NameDaniel Boon ![](../img/i_tree.png)
Birth1 Dec 1777, Culpeper Co., Virginia
Deathunknown, Kentucky839
Spouses
Birth28 Sep 1781, North Carolina
Death1868, Wayne Co., Kentucky
BurialBig Springs Cemetery, Parmleysville, Wayne Co., Kentucky
Marriageabt 1812, Kentucky
Birth1 Sep 1782, Burke Co., North Carolina
Deathbef 19 Aug 1810, Burke Co., North Carolina
Notes for Daniel Boon
Birth:
Dec. 1, 1777
Culpeper County
Virginia, USA
Death:
unknown
Kentucky, USA
Son of Squire Boone and Ann White of Madison Co., KY.
His date of birth was taken from a handwritten family page of a very old Bible purchased by Mr. William Alfred McKinne in Sterns Co., KY. A copy is on file with The Boone Society.
Daniel Boon first married on Jan. 1, 1800, in Buncombe Co., NC, to Mrs. Nancy Clarke Moore, daughter of Beverly Clarke, and the widow of Andrew Moore of Wilkes Co., NC. They had daughter, Mary A. "Polly," who married William Franklin McKinney, Sr.
(The identities of Daniel and Nancy have been shared and recorded incorrectly by several Boone authors.)
Widowed, Daniel second married Elizabeth "Betsy" Durham on Aug. 19, 1810, in Buncombe. They migrated to Wayne Co., KY, in 1811, with her parents, Mastin and Martha Coffey Durham, where they raised their two known children: Nancy Boon (Thomas Sherrill), and Jesse Boon.
Daniel died sometime after his last land deed transaction of April 8, 1843. His date and place of death, and burial are unknown.
Family links:
Parents:
Squire Boone (1751 - 1803) Ann White Boone (1756 - 1831) Spouse:
Elisabeth Durham Boon (1781 - 1868) Children:
Mary A. Boone McKinney (1801 - 1886)*
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Calculated relationship Burial:
Unknown
Specifically: Date and location unknown.
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Individual: I7797
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Daniel Boon, (Jesse, Israel, Squire, George 1-3), was born on Dec. 1, 1777, in Burke Co., NC.
Daniel was recorded in 1826, as being a member of the Zion Hill Baptist Church, McMinn Co., TN, along with his father, Jesse, and some siblings.
Posted on Ancestry.com - Public trees of Joan Pantino at "PantinoJoan:"
"(Deed records submitted by Mrs. Dorothy Deck, from records in Wayne Co., KY)
Note: Mrs. (George) Dorothy (McKinney) Deck, now deceased, was a resident of Springfield, MO. Her mother hired a genealogist for the McKinney family of Missouri. (Judy McKinney, Halfway, MO, volunteer Polk County Historical Society)
"4 Feb 1813 - Joel Coffey of Burk Co., NC, to Daniel Boon of Wain - $210.00 - Land in the Barrens.
"Zion Hill Church minutes:
'p. 16 - 3rd Saturday in June 1826: - 'Received brother Daniel Boone by letter on Sunday.'
'p. 26 - 3rd Saturday in Feb 1829: - 'Granted Daniel Boon a letter of dismission.'
"23 April 1829 - Israel and Elizabeth Boon of Wayne Co., to John Slone - $50.00 - 45 acres on Beaver Creek. Daniel was a witness for brother, Israel Boon, and wife Elizabeth, who 'moved soon afterwards to McMinn County, Tenn.' (Wayne County Court Records)
"25 Sep 1831 - Daniel Boon and Elizabeth his wife of Wayne Co., to Micajah Phillips - $300.00 - 80 acres adjoining land of Rane McKinney.
" ___ 1833 - Jesse Wilson to Rane McKinney - $50.00 - 50 acres.
Boon, Mary A. McKinney
"8 Apr 1843 - Daniel Boon to Wiseman Loving - land on Elk Spring Creek."
He (1st) m. Nancy __ on Jan. 1, 1800, NC. Daughter, Mary Polly, was born in 1801, in Buncombe, NC., and "was an only child" (Source: letter 1916, written by her son, Wm F. McKinney, Jr.).
Source: "Boone Bible," Prince James Version, printed in Edinburgh, in 1797, purchased about 1902, near Stearns, KY, by William Alfred Kinne, employee of Justus Stearns, founder of Sterns Co., KY. (Kinne can be found in "Sailing Ships to Spitfires," by Shirley Walker and other sources):
Boone Bible -
"Daniel Boone was born December 1 the y. 1777
Betsey his wife was born September the 28 1781
Polley Boone was born the 31 Day January 1801." (Year is partially legible.)
Daniel's family can be found in Sarah Ridge Rockenfield's book, "Our Boone Families, Daniel Boone's Kinfolk," 1917-1991, Whipporwill Publications, Evansville, IN, p. 373-376. (Filson Historical Society, Louisville, KY)
Daniel Boon (2nd) m. about 1812, to Elizabeth "Betsy" Durham, and according to the Rockenfield source, had two children: Nancy b. abt. 1814, and Jesse b. abt. 1815.
Elizabeth Durham b. Sept. 28, 1781, NC, to Mastin Durham and Martha Coffey, d. 1868, bur. in Big Springs Cemetery, Parmleysville, Wayne Co., KY.(Wayne Co., KY Cemeteries) (Barb Durham Smith - Barb and Smitty's Legacy, RootsWeb) (Donna Coffey Wilson: My Family Tree: Descendants of John Coffey, Internet)
Census: July 2, 1860, Wayne Co., KY: Elizabeth Boon lived with her sister, Selah "Celia" Fairchild. Head of house: Ebenezer (Eben) Fairchild.
Mary Polly Boone b. Jan. 31, 1801/2, Buncombe/Burke Co., NC, to Daniel and Nancy Boon, and died on Feb. 23, 1886, in Andrew Co., MO. Mary Polly m. William Franklin McKinney, Sr., on Sept. 9, 1821, Wayne Co., KY. Surety bond, Daniel Boone, dated 8 Sept. 1821. (Wayne Co., KY Marriages & Vital Records," Vol. 2, p. 37, and "The Chestnut Tree," Vol. X, No. 2, by June B. Bork, Publication: Huntington Beach, CA, 1973.)
"Our Boone Families . . ."
p. 373: Daughter by Elizabeth, Nancy, m. Thomas Surrell on Feb. 27, 1824, in Wayne Co., KY.
p. 374: Son by Elizabeth, Jesse, m. "Mrs. Elizabeth Boone" in 1835.
Notes for Elizabeth “Betsy” (Spouse 1)
840Daniel Boon, (Jesse, Israel, Squire, George 1-3), was born on Dec. 1, 1777, in North Carolina.
Daniel was recorded in 1826, as being a member of the Zion Hill Baptist Church, McMinn Co., TN, along with his father, Jesse, and some siblings. Before and after that date, there is strong evidence, including two land records, that he lived and probably died, in Wayne Co., KY.
He (1st) m. Nancy __ on Jan. 1, 1800, NC. Daughter, Mary Polly, was born in 1801, in Buncombe, NC., and "was an only child" (Source: letter 1916, written by her son, Wm F. McKinney, Jr.).
Source: "Boone Bible," Prince James Version, printed in Edinbergh, in 1797, purchased about 1902, near Stearns, KY, by William Alfred Kinne, employee of Justus Stearns, founder of Sterns Co., KY. (Kinne can be found in "Sailing Ships to Spitfires," by Shirley Walker):
Boone Bible -
"Daniel Boone was born December 1 the y. 1777
Betsey his wife was born September the 28 1781
Polley Boone was born the 31 Day January 1801." (Year is partially legible.)
Daniel's family can be found in Sarah Ridge Rockenfield's book, "Our Boone Families, Daniel Boone's Kinfolk," 1917-1991, Whipporwill Publications, Evansville, IN, p. 373-376. Filson Historical Society, Louisville, KY.
Daniel Boon (2nd) m. about 1812, to Elizabeth "Betsy" Durham, and according to the Rockenfield source, had two children: Nancy b. abt. 1814, and Jesse b. abt. 1815.
Elizabeth Durham b. Sept. 28, 1781, NC, to Mastin Durham and Martha Coffey, d. 1868, bur. in Big Springs Cemetery, Parmleysville, Wayne Co., KY.(Wayne Co., KY Cemeteries) (Barb Durham Smith - Barb and Smitty's Legacy, RootsWeb) (Donna Coffey Wilson: My Family Tree: Descendants of John Coffey, Internet)
Census: July 2, 1860, Wayne Co., KY: Elizabeth Boon lived with her sister, Celia (Selah) Fairchild. Head of house: Ebenezer (Eben) Fairchild.
Mary Polly Boone b. Jan. 31, 1801/2, Buncombe/Burke Co., NC, to Daniel and Nancy Boon, and died on Feb. 23, 1886, in Andrew Co., MO. Mary Polly m. William Franklin McKinney, Sr., on Sept. 9, 1821, Wayne Co., KY. Surety bond, Daniel Boone, dated 8 Sept. 1821. (Wayne Co., KY Marriages & Vital Records," Vol. 2, p. 37, and "The Chestnut Tree," Vol. X, No. 2, by June B. Bork, Publication: Huntington Beach, CA, 1973.)
"Our Boone Families . . ."
p. 373: Daughter by Elizabeth, Nancy, m. Thomas Surrell on Feb. 27, 1824, in Wayne Co., KY.
p. 374: Son by Elizabeth, Jesse, m. "Mrs. Elizabeth Boone" in 1835.
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Lived in McMinn, Tennessee.
another source says b. 1780
Notes for Nancy (Spouse 2)
841Note:
1) 2nd cousin to spouse Daniel?
2) also research surname Boon/Boone
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There has been talk of this Nancy [Boone?] possibly being the daughter of Israel Boone [b. 1759, d. 1782]. Not sure we will ever know the answer but i will mention it here to lend to the discussion. [ccs, Jul., 2008]
840Daniel Boon, (Jesse, Israel, Squire, George), was born on Dec. 1, 1777, in North Carolina. ("Boone Bible," purchased about 1902, by Wm Alfred Kinne in Stearns, KY.)
Daniel was recorded in 1826, as being a member of the Zion Hill Baptist Church, McMinn Co., TN, along with his father and some siblings. Before and after that date, there is strong evidence, including two land records, that he lived and probably died, in Wayne Co., KY.
He (1st) m. Nancy __ on Jan. 1, 1800, NC. Daughter, Mary Polly, was born in 1801, in Buncombe, NC., and "was an only child" (Source: letter 1916, by her son, Wm F. McKinney).
(Source- "Boone Bible" from Stearns, KY):
"Daniel Boone was born December 1 the y. 1777
Betsey his wife was born September the 28 1781
Polley Boone was born the 31 Day January 1801."
As given on this site: Daniel's family can be found in Sarah Ridge Rockenfield's book, "Our Boone Families, Daniel Boone's Kinfolk," 1917-1991, Whipporwill Publications, Evansville, IN, p. 373-376. Filson Historical Society, Louisville, KY.
Daniel Boon (2nd) m. Elizabeth "Betsy" (Durham), and according to the above source, and had two children: Nancy b. abt. 1814, and Jesse b. abt. 1815.
Elizabeth Durham b. Sept. 28, 1781, NC, to Mastin Durham and Elizabeth Cleveland, d. 1868, bur. in Big Springs Cemetery, Parmleysville, Wayne Co., KY.(Wayne Co., KY Cemeteries) (Barb Durham Smith - Barb and Smitty's Legacy, RootsWeb)
Census: July 2, 1860, Wayne Co., KY: Elizabeth Boon lived with her sister, Celia (Selah) Fairchild. Head of house: Ebenezer (Eben) Fairchild.
Mary Polly Boone b. Jan. 31, 1801/2, Buncombe/Burke Co., NC, to Daniel and Nancy Boon, and died on Feb. 23, 1886, in Andrew Co., MO. She m. William Franklin McKinney on Sept. 9, 1821, Wayne Co., KY. Surety bond, Daniel Boone, dated 8 Sept. 1821. (Wayne Co., KY Marriages & Vital Records," Vol. 2, p. 37, and "The Chestnut Tree," Vol. X, No. 2, by June B. Bork, Publication: Huntington Beach, CA, 1973.
"Our Boone Families . . ."
p. 373: Daughter by Elizabeth, Nancy, m. Thomas Surrell on Feb. 27, 1824, in Wayne Co., KY.
p. 374: Son by Elizabeth, Jesse, m. "Mrs. Elizabeth Boone" in 1835.