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Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

Male 1734 - 1820  (85 years)    Has more than 100 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Daniel Boone  [1, 2, 3
    Birth 22 Oct 1734  Oley, Berks, PA, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Category USA Famous People 
    Fact 1775  Cumberland Gap, TN Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5
    Cumberland Gap 
    Death 26 Sep 1820  St. Charles Co., Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    George Boone,   b. Abt 1625, Exeter, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 1649 and 1709  (Age 24 years)  (2 x Great Grandfather) 
    Margaret Elizabeth Jarman,   b. 1678, Bucks, PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1736, Gwynedd, Philadelphia, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)  (Grandmother) 
    Notes 
    • Early Life Daniel Boone was born around November 2, 1734, in Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA. Although he had little formal schooling, he learned to read and write. As a youth, his family (English Quakers) moved to the Yadkin River valley region on the North Carolina frontier. Boone spent most of his life as a wandering hunter and trapper, venturing as far south as Florida and possibly as far west as present-day Missouri and Nebraska during his travels.

      Exploring the Frontier Boone is best known for helping blaze a trail through Cumberland Gap, a notch in the Appalachian Mountains near the juncture of Virginia, Tennessee, and Kentucky. While many white people had traversed Kentucky before him, Boone’s explorations contributed significantly to the region’s knowledge. In 1767, he first ventured a short way through Cumberland Gap to hunt, and later, from 1769 to 1771, he returned to Kentucky to trap and hunt. His explorations provided valuable insights into the Kentucky and north-central Tennessee region.

      Trailblazing and Settlement In 1773, Boone led his own and several other families to Kentucky, but they were attacked by Cherokee Indians just beyond the last settlement. Despite this setback, Boone persevered. In March 1775, he and 28 companions were employed by Richard Henderson’s Transylvania Company to blaze a trail through Cumberland Gap. The result was the Wilderness Road, which ran from eastern Virginia into the interior of Kentucky and beyond. This road facilitated the immediate opening of the first settlements in Kentucky, including Boonesborough, Harrod’s Town, and Benjamin Logan’s.

      Boone’s legacy as an early American frontiersman and trailblazer remains indelible, and his adventures continue to capture our imagination.
    Person ID I21295  ktree
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2024 

    Father Squire Boone,   b. 25 Nov 1696, Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Jan 1765, Rowan Co., N. C. Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Sarah Morgan,   b. 1700, Gwynedd, Montgomery County Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1777, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 23 Sep 1720  Berks Co., Pennslyvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F29925  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Rebecca Bryan,   b. 9 Jan 1739, Berkely, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1813, MO Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Marriage Between 1753 and 1783  North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. James Boone,   b. Between 1756 and 1782   d. Between 1757 and 1846 (Age 1 year)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Israel Boone,   b. Between 1756 and 1782   d. Between 1757 and 1846 (Age 1 year)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Susannah Boone,   b. 2 Nov 1760, Culpepper, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Oct 1800, St. Charles Co. Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 39 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    William Hays  m. 1775
     4. Jemimah Boone,   b. 4 Oct 1762, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Aug 1834, Warren Co, MO Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Flanders Callaway  m. 1777
     5. Levina Boone,   b. 23 Mar 1766, Rowan, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Apr 1802, Clark Co. Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 36 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Joseph Scholl  m. 1785
     6. Rebecca Boone,   b. 26 May 1768, Rowan, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jul 1805, Clark Co. Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 37 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Philip Goe  m. Abt 1788
     7. Daniel Morgan Boone,   b. 23 Dec 1769, Rowan, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jul 1839, Jackson Co. Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Sarah Griffin Lewis  m. 2 Mar 1800
     8. Jesse Bryan Boone,   b. 23 May 1773, Rowan, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Dec 1820, St. Louis, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Chloe Van Bibber  m. 1790
     9. William Boone,   b. 20 Jun 1775, Rowan, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1776, Rowan, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)  [Father: unknown]  [Mother: unknown]
     10. Nathan Boone,   b. 2 Mar 1781, Rowan, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Oct 1856, Green, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Olive Van Bibber  m. 26 Sep 1799
    Family ID F7643  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2024 

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  • Sources 
    1. [S212] Genealogy.com, World Family Tree Volume 85, Tree 642, (Name: Name: http://www.genealogy.com/wftonline/v85/0601to0650/v85t0642.html;;).

    2. [S4] Genealogy.com, World Family Tree Volume 22, Tree 320, (Name: Name: http://www.genealogy.com/wftonline/v22/0301to0350/v22t0320.html?Welcome=1082593457;;).

    3. [S201] Leisure Guy, leisureguy@icloud.com, "KinshipTree - Historical Family Database", (Name: Name: http://kinshipcove.com Genealogy Research: Common Historical Roots In South Texas;;).

    4. [S451] Wikipedia.org.

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    6. [S310] Victoria Advocate Newspaper, Victoria, Tx.



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