GEORGE HUGHES (Hannah' Boone; George4; Georges), born 10 Sept., (Old Style) or 21 Sept. (New Style) 1743; died 18 Aug., 1795, aged 51 yrs., 10 mos., 28 days.
Married 10 Oct., 1765, Martha Boone, No. 48 (b. 11 July, 1742; d. 28 May, 1798, aged 55 yrs., 10 mos., 17 days; buried at Catawissa), daughter of James4; (Georges). (a) (See the Foulke-Hughes Sketch for her mother, Mary Foulke's, ancestry.)
(We are told that Martha Boone died "on the 2 day of the week, * * about half an hour after 1 o'clock in the afternoon.") (b)
On 24 Dec., 1766, in the Orphan's Court (Philadelphia, now Berks Co.) George Hughes petitioned the court to divide his father's (John Hughes) estate in Exeter Township, as he (John Hughes) had died a short time before, leaving no will. The heirs were George Hughes, his sister, Jane (Hughes) Boone, and some younger half sisters, who were not Boone descendants. This estate consisted of about 190 acres, and was ordered divided according to the value. (c)
CHILDREN:-
222 Mary Hughes, b. 15 July, 1766; d. 6 Oct., 1784.
+223 Hannah Hughes, h. 28 May, 1768; m. 25 May, 1791, Hezekiah Boone (Williams; George4; George3), No. 75, and her descendants will be given under his name.
224 Martha Hughes, d. 16 June, 1778.
225 Anne Hughes. +226 Rachael Hughes.
227 James Hughes, m. 26 June, 1799, Martha Penrose. There is given this record of their marriage. "6 mo., 26-1799.- Married at Roaring Creek Meeting, James Hughes, son of George Hughes of Catawissa Township, Northumberland Co., Pa. and Martha, his wife dec'd. and Martha Penrose, dr. of Robert and Rebecca Penrose of the same." (d)
REFERENCES
(a) Exeter Records.
(6) Extracts from the Pa. Archives, Second Series, Vol. XIX.
(c) Orphan's Court Records, p. 53 Berks Co., Hist. So. Reading, Pa.
(d) Catawissa and Muncy Meeting Records, Vol. 500, in Pa. Hist. So. Library.
Martha Boone, No. 48 (b. 11 July, 1742; d. 28 May, 1798, aged 55 yrs., 10 mos., 17 days; buried at Catawissa), daughter of James4; (Georges). (a) (See the Foulke-Hughes Sketch for her mother, Mary Foulke's, ancestry.)
Married 28 May, 1767, in Exeter Twp., Berks County, Pa., Adin Pancoast of Mansfield, New Jersey, (d. 12 Dec., 1822), (a) son of John and Mary Pancaast.
ABIGAIL BOONE (TVilliam5; George4; George3), born ; died
14 Mar., 1808. (a)
Married 28 May, 1767, in Exeter Twp., Berks County, Pa., Adin Pancoast of Mansfield, New Jersey, (d. 12 Dec., 1822), (a) son of John and Mary Pancaast.
She may have been the eldest of William Boone's children, as she was married before her father and his family removed to Maryland, and did not accompany them. Her marriage is recorded as follows:-
"5-mo-28, 1767, Adin Pancoast of Mansfield tp. West New Jersey, son of John, dec'd and Mary, and Abigail Boone of Exeter tp. Berks Co., dr. of William and Saiah of said place. At Exeter Meeting. Witnesses:-Wm., Sarah and Mordecai Boone, John and Joseph Pancoast, Mordecai and Abraham Lincoln and 63 others." (a)
In 1797, Abigail Pancoast, with her four children, moved to Catawissa in what is now Columbia Co., her removal being recorded in Exeter Meeting, June 28, 1797. For some reason the removal of her husband, Adin Pancoast, is not recorded until the following year, Jan. 31, 1798. (b) In Catawissa Meeting Records we find she was received in Nov., 1797.
"11-26, 1797, Abigail Pancoast produced a certificate from Exeter for herself and her children dated 6-28, 1787." (c)
In this record three children, William, Thomas and Hezekiah are named, while a fourth, Mary, was named only in the "removal" recorded in Exeter. Mary may have either married or died meanwhile. In Catawissa they were associated with the family of Abigail's second cousin Samuel Boone, whose daughter married Hezekiah Pancoast. Abigail (Boone) Pancoast is mentioned in the wills of her father George Boone IV, and her uncle Jeremiah Boone.
CHILDREN:-
(As listed in Exeter record of Removals")
228 Mary Pancoast.
229 William Pane oast.
230 Thomas Pancoast. +231 Hezekiah Pancoast.
REFERENCES
(a) Bible record of son Hezekiah Pancoast.
(b) Exeter Record; marriages, and removals.
(c) Catawissa Meeting Records.
Isaac Lee (d. 5 Jan., 1829, aged 76 yrs. 3 mo. 10 days), (a), son of John Lee of Berks County. (a)
MARY BOONE (Williams; George4; George), died 30 June, 1832. (a) Married 8 May, 1777, Isaac Lee (d. 5 Jan., 1829, aged 76 yrs. 3 mo. 10 days), (a), son of John Lee of Berks County. (a)
The residence of Isaac and Mary Lee in 1810 was in Oley Valley, Berks County, Pa., as the death of Sarah Boone, Mary's mother, took place "at the residence of Isaac Lee in Oley Valley, 21 April, 1810." (b) Both Isaac and Mary are buried at Exeter.
CHILDREN:- (a)
232 William Lee, b. 18 July, 1778; m. 7 May, 1801, Mary Boone (Judah'; James4; George), No. 196. (c)
233 Jane Lee, b. 19 July, 1780.
234 Abigail Lee, b. 7 Sept., 1782; m. 6 May, 1802, William Cherington or Chevington, son of Thomas and Rachel Cherington of Berks Co. (m. 4 May, 1775.)
235 Anthony Lee, b. 5 Oct., 1784.
236 Jeremiah Lee, b. 11 Sept., 1787; m. 3 Jan., 1830, Mary Penrose, dau. of Isaac and Eleanor Penrose of Maiden Creek. (c)
237 Ann Lee, b. 21 Sept., 1789.
238 Sarah Lee, b. 21 Aug., 1791.
239 Nathan Lee, b. 24 Apr., 1794.
REFERENCES:-
(a) Exeter Records.
(b) Family Bible owned by Edwin Boone of Reading, Pa.
(c) These marriages all recorded in Books 1 and 2, Marriages in Exeter Monthly Meeting, 1742-1870.
WILLIAM BOONE (William'; George; Georges).
Married about 1778, Susanna Parks (d. abt. 1837, aged abt. 65). In Exeter Records we find mention of Susanna being condemned for her marriage.
"1-28, 1778, Susanna Boone (Dau. of Benjamin Parks) for marrying out and by a Priest."
(Benjamin Parks received in Exeter Meeting from Newark Meeting 4-27, 1745). This was Susanna's father.
Although William himself was a Quaker, he had previously been disowned for having joined the militia, in Jan. 28, 1778, (a) hence Susanna was considered as having "married out" (of the Society of Friends). However, Susanna was retained as a member, for in 1779 she was given a letter of dismissal to a Maryland Meeting (a). William and his wife were founders and first settlers of Boonesboro, Maryland (b). The land upon which the town is situated and that all around it was granted to George and William Boone of Berks County, Pa., in about 1774. A little later William Boone went to his property in Maryland and resided there until his death in 1798 (5). Family tradition also, claims William and Susanna as founders of Boonesboro, Md., and a letter from a descendant says, "In the old Reformed Church Graveyard at Boonesboro there is a headstone which has on it 'Susanna Boone, Proprietress of Boonesboro.' "
CHILDREN:-
+240 Mordecai Boone.
+241 Daniel Boone.
242 William Boone, died in Ohio.
+243 Charlotte Boone.
244 Sarah Boone, d. Sept., 1874, at Keedysville, Md.
REFERENCES:-
(a) Exeter Records.
(b) "A history of Washington County, Maryland" by Thomas J. C. Williams, 1906. Family letters and Bible records.
1-28, 1778, Susanna Boone (Dau. of Benjamin Parks) for marrying out and by a Priest."
(Benjamin Parks received in Exeter Meeting from Newark Meeting 4-27, 1745). This was Susanna's father.
244 Sarah Boone, d. Sept., 1874, at Keedysville, Md.
GEORGE BOONE (Williams; George; Georges), born about 1759; died 30 June, 1824, in 65th year in Pike Twp., Berks County, Pa.
Married 6 Aug., 1781, in Hereford Twp., Berks Co., Pa., Margaret Mayberry (b. 1758 or '60; d. 21 Apr., 1825 in 65th year), daughter of William and Ann Mayberry. (a) (See sketch Mayberry Family.)
Will of George Boone. (b)
Dec. 13, 1823. June 19, 1824-Aug. 5, 1824. D 423.
Directs $500 to be retained in "Exrs." hands, int. to be paid son William and Mary his wife during their lives and after their decease principal to grandson "Geo. W. Boone, son of said William, and George T. and Anne Leonard chil. of Thomas Leonard and my dau. Elizabeth his wife. To my wife Margaret in fee the plantation whereon I live, with 15 acres of woodland adj. and all personal Estate. To son-in-law William Gearhart and Sarah his wife my dau. my plantation in Columbia Co. and such parts of Jacob Fousts plantation as was allotted me by a late division of his Est. for $1500 of which 1000 shall be his wife's share & $500 paid to the Chil. of my son Charles when 21, that is to Franklin and Daniel $125 each. To Rachel and Margaret $100 each and to Harriet $50. To son-in-law Daniel Bertelet and Ann his wife my plantation in Rockland also the lot of Woodland. To son George the plantation on which he now
lives also Woodland adjoining. To dau. * Julian Lincoln int. of $300 during life providing the dower from her dec. husband's est. be not sufficient for her maintenance. All rem. Real and Personal to be sold. To son-in-law
Andrew Taylor and Elizabeth his wife $950. To dau. Harriet wife of Benjamin Klein $900. To son-in-law Jonathan Evans and Margaret his wife $850. To dau. Rachel $900. To William Runion & Mary his wife $900."
Cod. forgives all the rent due from nephew Mordecai Boone in Maryland to Ap. 1, 1825. Also mentions Bro. Hezekish Boone. "Exrs." son George, Daniel A. Bartolet & Andrew Taylor, sons-in-law. Witnesses: John Fritz, John Hoff.CHILDREN:-
A-245 Sarah Boone, b. 20 May, 1782.
+246 William Boone, b. 12 Nov., 1783.
247 Ann Boone b. 21 Aug., 1785; m. Daniel Bertolet.
+248 Charles Boone, b. 21 Dec., 1786.
+249 Mary Boone, b. 18 Oct., 1788; m. William Bunion.
+250 George Boone, b. 7 Aug., 1790.
+251 Elizabeth Arton Boone, b. 23 Aug., 1793.
252 Harriet Boone, b. 22 Nov., 1795; m. Benjamin Klein.
253 Margaret Boone, b. 25 May, 1798; m. Jonathan Evans.
+254 Rachel Boone, m. her cousin Jeremiah Boone (Thomass; Williams; George; Georges), No. 260.
REFERENCES
(a) Old Family Bible owned by Edwin Boone, Reading, Pa.
(b) "Abstract of Berks Co. Wills" Vol. II, page 532.
(c) Births from same Bible. Marriage from will and family records.
THOMAS BOONE (Williams; George; Georges), born 25 Sept., 1761;
died 1 Nov., 1823.
Married 20 Apr., 1788, Ann Tea (d. 23 Nov., 1821), daughter of
Richard and Ann TeaThomas and Ann Boone lived in Amity township, Berks Co., Pa.
CHILDREN:-
255 Ann Boone, b. 6 Mar., 1789.
256 Sarah Boone, b. 13 Sept., 1790.
257 Lincoln Boone, b. 26 June, 1792.
258 Richard Boone, b. 12 Mar., 1794.
259 Rebecca Boone, b. 24 Dec., 1795.
+260 Jeremiah Boone, b. 21 Jan.. 1797.
+261 Daniel Boone, b. 7 July, 1799.
262 Mary Ann Boone, b. 11 Jan., 1804; d. 15 July, 1889. m. - Matthias.
263 William Boone, b. 12 June, 1806.
264 Thomas Boone, b. 26 Apr., 1808.
REFERENCE:-
Family Bible owned by Mr. Edwin Boone, Reading, Pa.; and family Bible owned by Horace D. Boone, of Reading.
Ann Tea (d. 23 Nov., 1821), daughter of
Richard and Ann Tea.
Ann Boone, b. 6 Mar., 1789
Sarah Boone, b. 13 Sept., 1790.
Lincoln Boone, b. 26 June, 1792.
Richard Boone, b. 12 Mar., 1794.
Rebecca Boone, b. 24 Dec., 1795.
William Boone, b. 12 June, 1806.
Thomas Boone, b. 26 Apr., 1808.
HEZEKIAH BOONE (Williams; George; Georges), born 1764; died 1 Apr., 1827, aged 63 years.
Married 1st, about May 1791, Hannah Hughes (Georges; Hannahs; Boone; George; Georges), (b. 28 May, 1768), and 2nd, 13 Apr., 1809, Elizabeth Boone (Mosess; James'; Georges). (See No. 223 and No. 209.)
In Exeter Meeting "5 mo. 25, 1791," Hezekiah Boone was called to account for marrying Hannah Hughes before a justice. Being cousins, they were disowned by the Society for their marriage. Concerning his second wife Elizabeth Boone, we have the following statement from the late Miss Elizabeth Boone (Judahs; Mosess; James'; Georges), No. 747, of Reading, Pa.
Hezekiah Boone lived at Roaring Creek, not far from Catawissa, Columbia County, Pa., where he was quite a prominent member of the community.
CHILDREN
(First Marriage)
+265 Polly Boone.
+266 Patty Boone.
+267 William Boone, b. 1792.
+268 George Boone, b. 13 May, 1794.
269 Newton Boone.
270 Sally Boone, unm.
+271 Nancy Boone, b. 1803. (Second Marriage)
272 Milton Boone, lived in Schuylkill, Pa.
273 Lurissa Boone, m. Hiram Hughes; lived in Elmira, N. Y.
274 Hannah Boone.
275 John Boone.
276 Judah Boone, lived at Schuylkill, Pa.
277 Isaiah Boone.
278 Elizabeth Boone.
REFERENCE:-
Exeter Records, Family records.
Hannah Hughes, h. 28 May, 1768; m. 25 May, 1791, Hezekiah Boone (Williams; George4; George3), No. 75, and her descendants will be given under his name.
Sally Boone, unm.
HEZEKIAH BOONE (Williams; George; Georges), born 1764; died 1 Apr., 1827, aged 63 years.
Married 1st, about May 1791, Hannah Hughes (Georges; Hannahs; Boone; George; Georges), (b. 28 May, 1768), and 2nd, 13 Apr., 1809, Elizabeth Boone (Mosess; James'; Georges). (See No. 223 and No. 209.)
In Exeter Meeting "5 mo. 25, 1791," Hezekiah Boone was called to account for marrying Hannah Hughes before a justice. Being cousins, they were disowned by the Society for their marriage. Concerning his second wife Elizabeth Boone, we have the following statement from the late Miss Elizabeth Boone (Judahs; Mosess; James'; Georges), No. 747, of Reading, Pa.
Hezekiah Boone lived at Roaring Creek, not far from Catawissa, Columbia County, Pa., where he was quite a prominent member of the community.
CHILDREN
(First Marriage)
+265 Polly Boone.
+266 Patty Boone.
+267 William Boone, b. 1792.
+268 George Boone, b. 13 May, 1794.
269 Newton Boone.
270 Sally Boone, unm.
+271 Nancy Boone, b. 1803. (Second Marriage)
272 Milton Boone, lived in Schuylkill, Pa.
273 Lurissa Boone, m. Hiram Hughes; lived in Elmira, N. Y.
274 Hannah Boone.
275 John Boone.
276 Judah Boone, lived at Schuylkill, Pa.
277 Isaiah Boone.
278 Elizabeth Boone.
REFERENCE:-
Exeter Records, Family records.
209 Elizabeth Boone, p. 10 Apr., 1782; m. her cousin Hezekiah Boone (Wm 6; George'; George'), and her des. will be given under his name, No. 75.
Elizabeth, daughter of Moses and Sarah (Griffith) Boone, my blood-aunt, was the second wife of Hezekiah Boone of Roaring Creek, Columbia County, Pa. I well remember her personally; was named in her honor." (Signed) Elizabeth Boone, Stonersville, Pa., 2-20, 1918.
272 Milton Boone, lived in Schuylkill, Pa.
Judah Boone, lived at Schuylkill, Pa.