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DANIEL B 0 0 N E ANNIVERSARY
PIEDMONT COMMITTEE FOR THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF DANIEL BOONE'S BIRTH, INC.
371 North Main Street, Mocksville, North Carollpa ?,7025
President: HOWELL BOONE Telephone:
Vice -President: PETER HAIRSTON (704) 634-2023
Secretary: LYNNE TROUTMAN 23 May 1984
DAVID G WEBB Jr
101 'White Heron Lane
Summerville,SC 29483
Dear Mr Webb:
Enclosed is a tentative schedule of the Daniel
Boone Commemorative events during the long weekend
of 19-22 October 1948. Also enclosed is a listing
of souvenirs available and a sketch of the truly dif-
ferent (outstanding?) trpphies for the Turkey Shoot.
In response to your Webb inquiry, I have xeroxed
the "entire" WEBB FILE that is all that is available
in the History and Genealogy -Room of the Davie County
Public Library. All items were generated by one Walter
E. Webb (a cousin of yours?) of Celina, Tennessee.
I've again re -read -the Webbentries in Mrs Spraker=s
The Boone Family (1922). Several thoughts come to my
mind:
Unless physically limited - most colonial dames
had about a dozen children - not all of whom lived to
maturity,, Most of the Webb birth lists are partial
at best.
The period when your Webb ancestor "looses his
family ties" was one of political and social turmoil.
Many youths just took off when they felt ready to con-
duct their own lives without parental guidance. Many
of them "hit the frontier" where land (and life?) were
cheap. Some even changed their names. I know of a
Chadd family in Kentucky whose male ancestor was an
early settler of the Blue Grass State. His father was
a Chadwick - son just shortened the name. Webb, at
least, is all but impossible to shorten.,*
In my mind, Pennsylvania is still the best place'
to search out John and Mary [Boone] Webb and their
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descendants. Study the Exeter Friends Monthy Meeting
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Records, and then,the records kept by the wave of
Germans who settled in amongst the English -Welsh -
"Irish" Quakers of Berks County, Pennsylvania, almost
entirely replacing them by the 1790 First U S Census.
I concentrate almost exclusively on "my" John
Boone (1727-1803)- of Hunting Creek, and his descendants
which includes' my brother and myself. Only a long-time
researcher like yourself is aware of the amount of in-
conclusive data, missing documents and gaping holes I've
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encountered in my search for full & complete certainty.
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With all good wishes,
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Davie Co. Pudic L&KY
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101 White Heron Lane
Summerville, SC 29483
14 Apr 1984
Mr. Howell Boone, President
1984 Daniel Boone Anniversary, Piedmont Committee
for the 250th Anniversary of Daniel Boone's
Birth, Inc.
371 North Main Street
Mocksville, NC 27028
Dear Mr, Boone:
I refer to the April 1984 issue of"Boone Pioneer Echoes" that referred to your plans
for a Daniel Boone celebration in Davie County.
Since 1975 I have conducted research on my Webb family. Nty ancestor, George Webb,
married Nancy Knuckles on 13 Feb. 1795, Botetourt Co., VA. I have written a book,
"Webb Family of Bearwallow Ridge," that lists over 14,000 descendants of George and
Nancy.
Tradition has strongly indicated that my George Webb was Boone related. It seems quite
logical that my ancestor was a descendant of John Webb who married Mary Boone in 1720,
Berks Co., PA, as Quakers. I traced -t theifamilies l 'y of George Webb b 1723 and James
Webb b 1737/8, but I have not been successful in locating other descendants.
As you probably know, Mary(Boone)Webb was a sister of Squire Boone and Daniel Boone's
aunt. One strong clue involves property my George Webb owned in July, 1795. He owned
100 acres on Dutchmann's Creek, Surry Co., NC which is located less than 30 miles from
Mocksville. Further, my George Webb bought the land from a John Moore.
Tradition indicates that one of the sons of John and Mary(Boone)Webb married a Moore.
Another clue I have not been able to expand information on involves Samuel Webb b 23 Mar
1740 who m Rebecca, Paine. This son of John and Mary(Boone)Webb had a 5th child, George
Webb.,who was born after 1770 and prior to 1775.
I have reviewed the "Boone Family" in several libraries. It lists the family of John
and Mary(Boone)Webb th%ugh the 2nd generation.
I hope you can help me to contact a Boone family genealogist who can help me with my
research.
Thank you very much. 'ncerely go
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?d G. ebb, Jr.
)avis Co. Pubic Libfary
mocksyme, N. C.
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101 White Heron Lane
Summerville, SC 29483
14 Apr' 1984
Mr. Howell Boone, President
1984 Daniel Boone Anniversary, Piedmont Committee
for the 250th Anniversary of Daniel Boone's
Birth, Inc.
371 North Main Street
Mocksville, NC 27028
Dear Mr. Boone:
I refer to the April 1984 issue of"Boone Pioneer Echoes" that referred to your plans
for a Daniel Boone celebration in Davie County:
Since 1975 I have conducted research on my Webb family. My ancestor, George Webb,
married Nancy Knuckles on 13 Feb: 1795, Botetourt Co., VA. I have written a book,
"Webb Family of Bearwallow Ridge," that lists over 14,000 descendants of George and
Nancy.
Tradition has strongly indicated that my George Webb was Boone related. It seems quite
logical that my ancestor was a descendant of John Webb who married Mary Boone in 1720,
Berks Co,, PA, as Quakers. I !raced.: thedfiinilie®:...y of George Webb b 1723 and James
Webb b 1?378, but I have not been successful in locating other descendants.
As you probably know, Mary(Boone)Webb was a sister of Squire Boone and Daniel Boone's
aunt. One strong clue involves property my George Webb owned in July, 1795. He owned
100 acres on Dutchmann's Creek, Surry Co., NC which is located less than 30 miles from
Mocksville. Further, my George Webb bought the land from a John Moore.
'Iradition indicates that one of the sons of John and Mary(Boone)Webb married a Moore.
Another clue I have not been able to expand information on involves Samuel Webb b 23 Mar
1740 who m Rebecca. Paine. This son of John and Mary(Boone)Webb had a 5th child, George
Webb,who was born after 1770 and prior to 1775•
I have reviewed the "Boone Family" in several libraries. It lists the family of John
and Mary(Boone)Webb t1ough the 2nd generation.
I hope you can help me to contact a Boone family genealogist who can help me with my
research.
Thank you very much. iD
erely o
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d G. ebb, Jr.
Davie -County Public Library
Mocksville, PSC
604 GuOtyIPublic library
M60011e, NC
101 White Heron Lane
Summerville, SC 29483
25 May 1984
Mr, Howell Boone
Rt 1, Box 365A
Mocksville, NC 27028
Cousin Howells
Sorry I was able to see you for such a brief time at the side of the road on 16 May,
and the haste produced nothing since I arrived too late to see records at the Jones
Memorial Library at Lynchburg, VA.
I will be struggling in the coming weeks, trying to verify the linkage of my George
Webb with the Boone family. Tradition strmngly.indicates that my ancestor was John Webb
b 1694 who married Mary Boone, daughter of George Webb,III, on 3 Jul 1720 as Quakers,
Berks Co.,PA. George was a brother of Squire Boone, father of Daniel Boone.
Known issue of John and Mary (Boone)Webbs John Webb b 1721;George Webb b 1723sMary Webb
b 1726;Sarah Webb b 1729;Benjamin Webb b 1732;Joseph Webb b 1?35;James Webb b 1737;
Samuel Webb b 1740 and Moses Webb b 1743.
I have a hunch that my ancestor was Samuel Webb b 1740 who m Rebecca Paine. They had
several children, including a George Webb b 1770-75. I have the Jones Memorial Library
conducting research for me. If they can verify that Samuel was my ancestor, I then
can complete my research of my Webb line that dates back to 1431 when Alice Webb, daughter
of Sir Thomas Webb m William Richmond who took the surname Webb.
I hope you will have a successful 2150th celebration of Daniel Boone's birthday. I note
on the map of the April, 1984 issue of "Boone Pioneer Echoes" that George Boone owned
property on Bear Creek. I presume that George Boone was the father of my Mary(Boone)
Webb.
If you wish, I can provide you with names and addresses of some of the family groups of
descendants of John and Mary (Boone)Webb.
Again, it was fine seeing you, even if it was jery brief.
Re fullPJrs.
David G. We
DeN
ie County. Public ObTa'N
Mocks,olje, NO