Col. Daniel Boone Chapter – NCSSAR Organized

On August 20, 2022, the North Carolina Society of the Sons of the American Revolution met in Raleigh and approved the Charter for the Col. Daniel Boone Chapter, which will meet bimonthly in Boone.

There are 17 Charter members, and four are descendants of Daniel Boone. The new Chapter President is Robert Alvin Crum, and Daniel Boone is his sixth great-grandfather. The other three descendants are direct descendants of Daniel’s oldest sister, Sarah Boone Wilcoxen, and they are Vice President and Registrar Daniel R. Parsons, Secretary Shane W. Watson and a dual member from Virginia, Gary Hodges.

The Col. Daniel Boone Chapter has also established a Color Guard which is participating in Commemorations, Patriot grave markings and parades. The first parade in which four members of the Boone Chapter participated was this Summer’s 4 th of July Parade in downtown Boone.

More information about the Sons of the American Revolution Col. Daniel Boone Chapter is available from their President Robert Cum at or (704)310-0382 and their Registrar and Vice President Dan Parsons at or (910) 975-0703.