Married 9 Nov. 1764, in Berks Co., Pa., Benjamin Tallman (b. 9 Jan. 1745, in Berks Co., Pa.; d. 4 June, 1820, near Canal Winchester, Ohio), son of William and Anne (Lincoln) Tallman. (See sketch of Tallman Family.)
Benjamin Tallman took the oath of Allegiance in Pennsylvania, 7 Aug., 1777, and served an enlistment in the Pennsylvania Militia. (Pennsylvania Archives, 3rd Series, Vol. 6, p. 314.) In 1779 they removed to Virginia, and settled in Harrisonburg, Augusta Co. (later Rockingham Co.). There Benjamin Tallman joined De Best's Troop of the First Partisan Legion under Col. Armand. (Pennsylvania Archives, 2nd Series, Vol. XI, pp. 140, 145, 146), and took part in the siege of Yorktown. His military service entitled him to bounty land, as shown by records at Richmond, Va., but it seems that he did not avail himself of his rights. About 1810 he and his wife removed to Ohio, accompanied by some of their married children, and settled near Canal Winchester in Franklin Co. The grandchildren of Dinah (Boone) Tallman remembered her as always clad in the gray garb of the Friends, with a small shoulder cape of the same. She and her husband are buried in a family plot on a farm then owned by their son William and located in Walnut Township, Pickaway Co., Ohio.
. DINAH BOONE (Benjamin'; George3) born 3 or 10 May, 1749, in Berks Co., Pa.; died 25 July, 1824, near Canal Winchester, Ohio. (Family record gives date of her birth as 10th of May; baptism record of St. Gabriel's Episcopal Church at Morlotton (Douglasville), Pa., gives the date of birth as 3rd of May). Baptized 6 Aug., 1753.
CHILDREN
(1st nine b. in Berks Co., Pa.; last five near Harrisonburg, Va.)
+169 William Tallman, b. 27 Jan., 1766.
+170 Patience Tallman, b. 2 Oct., 1767.
+171 Sarah Tallman, b. 12 April, 1769.
+172 James Tallman, b. 8 April, 1771.
+173 Samuel Tallman, b. 18 Oct., 1772.
174 Thomas Tallman, b. 6 July, 1774; d. 5 May, 1794.
175 Benjamin Tallman, b. 26 May, 1776; d. 29:May, 1776.
176 Annah Tallman, b. 6 May, 1777; d. 5 Sept., 1778.
+177 Annah Tallman, b. 15 Dec., 1778.
+178 Ann (Nancy) Tallman, b. 20 May, 1781.
+179 Susanna Tallman, b. 6 Feb., 1783.
+180 Mary Tallman, b. 2 Dec., 1784.
+181 Benjamin Tallman, b. 19 Nov., 1786.
+182 John Tallman, b. 1788.
REFERENCE :-
"Descendants of Thomas Durfee of Portsmouth, Rhode Island" by William F. Reed, Pub. by Gibson Bros., Washington, D. C. Above data furnished to
Mr. Reed by Miss Mary Josephine Roe of Gilbert, Ohio.
Abraham Lincoln of Berks Co., the son of Mordecai and Mary Lincoln, was born in Amity Township, Philadelphia Co., subsequently Berks Co., Pa. His father, who died in May of that year, a few months before the birth of Abraham, was the ancestor of President Lincoln. Abraham was brought up on his father's farm. He received a fair education, and became quite prominent in the affairs of his native county. For six years, from 1773 to 1779, he held the office of County Commissioner. He was an active patriot, and was appointed one of the sub-lieutenants of the county, Mar. 21, 1777. He served in the General Assembly from 1782 to 1786, and was a delegate to the Pennsylvania Convention to ratify the Federal Constitution in 1787. He did not sign the ratification. Under the act of March 14, 1784, he was appointed one of the Commissioners of Fisheries. He was a member of the State Constitutional Convention of 1789-'90, and appears to have been a man of much influence in
that body. He died at his residence in Exeter Township, in his seventieth year. (d and e)
The Lincolns were Congregationalists and the Boones Quakers, consequently Anne Boone's marriage to Abraham Lincoln was "out of Meeting," and considered a disorderly act. For this she was disciplined by the Exeter Monthly Meeting, and acknowledged her error to the Meeting on August 27, 1761. (a,
e and f)
In Volume II, page 158, of Berks County Wills, is record of the probate
on Feb. 17, 1806, of the will of Abraham Lincoln of Exeter: "administered to Mordecai and Thomas, sons, the widow renouncing." In the same volume, page 204, is record of the estate of "Anne Lincoln, widow, Exeter," administered to her sons Mordecai and Thomas Lincoln, Feb. 25, 1808.
ANNE BOONE (Janice; George3), born 3 Apr. (0. S.), or 14 Apr. (N. S.), 1737 (b); died 4 Apr., 1807; buried in Friends' Burying Ground in Exeter Twp. (a)
Married 10 July, 1760, (b) Abraham Lincoln (b. 1736; d. 31 Jan., 1806). (b) (See Sketch of Lincoln Family.)
In an old family Bible in Reading, Pa., appear these two entries:-
"Anne Boone was born on the first day of the week, about five o'clock in the afternoon, on the 3rd of April, Old Style, A. D. 1737, or A. D. 1737, Apr. 14, New Style."
"Abraham Lincoln & Anne Boone were married on the fifth day of the week, on the 10th day of July, A. D. 1760. When his age was 23 yrs., 8 months and 11 days. Her age 23 yrs., 2 months and 26 days. He being 5 mo., 15 days and 22 hrs. older than she." (c)
In Exeter Meeting Records is the following:-
"Anne Lincoln (Relict of Abraham Lincoln and daughter of James Boone), departed this life on the 4th day of the 4th m. A.D. 1807, aged 69 yrs., 11 mo., 21d., 14 h., 10 m., and was interred at Exeter on the 6th, the 2nd d. of the week."CHILDREN:-(b)
183 Mary Lincoln, b. 15 Sept., 1761.
184 Martha Lincoln, b. 25 Jan., 1763.
+185 Mordecai Lincoln, b. Jan., 1765.
+186 James Lincoln, b. 5 May, 1767.
187 Anne Lincoln, b. 19 Apr., 1769.
188 Rachael Lincoln, b. 24 Mar., 1771; d. 1775.
+189 Phoebe Lincoln, b. 22 Jan., 1773.
190 Anne Lincoln, b. 19 Oct., 1774; probably m. William Glascoe.
+191 Thomas Lincoln, b. 12 Mar., 1777.
192 John Lincoln, b. 21 Oct., 1779; d. 4 Apr., 1864.
REFERENCES:-
(a) Exeter Records.
(b) "Ancestry of Abraham Lincoln" by Lea & Hutchinson.
(c) Notes of J. W. Early, Reading, Pa.
(d) Pa. Magazine, Hist. & Biography, Vol. 2, page 220.
(e) "The Lincolns of Fayette Co." by John S. Ritenour.
(f) "Abraham Lincoln," by Learned.
Mary Boone, b. 17 Jan., 1738-9 (0. S.) or 28 Jan., 1739 (N. S.); d. 20 Aug., 1823, aged 84 yrs., 6 mo. 22 da.; buried at Exeter (a); m. 14 May, 1778, Oley. Their marriage was witnessed by Samuel and Margaret Lee (parents of the groom); James and Anne Boone (parents of the bride), Abraham, Martha, Mary and Ann Lincoln, and 34 others; and is recorded in Exeter Records.
JOHN BOONE (James'; George), born 10 Nov. (0. S.), or 21 Nov. (N. S.), 1745; died 29 Mar., 1773. (b)
"Orphan's Court, 12 May, 1768. Petition of John Boone, Jr., and Sophia his wife (late Weidner). That Peter Weidner of Cumver (?) deceased, by his will devised to the said Sophia, his daughter, part of his dwelling house, and one moiety of a tract of land in Cumver. That said testator devised the rents, issues and profits to his wife Susanna, until Sophia attain the age of 21. The said Sophia is still under age. That Susanna (the widow) has married James Whitehead. That James Whitehead has committed great waste and destruction to said land, etc., etc."CHILDREN:-
(It is interesting to note that these are the only members of the sixth generation whose births are recorded in the old James Boone Genealogy.)
193 Hannah Boone, b. 1 Nov., 1765, "on the 6th Day of the Week, about 4 o'clock in the Afternoon."
194 James Boone, b. 21 Jan., 1769, "on the 7th Day of the Week, 15 minutes after Noon"; m. 1 Jan., 1792, Catherine Williams, a dau. of Joseph Williams of Amity Twp., Berks Co., Pa. They were "married in the house of Daniel Clymer Esq., in the presence of said gentleman, hie lady Mary Clymer and Jane Scull." (e) On 3 July, 1786, James, "above 14," chose as his guardian Thomas Lee, Jr. (f)
195 Susanna Boone, b. 1 May, 1771, "on the 4th Day of the Week, 45 minutes past 10 o'clock at Night."
REFERENCES :-
(a) Exeter Records.
(b) "Old James Boone Genealogy."
(c) Orphan's Court Records, page 100. (Berks Co. Pa.)
(d) Orphan's Court Records, page 104.
(e) Trinity Church Records.
(f) Orphan's Court Records, page 202.
Married Sophia Weidner (b. probably about 1748), daughter of Peter
and Susanna Weidner.
(The children of Peter Weidner were Sophia, Salome, and Mary, all of whom were said to be under 14 yr. of age on 18 Aug., 1764.)
It is interesting to note that if Sophia was under 21 on 12 May 1768, she must have been considerably under 18 when her first child was
born, and that her husband, John Boone, was under 20-a very early marriage compared with others of that time in that community.
After the death of John Boone, who was a tanner, in Mar., 1773, Sophia, his widow, petitioned the court on 6 Sept., 1773, to be allowed to sell the property, in Alsace, consisting of tenement, tan-yard, tan-shop, and 3 tracts of land comprising in all 943 acres, in order to pay the debts against the estate. The court ordered this done. (c)
The following month, 19 Oct., 1773, at Morlottan, Pa., Sophia married a second time, John Biddle, and on 24 Feb., 1774, they reported to the court that they had sold "all the properties of the said deceased" (John Boone
Hannah Boone, b. 1 Nov., 1765, "on the 6th Day of the Week, about 4 o'clock in the Afternoon
Susanna Boone, b. 1 May, 1771, "on the 4th Day of the Week, 45 minutes past 10 o'clock at Night."
The record of Judah's second marriage reads as follows:
"Boone. 11 mo., 15-1770, Judah, son of James and Mary his first wife deceased, of Exeter Twp., Berks Co., and Hannah Lee, dr. of Samuel and Margaret of Oley Twp. said Co., at Exeter Meeting. Witnesses, James, Anne, James, Jr., John and Joshua Boone, Samuel, Margaret, and Rachel Lee and 38 others." (a)
JUDAH BOONE (James4; George3), born 10 Dec., (0. S.) or 21
Dec., (N. S.) 1746 (a), "about 3 in the morning" (b); died 15 May, 1787Judah Boone "departed this life on the 15th Day of May, A. D. 1787, on the third Day of the Week, at fifteen minutes after midnight, aged 40 years, 4 months & 3 weeks & 5 days, that is, he was in the 41st year of his age; and was interred in the Friends' Burying Ground at Exeter, on the fourth Day of the Same Week." (b)
CHILDREN (a)
196 Mary Boone, b. 19 Oct., 1778; m. 7 May, 1801, William Lee, son of Isaac and Mary (Boone) Lee, (William"; George; George'), No. 232.
197 Margaret Boone, b. 27 Aug., 1781; m. 4 Dec., 1800. Jacob Thomas, son of Abel and Ellin Thomas, of Exeter.
198 Rachel Boone, b. 19 July, 1787.
REFERENCES:-
(a) Exeter Records.
"Old James Boone Genealogy
The record of Judah's second marriage reads as follows:
"Boone. 11 mo., 15-1770, Judah, son of James and Mary his first wife deceased, of Exeter Twp., Berks Co., and Hannah Lee, dr. of Samuel and Margaret of Oley Twp. said Co., at Exeter Meeting. Witnesses, James, Anne, James, Jr., John and Joshua Boone, Samuel, Margaret, and Rachel Lee and 38 others." (a)
JUDAH BOONE (James4; George3), born 10 Dec., (0. S.) or 21
Dec., (N. S.) 1746 (a), "about 3 in the morning" (b); died 15 May, 1787Judah Boone "departed this life on the 15th Day of May, A. D. 1787, on the third Day of the Week, at fifteen minutes after midnight, aged 40 years, 4 months & 3 weeks & 5 days, that is, he was in the 41st year of his age; and was interred in the Friends' Burying Ground at Exeter, on the fourth Day of the Same Week." (b)
CHILDREN (a)
196 Mary Boone, b. 19 Oct., 1778; m. 7 May, 1801, William Lee, son of Isaac and Mary (Boone) Lee, (William"; George; George'), No. 232.
197 Margaret Boone, b. 27 Aug., 1781; m. 4 Dec., 1800. Jacob Thomas, son of Abel and Ellin Thomas, of Exeter.
198 Rachel Boone, b. 19 July, 1787.
REFERENCES:-
(a) Exeter Records.
"Old James Boone Genealogy
15 Nov., 1770, Hannah Lee, daughter of Samuel and Margaret Lee, of Oley (Exeter Twp., Berks Co.), Pa. (a)
(Hannah [Lee] Boone married a second time, 3 Apr., 1800, Samuel Coates, son of Thomas and Sarah Coates.)
JOSHUA BOONE (James'; George3), born 24 Mar., (0. S.) or 4
Apr., (N. S.) 1748 (a), "About 4 in the morning" (b); died 2 Jan., 1835, at 2.30 A. M. in his 86th year.
Married (1) about 1781, Hannah Griffith (b. at Oley; d. 29 Aug.,
1794), and (2) Jane (thought to be Jane Thomas, who d. 15 Oct., 1834 aged 59 yr., 9 mo. 13 da.). (a)
In the Minutes of Gwynedd Monthly Meeting, are these two items referring to Hannah Griffith Boone:
"10-30, 1781. Women produced acknowledgment from Hannah Boone, late Griffith, for marriage by a priest, etc. Accepted and ordered to be read at Gwynedd Meeting."
"2-26, 1782. Women produce a certificate for Hannah Boone to Exeter, which is approved and signed."
In the "Removals" of the Exeter Records we find the following:-
"7-27, 1774. Joshua Boone to Duck Creek Meeting." "2-28, 1798. Joshua Boone from Duck Creek Meeting."
As the births of their children are recorded in the Exeter Monthly Meeting Records, Joshua and Hannah were probably forgiven by the Friends for having been married by a priest.
After Hannah's death, Joshua married within a short time, a second wife, who was without doubt Jane Thomas. The Exeter Records give:-
CHILDREN :-
(The 1st 8 had been received into Exeter Meeting before 1799.) (First Marriage)
199 Amos Boone, b. 10 Mar., 1782, at Exeter.
"Amos Boone to Gwynedd, 1799, son of Joshua." (a)
"Amos Boone, disowned, 1806." (a) (Probably for marriage.)
200 Mary Boone, b. 26 July, 1784, at Oley; d. 10 May, 1821, aged 36 Yr. 9 mo. 11 da.
"1805, Mary, daughter of Joshua Boone, to Bradford." (a)
+201 James Boone, b. 29 Jan., 1786.
202 Joshua Boone, b. 21 Sept., 1787, at Oley.
203 Sarah Boone, b. 2 Aug., 1789, at Oley.
204 Samuel Foulke Boone, b. 10 Apr., 1791, at Oley; d. 16 June, 1791.
+205 Samuel Boone, b. 22 Aug., 1794, (Second Marriage)
206 Isaac Boone, b. 31 May, 1796, at Oley. +207 Hannah Griffith Boone, b. 24 Mar., 1798.
REFERENCES:-
(a) Exeter Records.
(b) "Old James Boone Genealogy."
10-30, 1781. Women produced acknowledgment from Hannah Boone, late Griffith, for marriage by a priest, etc. Accepted and ordered to be read at Gwynedd Meeting."
JOSHUA BOONE (James'; George3), born 24 Mar., (0. S.) or 4
Apr., (N. S.) 1748 (a), "About 4 in the morning" (b); died 2 Jan., 1835, at 2.30 A. M. in his 86th year.
Married (1) about 1781, Hannah Griffith (b. at Oley; d. 29 Aug.,
1794), and (2) Jane (thought to be Jane Thomas, who d. 15 Oct., 1834 aged 59 yr., 9 mo. 13 da.). (a)
In the Minutes of Gwynedd Monthly Meeting, are these two items referring to Hannah Griffith Boone:
"10-30, 1781. Women produced acknowledgment from Hannah Boone, late Griffith, for marriage by a priest, etc. Accepted and ordered to be read at Gwynedd Meeting."
"2-26, 1782. Women produce a certificate for Hannah Boone to Exeter, which is approved and signed."
In the "Removals" of the Exeter Records we find the following:-
"7-27, 1774. Joshua Boone to Duck Creek Meeting." "2-28, 1798. Joshua Boone from Duck Creek Meeting."
As the births of their children are recorded in the Exeter Monthly Meeting Records, Joshua and Hannah were probably forgiven by the Friends for having been married by a priest.
After Hannah's death, Joshua married within a short time, a second wife, who was without doubt Jane Thomas. The Exeter Records give:-
CHILDREN :-
(The 1st 8 had been received into Exeter Meeting before 1799.) (First Marriage)
199 Amos Boone, b. 10 Mar., 1782, at Exeter.
"Amos Boone to Gwynedd, 1799, son of Joshua." (a)
"Amos Boone, disowned, 1806." (a) (Probably for marriage.)
200 Mary Boone, b. 26 July, 1784, at Oley; d. 10 May, 1821, aged 36 Yr. 9 mo. 11 da.
"1805, Mary, daughter of Joshua Boone, to Bradford." (a)
+201 James Boone, b. 29 Jan., 1786.
202 Joshua Boone, b. 21 Sept., 1787, at Oley.
203 Sarah Boone, b. 2 Aug., 1789, at Oley.
204 Samuel Foulke Boone, b. 10 Apr., 1791, at Oley; d. 16 June, 1791.
+205 Samuel Boone, b. 22 Aug., 1794, (Second Marriage)
206 Isaac Boone, b. 31 May, 1796, at Oley. +207 Hannah Griffith Boone, b. 24 Mar., 1798.
REFERENCES:-
(a) Exeter Records.
(b) "Old James Boone Genealogy."
"12-30, 1795. Jane Boone, daughter of Isaac Thomas, married by a hireling minister."