Colonel Daniel Boone^[1]

1734 - 1820  (85 years)

• Name	Daniel Boone
  Title	Colonel
  Birth	2 Nov 1734	Daniel Boone Homestead, Birdsboro, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	Revolutionary War Colonel
  Death	26 Sep 1820	Defiance, St Charles County, Missouri, USA   [2]
  Burial	Old Bryan Farm Cemetery, Marthasville, Warren County, Missouri, USA   [3]
  Person ID	I3373	Tulpehocken Genealogy
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2023

  
  

  Father	Squire Boone, Sr,   b. 25 Nov 1696, Bradninch, Mid Devon District, Devon, England d. 2 Jan 1765, Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Sarah Morgan,   b. 23 Sep 1700, Gwynedd, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1 Jan 1777, Mocksville, Davie County, North Carolina, USA (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	Jul 23 1720	Gwynedd Friends Monthly Meeting, Gwynedd, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Family ID	F787	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rebecca Ann Bryan,   b. 9 Jan 1739, Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, USA d. 18 Mar 1813, Femme Osage, Saint Charles County, Missouri, USA (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	14 Aug 1756	Yadkin River, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
  Children	1. James Bryan Boone,   b. 3 May 1757, Bears Creek, Yadkin County, North Carolina, USA d. 10 Oct 1773, Wallens Ridge,Powell Valley, Virginia, USA (Age 16 years)   2. Israel Boone,   b. 25 Jan 1759, Bears Creek, Yadkin County, North Carolina, USA d. 19 Aug 1782, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA (Age 23 years)   3. Susanna Boone,   b. 2 Nov 1760, Yadkin River, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA d. 19 Oct 1800, Femme Osage, Saint Charles County, Missouri, USA (Age 39 years)   4. Jemima Boone,   b. 4 Oct 1762, Yadkin River, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA d. 30 Aug 1834, Marthasville, Warren County, Missouri, USA (Age 71 years)   5. Lavina Bryan Boone,   b. 23 Mar 1766, Sugar Creek, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA d. 6 Apr 1802, Clark County, Kentucky, USA (Age 36 years)   6. Rebecca Boone,   b. 26 May 1768, Yadkin River, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA d. 14 Jul 1805, Clark County, Kentucky, USA (Age 37 years)   7. Daniel Morgan Boone, II,   b. 23 Dec 1769, Wilkes, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA d. 13 Jul 1839, Westport, Jackson County, Missouri, USA (Age 69 years)   8. Elinor Boone,   b. 13 May 1772, Freehold Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA d. 17 Aug 1856, Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio, USA (Age 84 years)   9. Jesse Bryan Boone,   b. 23 May 1773, Yadkin River, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA d. 22 Dec 1820, Saint Louis, Saint Louis County, Missouri, USA (Age 47 years)   10. William Bryan Boone,   b. 20 Jun 1775, Castles Woods, Clinch River Valley, Russell County, Virginia, USA d. 12 Jul 1775, Castles Woods, Clinch River Valley, Russell County, Virginia, USA (Age 0 years)   11. Sarah Ann Boone,   b. 1780, Hunting Creek Farm, Hamptonville, Iredell County, North Carolina, USA d. 18 Feb 1825, Green Township, Hickory County, Missouri, USA (Age 45 years)   12. Lieutenant Colonel Nathaniel Boone,   b. 2 Mar 1781, Boone Station, Athens, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA d. 16 Oct 1856, Ash Grove, Greene County, Missouri, USA (Age 75 years)   13. Godfrey Daniel Boone,   b. 1790, Richland County, South Carolina, USA d. 24 Oct 1862, Lynchburg, Virginia, USA (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F788	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Mar 2024

  
  

• Photos

  Portrait of Daniel Boone Pioneer Frontiersman

  
  

• Notes

  American Pioneer Frontiersman. Born in Pennsylvania, the sixth of twelve children to Quaker parents, Sarah Jarman Morgan and Squire Boone, a weaver and blacksmith. As a boy, Boone received an elementary education. The Boone family left Pennsylvania around 1750 and eventually settled in North Carolina. In 1756 he married neighbor Rebecca Bryan; the couple would have ten children. In 1769, he set out with five others to explore the border region of Kentucky territory. They passed Cumberland Gap and on June 7, and set up camp at Station Camp Creek. They explored Kentucky as far west as the falls of the Ohio. In 1773, he returned home, sold his farm and set out with his family, two brothers, and five other families, to settle in Kentucky. They were intercepted by Shawnee in an attack that resulted in the death of Boone's oldest son, James, and the party was forced to retreat to the Clinch River. Two years later, Boone succeeded in founding Boonesborough, Kentucky near present day Lexington. During the American Revolution, Boonesborough became the site of several battles. It was besieged at least three times over a period of months. The Battle of Blue Licks on August 19, 1782, almost ten months after the surrender at Yorktown, was a decisive victory for a combined force of 1,000 British regulars and tribes from the Ohio nations. It also cost the life of Boone’s second son, Israel. His story was included in a book, 'The Discovery, Settlement and Present State of Kentucke,' published in 1784 by John Filson, a Kentucky land speculator, in an effort to lure settlers to Kentucky. The book of embellished tales was popular in both America and Europe, and made Boone internationally known. In 1792, Kentucky was admitted into the Union as the 15th state. Litigation arose that questioned many settlers' title to their lands. Boone lost all his property due to lack of clear title. In 1795, he settled on the Femme Osage Creek, in St. Charles County, Missouri. He was appointed commander of the Femme Osage district, and received a large grant of land for his services, which he subsequently lost because he failed to make his title good. His claim to another tract of land was confirmed by Congress in 1812, in consideration of his services. The St. Louis Enquirer of October 14, 1820 ran an obituary notice that read: “DIED.- On the 26th ult. [Sep.] at Charette in the ninetieth year of his age, the celebrated Col. DANIEL BOONE, discoverer and first settler of the State of Kentucky.” After his death, the legend which began with the 1784 book, continued to grow with the publication of such best-selling works as 'The Biographical Memoir of Daniel Boone, the First Settler of Kentucky,' released in 1833, a sensationalized account of Boone’s life. In 1845, in a controversial move, the remains of Boone and his wife were relocated from Missouri to Kentucky. There is some controversy surrounding the final disposition of the Boones’ remains. Some claim Daniel and Rebecca’s remains are still in Missouri, and that the wrong bodies were removed and re-buried. Others have demanded the return of the bodies to Missouri. Seven counties, a national forest, and numerous towns and schools across the United States are named for him. In 1968, the US Post Office issued a six cent stamp in the American Folklore Series depicting him. From 1964 to 1970, he was the highly fictionalized subject of a popular television series.

  
  

• Sources

  [S175] Website: Geni World Family Tree, (https://www.geni.com/family-tree/html/start), https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40000-1171270/daniel-boone-in-geni-world-family-tree (Reliability: 4). Daniel Boone&lt;br&gt;Gender: Male&lt;br&gt;Alias name: Sheltowee" (Big Turtle), Frontiersman, Daniel, Col. Boone&lt;br&gt;Residence: Missouri, United States&lt;br&gt;Birth: Nov 2 1734 - Birdsboro near Reading, Oley Valley, Berks County, Province of Pennsylvania, Colonial America&lt;br&gt;Occupation: Sheriff Judge, Frontiersman, Indian Fighter, frontiersman, longhunter, trapper, soldier, teamster, state militia officer, politician, surveyor, merchant, sheriff, tavern keeper, horse trader, land speculator&lt;br&gt;Marriage: Spouse: Rebecca Ann Boone (born Bryan) - Aug 14 1756 - Yadkin River, Rowan County, Province of North Carolina, Colonial America&lt;br&gt;Death: Sep 26 1820 - Nathan Boone's house, Defiance, Femme Osage Creek, St. Charles County, Missouri, United States&lt;br&gt;Burial: Sep 28 1820 - originally buried in Old Bryan Farm Graveyard, near Marthasville, Warren County, Missouri &lt;br&gt;Father: <a>Squire Maugridge Boone, I</a>&lt;br&gt;Mother: <a>Sarah Boone (born Morgan)</a>&lt;br&gt;Wife: <a>Rebecca Ann Boone (born Bryan)</a>&lt;br&gt;Children: <a>James Bryan Boone</a>, <a>Israel Boone</a>, <a>Susanna Hays (born Boone)</a>, <a>Jemima Callaway (born Boone)</a>, <a>William Bryan Boone</a>, <a>Sarah Ann Wilson (born Boone)</a>, <a>Lavina Bryan Scholl (born Boone)</a>, <a>Daniel Morgan Boone, II</a>, <a>Elinor Wall (born Boone)</a>, <a>Jesse Bryan Boone</a>, <a>Nathaniel Boone</a>, <a>Rebecca Goe (born Boone)</a>, <a>Godfrey Daniel Boone</a>&lt;br&gt;Siblings: <a>Sarah Cassandre Wilcoxson (born Boone)</a>, <a>Joseph Unknown</a>, <a>Israel Boone</a>, <a>Jonathan Morgan Boone</a>, <a>NN Boone, died young?</a>, <a>Joseph Boone</a>, <a>Samuel Boone, Sr.</a>, <a>Samuel Boone</a>, <a>Ann Hannah Winter (born Boone)</a>, <a>Squire Boone, II</a>, <a>Jacob Boone</a>, <a>Jemimia (born Boone)</a>, <a>Mary Bryan (born Boone)</a>, <a>Nathaniel Boone</a>, <a>George W. Boone, I</a>, <a>Edward "Neddie" Boone</a>, <a>Nathaniel Boone</a>, <a>Elizabeth Grant (born Boone)</a>, <a>Jacob Unknown</a>, <a>Hannah Morgan Stewart / Pennington (born Boone)</a>, <a>Mary Polly (born Boone)</a>, <a>Nathaniel Unknown</a> [S8] Edmund West, comp., Family Data Collection - Individual Records, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Birth year: 1734; Birth city: Exeter; Birth state: PA (Reliability: 0). [S64] Website: Find a Grave [text], https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5339/daniel-boone.