Christopher Boone's Will

Christopher Boone's Will found at Family Search

In the name of God the Lord AmenI Christopher Boon make this my last will and testament - I wish my daughter Margaret the wife of William Boon, and my daughter Susan each to have a hundred dollars set apart for them above an equal division of the rest. I then make an equal division of my estate with all of my children, except my son William's children who have got as mutch as I intend giving them.  June the 13th 1865

Christopher Boon

Witnesses

Henry Sutherland

Wm Sutherland

At a County Court held for Nelson County on the 13th day of May 1873, this paper writing purporting to be the Last Will and Testament of Christopher Boon, deceased was produced in open Court and duly proven by the oath of Henry Sutherland a subscribing witness thereunto who also proved the signature of William Sutherland the other subscribing witness to said writing who signed the same in the presence of and at the request of said Testator, and all being in the presence of each other & etc. whereupon said will was ordered to be recorded.

Att J D Elliott Clk

Nelson County Court

Christopher Boone

Born in 1792 in Prince George's County, Maryland, the son of Walter Boone & Mildred Edelen, Christopher Boone died maybe just before May 13, 1873 in Nelson County, Kentucky.  He farmed in Nelson county for over 40 years.

He was married to Ann Rhodes on October 2, 1824 in Nelson County.  He was survived by four daughters,  Mary Louise Wimsett, Mary Loucretia Fowler, Margaret Boone and Susannah Elizabeth Boone and two sons, Henry M., and Robert I.  He was preceded in death his eldest son, William Ignatius in 1864.

See also my previous post on my husband's "Boone Ancestors". 

My Husband's Relationship to:

Christopher Boone: Second Great Grandfather

The lineage:
1. My husband's Great Great Grandfather Christopher Boone
2. My husband's Great Grandfather Robert I Boone
3. My husband's Grandmother Mary Frances Charlotte Boone
4. My husband's Father Joseph Hamilton Mattingly
5. My husband

Slave Name Roll Project - Mattingly's in Early America

Having ancestors who owned slaves is a shameful and embarrassing thing, but the wrong thing to do is hide that fact.  There are descendants of those people who are trying to find any and all information about them.  Their names are often included in the Wills and Deeds of the owners.

This is my latest contribution to The Slave Name Roll Project, which was initiated by Schalene Jennings Dagutis in her blog Tangled Roots and Trees.  It is a way of assisting slave descendants in finding their ancestors by releasing their names and making them available through search engines. 

Temporarily, I have possession of a copy of the book "The Mattingly Family in Early America", by Herman E. Mattingly, 1975.  There are various references to Negroes mostly from the Maryland counties of Ann Arundel, Prince George, Charles and St Mary's.  I have extracted the following references to the named Negroes from the book.


Page 33 - From The Accounts Book for Ann Arundel County, Maryland, Provincial Court Judgments, Book #4, Pg 325.  "The records of the March Court of 1747 show that Clement Mattingly received a Negro, Bazil, levy free."

Page 45-46 - From Father James Walton's Diary {Jesuit Provincial House, Baltimore, Md}.  "Catherine and Peter Mattingly were sponsors at the baptism December 10, 1769, of Mildred, a Negro of Athan. and Ann Ford."

Page 76 - From Ann Arundel County Deeds, Book 1, Page 174.  "He {William Mattingly "of Baltimore"} bought two slaves, Simon and Vulcan, from Thomas Johnson in 1742.

Page 80 - From Prince George County, Maryland Land Records Book HH, Page 245 (1785-1787)  In Prince George County in 1787  "Martha Scott gave up "to my son-in-law, Joseph Mattingly, the Negro Tobey, as his wife's part of her father's estate."  


Page 93 - From the Will of John Mattingly, St. Mary's County, Book 30, Page 649 and Book TA #1, Page 382.  "Fourthly, I give to my son John after my wife's decease one Negro woman named Sarah."

Page 96 - From the Will of Thomas Mattingly, 1773, St. Mary's Co, Book 39, Page 350 and Book TA #1, Page 673.  "I give and bequeath to my four children, Ann Mattingly, Elizabeth Mattingly, Mary Mattingly and John Mattingly, my Negro wench Peggy and her children and young Charles to be equally divided among them and their heirs forever."  also "I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife my Negro fellow Charles to her and her heirs forever."

Page 97 - From the Will of Elizabeth Mattingly, 1773, St. Mary's Co, Book 39, Page 342 and Book TA #1, Page 650.  "I give and bequeath to my three daughtering laws, Ann Mattingly, Elizabeth Mattingly and Mary Mattingly my Negro fellow Charles to be equally divided between them and their heirs forever."

Page 99 - From the Will of Thomas Mattingly, 1774 (father of above Thomas Mattingly) St. Mary's Co., Book 40, Page 99 and Book TA #1, Page 679.  "My desire is that my son Leonard Mattingly have the use of my Negro fellow Harry during his natural life, and after his decease said Negro to return in and be added to my personal estate.


Page 101 - From the Will of Dorothy Mattingly, 1774, St. Mary's Co., Book JJ #1, Page 25.  "My Negro lad who is now hired to Doctor Edward Sim, in Charles County and given to me by my grandfather, Mr. Ignatius Doyn, deceased, I give and bequeath to my beloved sister Ann Mattingly with the wages which will be due from aforesaid Sims at Christmas next for the hire of the said Negro Sam."

 Page 103-104 - From the Will of Robert Mattingly, 1776, St. Mary's Co., Book 41, Page 218 and Book HH #1, Page 13.  "My will and desire is that Mr. George Booth shall have it fully in his power to set up at publick on the day with ye other part of my estate is sold my two Negroes Jack and Tom in order to pay certain debts, which he is bound to Cunningham Finlay & Co., and Mrs. John Glassford and Company and likewise debts due himself and the residue if any to be paid into the hands of my executor."

Page 105 - From the Will of Edward Mattingly, 1778, St. Mary's Co., Book JJ #1, Page 38.  "I give to my nephew Joseph Mattingly, son of my brother, James, deceased, my Negro man, Jr." and "I give to my niece and goddaughter, Ann Millard, one Negro boy Naie (?)."   Also, "I give to my niece, Ann Spalding, daughter of my sister Eliza Ford, my Negro boy Soln." and "I also give to said John Baptist (my brother) my Negro Dic, Pegg, his wife, Appalona; also Jack, Win, his wife, and Bob, their child." 

Page 110 - From the Will of Luke Mattingly, 1783, St. Mary's Co., Book JJ #1, Page 245.  "Item.  I give and bequeath to my daughter, Anastasia Spalding, wife of Joseph Spalding, one Negro girl named Jenny.  Item.  I give and bequeath to my daughter, Elizabeth Spalding, wife of Thomas Spalding, one Negro girl named Lender.  Item.  I give and bequeath to my daughter Ann Wimsatt, wife of Richard Wimsatt, one Negro girl named Ally, and one Negro girl named Lucy.  Item.  I give and bequeath to my son, Bennett Mattingly, one Negro man named Joseph, and my handmill and still, but my wife to be allowed to make use of the still when she wants it.  Item.  I give and bequeath unto my son, Zachariah Mattingly, one Negro man called Basil."  Also, "Item.  I will and desire that my aforesaid daughter-in-law, Dorothy Knott, have the sole use of the following Negroes, to wit:  Sarah and her children, to wit, Sarah, David, and James, during her life.  Item.  I give and bequeath to my daughter, Mary Ford Mattingly, one Negro girl named Henny, and one Negro boy called Harry."

Page 113-114 - From the Will of Priscilla Mattingly, 1790, St. Mary's Co., Book JJ #1, Page 507.  "I give and bequeath unto my daughter Mary Ford Mattingly, one seal skin trunk, three pewter dishes, and six plates, and one third part of a Negro girl called ------Nan."

* A note of interest - Mary Ford Mattingly's Will is also included in this book and there are no mentions of any slaves in it.

Page 122 - From the Will of Joseph Mattingly, 1806, Charles Co., Book AL #12, Page 339.  "Secondly and lastly, I give and bequeath unto my dearly and well beloved wife Monica Mattingly, a Negro woman named Beck, and all other property I may die possessed of after paying my just debts."

Page 123 - From the Will of Bennet Mattingly, St. Mary's Co., Book JJ #3, Page 177.  "Item.  I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Eloisa Mattingly one Negro man named Benjamin, one bay mare called Pigion, 3 ewes and lambs, one cow and calf, one feather bed and furniture, to her and her heirs.  Item.  I give and bequeath unto my beloved son, Sylvester Mattingly, one Negro man named John, one sorrel colt, 3 years old, and my bridle and saddle, all my wearing apparel, 3 ewes and lambs, one cow and calf, one good bed and furniture, and my hand mill."

Page 126 - From the Will of Ignatius Mattingly, 1807, St. Mary's Co., Book JJ #3, Page 162.  "Item.  I give and bequeath unto my dear wife Eleanor one Negro boy called George, one bed and furniture, two cows and calves, one yoke of oxen, one horse and mare, one side saddle.  Item.  I give and bequeath unto my daughter Eleanor one Negro boy called Joe, one cow and calf, one bed and furniture, one hair trunk.  Item.  I give and bequeath unto my daughter Susannah Catherine one Negro woman called Lucy, one desk and one cow and calf.  Item.  I give and bequeath unto my daughter Ann Caroline one Negro woman called Terry and her child called Clem, one bed and furniture, one walnut tea table."  Also, "Item.  I give and bequeath unto my son Ignatius and also unto my daughter Terrecy Spalding one Negro boy called Mike to be equally divided between them both.  My will and desire is one Negro boy called Lewis should be sold to pay my just debts.

Page 130 - 1763 Wills, Charles Co., MD, Book 31, Page 982; Book AE #6, Page 85 "Will of Ignatius Doyne.  "I give to my son Joseph Doyne, 3 L 10s, sterling money; my granddaughter, Ann Mattingly lives till age 16, give her my Negro girl named Agnes.  Wm Leigh and his wife having use of this slave till Ann Mattingly arrives at age 16.   My granddaughter, Dorothy Mattingly, arrives age 16, then I give her my Negro boy, Sam.  (7-19-1763; 8-15-1763)."

Page 201 - 1794 St. Mary's County, Md. Father Walton, S. J., recorded Easter communicants at S. Inigoes and at Patuxent, among them the following MATTINGLY's.  (Cf. "The Jesuit Missions of St. Mary's County, Md." by Edwin Beitzell, p. 82).

Negroes
Ellen - Luke's
Stephen - d's (Ed's?)
Josias - Thomas'
Moses - Thomas'
Sara - Joseph's
Winny - Thomas'
Ignatius - Thomas'
Gerard - Thomas'
Moses - Thomas'
Joseph - Luke's
Elizabeth - Ed's
Dick - Thomas'
Frank - Luke's
Matthew - Luke's
Phyllis - Luke's
Baptist - Luke's
Ignatius - Luke's
Sara - Luke's
Sara - Ed's

Surname Saturday - Spalding

My husband's maternal Grandparents were both Spaldings.  Mark Thomas "Marky Tunk" Spalding and Cora Lou Spalding were second cousins (possibly half second cousins).   Both were a great grandchild of Richard Augustine Spalding, but they may have had different great grandmothers.
  
A short summary of Mark Spalding's direct line of ancestry as I have it is:

"Joe Tunk" Spalding

"Joe Tunk" Spalding  Born March 14, 1858, died January 6, 1945 at age 86.  He lived in Calvary, Marion County, Kentucky his entire life.  On November 7, 1879, he was married to Harriett Elizabeth "Bettie" Thomas.  Betty was the daughter of Mark Thomas and Eliza Abell.  She died giving birth to their ninth child on November 26, 1896, son Leroy also died.  Mark was 10 years old.  Joe Tunk and Betty Spalding are buried in the Holy Name of Mary Cemetery in Calvary.  Joe Tunk's father was...


William Thomas "Bill Tunk" Spalding  Born October 18, 1818 in Calvary, Kentucky, he died at age 62 on March 6, 1881.  He was first married to Amanda Jarboe in 1839, then by 1850 he married Louisa Abell.  Louisa was the mother of "Joe Tunk", her parents were Joseph Abell II and Martha Mills.  William was the son of Richard A. Spalding and Henrietta Thompson.


Cora Lou Spalding's direct line of ancestors:

John Hudson "Hutt" Spalding

John Hudson "Hutt" Spalding  Born April 24, 1852, in Calvary, he died February 24, 1915 at age 62.  He was married to Mary Susan Isabelle "Belle" Luckett, date unknown.  She was the daughter of Lewis Austin Luckett and Mary Jane Abell.   "Hutt" Spalding was the son of...


John Austin Spalding  Born May 27, 1826, died May 26, 1913, his lifetime of 86 years spent in Marion County, Kentucky.  He married Ann Melvina Simms on his birthday in 1851.  Ann was the daughter of John Simms II and Mary Elizabeth Wathen.  John Austin was the son of Richard A. Spalding and it is not clear who his mother was.



Richard Augustine Spalding  Born April 16, 1777 in St. Mary's County, Maryland, died September 7, 1850 and is buried in Old Holy Name of Mary Cemetery in Calvary.  Richard had three wives, Henrietta Hamilton, Henrietta Thompson and Mary Charlton Adams, and he fathered at least 16 children.  Henrietta Thompson was the mother of William Thomas "Tunk" Spalding and may also have been John Austin's mother.  Richard was the son of... 


Benedict Joseph Spalding II  Born December 1746 in what was known as Maryland, British America at that time.  He died August 1, 1815 in Kentucky at 68 years old.  In 1770, he was married to Alethaire Abell, daughter of Samuel Abell III and Eleanor O'Bryan. Benedict's father was...


Benedict Joseph Spalding  Born 1720, died in 1768 at only 48 years old.  He lived in Maryland his whole life.  In 1746 he was married to Elizabeth Mattingly, daughter of Thomas Mattingly and Ruth Cole who were also my husband's fourth great grandparents on his father's side.  Benedict Joseph Spalding was the son of...


William Spalding  Born about 1678 in Maryland, died January 9, 1741 at age 63, also in Maryland.  He was married about 1705 to Ann Jenkins.   Her parents were Thomas Jenkins and Ann Spalding.  William's father was...


Thomas Spalding  Born about 1640 in Wisset, Suffolk, England.  He died 1713 at age 73.  Thomas arrived in the Providence of Maryland at age 17 in 1657 as an indentured servant of John and Ann Shircliffe.   He later patented 3 tracts of land - Spalding's Addition, St Giles and William's Hermitage.  He was married to Catherine Hall about 1673.

Boone Ancestors

Still working on my husband's paternal side, his father's mother was a direct descendant of John Boone from England.   The Boone family settled in Calvert County, Maryland adjacent to St Mary's County where the Mattingly ancestors lived.  This is the lineage as I have it, starting with my husband's Great Grandfather.


Robert I. Boone, born August 1, 1837 in Kentucky.  About 1875, he married Elizabeth Johnson, daughter of James Matthew Johnson and Charlotte Ballard.  Robert died February 10, 1900 and is buried in the St Dominics Cemetery in Springfield, Kentucky.  Elizabeth died January 17, 1933 and most likely is buried beside her husband but there is no marker for her there.

  

Christopher Boone

Christopher Boone, Robert's father, was born about 1792 in Prince George's County, Maryland.   On October 2, 1824 in Nelson County, Kentucky he was married to Ann Rhodes.  Ann's father was Ignatius Rhodes.  Christopher died sometime before 1870 and is most likely buried in the St Thomas Cemetery in Bardstown.  The original map of the cemetery with burial records has been lost and only marked graves are known.  There is no marker for Christopher or Ann Boone, but their son William is buried there.

Christopher's father was Walter.

Walter Boone, born before 1760 in Prince George's County.  He married Mildred Edelen October 9, 1783.  She was the daughter of Christopher Edelen and Elizabeth.   About 1800, Walter moved his family to Nelson County, Kentucky.  Mildred died before 1810, and he died in 1847.  His father was Charles.

Charles Boone, born about 1725 in Prince George's County.  He married Mary Boarman about 1745 in Maryland.  Mary was the daughter of Thomas James Boarman and Jane Edelen.  Charles and Mary died in Prince George's County, Mary by 1780 and Charles in 1783.   Charles was the son of John II.


John Boone II, born 1678 in Calvert County, Maryland.  He married Elizabeth Beaven about 1710 in Maryland.  They both lived into their 80's and died in Prince George's County, Maryland.


John Boone was born December 27, 1645 in England and died before July, 1689 in Maryland.  His wife's name was Grace.  I have no last name, but I've found three different possibilities in other researchers online trees - Head, Meade or Bennett - with no sources for any of them.  John and Grace may have married in Maryland.  After John's  death at about age 43, Grace remarried Robert Brooke.  Grace died in 1725.