Surname Saturday~ Boan-Bone

Mary Boan is my 3rd Great Grandmother (maternal line). She was born about 1815 based on her age reported in the 1850 Census for Chesterfield County. She married Shadrach John or Johns. 


Research for her parents have been exhaustive with no definite proof but has provided some circumstantial evidence.

My first clue comes from two related Land Deeds found in the Register of Deeds for Chesterfield County, South Carolina. These two deeds are:

• James Eddings & Others to W. T. Goodwin – Deed (DB 5:597-598)
• James Eddings & Others to Alice Goodwin – Deed (DB 6:177)

Parties names within these two land deed are:
“Know all men by these presents, that we, SHADRACH JOHNS and MARY JOHNS of the county of Washington and State of Florida, and JAMES EDDINGS, ANN EDDINGS, and REBECCA BONE of the District of Chesterfield, and State of South Carolina, have in consequence of ninety dollars to us in hand the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged paid by ALICE GOODWIN of the District of Chesterfield and State of South Carolina…”

Also mentioned are witnesses:
E. Rushing
James Grant
W. T. Goodwin
W. H. Eddings
F. T. Eddins

Two other Census entries further identifies these participants;

1850 CENSUS: Chesterfield District, SC, Roll: M432_851; Image: 221 Page 108B (stamped), Line 13, Dwelling 152; Family 152; Mary BONE, age 65, Female, born in SC; Effa BONE, age 37, Female, born in SC; Allice BONE, age 30, Female, born in SC.

1860  CENSUS: Cheraw PO, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; Series: M653, Roll: 1217, Page: 130, Line 26, Dwelling 513, Family 512; Mary BONE, female, age 68, born in SC; Alex. GOODWIN, age 22, Laborer, born in SC; Alice BONE, female, age 35, born in SC.

These two Census repeats the named of most of the parties named within the two land Deeds mentioned above (DB5;597 and DB 6:177). 

First, there is Mary Boan, age 65 or 68, born about 1785. Some say she is Mary Walton. She is the wife of Archibald Boan, born 1780. 

• Rebecca Boan, b. 1813 (daughter of Archibald & Mary)
• Effy Boan, b. 1814 (daughter of Archibald & Mary)—Wife of William Thomas Goodwin
• Mary Boan, b. 1815 (daughter of Archibald & Mary)—Wife of Shadrach John or Johns
• [Diana] Ann Boan , b. 1818 (daughter of Archibald & Mary)—Wife of James Ellis Eddins or Eddings
• Alice Boan, b. 1820 (daughter of Archibald & Mary)—Wife of Alexander Goodwin
  

The two census entries accounts for the majority of individual named within the land deed and suggests that all the parties are daughters and son-in-law of  Mary [Walton?] Boan, widow of one Archibald Boan, deceased.

Thus, the following analysis provides the basis for further research to prove and discount the parentage of Mary Boan, b. 1815 as the daughter of Archibald Boan and his wife Mary whom some say is Sarah Walton, b. 1785.

If you have any information on this “Boan-Bone” line, I would like to hear from you.