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. ThompsonAter 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.
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
We get a brief history of this church from "Historic Landmarks of the South" by Annie Hadden Crensaw, Greenville, Alabama:
"Bethel Baptist Church - the oldest church in Heard County - was organized in 1828 in what was then Coweta County, with nine members under Reverends James Reeves and John Wood. A site was chosen for a church to be built at 'Henderson's Spring', a strong clear water source noted and used by early settlers. This location became part of newly-created Heard County in 1830, and there the church grew and prospered. Its membership increased to 175, and included many of the pioneer families of both Coweta and Heard counties. Bethel became for a time the largest church in the Western Baptist Association and owned 30 acres at the springs until after the Civil War. In 1925, plans were made under the direction of Robert Lee Wilson, Sr. to rebuild the existing structure (which was in poor condition) and to use as much of the old wood as possible. Although the old church burned before the project was completed, the pulpit, pews and other interior furniture were saved from the fire and installed in the new building and are in use today. The 1925 structure was restored in 1972 under Robert Lee Wilson, Jr., with support from descendants of its pioneer members."
Eugenia Pye was d/o Perry Gouldsby Pye, gd/o Amanda Elizabeth (Boon) Pye, gt gd/o Allen Boon and Elizabeth Ann Davis and 2nd gt gd/o Kinchin Boon Sr. and Margaret Jones. Eugenia was born in 1907 and died in February 1998. Regarding the church minutes, Eugenia writes:
"The film record moves right to left instead of left to right as usual, beginnng with page 6, running through page 406 followed by an index to members of 28 pages. I am going to show the index to members at the beginning instead of at the end. (I exerpted names that I was interested in only).
"Margaret Boon was received by letter on Feb 20,1830 on page 18 and the minutes are signed by James D Jones, C Ck"
"...received by Experience Nancy Heard & Kinchen Boon (Sr.)..."
"Received by Experience Kinchen Boon Jr, Alfred C. Boon, Council Jones . . ."
1834 - October 19 on page 46 of the minutes
"...Received by Experience Wm Boon (and others)..."
"...took up the case of Bro. K. Boon getting drunk and using bad language the church though best to expel him and done (sic) so ... "
"...Item 3 Took up the reference of Bro. William Boon having used profane language the church believing it to be most for the Glory of God and the goal of his cause to exclude him from the fellowship of the church...Item 7 The church charges Bro. Kinchen Boon (Jr) of denying the faith of the church and the church believing it to be most for the Glory of God and the goal of his church to exclude him from the fellowship of the church..."
"...by restoration Kinchen Boon (Sr)"
"by Experience for Baptism MARY BOON (this would be Foster and wife of Kinchen Jr) by restoration Kinchen Boon Jr..."
"...appointed Correspondents to New Hope...bo Enocn, K. Boon (Jr)..."