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I think people are confusing the John Boones. John Boone married to Elizabeth Alford is listed in the Pension Records in the book, West Virginia Soldiers in the Revolution:
John Boon of Monroe in the State of Va. who was a Pvt. in the Company commanded by
Captain Spangler of the -commanded by---in the Pennsylvania line for 2 years. Dec'd
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 80 dollars-cents per annum, to
commence on the 4th. day of March 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued 27th. day of June 1833 and sent John Hutchinson Jr.,
Union, Monore Co. Va. Appears tot he 4th. of Sept. 1833 $200.
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar. 1834 $40.
State of Virginia County of Monroe SS: total $240.00
Revolutionary Claim Act June 7th. 1832, Recorded by Nathaniel Clerk Book---Vol. ?? pg. 3.
On the 20th, day of August 1833 personally appeared befoe the County Court of Monroe
& State of Virginia now sitting John Boon a resident in said County of Monroe and
State of Virginia aged 78 years of age, who being first duly sworn according to the
law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit
of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed June 7th. 1832. That he enlisted
in the army of the United States in the Year 1777 under Capt. Spangler in the County
of York and State of Pennsylvania for five years. The names of his officers and
Regiment to which he belonged he has forgotten but knows that he served upwards of
two years, and then was marched uner the command of Gen'l Gates, in company with
the Maryland & Delaware Troops to Hillsborough in North Carolina, & from that place
they proceeded to join the troops uner the command of Baron De Kalb. He well recollects
that the army suffered much fatigue & hardship marching towards where !
the enemy were encamped. They had to cut a road for many miles from Sandee River
toward Camden, called Gate's Folly, the army whilst on it's march towards Camden
at night encountered a party of the British, and halted. The next morning the two
armies met & fought, but the enemy prevailed and the last to retreat. He saved
himself from the pursuing enemy by fleeing through an unknown Country as well as
his fatigue and previous hardship would allow, at length he arrived at the Washington
Iron Works in Henry County, where he remained some years and then came to the county
of Monroe which was then Greenbrier where he has resided ever since that time and does
now reside.
After this dreadful defeat, the Officers and soldiers with whom he had served had all
fled in different directions and he knew not where to find them so as to get a discharge.
Consequently he did not get a discharge.
He served from the commencement of his service or enlistment until this defeat the
full length and term of three years. This battle took place as well as he now
recollects in the month of August 1780. He was born in York County Pennsylvania
within about eight miles of York but in what year, he does not recollect, but this
he knows that he was eighteen or nineteen years old when he went with his uncle
Daniel Boon to Kentucky and he knows that he returned the next year to York which
was 1774.
He relinquishes every claim to a Pension or annuity whatever except the Present,
and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Rolls of any agency in any State.
Sworn to and Subscribed his mark X
the day & Year afforsaid John Boon
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was
a revolutionary soldier and served as he states.
I, John Hutchinson Jr. Clerk of the Court of Monroe county do hereby certify that
the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of
the application of John Boon for a pension.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and seal of Office this 27th.
day of August 1833 and the 58th.
year of the Commonweatlth.
Jno Hutchinson Jr. CMC
John Boon, Monroe Co. Va. Private in Virginia Militia. $80.00 annual allowance,
$240.00 amount recevied, 21 Nov. 1833 pension started, Age 79.
(b.ca1754-55) Virginia Pension Roll of 1835 Report from the Secretary of War
In relation to the Pension Establishment Of the United States 1835
Also, I have a book of Soldiers of West Virginia that states "John Boon (married to Elizabeth Alford) lived with his uncle Daniel Boone and fought in the Revolution with him"
I have no doubts that he is the nephew, however, I have heard he was the son of Israel, and others who claim he was the son of Jonathon. Whoever it was (and I believe it was Israel) they died young, because this reference states "he went to live with his uncle", and the implication was he was orphaned.
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