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About James Boone, Sr.
James Boone, I
- BIRTH 7 Sep 1709 - Devon, England (Exeter, Devonshire, Old‑England)
- DEATH 1 Sep 1785 (aged 75) - Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
- BURIAL Exeter Friends Cemetery, Exeter Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
- MEMORIAL ID 50632517 · View Source
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50632517/james-boone
A Complete Transcription of the Original Boone Family Genealogy by James Boone - March 21st, 1788.
JAMES BOONE, Senior (Son of George Boone & Mary Milton Maugridge Boone) was born in the Town of Bradninch (eight Miles from the City of Exeter) in Devonshire, in Old‑England, about half Hour past 2 in the Morning there, A. D. 1709 July 18 (N. S.) ‑And he departed this Life, A. D. 1785 September 1, at 9 H.: 10 M. at Night, in the 77th Year of his Age.—
Mary Foulke (Daughter of Hugh & Anne Foulke) was born at North‑Wales in Philadelphia County, A. D. 1714 December 5 (N.S.)‑‑ James Boone, Senior, & Mary Foulke were married, A. D. 1735 May 26 (N. S.) and lived together 20 Years, 8 Months and 25 Days. She departed this Life, A. D. 1'756 Feb. 20, at 20 Minutes past one in the afternoon, in the 42nd Year of her Age.--
The Times of the Births of the Children of the said James Boone, Senior, and Mary (his first Wife), set down according to the New‑Stile. The Place of their Births in Exeter Township, Berks County, in Pennsylvania.
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- Anne Boone was born, about 5 in the Afternoon 1737 Apr. 14 - married Abraham Lincoln
- Mary Boone was born, about 1 in the Morning 1739 Jan. 28 - married Thomas Lee
- Martha Boone was born, about 5 in the Afternoon 1742 July 11 - married George Hughes
- James Boone, junior, was born about 5 in the Morning 1744 Feb.6 - became the family genealogist
- John Boone, junior, was born about 2 in the Morning 1745 Nov. 21- Deceased at 10 o'clock at night, in the 28th Year of his Age 1773 Mar. 29 - married Sophia Weidner
- Judah Boone was born about 3 in the Morning 1746 Dec.19 - married (1) unknown, (2) Hannah Lee. After Judah's death, Hannah married Samuel Coates.
- Dinah Boone was born 1748 Mar.19 Deceased 1748 July 17- (1747-1748), died as a child
- Joshua Boone was born about 4 in the Morning 1749 Apr. 4 - (1748-1835), married (1) Hannah Griffith, (2) Jane, possibly Thomas
- Rachel Boone was born about 3 in the Afternoon 1750 Apr. 21 - married William Wilcoxson
- Moses Boone was born about 3 in the Morning 1751 Aug. 3 - married Sarah Griffith
- Hannah Boone was born 1752 June 14 - Deceased 1752 Aug. 15 died as a child
- Nathaniel Boone was born, & died, 1753-1753; being 5 Weeks old at his Decease.
James Boone, Senior, & Anne Griffith were married, A. D. 1757 Oct.20, being just 20 Months after the Decease of his former Wife. She the Said Anne Griffith was born, A. D. 1713 January 29th, New Stile.
A Patriot of the American Revolution for PENNSYLVANIA. DAR Ancestor # A012104
James Boone, Sr., was born in Bradnich, Devonshire, England on July 7, 1709. He was the son of George Boone III and his wife Mary Maugridge. When James was about 9, he emigrated with the rest of his family to Pennsylvania. The family eventually settled in Berks County.
On January 25, 1735, James Boone and Mary Foulk declared their marital intentions and they were married on May 5, 1735. She was the daughter of Hugh and Anne Foulke. She was born in North Wales, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, on December 5, 1714. James and Mary had twelve children. She died in Exeter, Berks County, on February 20, 1756, and was buried at the Exeter Friends Burying Ground, Exeter, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
Many sources show James' name as James Maugridge Boone, however, the Boone Family Association has not adopted this middle name in any of their documentation. Many sources will show his wife as Mary Milton Foulke, but the Boone Family Association has not adopted this middle name in any of their documentation.
James married Anne Griffith on October 26, 1757, 20 months after the death of his late wife. Anne was born on January 29, 1713. There were no children from the second marriage.
James was appointed an overseer for the Exeter MM on December 1737. He served in this role three more times before 1757. He was the clerk of the Men’s Monthly Meeting between 1746/7 and 1749. In the secular world, James Boone was a justice of the Peace for Berks County between 1752 and 1755 and represented Berks County in the Provincial Assembly in 1758. Throughout most of the last half of the eighteenth century, James Boone also was one of the wealthiest men in Exeter Township, operating a prosperous tannery and farm.
During the American Revolution, he supported the colonial cause. According to the Daughters of American Revolution, he gave "patriotic service," and has been given the Ancestor #: A012104.
James Boone, Sr, died September 1, 1785, on the fifth day of the week, at ten minutes after nine o'clock at night, in the 77th year of his age; and was decently interred in Friends Burying-Ground at Exeter on the seventh day of the same week. He (with his parents, etc.) left Great Britain in the 9th year of his age and lived almost 68 years in Pennsylvania. When he was born, it was between 9 & 10 at night in Pennsylvania and he died between 9 & 10 at Night.
Note: Family notes were carefully kept by James' brother John which he later turned over to his nephew James Boone Jr. Their preoccupation with exact hours of birth and death and the latitudes and longitudes suggests an interest in astrology. They also may have been students of numerology.
James left a will that can still be found in the "Abstracts of Berks County Wills, Vol. 1, pages 155 & 443. His will is very detailed and, in it, he names all his children still alive at that date - Anne, Mary, Martha, James, Judah, Joshua, Rachel and Moses. In addition, he makes bequests to grandchildren Hannah, John, James, and Susannah, and a bequest to Sarah Biddle, who had been the widow of son John but had since remarried. The full text of his will can be read here --
http://books.google.com/books?id=10YG5I2-qFUC&pg=PA45&lpg=PA45&dq=M....
Children of James Boone and wife Mary Foulke:
- Anne Boone (1737-1807), married Abraham Lincoln
- Mary Boone (1738-1823), married Thomas Lee
- Martha Boone (b.1742), married George Hughes
- James Boone, Jr. , never married, became the family genealogist
- John Boone (1745-1773), married Sophia Weidner
- Judah Boone (1746-1787), married (1) unknown, (2) Hannah Lee. After Judah's death, Hannah married Samuel Coates.
- Dinah Coates (1747-1748), died as a child
- Joshua Boone (1748-1835), married (1) Hannah Griffith, (2) Jane, possibly Thomas.
- Rachel Boone (born 1750), married William Wilcoxson
- Moses Boone (1751-1823), married Sarah Griffith
- Hannah Boone (1752-1752), died as a child
- Nathaniel Boone (1753-1753), lived only five weeks.
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James Boone, Sr.'s Timeline
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July 7, 1709
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Bradninch, Exeter, Devon, England (United Kingdom)
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July 7, 1709
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Bradninch, Exeter, Devonshire, England
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April 14, 1737
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Exeter, Berks County, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
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January 17, 1739
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January 28, 1739
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Exeter, Berks, Pennsylvania
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June 30, 1742
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Exeter, Berks County, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
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February 6, 1744
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Exeter, Berks County, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
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November 10, 1745
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Exeter, Berks, Pennsylvania
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December 19, 1746
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Exeter, Berks County, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
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