Joggi (Jacob) Boni brought his family from Frenkendorf, Switzerland, to New Bern in 1738. He soon moved to what eventually became the southern part of Duplin County. The surname was Anglicized as Boney. Descendants of Jacob Boney, Jr., moved to South Carolina. His youngest brother Weinbert (Wimberk) Boney married Catherine Teachey and stayed in Duplin. His descendants number in the thousands. His daughter Nancy married Jacob Wells III. They had 14 children and some 113 grandchildren, I believe. Boney was used frequently as a given name in quite a few southern Duplin families. Horace Fussell, Jr. FLYFISHW@aol.com wrote: > > Has anyone else noticed that there are a lot of "Boneys" in early NC > genealogy? > > Does anyone know why?