Laura, Who doesn't have loose ends. My Boone line went to Kentucky and Ohio. Joy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Laura Shields" <shields.laura@comcast.net> To: <BOONE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2005 11:07 AM Subject: [BOONE-L] Boone in Amity Twp. Berks Co. PA > Hello, > I'm always interested in the Boones because of the uncanny way their > lives intertwined with my own ancestors in Berks Co. PA and the Ohio River > Valley, although I'm not aware of a blood connection. Because they also > connect with so many other people in this way, in my mind, the Boones are > an archetype of the early American family. > > Regarding Berks Co. PA: > PA Archives Series 3 Vol xviii pg 310 shows Isaac BOONE owned an Amity > Twp. sawmill on which he paid the hefty tax of 54 pounds. Would anyone > have details on Isaac's homestead/business? Was he the son of Hugh Boone? > > Nearby was my ancestor George BEETEM, a sawyer in 1784 but previously a > miller. He owned no land and paid only 1 pound 10 shillings in tax. I > wonder if he worked at Isaac's sawmill, or was Isaac's tenant. > His son, Samuel Beetem, married Anna Maria Dorothea MARQUART of Amity, > whose brother, Philip Marquart married Elizabeth LEFFEL/LOFTER, sister of > Eve who married Benjamin Boone of Exeter. Other Marquart/Markwards were > associated with the POTTS, TAYLOR, and VANLEAR (who married WAYNE) > families in the area. > > If anyone's interested in these collateral families, I'm happy to share. I > have a fair amount of detail - as well as lots of loose ends! > > Laura > > > > > > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >