Joseph Boone, son of George Boone and Mary (Maugridge) Boone, was born on April 5, 1704[1][2][3] in Bradninch, Devonshire, England.[1] No Bradninch parish record of his birth, however, seems to be available on familysearch.org, ancestry.com, or findmypast.com.
Emigration to Pennsylvania; Settlement in Amity/Exeter Area
Joseph's family emigrated from Bradninch to the Province of Pennsylvania in 1717 and eventually settled, about 1720, in the area that became Exeter Township.[1] As an adult, it is somewhat unclear if Joseph lived in Exeter Township or adjacent Amity Township. Joseph Boon is listed as the owner of 240 acres in Amity Township, Philadelphia County in 1734,[4][5] and signed a 1744 petition by the inhabitants of Amity for reaffirmation of the formation of Amity township in 1719.[6] On the other hand, the records relating to him appear in the Exeter meeting of Friends. The explanation may lie in the fact that while Amity Township was formed in 1719, Exeter Township was not formally created until 1741.[7] It is also possible that he lived in the area that became Exeter but owned land in Amity.
Marriage
Joseph married a woman whose first name was Catherine.[3] Her maiden name is unknown. As discussed in Catherine's profile, although some family trees say her maiden was Brown and other family trees and one secondary source say her maiden name was Warren, no evidence has been found to support either proposition.
No record has been found that establishes their date or place of marriage. Based on the date of birth of their first-born child (April 1730), they were probably married in 1729. Since Joseph's father was living in what became Exeter Township at the time, they were probably married in the Exeter area.
Children
Joseph and Catherine had at least the following three children:
Joseph, b. April 30, 1730,[1] m. 1749 Elizabeth Waren,[3] d. April 1776[3]
Hugh, b. about 1735,[1] m. 1st 1755 Catherine ____,[3] m. 2d 179_ Francis (Cookson) Millard (widow of Mordecai Millard),[3] d. 1805[1][3]
Rockenfield, however, does not list any sources for such children, and the Boone Society has not been able to find any confirming evidence.[1]
Entries in the Exeter Quaker Records
The minutes of the meetings of the Exeter Society of Friends are filled with sanctions and expulsions of wayward members, several of which pertain to Joseph.
In 1753, Joseph was sanctioned for being drunken and disorderly:
Minutes of August 30, 1753: It being presented to this Meeting that Joseph Boone having of late been Disordered with Strong Drink; It is therefore the sense of this Meeting that he must bring a few Lines to next Meeting in order to Condemn his Error and Clear Truth.[8]
Minutes of October 25, 1753: At this Meeting Joseph Boone Produced a few Lines to Condemn the Disorder wherewith he was Charged, which were Read & Rceived, and are as follows; viz:
Friends, Whereas I did lately at Reading keep too long in Company and Drink too freely of some Strong Liquors so that I was much out of Order thereby: I do heartily and Sincerely Condemn the same and can truly say that I see the Evil thereof; and do Design by the Lord's assistance to be more Careful for the future; and remain Your Friend. Joseph Boone[9]
And in 1754, he was sanctioned again, this time perhaps for swearing:
Minutes of August 29, 1754: It being Presented to this Meeting that Joseph Boone has of late been too rash in Expressing himself Passionately, using unsavory Words to some Reapers in his son's Field last Harvest; this Meeting appoints James Boone to speak with him, and Desire him to be at the next Monthly Meeting.[10]
Minutes of September 26, 1754: Joseph Boone appeared at this Meeting & Signified that he is Sorry for being out of the way in respect of what happened last Harvest: and Promiseth to be more careful for the future. [11]
Death
Joseph Boone, Sr. died on January 30, 1776.[2][3][1]
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Joseph by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Joseph: