Benjamin Boone Jr. (1741 - 1824)

Born 13 Aug 1741 in Exeter Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Husband of Eve (Leffel) Boone — married 1 Oct 1771 in Berks, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 25 Sep 1824 at age 83 in Bloom Twp. Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Private Benjamin Boone Jr. served with 3rd Battalion, Berks County Militia, Pennsylvania Militia during the American Revolution.

Benjamin was born in 1741. He is the son of Benjamin Boone and Susana X. ^[1]

42 BENJAMIN BOONE (Benjamin-4; George-3) born 13 Aug., 1741; died 25 Sept., 1824, aged 83 years, 1 mo, 2 da.

Married 1 Oct., 1771, Eve Lofter, of Exeter Twp., Berks Co., Pa. (d. prior to 1816.)

In 1762, at his father's death, he inherited a tract of land in Exeter Twp. The will of Benjamin Boone, Sr. reads, "I give and bequeath to my son Benjamin Boone that part of my tract of land in Exeter called the Old Place, being the front of said tract." It is not known whether the younger Benjamin lived on this property in Exeter or not but if so he did not live here many years. He inherited also the Family Bible of his parents, Benjamin and Susanna Boone, but unfortunately this much treasured book was burned about 1850. When his father's will was proven, Benjamin, who was the third executor, was in North Carolina, presumably on a visit with relatives.

In the Records of St Gabriel's Church, Morlottan, Pa., is recorded the marriage of Benjamin and Eve Lofter, as follows:

"1 Oct., 1771, Benjamin Boone and Eve Lofter. Exeter Twp., Berks Co.

It is said that the minister officiating was Rev. Alexander Murray, Episcopal Minister at Reading and Douglasville.

(It seems that the family name of Lofter became changed in some manner to "Leffel," or possibly "Leffel" was the original spelling. At any rate there is a will of one Balzer Leffel, Amity Twp., Berks Co., dated 25 Apr., 1796, in which a bequest is left to a daughter Eve, wife of Benjamin Boone; also a will of a Catherine Bachtel, same township and county, leaving a bequest to her sister Eve, wife of Benjamin Boone, and to her father Balzer Leffel.

On 3 June 1784, we find that Benjamin Boone purchased a homestead in Columbia Co., Pa., from Daniel Rees. (a) This property comprised 295 acres in Fishing Creek Twp., Northumberland Co. (now Centre Twp., Columbia Co.) located eight miles above the mouth of Fishing Creek along the North Branch of the Susquehanna River. Here he conducted large fisheries every spring, employing many men. The log house of several rooms which he built there was standing and occupied in 1918, also a barn of unusual size of the same material. Land in this locality was later sold to Samuel Webb by Benjamin Boone and Eve (b) date and amount of land not recorded.

On 23 Oct., 1816, Benjamin Boone, Sr., widower, sold to Samuel Boone and Benjamin Boone, Jr., 307 acres in Center Twp. (homestead lands) for a consideration of 2,000 pounds. From this deed it is seen that his wife Eve must have died previous to that time, although neither the date of her birth nor the date of her death is known.

Benjamin also owned lands near Heidley's Church. This locality in which he owned property, and probably lived most of his life, is not far from Bloomsburg, Columbia Co., Pa. He was buried in Heidley's or Hidley's cemetery, now known as "Briar Creek Union Cemetery." Concerning this cemetery, comes some very interesting information from Miss Mary Josephine Roe , Gilbert, Ohio:--

"'Briar Creek Union Church Cemetery,' formerly known as Hidley's or Heidley's in which a union of congregations were interested and still are, viz: Lutherans Presbyterians and German Reformed. Its history begins with the early settlement of the township. In 1798 Henry Heidley gave an acre of ground to the trustees of the Briar Creek Presbyterian Society church probably built the next year. Among the pew holders, 1807, Samuel Webb, Benjamin Boone, Josias McClure, among the list of thirty names. There is no church record of burials.

After Benjamin's death letters of Administration on his estate issued to Thomas Webb. His sons Samuel and Benjamin had given lands by deed, 23 Oct., 1816; his daughters do not seem to been remembered and but two are known.

Children

1. Nellie Boone 1771-
2. Sarah Boone 1772-1840 m. CONRAD LAMBERSON
3. Samuel C Boone 1773-1823 MARY WEBB
4. Catherina BOONE 1775-1840
5. Susannah Boone 1774-1845
6. Hannah Boone 1778-1856
7. Mary Boone 1782-1851 m. SAMUEL WEBB
8. Appolona Boon 1782-
9. Abigail Boone 1786-
10. Benjamin Boone 1789-1823
11. George Henry Boone 1793-1884
12. Sabilla Boone 1794-1862 m. ISIAH WEBB

Sources

1. ↑ The Boone family: a genealogical history of the descendants of George and Mary Boone, who came to America in 1717 : containing many unpublished bits of early Kentucky history : also a biographical sketch of Daniel Boone, the pioneer, by one of his descendants (Google eBook), by Jesse Procter Crump, Tuttle Co., 1922, pages 86-87, [1]

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed Date), "Record of Benjamin Boone", Ancestor # A012088.
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• Find A Grave: Memorial #7229092
• Creveling Family History and Genealogy, 2nd Edition, pg 10
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• Family Data Collection - Births
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• Pennsylvania, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985
• U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
• U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
• U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current