Joseph Boon III (son of Joseph Boon II and Mary) was born 1752 in Johnston County, North Carolina, and died October 21, 1836 in Johnston County, North Carolina. He married (1) Lydey Powell on March 12, 1779. He married (2) Sarah Bass on 1784 in Johnston County, NC. He married (3) Hester Strickland on May 28, 1794.
Notes for Joseph Boon III: North Carolina Historical Review 1950, p300 Johnston County Joseph Boon owned 10 slaves and 380 acres of land. He was a member of the House of Commons in 1781 and 1784 and a member of the Senate in 1787
He was a Colonel in the North carolina Militia during the Revolutionary War. He was in charge of the prisoners of the time of the retreat of General Gates after the battle of Camden, South Carolina in 1780. He became State Senator from Johnston County, North Carolina in 1787. (F) sec. 2R.220 Wheller History of North Carolina pp. 210-220
More About Joseph Boon III and Lydey Powell: Marriage: March 12, 1779
More About Joseph Boon III and Sarah Bass: Marriage: 1784, Johnston County, NC.
More About Joseph Boon III and Hester Strickland: Marriage: May 28, 1794
Children of Joseph Boon III and Lydey Powell are:
Abner Boon, b. 1784, Johnston County, North Carolina.
William Boon, b. 1784, Johnston County, North Carolina, d. 1832, DeSoto County, Ms..
Children of Joseph Boon III and Sarah Bass are:
+Daniel Boon, b. August 20, 1786, Johnston County, North Carolina, d. February 03, 1870, Hernando, DeSoto County, Misissippi.
Joseph Boon III (b. 1752, d. October 21, 1836)
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