Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameElizabeth 
[3]
[3]Spouses
Birth1756, Frederick County, Maryland [3]
Death1825, Montgomery County, Virginia [3]
FatherJohann Diel BOHN (1711-1764)
Mother“Mary” Anna Maria DECKER (1718-1777)
Marriage1777, Frederick County, Maryland [3]
Will notes for John (Spouse 1)
From: BOONE-D-request@rootsweb.com
Reply-To: BOONE-L@rootsweb.com
Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 15:58:59 -0700
To: BOONE-D@rootsweb.com
Subject: BOONE-D Digest V05 #22
From: "Shirley Moller" <smoller@jps.net>
Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 17:08:19 -0800
To: BOONE-L@rootsweb.com
Subject: Re: [BOONE-L] Elizabeth BOONE b 3 Sept 1791 m Andrew WEDDLE
vi. John went to Virginia
From his will....
Christiansburg, Va
Made Feb 24 1824
Filed Mar 1825
Will of John Boon
I desire that all my estate boath real and personal be
sold by executors, and the money arising from such sale to be equally
divided between my wife Elizabeth Boon, Mary Boon, ELIZABETH WEDEL,
Catherine Jammerson, Abraham Boon, Sariah Harter, Nancy Flegar, Jacob
Boon.
Lastly, I appoint to my son Jacob Boon and my son in law ANDREW
WEDDLE executors to this my last will and testament.
Mrs. Nellie Woods Whedon states the following:
The mistaken relationship of Capt. Daniel Boone probably originated
from a rumor that spread, source unknown and with no apparent proof, that
a Michael Boone of the English family was the father of the children that
Johann Diel Bohen named in his will. This was given some credence in Mrs.
Hazel R. Spraker's book, "The Boone Family" under "undetermined Connec-
tions" page 494, ans which she now considers the most serious mistake in
her book. It said that Michael Boone lived and died on his farm in the
Mt. Pleasant district of Frederick Co., MD., where the old stone
barn he built is still standing. His grave and that of his wife are near-
by. Mrs. Spraker say that there was no Michael Boone in the English family.
A search of the court house records by this compiler in 1936, and
also searched by others, show only one man by the name of Michael Boone.
This Michael, son of Nicholas and grandson of Johann
Diel Bohne, was born about 1773 and died by Jul 26, 1832, married
Oct 14, 804 Mary Magdalena Burrier, daughter of Philip and Barbara Burrier.
Philip Burrier died in 1803 leaving 207 acres called "Hitchbaugh" in the
Mt. Pleasant district.
Mrs. Spraker endorses the above correction to the error in her book,
"The Boone Family", p 494. She writes that the "Michael Boone" tradi-
tion prevailed in at least three branches of the family [Miller, Hoss and
Pouder] before 1923, and that the error no doubt originated and spread
many years prior to that date. The fact that three branches of the fam-
ily claimed a Michael Boone as the earliest known American ancestor made
it seem most plausible. No doubt one branch accepted it from another
several generations ago. "I am glad to know, " Mrs. Spraker writes, "that
your careful and analytical research has uncovered the truth and has put
an end to the unfortunate perpetuation of this error." [16341]
Reply-To: BOONE-L@rootsweb.com
Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 15:58:59 -0700
To: BOONE-D@rootsweb.com
Subject: BOONE-D Digest V05 #22
From: "Shirley Moller" <smoller@jps.net>
Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 17:08:19 -0800
To: BOONE-L@rootsweb.com
Subject: Re: [BOONE-L] Elizabeth BOONE b 3 Sept 1791 m Andrew WEDDLE
vi. John went to Virginia
From his will....
Christiansburg, Va
Made Feb 24 1824
Filed Mar 1825
Will of John Boon
I desire that all my estate boath real and personal be
sold by executors, and the money arising from such sale to be equally
divided between my wife Elizabeth Boon, Mary Boon, ELIZABETH WEDEL,
Catherine Jammerson, Abraham Boon, Sariah Harter, Nancy Flegar, Jacob
Boon.
Lastly, I appoint to my son Jacob Boon and my son in law ANDREW
WEDDLE executors to this my last will and testament.
Mrs. Nellie Woods Whedon states the following:
The mistaken relationship of Capt. Daniel Boone probably originated
from a rumor that spread, source unknown and with no apparent proof, that
a Michael Boone of the English family was the father of the children that
Johann Diel Bohen named in his will. This was given some credence in Mrs.
Hazel R. Spraker's book, "The Boone Family" under "undetermined Connec-
tions" page 494, ans which she now considers the most serious mistake in
her book. It said that Michael Boone lived and died on his farm in the
Mt. Pleasant district of Frederick Co., MD., where the old stone
barn he built is still standing. His grave and that of his wife are near-
by. Mrs. Spraker say that there was no Michael Boone in the English family.
A search of the court house records by this compiler in 1936, and
also searched by others, show only one man by the name of Michael Boone.
This Michael, son of Nicholas and grandson of Johann
Diel Bohne, was born about 1773 and died by Jul 26, 1832, married
Oct 14, 804 Mary Magdalena Burrier, daughter of Philip and Barbara Burrier.
Philip Burrier died in 1803 leaving 207 acres called "Hitchbaugh" in the
Mt. Pleasant district.
Mrs. Spraker endorses the above correction to the error in her book,
"The Boone Family", p 494. She writes that the "Michael Boone" tradi-
tion prevailed in at least three branches of the family [Miller, Hoss and
Pouder] before 1923, and that the error no doubt originated and spread
many years prior to that date. The fact that three branches of the fam-
ily claimed a Michael Boone as the earliest known American ancestor made
it seem most plausible. No doubt one branch accepted it from another
several generations ago. "I am glad to know, " Mrs. Spraker writes, "that
your careful and analytical research has uncovered the truth and has put
an end to the unfortunate perpetuation of this error." [16341]