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SchollSCHOLL FAMILY RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA _ (All Variations) Louise W. Elampton .343 Rural Route 5-Box,G33=Y.og Lick Road Winchester, Kentucky 40391 • Davie County Public Library R^ocksville, NC 171 J -e-� ,¢__R..e— uJ SCHOLL FAMILY RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA \ _ LUI V;n'iationa Louise W. Hampton • Rural Route 5-Box 633-Log Lick Road Winchester, Kentucky 40391 'c'°�."" � ,cam, �.�.-e� � �-�-1�-�-�.-�-•t-� — CCZ Davie County Public Library t4ocl;sville, NC U "_ " "_ ✓yam^ - ie c�c 2� w. Lt. , c � A-� w S� SCHOLL FAMILY RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA _ IAII Variati'.na Louise W. Hampton i Rural Route 5 -Box 633 -Log Lick Road Winchester, Kentucky 40391 wa LA-) d.- V 1 J ._.:_, 6w t;z-� '701.� a-4-� -0� TeA /L4,,j y , f f?� h RE: Boones in Davie County, North Carolina LOUISE W. HAMPTON Log Lick Road Route 5 Box 363 Winchester, KY 40391 Dear Louise: HOWELL BOONE Boone Farm Road Route 1 Box 365A Mocksville,NC 27028 TEL: ( 704) 492-5307 16 August 1983 Recently an obliging acquaintance took a photo of me standing - where else.- in the doorway of a log cabin. I'm now over 60, white-haired and balding, and I tire easily. After decades of working in New York City on indistrial films, I re- tired to the Carolina Piedmont. My major interest is John Boone of Hunting Creek (1727-1803) and his descendants. Naturally I'm also interested in Daniel Boone The Trailblazer (1734-1820) who was John's first cousin. I have visited Exeter Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, and seen the stone house built for George Boone(3) which he seems never to have lived in. And I've seen the stone house built over the site of Squire and Sarah (Morgan) Boone's cabin where Daniel was born. And I've retraced the Boone route from Pennsylvania to the Carolina Piedmont. From the Boone Tract at Bear Creek in then Rowan/now Davie County, North Carolina, I've retraced - on available public roads - the route from here to Boonesborough, Boone's Station and the Blue Licks Battle site in Kentucky. And from Kentucky, I've gone to the Squire(Jr) sites in Indiana and to Jonathan's mill site in New Haven Illinois (which is the site of Jonathan's burial in 1808(?). The attraction of the house where Daniel died in 1820 is irresistable for a Boone like myself who is full of American and Boone history.- I've also visited Boone sites ( my direct line) in Tennessee, Arkansas -and Texas. Several years ago I was involved in the aborted attempt to get National ( ie Congressional approved) Historic status for the Wilderness Road, Buffalo and Indian trails that Daniel and the North Carolina and Virginia pioneers used in their early settlement of Kentucky. Now, I'm involved in Piedmont commemorative ceremonies for the 250th anniversary of Daniel's.birth on 22 October (Old Style) 1734. Daniel, as you know disliked re -setting his birthday to November after the English acceptance of the Gregorian.calendar in 1752. I therefor efer the 22nd of October 1984 as the date for any commemorative c __ . The enclosed sMoak FA newspaper articles detail our few ideas for a Yadkin River Valley commemoration. In Davie County, North Carolina the Squire Boone (later Daniel Boone) property is called "The Boone Tract". John Boone's nearby Hunting Creek land is called "Boone Farm". The dirt road from the �� two-lane blacktop Highway 64 to the old Boone Farm is called simply Boone Farm Road. And I am the first person with the last name of Boone to live in this area.since 1820, when Rebecca (Bryan?) Boone died. I.am descended from John Boone (1727-1803) first cousin of Daniel. He was the son of Squire's younger brother, Benjamin Boone (1706-1762) and Benjamin's first wife Ann (Farmer) Boone (1701-1727?) Neither Ben- jamin, nor any other of Squire's brothers moved to North Carolina. but when Squire Boone and family left Pennsylvania for North Carolina in 1750, John Boone, Benjamin's son went with Squire. In about 1753, in North Carolina, John Boone married Rebecca Bryan? (C1735-1820) daughter of Morgan (Sr) and Martha (Strode) Bryan. This Rebecca was a (much) younger sister of Joseph Bryan (C1720 -C1805) who was the father of the other Rebecca Bryan (1739-1813) who married Daniel Boone. My John.Boone is described as "a successful farmer and landowner" in Rowan (now Davie) County, North Carolina, where he maintained him- self until his death in 1803. During the American Revolution he was "helpful to the Rev&tionary Cause" providing both provisions and his oldest son Benjamin to the North Carolina'Militia. Benjamin Boone (1754- 1836) met Mary daughter of John Wilson (Sr) who also served in the Rebel Militia. In 1783, at the end of the hostilities, Benjamin Boone married Mary Wilson (1765-1823) . When he died in 1803 at the Boone Farm on Hunting Creek, John Boone was 76 years old. He was buried in Joppa Cemetery "along side" his uncle and aunt, Squire and Sarah (Morgan) Boone. By the 1880's his tomb- stone was all but unreadable, only the word Boon was still visible. This tombstone has long since disappeared; Squire and Sarah (Morgan) Boone's tombstones remained in a Davie County Bank vault for years. They are now securely fixed in a brick encasement erected in Joppa Cemetery over their original location. These two tombstone are all that remains of the Boone presence in Rowan/Davie County, North Carolina. All trace of Boone ( and Bryan) log cabins is gone. There is a highway marker to identify the Boone Tract, there is also a marker at Joppa Cemetery, and there is the Boone Farm Road sign. Of the name Bryan, nothing remains - the "Bryan Settle- ment" is now called Farmington. The two Junior High -Schools, which might have been named after these illustrious early settlers are called simply North and South Junior High Schools - an indication of present-day inter- est in America's historic past. Thnaking yo .1 for your most informative letter, Your distant cousin, RE: Boones in Davie County, North Carolina LOUISE W. HAMPTON Log Lick Road Route 5 Box 363 Winchester, KY 40391 Dear Louise: Recently an obliging acquaintance took where else.- in the doorway of a log cabin. and balding, and I tire easily. HOWELL BOONE Boone Farm Road Route 1 Box 365A Mocksville,NC 27028 TEL: (704) 492-5307 16 August 1983 a photo of me standing - I'm now over 60, white-haired After decades of working in New York City on indistrial films, I re- tired to the Carolina Piedmont. My major interest is John Boone of Hunting Creek (1727-1803) and his descendants. Naturally I'm also interested in Daniel Boone The Trailblazer (1734-1820) who was John's first cousin. Co j I have visited Exeter Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, and seen the stone house built for George Boone(3) which he seems never to have lived in. And I've seen the stone house built over the site of Squire and Sarah (Morgan) Boone's cabin where Daniel was born. U) And I've retraced the Boone route from Pennsylvania.to the Carolina Z Piedmont. From the Boone Tract at Bear Creek in then Rowan/now.Davie County, North Carolina, I've retraced - on available public roads - the route from here to Boonesborough, Boone's Station and the Blue Licks Battle site in Kentucky. And from Kentucky, I've gone to the Squire(Jr) sites in Indiana and to Jonathan's mill site in New Haven Illinois (which is the site of Jonathan's burial in 1808(?). The attraction of the house where Daniel died in 1820 is irresistable for a Boone like myself who is full of American and Boone history.- I've also visited Boone sites ( my direct line) in Tennessee, Arkansas -and Texas. Several years ago I was involved in the aborted attempt to get National ( ie Congressional approved) Historic status for the Wilderness Road, Buffalo and Indian trails that Daniel and the North Carolina and Virginia pioneers used in their early settlement of Kentucky. Now, I'm involved in Piedmont commemorative ceremonies for the 250th anniversary of Daniel's birth on 22 October (Old Style) 1734. Daniel, as you know disliked re -setting his birthday to November after the English acceptance of the Gregorian.calendar in 1752. I therefore prefer the 22nd of October 1984 as the date for any commemorative ceremonies. The enclosed 2 newspaper articles detail our few ideas for a Yadkin River Valley commemoration. In Davie County, North Carolina the Squire Boone (later Daniel Boone) property is called "The Boone Tract". John Boone's nearby Hunting Creek land is called "Boone Farm". The dirt road from the two-lane blacktop "Highway" 64 to'the old Boone Farm is called simply Boone Farm Road. And I am the first person with the last name of Boone to live in this area since 1820, when Rebecca (Bryan?) Boone died. I am descended from John Boone (1727-1803) first cousin of Daniel. He was the son of Squire's younger brother, Benjamin Boone (1706-1762) and Benjamin's first wife Ann (Farmer) Boone (1701-1727?) Neither Ben- jamin, nor any other of Squire's brothers moved to North Carolina. but when Squire Boone and family left Pennsylvania for North Carolina in 1750, John Boone, Benjamin's son went with Squire. In about 1753, in North Carolina, John Boone married Rebecca Bryan? (C1735-1820) daughter of Morgan (Sr) and Martha (Strode) Bryan. This Rebecca was a (much) younger sister of Joseph Bryan (C1720 -C1805) who was the father of the other Rebecca Bryan (1739-1813) who married Daniel Boone. My John Boone is described as "a successful farmer and landowner" in Rowan (now Davie) County, North Carolina, where he maintained him- self until his death in 1803. During the American Revolution he was "helpful to the Rev&tionary Cause" providing both provisions and his oldest son Benjamin to the North Carolina.Militia. Benjamin Boone (1754- 1836) met Mary daughter of John Wilson (Sr) who also served in the Rebel Militia. In 1783, at the end of the hostilities, Benjamin Boone married Mary Wilson (1765-1823). When he died in 1803 at the Boone Farm on Hunting Creek, John Boone Cewas 76 years old. He was buried in Joppa Cemetery "along side" his uncle and aunt, Squire and Sarah (Morgan) Boone. By the 1880's his tomb- z stone was all but unreadable, only the word Boon was still visible. This tombstone has long since disappeared; Squire and Sarah (Morgan) Boone's ci tombstones remained in a Davie County Bank vault for years. They are now securely fixed in a brick encasement erected in Joppa Cemetery over o their original location. U � These two tombstone are all that remains of the Boone presence in o Rowan/Davie County, North Carolina. All trace of Boone ( and Bryan) log cabins is gone. There is a highway marker to identify the Boone Tract, there is also a marker at Joppa Cemetery, and there is the Boone Farm Road sign. Of the name Bryan, noithing remains - the "Bryan Settle- ment" is now called Farmington. The two Junior High -Schools, which might have been named after these illustrious early settlers are called simply North and South Junior High Schools - an indication of present-day inter- est in America's historic past. Thnaking you for your most informative letter, Your distant cousin, SCHOLL FAMILY RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA 1A11 Vai Louise W. Hampton G 3 AAW �'`'� d'''w r Rural Route 5-BoxAN-- .og Lick Road Winchester, Kentucky 40391 44J ,mac.. �, v /4, / 9 03 f. f 1 � �� r• J LA_) .,Z W -12 f O f uw .w ci Q � . Lj 3 • c.� SCHOLL FAMILY RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA ' (111 Vuri:Uions) Louise W. Hampton �- Rural Route 5 -Box 633 -Log Lick Road Winchester, Kentucky 40391 7 (S4 f � C,;2. / f 1 ublic L'tbra�Y Wile �ount�talle, NC docks 01 1 /73- (d-.,,-v.s� Tf LALJ A/,f Cj A4 LJ �'�.-.,�-..0 ,%�rUu.., p�a-.,,tea. 73 • otiedv-Z¢, i'�°-"`F-�-� -F `8-.�.-QG, ci.�...• �"�' W s+.�l .nay, / y ... . V `� e L.' a mss-.'( .,'«^^^•-+C. �/� S, SCHOLL FAMILY RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA (All variaumms) �� - Louise W. Hampton �� Rural Route 5 -Box 633 -Log Lick Road Winchester, Kentucky 40391 Al L-Aj w .d L1 0.-, a 4-7- w Lc 0 ,t4 r,J.u�.-c_.-�.......:.--� qJVt- ub cap r6 Lv �t� --� UewtT, CA xa� - Ar tor r r t �. _ _ - _ __ _._.--_•-.�--o--mss_—. ._-./.�:R—'t---- --- ��-�c.�:,---- - _ _ . _ w .-- __ __ _- - - --__. _.. . 1 7-C 1F--.- c�Q— � - - - - _ _ _. .tea—a-R--.- _ t.-eJ__ .�•-- -- . _-�- . _. _ _ __.-_ . ; __ _ . __ _ _ - __._._ IU V , IL LAJ LAJ r �-- - . - � - -- -- .__ _ -- -�- G'-�-- Gam- -- _ - --•-G� - - - - ._ _.- - . _ _ __ _ ..._. _. .. - r QOM . I . -- -.-.-_��---.._._.._... .. __. _ .._.. Imo"'.. ___•-�✓!/�-f-r.�-T/`------. _OL. �-- -. _._.---.�-�---.�_�-_... ------_._-. _._. ... - _ His small burial plot has long since been incorporated into plowed acres of the Taylor family farm Some of these Taylors allude to k' the original Boone owner of their property as JONATHAN5•$ they are Wrong, and much of the material in the Davie County Genealogical Library is based on "father always said' and is incorrect. As you must know from your own research into the Pickett fare« ily�, there is a mass of misinformation one has to wade through to s determine the true facts; and it can & does take Years.. My mother, June Steel (Hall) Boone died 10 April 1978 after" years of gradual decline (she was 88 years", 9 months and 11 days. old at her death). She died here at home in her own bed, in her, own'roomvery quietly in her sieepe Keeping.Mother at home was a real task for meg but it was exactly the way she wanted to live and die =. Since her death, my brother and I have arranged to sell the family house in Bayside¢ and I will be moving to North Carolina after 31 January 1979• r I am sending my heartfelt thanks to you for your help in my ancestry searcho and will contact you when I have an address .ixr.the hill country of North Carolina between WinstonwSalem, Charlotte and - High Point It is still possible to run into a deer in.. Davie County - and less has changed since the days of Daniel, Jonathan, Johnip George and Squire Boone than in most places in�North Carolina or America. Sincerely, rIL Public W44 Mocks\ille,