John Boon

1755 - 1837  (81 years)

• Name	John Boon
  Birth	16 Jul 1755	VA
  Gender	Male
  Death	27 Jan 1837	Guilford Co NC
  Notes	John Boon/Boone was born July 16, 1755 in Virginia to Jacob and Catherine Boon. We have a copy of his will in which he named his children. He gave slaves and tracts of land to his sons. He gave the same to his youngest son, Caleb, along with money to be put to interest and used for his clothing and education when he came of age. Caleb was thirteen years old at the time. John fought in the Revolutionary War and applied for a pension in 1833, being 78 years old at the time. His first service was from Rowan County, North Carolina in 1774. The Cherokee Nation of Indians were taking up arms and murdering the settlers. The group Boon was with intercepted those who were providing the Indians with arms and ammunition. They marched to a place called Ninety Six in South Carolina, where they learned that wagons with ammunition for the Indians had recently passed. They caught the Indians and took the wagons, one loaded with powder and two loaded with lead. The men with the wagons ran when Boon and his men approached and one of them fell into the river. He couldn't come out, so Colonel Polk went in after him. When they returned home, John had spent three months and suffered greatly from the cold. Many of the men had died and most everyone was frost bitten wading home through the deep snow. His next service was in March 1775. He was drafted to serve under John Barringer. After they organized, they marched to Fayetville to subdue the Scotch who were in favor of the British. When they got to their destination, they learned the Scotch had dispersed and separated, so Boon and his men went home and were dismissed. His next service was in 1776. He volunteered and was in charge of pack horses. They went to a place called Mulberry Bottom and had a skirmish with some Indians. He assisted in burning Indian towns and supplies. In 1788, he joined the Minute Men. They were held in readiness to march at a moment's notice to save frontier families being massacred by the Indians. This information was taken from the pension application of John Boon dated November 1833, after the close of the war, Guilford County, North Carolina. John Boon married Anne Montgomery July, 1832 in Guilford County, N.C. She was his third wife. The other wives were Elizabeth Barringer, daughter of John Barringer that Boon served under during the war, and Anna Starnes, mother of Ann. Anna Boon was allowed 160 acres of bounty land because of her husband's service in the war. John Boon's daughter, Ann, born September 9,1797, married Elisha Flack and was the great grandmother of Solomon Jocephas Carrell. He was the father of Vera, Wilma and Thelma. Source: Thelma Carrell Jones / https://gardenofpraise.com/hist10.htm
  Person ID	I345	Flack Genealogy
  Last Modified	6 Jul 2021

  
  

  Father	Jacob Boon
  Mother	Catherine Boon
  Family ID	F145	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Wife 1	Anna Starnes,   b. 14 May 1760, Mecklenburg Co VA d. 9 Jul 1819, Guilford Co NC (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	c. 1778
  Notes	SOURCE: https://gardenofpraise.com/hist10.htm Source of information: Thelma Carrell Jones who used the following resources: Will of John Boon, Guilford Co. N.C. Book B Page 562 File 0738, Pension Application by John Boon for Revolutionary War service
  Children	+ 1. Anna Boon,   b. 9 Sep 1797, Guilford Co NC d. 8 Sep 1883, Washington, NC (Age 85 years)   2. Jacob Boon,   b. 21 Oct 1779   d. 29 Jun 1859 (Age 79 years)   3. John G. Boon,   b. 2 Aug 1783   d. 21 Oct c. 1875 (Age 91 years)   4. David M. Boon,   b. 19 Jun 1788   d. 4 Mar 1863 (Age 74 years)   5. Jessie Lewis Boon,   b. 22 Dec 1793   d. 14 Dec 1873 (Age 79 years)   6. William Boon,   b. 17 Jun 1801   d. 1 Jul 1801 (Age 0 years)   7. Caleb Agustus Boon,   b. 14 Dec 1820   d. 12 Oct 1897 (Age 76 years)   8. Catherine Boon,   b. 1780   d. c. 1834 (Age 54 years)   9. Polly (Mary) Boon,   b. 23 Jan 1785   d. 27 Sep 1825 (Age 40 years)   10. Betsy May Boon   11. Barbara Boon,   b. 1795   12. Josia Boon,   b. 20 Dec 1802   d. 25 Jul 1803 (Age 0 years)   13. Milly (Amillia) Boon,   b. 1805
  Family ID	F91	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jul 2021

  
  

  Wife 2	Elizabeth Barringer
  Family ID	F135	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jul 2021

  
  

  Wife 3	Anne Montgomery
  Marriage	Jul 1832
  Family ID	F138	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jul 2021

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 16 Jul 1755 - VA Death - 27 Jan 1837 - Guilford Co NC  = Link to Google Earth
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