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family members shared the station. (Draper letter from Edward’s daughter, Sarah, Mss. 22C55) Gerald E. Collins in his 2. Sex Name
book “Edward Boone (1740-1780), p. 7, says “The Virginia government had authority to issue land certificates for 400 acres Born: 11 Oct 1758
Place: Yadkin District, Rowan, North Carolina
where a settler’s right of occupation was established. Hearings began October 13, 1779. If the settlers in NC were to receive Died: 7 Apr 1843
Place: , Winchester, Pike Co, Illinois
valid land claims, it was imperative that they return to Kentucky and submit their claim. Thus a large group from NC set out Buried:
Place: Claywell Cem, Winchester, Scott Co, Illinois
for Kentucky in October 1779. The exodus was described by one man as like an army movement, and when they camped for 3. Sex Name
the night, would be in a string a half-mile long. After meeting with the Virginia Land Commission, Daniel Boone, his brother, Born: 6 Mar 1771
Place: , North Carolina
Squire and his son, Israel, established their claims and were granted lands by the commission… Edward apparently did not Died: 18 Jul 1866
Place: , Dry Valley, Putnam Co, Tennessee
receive any land. He continued living at Boone Station, caring for his family and hunting for food to also share with the Bryan M
family at Bryan Station. Joseph Bryan was his fatherin-law and one of the founders of Bryan Station. Because the area of (AFN:V2TK-VF)
Boone Station was so remote and traveling to the county seat was dangerous at best, Edward was one of the signers on May Born: 28 Apr 1767
Place: Rowan, , North Carolina
1, 1780, of Petition #12 that resulted in splitting Kentucky County, Virginia, into 3 counties: Jefferson, Fayette, and Lincoln.
Died: 10 Jun 1841
Place: , , Davis, Kentucky
Part of the petition reads, “That the Militia Inhabitants of the north side of Kaintucky amount to about 400 with 11 fortified Buried:
Place: Philpot, Daviess, Kentucky
posts … that the nearest settlement to the Courthouse is at least 40 miles and the farthest about 70 miles … that the River 5. Sex Name
Kentuckey is rendered impassable half the year by high waters & is ever inconvenient and Dangerous …” The petition was F (AFN:V2TK-T8)
approved by the Virginia Legislature. Edward had lived in Kentucky less than a year when on October 6, 1780, he was killed Born: 18 Sep 1762
Place: , Rowan, Rowan Co, North Carolina
by Indians (probably Shawnee) while he and Daniel were returning from the Blue Licks to make salt and do a little hunting.
Died: 1 Dec 1812
Place: , Feliciana Parish, , Louisiana
They stopped along a stream in Bourbon County to rest and let their horses drink. Edward sat down by the stream near an 6. Sex Name
old Buckeye tree and was cracking nuts, while Daniel went off into the woods in pursuit of game. Indians lurking nearby F (AFN:V2TK-Zx)
shot and killed Edward but Daniel managed to escape. He ran all the way on foot to Boone Station (about 40 miles) where Born: 5 Dec 1764
Place: , , Rowan, North Carolina
they were all living at the time. The next morning Daniel and a party of men in the area went in search of Edward’s killers.
Died: 28 Sep 1825
Place: Stoner Creek, Clark Co., KY
They did not find the Indians, but found and buried Edward near that old Buckeye tree. Today in that very spot stands an old Buckeye tree, perhaps grown from a seedling of the original tree. The creek was afterward named Boone Creek in honor Mary “Polly Ann” Boone
of Edward’s death there. As Jeff Johnson, a descendant of Edward Boone, says of the death site, “the bubbling sounds of (1746-1781, NC)
the stream running over the rocks is probably the last sounds Edward heard as he lay dying.” Ned’s daughter, Sarah Boone m. John Couch (1750, Germany (?) – 1836, KY)
Hunter, in a letter to Draper (22C60) said “My father was killed 40 miles from the Station. He was stabbed in 7 places; his fingers were horribly cut with the Indian’s knife. He was scalped and part of his clothing were taken off. I think his coat and There are a few early Boone lines which didn’t list any descendants for. We may need to look more closely at brothers pantaloons.” Although still a young woman, Martha never remarried and remained in Kentucky until her death.
of Squire Boone and their children. Were any of them disfellowshipped for any reason along about 1746-50? I have Mary/
By Rochelle Evans Cochran, The Boone Society
Polly’s birth as c1750. I think all of us who are searching for her parents are in agreement of one thing — it is today, and has been for generations, family tradition that Mary/Polly’s parents were Squire Edward Boone and an Indian woman.
Edward Boone
Every reference I’ve seen/heard uses both names — Mary Polly. Her granddau., Mary/Polly Campbell was also known by Born: 19 Nov 1740
Place: Exeter Twp., Berks Co., Pa
both names. - Joyce House-Reeves
Christened: 7 Aug 1774
Place: Buried At “boone’s Sta Farm” Nr Athens, Ky
Died: 6 Oct 1780
Place: Blue Lick, Clark, Kentucky
(Editor’s Note: As this story clears up many of the problems I have with the other “Mary Pollys” – one of them married Buried:
Place: Boone’s Sta Farm, Nr Athens, Ky
a Bryan, the other, a Day – and those problems have been noted by others, I think this theory is very possible. There are Married: 1758
Place: , Yadkin, Yadkin Co, North Carolina
only two problems with this: the possibly apochryphal story that Daniel’s brother (could be Edward) fathered a child by Mother: (AFN:2W3V-WG)
Daniel’s wife Sarah Bryan Boone; second, that “Ned” does not seem to be as adventurous as his brother, and often played
“house husband” – perhaps in atonement.)
Wife’s Name
Born: 19 Nov 1740
Place: Exeter Twnshp, Berks Co., Penn.
Mary “Polly” COUCH
Died: 6 Oct 1780
Place: Clarke Co., Ky
• BIRTH: 1772, Yadkin Valley, NC
Buried:
Place: Boone’s Creek, Fayette, Kentucky
• DEATH: 1863, Perry Co. Kentucky
Married: 1758
Place: , Yadkin, Yadkin Co, North Carolina
Mother: (AFN:9FDC-5S)
Father: