Israel Morgan Boone (1726 - 1756)

Born 20 May 1726 in New Britain Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Martha Ann (Farmer) Boone — married 31 Dec 1747 in Montgomery Baptist Church, Montgomery Township, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 26 Jun 1756 at age 30 in Mocksville, Rowan County, North Carolina

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Biography of Israel Boone

Israel Boone is Notable.

Israel Boone was born in 1726. He passed away in 1756.

Israel Boone, unlike his famous brother Daniel Boone, has not seemed to garner much attention until of late. He lived, he died, and he did some heroic things during his life. There is a commemorative marker to honor him and his family.The inscription on the marker reads:

Born May 20, (N.S.) 1726, Bucks County, PA Died June 26, 1756, Davie County, NC

A few feet to the right, Israel Boone rests for eternity. Israel was the 2nd of 11 children born to Squire and Sarah Morgan Boone and their only child to be buried in North Carolina.

Israel Boone's birth date is given as 9 May 1726, written Old Style as 09 Third 1726. This was documented in the 1726 Quaker Monthly Meeting.

Israel married in 1747 while in Pennsylvania. The name of his wife is now proven to be Martha Farmer.To them were born 4 children, Jessie, Jonathan, Elizabeth and Sarah (Sallie). There is a fifth child, Jemima Boone that a number of researchers have documented as a daughter of Israel Boone; and dna tests bear out that lineage.

"Israel Boone married Martha Farmer on Dec. 31, 1747, at Montgomery Baptist Church, officiated by Rev. John Marks in Montgomery Township, Philadelphia Co., PA. Witnesses: Squire and Sarah Boone, and Martha's father, Samuel Farmer, Sr. Martha Farmer was born in 1728, to Samuel Farmer, Sr., and first wife, Martha Thomas, in Whitemarsh, Philadelphia Co., PA, and died of Tuberculosis, before her husband, Israel, in 1756 in Rowan Co., NC."^[1]

Israel Boone

The place names for Israel Boone are confusing, but over time the name places changed. The place was initially Rowan County with an indefinite western boundary and was a vast territory.

• It began to change in 1770 when a combination of of its eastern part was merged with the western part of Orange County, it was then named Guilford County, North Carolina.

• Again in 1771 Rowan County was reconfigured with the northeastern part of what remained of the county was renamed to Surry County. 1777 brought the change of the western part of Rowan County to Burke County.

• The much smaller Rowan County changed again In 1788 when the western part became Iredell County.

• In 1822 the eastern part of the still shrinking county became Davidson County.

• In 1836 the part of Rowan County north of the South Yadkin River became Davie County [1]

Israel Boone was among the children born to Squire Boone and Sarah Morgan Boone. His siblings were:

1. Nathaniel Boone (1722 - 1723)
2. Sarah Boone Willcockson/Wilcoxson (1724 - 1815)
3. Samuel Boone (1728 - 1808)
4. Jonathan Boone (1730 - 1808)
5. Elizabeth Boone Grant (1733 - 1814)
6. Daniel Boone (1734 - 1820)
7. George W Boone (1736 - 1820)
8. Mary Boone Bryan (1736 - 1819)
9. Edward Boone (1740 - 1780)
10. Squire Boone (1744 - 1815)
11. Hannah Boone Pennington (1746 - 1828)

According to the Quaker Monthly Meeting in 1726, Israel Boone died in Berks County, Pennsylvania. Could it be that the meeting was in Berks, Pennsylvania instead?

Name: Israel Boone

Birth Date: 9 May 1726

Birth Date on Image: 09 Third 1726

Marriage Age: 21

Marriage Date: 1747

Death Place: Berks, Pennsylvania

Father: Squire Boone

Mother: Sarah Morgan

Event Type: Death

Monthly Meeting: Exeter Monthly Meeting

Type (Orthodox or Hicksite): Orthodox

Yearly Meeting: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting

Meeting State: Pennsylvania^[2]

According to The Boone Family book on page 38: "Israel Boone, born in New Britain twp., Bucks Co., PA, 9 May (O.S.),or 20 May (N.S.), 1726; m. in Exeter, Berks County, Pennsylvania, but name of wife unknown. He was testified against in Exeter Meeting for "Marrying out," Dec. 31, 1747. It has been said that Israel Boone went to North Carolina and died there early: but other evidence indicates that he went to Fayette County, Kentucky, for it is said that in Deed Book D, P. 143, of Fayette Co. Circuit Court, there is record of Israel's deed to his brother Daniel Boone of property, land, etc., of considerable value. This seems to have been made at about the time of Israel's death."^[3] From [www.boonesociety.org/boonegenealogy/Boone%201st%205%20Gens%20Update%20August,%202012.pdf Boone Society] - link dead at 6 May 2021

Recent MtDNA tests have proven that his wife was not of native American descent as some believe.

According to his grave memorial, Israel Boone was born near Chalfont, New Britain Twp, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Squire Boone & Sarah Morgan Boone (both buried at Joppa Cemetery.)

He died near Mocksville, Davie County, North Carolina, at the age of 30 years. His body was interred Jun 1756. In the book, "Boone Family to America 1670-1720, Vol. II, written and published by Jim White in 2009, the long lost wife of Israel Boone is discussed. On pages 97 and 102 Israel Boone married Martha Farmer on 31 Dec 1747, at Montgomery Baptist Church, officiated by Rev. John Marks in Montgomery Township, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Witnesses: Squire and Sarah Boone, and Martha's father, Samuel Farmer, Sr. Martha Farmer was born in 1728, to Samuel Farmer, Sr., and first wife, Martha Thomas, in Whitemarsh, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, and died of Tuberculosis, before her husband, Israel, in 1756 in Rowan County, North Carolina.^[4]

Israel died of consumption leaving four children. Brother Daniel and wife Rebecca Boone took them in and raised them as their own.

Israel Boone BIRTH 20 May 1726 Chalfont, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA DEATH 26 Jun 1756 (aged 30) Mocksville, Davie County, North Carolina, USA BURIAL Joppa Cemetery Mocksville, Davie County, North Carolina, USA MEMORIAL ID 8117530 ·^[5]

• Fact: Burial (1756) Joppa Cemetery, Mocksville, Davie, North Carolina, United States
• Fact: http://familysearch.org/v1/LifeSketch find a grave memorial # 8117530

Note: Brother of Daniel Boone, Famous Pioneer

Israel Boone was born near Chalfont, New Britain Twp, Bucks Co., PA, the son of Squire Boone & Sarah Morgan Boone (both buried at Joppa Cem.; for his siblings see: Squire Boone's gravesite.

He died near Mocksville, Davie Co., NC, at the age of 30 years. His body was interred Jun 1756. In the book, "Boone Family to America 1670-1720, Vol. II, written and published by Jim White in 2009, the long lost wife of Israel Boone is discussed. On pages 97 and 102 Israel Boone married Martha Farmer on Dec. 31, 1747, at Montgomery Baptist Church, officiated by Rev. John Marks in Montgomery Township, Philadelphia Co., PA. Witnesses: Squire and Sarah Boone, and Martha's father, Samuel Farmer, Sr. Martha Farmer was born in 1728, to Samuel Farmer, Sr., and first wife, Martha Thomas, in Whitemarsh, Philadelphia Co., PA, and died of Tuberculosis, before her husband, Israel, in 1756 in Rowan Co., NC.

Israel died of consumption leaving four children. Brother Daniel and wife Rebecca took them in and raised them as their own.

Sources

1. ↑ Boone Family to America 1670-1720, Vol. II, written and published by Jim White in 2009, Pages 97 and 102
2. ↑ U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 Ancestry Link to File. Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Genealogy of Berks; Collection: Quaker Meeting Records; Call Number: MR-PH 170
3. ↑ "The Boone Family" by Hazel Atterbury Spraker, Page 38; digital image at Archive.org
4. ↑ "Boone Family to America 1670-1720, Vol. II, written and published by Jim White in 2009, the long lost wife of Israel Boone is discussed. On pages 97 and 102
5. ↑ *Find A Grave: Memorial #8117530

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 03 May 2020, 02:52), entry for Israel Boone(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LB2C-5WF); contributed by various users.