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Joseph Boone
The three known children of Joseph Boone Sr. & wife Catherine:*
(1) Joseph Boone Jr., b. 30 Apr 1730
(2) Hugh Boone, b. abt. 1735
(3) Isaac Boone, b. 27 July 1739
The following 4 children are mentioned by Sarah Ridge Rockenfield, pp. 509 of her book, Our Boone Families, Daniel Boone’s Kinfolks even though she cites no source as proof:
Catherine Rosanna Boone, b. 1738 (shown as 3rd child by Rockenfield, p. 509. The Boone Society cannot confirm Catherine Rosanna as a child of Joseph Boone Sr.)
Judah Boone (shown as 5th child by Rockenfield, p. 509, same as above. Boone Society cannot confirm)
Elizabeth Boone (shown as 6th child by Rockenfield, p. 509, same as above. Boone Society cannot confirm)
Hannah Boone (shown as 7th child by Rockenfield, p. 509, same as above. Boone Society cannot confirm)
*Proof of first 3 sons (Joseph Jr., Hugh, & Isaac): Boone Family Association, Bulletin No. 6, 1930, pages 27-28, written by Hazel Spraker discloses the fact that Hugh Boone (d. 1805) of Berks Co., PA, was a son of Joseph Boone (b. 1704). Spraker continues to say that it was proved that Isaac Boone of Berks Co, PA, was also a son of Joseph Boone, by evidence of old wills that Hugh and Isaac were brothers. (The Boone Family, by Spraker, p. 503, states Isaac’s will dated 1794.)
Records of Hugh Boone, son of Joseph Boone, include (1) the Will of Hugh Boone (Book 4, p 324, Berks County, Pa.) made 14 Jun 1805, probated 11 Nov 1805; (2) Deed of Mordecai Boone (Deed Book 24, p 53, 8 Jul 1809) in Reading, Mordecai Boone to John Heine; (3) Deed of Hugh Boone (Deed Book 13, p 512, 18 Feb 1794) in Reading, Hugh Boone and wife Catherine to Lyon Vanamringe; (4) Deed of Joseph Boone (Deed Book 22, p 439, 16 Apr 1768) in Reading, Joseph Boone and wife Catherine to Hugh Boone, one of the sons of Joseph.
Also, Boone Family Association, Bulletin No. 9, July 1, 1933, page 147, in an article by Hazel Spraker (written from information she discovered after publishing her now-famous book). The BFA article is titled, "Joseph Boone Sr. and Joseph Boone Jr. of Berks County, PA," and Spraker refers to the following important indenture:
Indenture Made 16 April, 1785, between Jacob Boone of Exeter Twp., Berks Co, PA, Yeoman, and Samuel DeTurk of Amity Twp., Berks Co., PA
. This indenture traces title to 500 acres of land from William Penn, Proprietor of Pennsylvania to John Millington, 1682, through Ralph Ashton, Gentleman, of Philadelphia to Squire Boone of (then) Phila Co., one half of said 500 acres, 1730;Squire Boone and Sarah to Joseph Boone Sen. of Amity, 106 acres of above land, 1750; also Proprietors of Pennsylvania 1738, to Joseph Boone Sen. of Amity, 184 acres (Phila Book A, p. 112)
Joseph Boone, Sen. and Catherine to THEIR SON JOSEPH BOONE JUNR. 30 April 1708.
Joseph Boone Jun. dying intestate leaving a widow, Elizabeth, and ten children, the said Jacob, Joseph, Thomas, Ovid, Abner, Johab, Ann, Catherine, Sarah and Hannah. (These children will be shown later in Generation 6.)
The real estate of Joseph Boone Jun. was adjudged by Orphans’ Court of Berks Co. to his son Jacob Boone and the land was sold to Joseph DeTurk by Jacob and wife Mary for 1000 pounds in 1785. Commission Book 1, page 282, Berks Co., PA. There were 3 other Orphan Court Records in Berks Co., PA concerning the estate of Joseph Boone Jr., dated May 14, 1779, May 7, 1783, and June 3, 1782.
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Source: The First 5 Generations of the George Boone Family Presented by The Boone Society, Inc