Boone, Squire, 1744-1815

Squire Boone was the brother of Daniel Boone, the famous Kentucky explorer and settler. Squire Boone helped to blaze the Wilderness Trail, and was one of the settlers at Boonesborough, the operator of a gristmill and sawmill, and an ordained Baptist minister.

From the description of Papers 1787-1813. (Kentucky Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 28189399

Squire Boone was born in 1744, in Berks County, Pennsylvania. He married Jane Van Cleave in 1765 and had five children, Jonathon, Moses, Isaiah, Sarah, and Enoch Morgan. During his marriage, Squire, and his brother, Daniel Boone, explored Florida, cut the Wilderness Road, and built Boonesboro in Kentucky. Squire also served as an elected representative to the Virginia Legislature from Kentucky. After experiencing problems with land titles in Kentucky, Squire moved to Mississippi, New Orleans, and eventually settled in Indiana, where he died in 1815.

From the description of Birth and death record : photocopies and letter, 1744-1950. (Kentucky Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 36807873

Explorer, pioneer, and brother of Daniel Boone.

From the description of Depositions, 1809-1813. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 46727251

Squire Boone was born in 1744, in Berks County, Pennsylvania. He married Jane Van Cleave in 1765 and had five children. During his marriage, Squire and his brother Daniel Boone explored Florida, cut the Wilderness Road, and served in the Virginia legislature. After experiencing problems with land titles in Kentucky, Squire moved to Mississippi, New Orleans, and eventually settled in Indiana, where he died in 1815.

Boone's Station is also known as Painted Stone. It is located in Shelby County, Kentucky.

From the description of Squire Boone family papers : surveys, depositions, indentures, 1781-1829. (Kentucky Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 37142242