Benjamin Boone was born July 16, 1706 in Bradninch, Exeter, Devonshihre, England. He settled in present day Berks county, PA sometime before 1726, when he married Susannah Laikan or Likens, born 1708 to parents Anders Petersson Lycon and Anna Johnson of Schakamoxon, Philadelphia, PA. Anders was the son of Peter Nilssen Laikan/Lycon. Benjamin and Susannah had 7 known children: Benjamin, Mary, James, Samuel, John, Mary (2), and Dinah. Benjamin (junior) was my ancestor.
Benjamin Boone (junior) was born Aug 13, 1741 in Morlottan, Berks county, PA. At St. Gabriel's Church in Morlottan on Oct 1, 1771 he married Eve Lofter/Leffel/Loeffel, daughter of Bathazar/Balzer and Sybilla Leffel who had immigrated to PA from Rhineland, Palatinate, West Germany and were thus considered 'Pennsylvania Dutch'. Eve was born in Berks county, PA in 1748. Benjamin and Eve had 10 known children: Abigail, Sebilla, Suzannah, Sarah, Samuel, Hannah, Mary, Appolonia, Nellie, and Benjamin. Their daughter Mary was my ancestor.
Mary Boone was born in Berks county in 1780. She married Samuel Webb and they had a daughter named Hannah Webb.
Hannah Webb married Samuel Thomas (son of Joseph Thomas and Ann Currey of the Catawissa Friends) in Berks county, PA in 1822. The couple moved north to present day Columbia county, as did both of their families. Hannah's mother may have died in Berks county before the family moved north. Samuel and Hannah Thomas had 4 children: Seth, Webb, and 2 daughters, one who may have been named Hannah.
(See pages on Webb and Thomas families.)