From THE BOONE FAMILY by Spraker- Jonathan Boone was borne about 10 AM in the Forks of the YADKIN RIVER, N.C. As a small boy he was present at Indian attacks and his father took him to Kaskaskia, Ill. and let him there for 4 years to learn the French language.He later went East for education and was very talented and wrote a book on surveying. He was a very good hunter and loved adventure.