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BONHAM Family History

July 2009

George BONHAM1 (-1704)

1. 1. George BONHAM was born in Stanway, Lexden, Essex, England in the 1600's and migrated from Colchester to Virginia in 1635. He settled in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts and had at least one son:

11. Nicholas Hekekiah BONHAM2 (1631) 20 Jul 1684 (53)

George BONHAM died in Plymouth on April 28, 1704.

Nicholas BONHAM2 (~1631-1684)

11. Nicholas BONHAM was born in Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts around 1631. He married Hannah FULLER on 1 January 1658/1659 in Barnstable and fathered as many as eight children:

111. Hannah BONHAM 8 Oct 1659    
112. Mary BONHAM 4 Oct 1661    
113. Sarah BONHAM 16 Feb 1662/1663    
114. Elizabeth BONHAM 1666    
115. Hezekiah BONHAM, Sr.3 6 May 1667 1738 (71)
116. Samuel BONHAM 7 Sep 1672    
117. Jane BONHAM 29 Jan 1673/74    
118. Priscilla BONHAM 1 Nov 1677    
FULLER
Hannah Fuller2 descended from Robert Fuller1 (1543-1614), the father of at least two Mayflower pilgrims.

The BONHAM family apparently moved to Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey in the 1660's.

Nicholas BONHAM died on 20 July 1684 in Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey at around the age of 53 years.

His widow, Hannah (FULLER) BONHAM, died there two years later on 23 August 1686. She was about 48 years old.

Hezekiah BONHAM, Sr.3 (1667-)

115. Hezekiah BONHAM, Sr. was born on 6 May 1667 in Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey. He married Mary BISHOP around 1695 and fathered at least one son. Soon after Mary died and Hezekiah remarried to Ann HUNT and fathered another son. Both sons were born in Maidenhead (now Lawrenceville) in modern-day Mercer County, New Jersey, just north of Trenton:

1151. Hezekiah BONHAM, Jr. (1699)    

1152. Amariah BONHAM4 (1709) 1803 (94)

HUNT
Ann HUNT was the daughter of Samuel HUNT (~1655-1715) of Newton, Albany County, New York.

Amariah BONHAM4 (~1709-~1803)

1152. Amariah BONHAM4 was born about 1709 in Maidenhead (now Lawrenceville) in modern-day Mercer County, New Jersey. He moved to Ohio County in northern West Virginia and married Mary BEBOUT, a native of Ohio County, about 1735. They had at least one son:

11521. Christine BONHAM (1733) (1821) (88)
11522. Rebecca BONHAM (1735)    
11523. Sarah BONHAM (1737)    
11524. Jeriah BONHAM (1741)    
11525. Jacob BONHAM5 (1743) 9 Jun 1782 (39)

Amariah BONHAM later remarried to Elizabeth DRAKE about 1736. They moved across the Pennsylvania border into Washington County where he died around 1803. He was about 94 years old.

Jacob BONHAM5 (~1743-1782)

11525. Jacob BONHAM5 was born about 1743 in Ohio County, West Virginia. He moved to Ohio County in northern West Virginia and married Mary and raised a family of seven children:

115251. Ruhama BONHAM6 (1764) 20 Oct 1846 (82)
115252. Mary BONHAM (1767)    
115253. Sarah BONHAM (1769)    
115254. Landon BONHAM (1772)    
115255. John BONHAM (1772)    
115256. Amariah BONHAM 21 Apr 1773 10 Jul 1820 (47)
115257. Patience BONHAM (1777)    

Sandusky
Sandusky may refer to Sandusky Township in Crawford County, Sandusky in Erie County, or Sandusky County.

The BONHAM family moved to Bourbon County, Kentucky, near Lexington, by the early 1770's and later moved north into Ohio at Sandusky.

Jacob BONHAM died in Sandusky on June 9, 1782. He was about 39 years old.

His widow Mary BONHAM died before 1779.