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James Boone
Birth: Mar. 5, 1757 - Yadkin County, North Carolina, USA
Death: Oct. 10, 1773 - Lee County, Virginia, USA
Born at "Bear's Creek"
Killed and tortured by an Indian War Party at "Wallen's Ridge" {Wallen's Creek in the Powell Valley} Also killed were 5 others {2 killed instantly; 1 tortured and killed with James; 2 others were missing-one found miles away killed by Indian war party and 1 remains found about 20 years later} Indian massacre
Also buried in the same grave as James Boone was Henry Russell son of General William Russell and Tabitha Adams
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Parents:
'''Daniel Boone (1734 - 1820)'''
'''Rebecca Bryan (1739 - 1813)'''
Burial:
Body lost or destroyed
Specifically: Reportedly buried near where he was killed with 3 of the other 5 killed
James Boone was Daniel and Rebecca Boone's first child. He was killed by indians at Cumberland Gap in 1773 while accompanying his father who was leading a group of settlers into Kentucky.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=48869746
Born at "Bear's Creek" {LDS records}
Killed and tortured by an Indian War Party at "Wallen's Ridge" {Wallen's Creek in the Powell Valley} Also killed were 5 others {2 killed instantly; 1 tortured and killed with James; 2 others were missing-one found miles away killed by Indian war party and 1 remains found about 20 years later}
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~varussel/indian/2.html
Also buried in same grave as James Boone was
Henry Russell son of General William Russell and Tabitha Adams
1773 Attempts to settle Kentucky; son James killed at Cumberland
Gap by an Indian attack October 9; settlers turn back
James was killed by Indians crossing the Clinch Mts. in Va. during his families first attempt to reach Ky.
Born at "Bear's Creek" {LDS records}
Killed and tortured by an Indian War Party at "Wallen's Ridge" {Wallen's Creek in the Powell Valley} Also killed were 5 others {2 killed instantly; 1 tortured and killed with James; 2 others were missing-one found miles away killed by Indian war party and 1 remains found about 20 years later}
Also buried in same grave as James Boone was
Henry Russell son of General William Russell and Tabitha Adams
Death of James Boone
Wallen's Ridge, Stickleyville, Virginia
10 October 1773.
In 1773, Daniel Boone made arrangements with Captain William Russell of Castle's Wood in southwest Virginia to lead a group of settlers across the mountains into the rich lands of the Kentucky wilderness. Boone's party, consisting of his family and closest friends, left their homes in the Yadkin Valley of North Carolina traveling to a predetermined point somewhere near Wallen's Ridge, in present-day Lee County, Virginia. Other parties were also preparing for the journey and all were to assemble there as one main body.
From somewhere near present-day Abingdon, Virginia, Daniel Boone sent his eldest son, James, in his seventeenth year, and others on to Castle's Wood where they were to inform Captain Russell that Boone's party was en route. While in Castle's Wood, James' party was to collect food, seed corn, and supplies for the journey. About nine other young men joined James on the trip through Rye Cove and Kane's Gap toward the main rendezvous point.
This party consisted of
- James Boone,
- John, and
- Richard Mendenhall,
- Henry Russell (William Russell's son),
- Isaac Crabtree,
- Samuel Drake (son of John Drake) and two slaves named
- Charles and
- Adam.
Some reports indicate that two other, unidentified men may also have been included in the James Boone party.
These young men camped for the night near Wallen's Creek, Virginia.
As morning broke on 10 October, they were attacked by Delaware, Shawnee, and Cherokee Indians.
Only Isaac Crabtree and Adam escaped.
By early December, the attack was reported in newspapers as far away as Baltimore and Philadelphia.
For more detailed accounts, please visit the following websites:
Brenda Coleman's site at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~genbaby5/crab3.html
This article by Dr. Charles Drake http://web.infoave.net/~kfleming/drakanc.html Click on Second American Generation in the left had frame.
- Information is found in footnote 40 at the bottom of the page.
Daniel Boone in Southwest Virginia "The Story as Told by Lyman Coleman Draper" Edited by James William Hagy http://www.rootsweb.com/~vawise2/sketches/HSpubl51.html
Namesake:
James Boone, son of Nathan Boone and Olive Van Bibber Boone.
His parents, Nathan, and Olive Boone named him "James" in honor of Nathan's brother who had been killed by Indians during his parents' trek from North Carolina to the Kentucky frontier.
This is he.
Another great book: Blood and Treasure, Daniel Boone and the Fight for America's First Frontier, Drury and Clavin
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James Boone's Timeline
| 1757 |
March 5, 1757
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Bear Creek, Yadkin County, Province of North Carolina
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| 1773 |
October 10, 1773
Age 16
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Powell Valley, Lee County, Province of Virginia
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October 10, 1773
Age 16
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Wallen's Ridge near Wallen's Creek, Powell Valley, Lee County, Virginia, United States
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