Rebecca Bryan Boone (1738–1813)

Rebecca Bryan was born in Virginia on January 9, 1738, to Joseph Bryan, Sr. and Alee Linville. When she was ten, Rebecca moved with her Quaker family to the Yadkin River valley in North Carolina.

Daniel Boone and his family settled near the Bryans in North Carolina. The two families knew each other well. Rebecca and Daniel began their courtship in 1753 and married three years later on August 14, 1756. Their marriage lasted fifty-six years. Together they had ten children‹-six sons and four daughters.

Rebecca moved many times during her lifetime. She created homes in North Carolina, Virginia, Kentucky, and finally Missouri where she spent the last fourteen years of her life.

Rebecca Boone died at the age of 75 on March 18, 1813. She was buried at the Boone-Bryan family cemetery in the Marthasville area overlooking the Missouri River.

For more information about Rebecca Bryan Boone, see Notable Women of Missouri, pp. 43-44. [REF F508 T758]