For those who are interested. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Boone_Homestead Lynn Hilty Sewell ----- Original Message ----- From: "Merle C Rummel" <cliff@rtkonline.com> To: <brethren@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 09, 2008 7:06 AM Subject: [BRE] Boone Family questions > The Squire Boone family was placed on "reprimand" by their Quaker > Church, at Oley (PA) - there were several things that happened that > caused this - > > Daniel's eldest sister, Sarah, married the german, John Wilcockson > (Wilcoxin), in 1742. She was "too conversant" before marriage, and was > "great with child". Squire was reprimanded by the church, that he was > not in control of his family. also - John Wilcockson was not a Quaker. > > Daniel's next eldest sibling, his brother, Israel, "married out" of the > church (1747), and the family was expelled. We are not sure who he > married, but in search there is the name Martha. In one case she was > named Martha Morgan, in another her father was named John Maugridge. > Both Israel and Martha died of "consumption" (TB) in Rowan Co NC in > 1755-56, and Daniel took and raised the 5 little children > > In regard of both of these people, there has been consideration that > they were Brethren (uh- really!) Can anyone give any kind of > confirmation -yes or no? (I do not know the Oley region that well.) > > The result was Squire leaving Oley. Austin Cooper identifies a short > stop at Boonesboro MD (based on local traditions), then another stop > with kin in the Valley, before arriving on the Yadkin River in 1751. > > Merle C Rummel > > ------------------------ > Search the Archives at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/BRETHREN > ------------------------ > Support Our Sponsoring Agency > The Fellowship Of Brethren Genealogists (FOBG) > For further information contact Ron McAdams mailto:McAdamsr@hotmail.com > ------------------------ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BRETHREN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

The house featured a typical hall and parlor as well as a "bible closet". Might I inquire as to what a bible closet is? I have never heard of this. Blessings janet