Squire Boone Sr.

Squire Boone Sr.
Born(1696-11-25)November 25, 1696
Bradninch, Devonshire, England
DiedJanuary 2, 1765(1765-01-02) (aged 68)
Salisbury, North Carolina, United States of America
OccupationsWeaver, blacksmith, gunsmith, farmer, justice of the peace
Known forbeing the father of Daniel Boone and Squire Boone
SpouseSarah Morgan (m. 1720)
Children12 including Daniel Boone, Squire Boone and Hannah Boone Pennington
Parents
  • George Boone III (father)
  • Mary Maugridge (mother)
Relatives

Squire Boone Sr. (November 25, 1696 – January 2, 1765) was an English-American Quaker, weaver, blacksmith, gunsmith, farmer, justice of the peace, and the father of Squire Boone Jr. and Daniel Boone.[1][2][3]

Biography

Squire Boone Sr. was born in 1696 in Bradninch, England to George Boone III (1666-1744) and Mary Maugridge (1669-1740). Squire, along with his parents and nine siblings, immigrated to America in 1712 and lived in the Province of Pennsylvania.[4][5] In America, he worked as a weaver, blacksmith, gunsmith and farmer from 1720 to 1750.[6][7][8] On September 23, 1720, he married Sarah Morgan (1700-1777) and had 12 children with her between 1724 and 1746. Including Daniel Boone in 1734 and Squire Boone Jr.[9] in 1744, on May 1, 1750, he moved to North Carolina and in June 1753, he became the justice of peace for Rowan County, North Carolina. In 1764, he moved to Salisbury and lived there until his death on January 2, 1765.[2]

References

  1. ^ Morgan, Robert (2007). Boone: A Biography. Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill. ISBN [[Special:BookSources/978-1-56512-455-4|<bdi>978-1-56512-455-4</bdi>]] {{isbn}}: Check isbn value: invalid character (help). Pg. 9.
  2. ^ a b "Boone, Squire | NCpedia". www.ncpedia.org. Retrieved 2026-03-18.
  3. ^ Lewis, T. W. (2025-03-04). Solid Ground: Ten Proven Principles for Success. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 979-8-88845-905-8.
  4. ^ Lofaro, Michael (2012). Daniel Boone: An American Life. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky. ISBN [[Special:BookSources/978-0-8131-3462-8|<bdi>978-0-8131-3462-8</bdi>]] {{isbn}}: Check isbn value: invalid character (help). P. 1.
  5. ^ "Squire Boone Sr. (1696-1765) – Boone Society". boonesociety.org. Retrieved 2026-03-18.
  6. ^ Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1720.
  7. ^ Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, October 6, 1730.
  8. ^ Isenstein, Dan (2025-01-22). Tales from the Kentucky Hemp Highway. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4396-7325-6.
  9. ^ Turner, Keith Pott (2016-05-19). Turner Trees. Lulu.com. ISBN 978-1-365-11697-1.
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