THOMAS BOON IMMIGRANT DIED 1723 ISLE OF WIGHT CO., VIRGINIA AND 1000 OF HIS DESCENDANTS, written by Rupert Farnham Thompson in 1981, has nothing listed at all on the family of Willis Boon . He does show him to be a son of William Boon of Franklin Co., NC by an unknown first wife.

Rupet does make a 'hint' that this Willis could be the one who made an an affidavit for pension as a revolutinary soldier in the October Court, 1820 at Edenton, NC. However, I rather doubt that this is this Willis. For one thing the one who made the affidavit states that he has no one living with him but his wife, an old woman. In 1820, Abigail would only have been in her early to mid 40's. Also the one who made the affidavit enlisted for 2 1/2 years in 1776 in North Carolina - while this Willis would have been a very young boy at this time. There are a couple of other possiblities for the Willis who did fight in the war.

Since Willis is executor of his father's will (William Boon 1799 Franklin Co., NC) and listed first in the will, I have to assume that Willis is his OLDEST child.

Abigail 'Abbagale' Unknown - Mother of His Children

We actually know very little about Abigail and her maiden name at this time is unknown. We know that she married Willis Boon about 1799 probably in the Franklin Co., NC area. In his will in 1840, Willis mentions his wife, Abigail.

If you have any records or believe you have 'an idea' on the maiden name of Abigail, please write me Ann (Jobe) Brown. I have a very good knowledge of the early families of the Franklin Co., NC area and are related to many of them through my Boon, Denby, and Jones intermarriages.

• 1798 Franklin Co., NC
  ----Bradley, WILL BOOK B, FRANKLIN CO., NC, 1795-1804:

  "Sale of estate of JACOB WEBB, decd - September 22, 1798 - Buyers were R. JONES, JESSE DENTON, RICHARD WEBB, JOHN LINSEY, WILLIAM BOON, ELIAS BOWDEN, ROBERT JONES, WILLIS BOON, JOSHUA COGGIN.

  Admr was WILLIS BOON - p. 44"

• 1799 Franklin Co., NC
  ---- Will of William Boon (father), Will book A-1799 (p. 137)
  

  "I give and bequeath to my four sons Willis Boon, Benjamin Boon, Sion Boon, Kinchen Boon the four negroes which I Lend to my wife Rebecca Boon (after her death or remarriage to be equally divided between them by note or other ways to them and their heirs."

  Executors:  Friends George TUNSTALL, Jordan HILL; son Willis BOON. 

• 1800 Franklin Co, NC Census p. 33

  Willis Boon 0-0-0-1-0; 0-0-0-1-0; 0

  *1 free white male 26-45, 1 free white female 26-45 (1755-1774)

  On one side are these families:
  Joshua Coggin, John Leonard Jr., William Leonard, John Leonard Sr, Parker Murphey, William Ham, Elisha Cary/Gray, John Gupton, Cooper Gupton, Steven Gupton, Arthur Murphey, William Murphey, John Watkins, James Carlile, Thoms Hill, Frank Pearson

  and on the other side:
  *Rebecca Boon is living NEXT DOOR!, Lusis[?] Wilhite, Robert Carr, Robert Hill, Smith Abernathy, Buckner Abernathy, James Wood, James Collin Jr, James Collin Sr., Frederick Leanord, William Collins, Josiah Ely, Joel Terrill, William Wilhite, John Price, John Williams, William Simmons

• 1800 Franklin Co., NC by Dr. Stephen E. Bradley, Jr.
  ---Will Book A, Franklin Co., NC, 1785-1797

  Dower of Martha Hunt - widow of William Hunt. August 20, 1800

  ---- Jurors were John Stallings, James Collins, John Coper, Joshua Jones, Council Jones, Jethro Byrd, Abner Gupton, Joshua Abernathy, James Barrow, Buckner Abernathy, James Baker, WILLIS BOON. p. 192.

• 1809 Franklin Co., NC, Extract of Franklin Co. Court Minutes, years 1808-1810]
  ----Film/Rolls 744/C.039.30001-7 NC State Archives
  ----transcribed by Mark A. Murphy, 12 Oct 2001
  

  "Minutes of March Court 1809
  No. 7 Joseph M. Myers vs. William Arrington - Debt.
  Jury charged to wit, Jno. Person, Joseph Smith, Turner Bobbett, Sion Kimball, Joel Sledge, John Webb, Howell Underwood, Archibald Yarbrough, WILLIS BOON, Joshua Jones, Atkins Nicholson, John Walkins who find that there are no payment or set off that the Virginia money declared upon is of the value of L360"1"8 and assess the pltffs damages to L66.8"6 &costs-"

• 1810 Franklin Co., NC (Image 33 of Ancestry), page 94

  Willis BOON	10010-3001
  
  1 male 		under 10 (1800-1810) -William
  3 females	under 10 (1800-1810) - Leacy, Elizabetn and ?
  1 male 		(26-45) (1765-1784)  - Willis
  1 female	(26-45) (1765-1784)  - Abigail
  

  *Rebecca (English) Boon, his widowed mother, is 4 pages over on page 90

• 1812 - October - Franklin Co, NC
  ---Loose Estate Papers 1811-1825 Vol 11- # 975.6 B811NC)
  

  Buyers of the estate of Benjamin Brickell included:

  Kinchen Boon, Rebeccah Boon, Sion Boon, Lewis Boon, Willis Boon, Martha Boon, several Abernathy, Josiah Eley, Allen Jones, Jacob Jones (SC), Susanna Jones, Alsey Jones, James Jones (son Joshua) , Michael Eley, Joseph Denby, Capt Jacob Jones, Joshua Jones, Elisha Lankford, Keziah Byrd

• 1815 December, Franklin Co., NC
  --=Loose Estate Papers 1811-1825, Vol 11, -

  Buyer of estate of John Huff included:

  "Willis Boon"

• 1817 -30 December, Franklin Co., NC

  Sale of estate of Charles Hammonds by Callum Moore admr.

  Buyers named included: Charles Abernathy, Henry Arrington, Gideon Bass, Willis Boan [Boon], Willis Boddie, WILLIS BOON, Orrin Brassel, Henry Bridgers, Jesse Coppedge, Archabald Davis, Eley Denson, Elijah Denton, James Driver, Isham Hammonds, Jesse Hammonds, Jesse Hammonds Sr, Rahab Hammonds, William M Hammonds, Williby Hammonds, Henry Hunt, John Johnson, Joshua Johnson, Thomas Lanier, Callum Moore, Joshua Perry, Green Ross, Isaac Ross, James Solomon, Macullar Stone, Henry Sykes, Matthew Sykes, Boyakin Taylor, Buckner Upchurch, Elijah Wheeless, William Wheeless, Green Wood, Hardy Wood.

• 1820 Extracts of Franklin Co., NC Court Minutes, years 1816-1820]
  ---[Film/Rolls 744/C.039.30001-7 NC State Archives]
  ---[transcribed by Mark A. Murphy, 7 Nov 2001]

  "September Court 1820 - Willis Boon bail for John Johnson at the seat[?] of Jonah[?] Patterson against said Johnson surrendered his principal in open court ordered by the Court that a record be made thereof, and the plantiff in comt consents that said defendant may be discharged without bail - (end of paper)"

• 1830 Franklin Co., NC Census

  Willis Boon
  
  males:    1 10/15                         1 50/60
  
  females"           2 20/30                1 50/60
  

• 1833 Estate of Sion Upchurch,Franklin Co.,, North Carolina
  ----Excerpts, Transcriptions and Notes From Estate Documents on File at NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC
  

  "An account of the sale of the property of Sion Upchurch, Decd - sold on a credit of nine months by the admrs. This 8th of Jany 1833

  Some of the purchasers include:

  -Willis Boon"

• 1837 - June Court, Franklin County: Account for Willoby Hammonds
  ---He was son in law of Willis Boon

  Named:        
  Jones Alford      	 H Atkinson       	Sol Batchelor		Solomon Batchelor		
  Benjamin Bilbro          William Boon		Willis BOON      	A Bowden        	
  B B Bowden		 Cullen Braswell       	Davis Bunton      	Byrd Edwards	
  Edmd Edwards             Titus Edwards   	Rahab Hammonds		Jos J Harper       	 
  J E Lankford       	 Hugh Moore		Smith Patterson        	Dr Perry       	   
  Green ROSS		 Isaac Ross       	Wm Stevens      	Francis M Taylor
  Jno Wheelus        	 Jno Williams     	 Green Wood		Tho W Wright
  
  Administratrix: Elizabeth Hammonds.
  Audited by A H Davis, H H Harris, Joel Harris, L R Mitchell.
  

• 1840 Franklin Co., NC Census

  Willis Boon
  Males:                           1 male   60/70     
  Females:      1 female  30/40    1 female 60/70
  

• 1840 Franklin Co., NC
  

  Abstract of Willis Boon Will

  Heirs Mentioned:

  • wife, Abbagale Boon

  • grandsons - Spencer Boon and Robert Rix Boon

  • granddaughter - Elisabeth Boon

  • daughter-in-law - Judith Boon

  • daughters - Leacy Boon, Elisabeth Denton

  • son - Bennet M. Boon

  • other grandchildren - Gray Hammonds, William [Keaton?Nuton] Hammonds, Mary Bennet Hammonds

  • "I leave the above stated negro girl Eliza to my daughter in law Judith Boon until her three children become of age provided she remains single. But if she marrys before my grandchildren Spencer Boon, Robert Rix Boon and Elisabeth Boon become of lawfull age..."

  Executors:

  • son Bennet M. Boon

    neighbor Spencer H. Alston

  Witnesses:

  • W. Wood

  • ??? Harris

• 1840/2 Estate of Willis Boon, Nash Co.,, North Carolina
  ----Excerpts, Transcriptions and Notes From Estate Documents on File at NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC

  "Bennett Boon, Exr of Willis Boon, decd. [estate inventory submitted to March Court 1842]

  report includes notes on:

  • 1840 by cash paid A. H. Davis for note...

  • July 27 by cash paid Yarbrough & Perry

  • 1841 cash paid F. M. Taylor as for receipt on execution

  • April 30, 1841 by cash pd. Dr. Solomon Williams as for acct & receipt $81.00

  • 1841 by cahs pd. Wilson D. Webb $69.64

  • May 20, 1841 by cash pd Hardy Wood $9.54

  • No. 13, 1841 by cash pd John Harrison $22.50

  • April 6, 1841 by cash pd Elias J. May $3.13

  • Nov. 23, 1841 by cash pd Solomon Batchelor $2.50

  • August 4, 1841 by cash pd John Wright $2.00

  • July 27, 1840 by cash pd R. Noble $182

  • April 3, 1841 by cash pd Reeca Boon $8.00

  • July 20, 1841 by cash pd Wm. Perry, DS for tax receipt $3.83

  • July 20, 1841 by cash pd Smith Patterson $2.25

  • Nov. 4, 1841 by cash pd Joel Harris in part of note given him $63.00

  • Jany 1841 by cash pd John T. Mitchel $1.12

  • March 15, 1842 by cash pd William Plummer $10.00

  • March 15, 1841 cash paid S. H. Alston $2.00

  [Note: this is not the entire list - but most of it - but I did not include the interest amounts on the payments]"

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1. William Boon

   --b. 1800/10 Franklin Co., NC
   --d. 1835 Franklin Co., NC
   --m. Judith Ricks 'Judy' 'Judea' MOORE
   --May 3, 1829 Franklin Co., NC
   ----b. 1800/04 Franklin Co., NC
   ----d. February 20, 1876 Franklin Co., NC
   ------d/o Callum Moore and Ann ROGERS
   

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   Children of William Boon and Judith Ricks Moore

   Click on William's name to go her page and more information

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2. Leacy (Boon) Harris

   --b. 1800/10 Franklin Co., NC
   --d. Unknown
   --m. John HARRIS
   --January 18, 1841 Franklin Co., NC
   

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   Children of Leacy Boon and John Harris

   Still researching this family

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3. Elizabeth (Boon) Hammonds Denton

   --d. 1860-1870 probably Henry Co., TN
   --m/1 Willoughby HAMMONDS
   --November 14, 1828 Franklin Co., NC
   ----b. Unknown
   ----d. 1835/39 probably Franklin Co., NC
   ------s/o Charles Hammonds and Rahab MANNING
   --------gs/o Willoughby Manning and Martha CULPEPPER
   --m/2 Leroy DENTON
   --October 1, 1839 Franklin Co., NC
   ----b. abt 1814 North Carolina
   ----d. 1880/91 probably Henry Co., TN
   

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   Children of Elizabeth (Boon) Hammonds Denton

   Click on Eliabeth's name to go her page and more information

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4. Bennet N. Boon

   --b. abt 1815 Franklin Co., NC
   --d. bt 1856 Franklin Co., NC
   --m/1 Eliza WHELESS
   ----b. Unknown
   ----d. bef Aug 17, 1850 Franklin Co., NC
   --m/2 Rhoda UPCHURCH
   --August 17, 1850 Franklin Co., NC
   ----b. 1827 NC
   ----d. 1880/92 probably Franklin Co., NC
   ------d/o Richmond Upchurch and Susan BRYANT
   --------gd/o William Bryant and Mary 'Polly' LEWIS
   

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   Children of Bennett N. Boon and Eliza Wheless

   Click on Bennett's name to go her page and more information

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   Children of Bennett N. Boon and Rhoda Upchurch

   Click on Eliabeth's name to go her page and more information