The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-05-03

- young, vigorous man
hood. much Of his train
ing as a skiiiful hunter and above an
his romantic Introduction, acGualnt-
ance with and marriage TO MISS re
hecca BRYAN and his first settlement III
housekeeping In a small log cabin IN
bis fathers yard, on the Yadkln, IN
what was then Rowan, now lfaVidson'
county. is sufficient to justify u cialhi
TO him as an erstWhlle citizen OF our
State. AS we wish TO study MS He It
IS litting that We note here his ances-
trai history.
Recent Investigation into the origin
oS the name and its people discloses
this record. The Register Of Ken
lucky State Historical Society" says
they were from Normandy. and the
Norman name was Bohun. The trans
1ation from the original nomenclature
runs thus: BoIlun. Bon, Boone. :"
Reading the history OF the Boones,
Of Devonshire and of Exeter, England,
we find them respectable Quakers-
people of property and education.
Ihey were, I'm some Of the old writ
Ings Of the day, styled the Boone
Georges the head Of the house being
narne George through many genera
tons. From an Old record OF the So
ciety OF Friends. near Philadelphia,
Pa. the following is given:
George Boone III married to De-
horah Howell. 1712. He was born in
George Boone III. the grandfather OF
Daniel Boone, # Is written In the
Gwynedd 'riends' meeting house c
ords: George Boone produced certtfl-
cate from Bradwick. In Deyonshire.
Great Britain, OF his orderly and good
conversation while he lived there,
which was accepted"
fP this yl1fHn IF fSanTra pHnno III
and his wife Deborah, six children
we're born, viz: George, Sarah. Squire,
Mary, Joseph, Benjamin and Samuel,
the youngest son.
Squire Boone, father OF Daniel,
married Sarah Morgan. (oid style)
July 10. 1870. To them were born
twelve children-Israel, Sarah, Sam
uei, Jonathan. Elizabeth. Daniel, Ma
~. George. Edward, Nathan, Squire
and Hannah.
Sarah married a man who was not a
Quaker, and was therefore ''disown-
ed" by the Society Of Friends. Israel
also married a "worldling'' and he
was also "disowned," and because
their father, Squire Boone, ounte
wise excluded. Because Of the So
ciety's action in the matter the name
Of the last three children were never
entered on the foregoing record.
There Is much confusion as to the
date of Daniel Boone's birth. The III
brarian OF Bucks County Historical So
ciety' says tt the writer: cone thing al
least, / want to caution you against, Is
the erroneous dates Of his birth given
by different biographeTs, The records
of the Friends Meeting at Exeter
Berks county, to which his parents
belonged, than which nothing can be
more authentic, show that he was
l. I'll
tMorgan) Boone. and was born limo
e2. 1894" Since 8mo. at that date anC
up to 1852 was October, and on the
change to the present calendar in thu
latter year, ten days were cut out OF
the month OF September, 1852, hi:
real natal day under our present cal
endar would be November 1, 1874.
Removed to North Carolina.
It is a matter of record that a few
years before 1850, that traders from
Virginia. New Jersey and some from
Pennsylvania. came to North Caroline
on trading expeditions and learned O
the beauty and fertility Of the YadkiI
Valley. They met at the Trading
E'ord-some going farther southland
there rested and grazed their horse!
in the luxuriant a in the vale.
round about. These traders on theil
return. told Of the encfEa nting beaut,
and fertility Of the soil.
Squire Boone and his wife with
large family were becoming concerned
about the future settlement of thei
children. Some OF them were alread,
married and settled near them. (Twt
OF the children lived and died there)
The Bryans and Boones became yer.
fond OF sac other. This fondnes
grew into such intimacy that inter
marriages followed. At last SOUR,
Boone decided to sell his effects an<
move TO the southwark. II was in tn
spring OF 1850 MAY 1st) that til
family started from Pennsylvania t
go South. Morgan Bryan had pre-
ceded him to the forks Of the Yad
kin by tWo years. Il is thought tina
the family spent one year on LinTitl