My Boon Heritage: Kinchin Boon Sr. and Margaret 'Peggy' Jones

KINCHIN BOON SR (1790-1875)

My 3rd Great Grandfather

Son of William Boon and Rebecca English

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Kinchin's Early Life - A Claification

THOMAS BOON IMMIGRANT DIED 1723 ISLE OF WIGHT CO., VIRGINIA AND 1000 OF HIS DESCENDANTS was written by Rupert Farnham Thompson in 1981. When Rupert was writing the book; he called me here in Canada and I was able to provide him with the name of Kinchin Boon as the husband of Mary Elizabeth Foster and father of our direct ancestors - Fannie (Boon) Mears and Eugenia (Boon) Farnham. I had been given the name from my grandmother, Minnie (Mears) Jobe who died in August 1972 just 3 months shy of being 97. At this time; I was known as Cora Ann (Jobe) Desjardins. I was blesed to have been given the second copy of Rupert's book which he inscribed as:

Copy #2
To Cora Ann (Jobe) Desjardins
2nd Cousin, once removed
For helping find our Kinchen Boon, Jr with proof,
For furnishing so much material, and
For being such an Inspiration
Rupert F. Thompson

Ater the publication of the first book, Rupert set out to continue the Boon history in a second volume which he called BOON IMMIGRANTS AND THEIR DESCENDANTS (1985). This second volume contains many unidentified Boons, cenus records of Boons, etc. Being indexed and having close to 800 pages, it is a valuable resource for anyone researching the Boon family.

Rupert died in January 1994 and four years later I would buy a computer and, go online 'again picking up' the Boon search which I had put on hold for over 20 years. Therefore there will be some corrections and additions to this book. For example, it states at the bottom of page 50:

"Kinchen's parents died when he was a lad. He ran away from the home in which he was being raised in North Carolinia and went to Virginia, where he grew to manhood, and married Margaret Jones."

Though it has been PROVED that his father died when he was 9-10 years old--HIS MOTHER DID NOT and in fact IT HAS BEEN PROVED that she was still living in Franklin Co,NC in 1823 and was in fact guardian of some grandchildren (ALSO--Margaret Jones, d/o Council Jones & Susanna Denby, was from Franklin Co, NC-where his mother lived). If Kinchin did go to VA-it might have been for a short time as apprentice or to visit.--I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT HE WAS RAISED THERE). Anyway--by 1820 at the age of 20--HE IS SHOWING UP ON TAX RECORDS IN FRANKLIN CO, NC--where his mother lived and his future wife)

Kinchin Sr. was a carpenter by occupation and I'm sure that he was apprenticed to someone to learn this trade. We are still doing research to find any record that might indicate to who and where this happened.

Marriage to Margaret 'Peggy' Jones

Though a marriage record has not been located, it is known that Kinchin Boon Sr. married Margaret 'Peggy' Jones about 1809 in or around Franklin County, North Carolina where both were born and had spent their childhoods. They were both around 20 at the time of their marriage and both of their fathers were already deceased. They had both grown up as the children and grandchildren of very successful tobacco planters and neither of their mothers had remarried.

Jones and Denby Family

Margaret 'Peggy' Jones, the wife of Kinchin Boon Sr. was born about 1788 in Franklin Co., North Carolina and died about 1847 in Coweta Co., Georgia. She was the second child and oldest daughter of Council JONES (abt 1759 Nansemon Co., VA - 1805 Franklin Co., NC) and Susanna DENBY (early 1760's - Dec 1814 Franklin Co., NC). Council Jones was a tobacco planter and must have been an educated man as his name often in Franklin Co., NC as serving on numerous civic committees and grand juries. When Margaret was about 16, her father died - leaving a will dated March 5, 1805. (see link below) in which he mentions his daughter, Peggy. Susanna, her mother, would die in Decmeber 1814 in Franklin Co., NC when Peggy was 26.

"ITEM. I give and bequeath to my well beloved daughter Peggy JONES one Negro girl named Patty, also one Negro boy named Charles, and one Negro girl named Amy."

Council Jones was the son of Jacob Jones Sr. (abt 1729 - 1818 Franklin Co., NC. Council's mother's name is unknown at this time. Like Council, Jacob Jones Sr. was a tobacco planter and he lived on the North Side of the Tar River.

Susanna Denby was the daughter of James Denby (mid to late 1730's - 1795 Franklin Co., NC) and Patience NORFLEEET. James was also a tobacco planter. The Denbys lived near the Jones family on the North Side of the Tar River near Cypress Swamp.

Some other pages that I have for these families include:

Will of James Denby - 1795 Franklin Co., NC

Will of Jacob Jones Sr. - 1816 Franklin Co., NC

My NC Website for Bute, Granville, Franklin Counties

Chronology

Franklin Co., North Carolina (1809 - 1816)

Alabama, Georgia, Briefly in TN

Kinchin Boon Sr. - A Widower

Their Children

Travel with Kinchin Sr., Margaret and Children through the Census!

  1. Alfred Council Boon

    --b. abt 1810 Franklin Co., NC
    --d. after 1880 probably Washington Co., GA
    --m.
    --Aug 29, 1833 Greene Co., GA ----b. abt 1815 Georgia
    ----d. after 1870 probably Greene Co., GA


  2. Allen Boon

    --b. Feb 1, 1813 Franklin Co. NC
    --d. June 11, 1892 Mt. Lebabnon, Beinville Parrish, Louisiania
    ----buried Mt. Lebanon Louisiana Cemetery, Bienville Parrish,
    --m. Elizabeth Ann DAVIS
    --May 9, 1836 Wilkes Co., GA
    ----b. December 15, 1820 Wilkes Co., Georgia
    ----d. June 27, 1872 Enon Grove, Heard Co, Georgia
    ------buried Enon Grove Cemetery, Enon Grove, Heard Co., GA
    ------d/o William Davis, Jr. and Joicie JOHNSON


  3. Susanna C. Boon

    --b. abt 1815 Franklin Co., NC
    --m. Amos JOHNSON
    --July 20, 1831 Coweta Co., GA
    ----d. 1835/1845


  4. Kinchin Augustus 'K. A.' Boon JR.

    --b. April 28, 1818 Possibly Dallas or Autauga Co., Alabama
    --d. December 11, 1863 Texkarkana, Miller Co., AR
    --m. Mary Elizabeth FOSTER
    --July 19, 1845 Troup Co., Georgia
    ----b. March 3, 1831 LaGrange, Troup Co., Georgia
    ----d. September 22, 1912 Portales, Roosevelt Co., New Mexico
    ------d/o Francis Foster and Amy Harry EDWARDS
    --------gd/o Lt. John Hardin Foster and Martha 'Patsy' WINGFIELD
    --------gd/o John Edwards and Elizabeth BUSSEY


  5. William Joshua 'Buck' Boon

    --b. April 24, 1826 Hancock Co., Georgia
    --d. February 18, 1877 Tallapoosa County, Alabma --m.
    --January 23, 1851 Dudleyville, Tallapoosa Co., Alabama
    ----b. January 4, 1832 Abbeville District, South Carolina
    ----d. December 22, 1913 Boone Valley near Jackson's Gap, Tallapoosa Co., AL
    ------d/o Jabez 'Jabe' Vines and Nancy MATTISON

Old Photos, Cemetery Pics - Wanted

Old photographs and cemetery pictures for any of the descendants of Kinchin Augusutus Boon Sr. and Margaret 'Peggy' Jones would be greatly appreciated. Please send to myself

Ann (Jobe) Brown

Special Thanks

Rupert Farnham - Eugenia Pye - Henry (Boon) Still - Bern Boon
my grandmother, Minnie (Mears) Jobe (now deceased)

Linda (Jones) Risinger - Zada (Mears) Sharp - Gene Kerlin - Patsy (Boon) Branton - Paulette Williams
Most of the children of Eugenia (Boon) Farnham
Several grandchildren of Sam Houston Boon
Many of the children of Fanny (Boon) Mears.

Sources

These are only a few!

  1. Two Books by Rupert Farnham Thomson as mentioned above
  2. Census Records for Hancock, Coweta and Heard Co., GA as mentioned
  3. Bethel Baptist Church Minutes (see above)
  4. Troup Co., GA Courthouse Records - Personal visit in 1970
  5. Boddie's History of Southern Families - Volum 7, page 101
  6. Records of Newman Baptist Church, Heard Co., GA
    ---- as provided by Eugenia Pey
  7. Manuscript of Boone Family History - compiled by Judge John H. Boon abt 1925
    ----I have certified copies of exerpts
  8. Certified Bible pages from Bible of Allen Boon, s/o Kinchin Sr
  9. A Genealogy of the Davis Family, compiled by Henry Tom Clark (1905) Montgomery, AL
    --reprinted by Mrs. Joe D. Stephens, Franklin, GA in 1970's as provided by Eugenia Pye
  10. Pictures of Tombstone Inscriptions of various descendants of Allen Boon - as provided by Eugenia Pye
  11. Susie F. Fowler - professional Genealogist hired by Rupert Farnham Thomposon (1981)
  12. Coweta County History 1825-1880 by Anderson
  13. Deeds of Hancock Co., GA
  14. Bible Record of William Joshua Boon, s/o Kinchin Sr
    ---- as provided by Charles Douglas Boon, grandson
  15. Will of William Boon - Will Book A 1799, page 137, Franklin Co., NC
  16. Tallapoosa Co., Alabama Census
  17. Boones and Some Connections written by Judge John H. Boon in 1925
  18. The Story of Selma (Dallas Co., AL) by Walter M. Jackson (1954) - page 17
  19. Heard County, GA - A History of Its People (1980) by Lynda S. Eller
  20. The Farnham Newsletters published for years for reunion of Eugenia (Boon) Farnham Descendants
    ----I have many of these issues!
  21. Fanny (Boon) Mears Bible Record
  22. Bowie Co., Texas Census Records
  23. Death certificate of Mary Elizabeth (Foster) Boon
  24. Varilous Records of Cass Co., Texas
  25. Cemetery Records at Memphis, Hall Co., Texas
    ----visited personally
  26. E. N. Burkhalter - a Burkhalter Researcher
  27. Original Marriage record for Thomas Monroe Boon (1898 Hardeman Co. TX)
    ---- given to me by country clerk in 1970 (never picked up)
  28. Courthouse records for Throckmorton, Hardeman and Wilbarger Co., Texas
    ---- from personal visits made about 1970

And Many other cousins and records which at this time, I fail to remember or record.
THANK YOU ALL!


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