petrilla. The documents contain the printed heading Land Records II 30, with page numbers 468 and 469 written in by hand.
The most important town in the Boonsboro District is Boonsboro, which is situated near the west base of the South Mountains, on the Frederick and Hagerstown or old National pike, eight miles from Hagerstown and sixteen miles from Frederick. The site of the town was originally owned by William and George Boone, who are supposed to have been members of Daniel Boone's family. A tradition of the section has it that Daniel Boone, the Kentucky pioneer, was originally from this portion of the State, and emigrated to Kentucky, as did the Shelbys, one of whom was the first Governor of that State; the Hart family, into which Henry Clay married; and hundreds of other hardy Western Maryland people who opened up the wilds of the Blue Grass State during the latter part of the eighteenth century. Boonsboro was originally a part of two tracts called Beall's Chance and Fellowship, and was first called Margaretsville, in honor of the wife of George Boone.
Wm. Boone resided here during his lifetime. He died in 1798 and was buried in the Salem, afterwards Trinity, Reformed Church graveyard. George Boone died in Reading, where he lived for many years. His house stood until the year 1800 in the rear of Salem church. Susannah Boone, wife of Wm. Boone, died in 1844, at the age of eighty-eight years.
--from History of Western Maryland by John Thomas Scharf, p 1261.
It is somewhat remarkable that Boonsboro was not settled earlier than it was, for it is a beautiful and attractive situation, and it is likely that most of the settlers from the eastern part of the State came to the valley through the gap, where the National road now passes. Here, at the foot of the mountain, Boonsboro lies. The land upon which the town is situated and that all around it, was granted to George and William Boone in about 1774. These men lived in Berks County, Pa. The latter came to his property in Maryland and resided there until his death in 1798. He and his wife are both buried in the Reformed Churchyard in the village. His wife, Susanna, survived him forty-six years, dying in 1844 at the age of eighty- eight years. The daughter of this couple, Sarah Boone, died at Keedysville in September 1874. The town did not grow rapidly. In 1796 there were only five houses and in 1829, Henry Nyman and Betebanner bought the Boone property, and laid out the town in lots. At that time there were only twenty-nine houses in the place.
--from A History of Washington County, Maryland by Thomas J. C. Williams, p 26.
See also: Isaiah Boone of Montgomery County, MD My Boone Page Contents: Boone
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