Nicholas
Bonham
Born about in England
[uncertain]
[uncertain]Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Hannah (Fuller) Bonham
— married
1 Jan 1658 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay
Descendants 
Father of
Hannah (Bonham) Lippington, Mary (Bonham) Dunham, Sarah (Bonham) Fitz Randolph, Elizabeth (Bonham) Drake, Hezekiah Bonham, Samuel Bonham, Jane Bonham and Priscilla (Bonham) Langstaff
Died about
at about age 49
in Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey
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Disputed Parentage
It has been assumed Nicholas Bonham was the son of George Bonham, but it has also been suggested that Nicholas was George's brother.[1] This George Bonham has often been assumed, without evidence, to have been the same as George Bonham of Stanway estate in Lexden, Essex, England.
Biography
Nicholas' parents are unknown. Nicholas was a First Settler of Piscataway. He married to Hannah Fuller.[2]
Children
Nicholas and Hannah's children are:
- Hannah, [3]
- Mary [3]
- Sarah [3]
- Elizabeth [3]
- Nicholas [3]
- Hezekiah [3]
- Samuel [3]
- Jane [3]
- Priscilla [3]
Disputed Children
- Elijah [3] was cited by Monette as a child. This is disputed as MacGunnigle does not include him as a child. Nally-4 15:13, 30 September 2015 (EDT)[4]
Will
- 6 Feb 1683/84 Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey
- 1683-4 Feb. 6. Bonham, Nicolas, of Piscataway; will of. Wife Hanah and son Hezekiah executors; other children (names not given). Land in Piscataway Township, personal property. Witnesses - Edward Slater and Issac Smalley. Proved December 18, 1684.[5]
- 1684 July 2. Inventory of the personal estate of (43.6.9); made by Edward Slater and Isaac Smalley. Middlesex Wills
- 1626 Aug. 23. Bond of Hanna Boneham, as executrix of the last will of, her late. Edward Slater, fellow bondsman. Middlesex Wills[6]
Research Notes
Monnette indicates Hannah Fuller was the daughter of Edward (Jack Wilson note: This appears to be in error since it is well documented that Hannah is the daughter of Samuel, son of Edward), before at Barnstable, Mass. and arrived in PISCATAWAY, 1670-72. Signed "Oath of Allegiance," 1672, and was approved Sergeant, 1681. Dutch Schepen, 1673.[3]
Sources
- ↑ Roberta Tuller, "George Bonham and Family", An American Family History, http://www.anamericanfamilyhistory.com/Bonham%20Family/BonhamGeorge1604.html.
- ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCM2-9JD : 9 February 2018), Nicholas Bonham and Hannah Fuller, 01 Jan 1658; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 947,061.
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 Monnette: Vol. 4, Page 588
- ↑ MacGunnigle, Bruce Campbell, Mayflower Families through Five Generations, Volume 4, General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Plymouth, MA., Third Edition, 2006 Ed. Fuller
- ↑ New Jersey Archives, XXI., p.72
- ↑ Honeyman: Vol. 1, p. 45
See also:
- Fuller, William Hyslop. Genealogy of some Descendants of Edward Fuller of the Mayflower (C.B. Fiske & Co., 1908) Page 31
- Bonham page at the Bullock Family Tree website.
- Honeyman, A.Van Doren.New Jersey Colonial Documents, Vol. 33, Calender of Wills, Vol. 4 1761-1770
- Monnette, Orra Eugene. First Settlers of Ye Plantations of Piscataway and Woodbridge Olde East New Jersey, Part Four" p. 588, (The Leroy Carman Press, Los Angeles, California, 1932),https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uva.x000448177&view=1up&seq=156
- Otis, Amos. Genealogical Notes of Barnstable Families (F.B. & F.P. Goss, Publishers and Printers, Barnstable, Mass., 1888)
- Drake, George; Brown, J. F. (James Fuller), History of the First Baptist Church of Piscataway : with an account of its bi-centennial celebration, June 20th, 1889, and sketches of pioneer progenitors of Piscataway planters, Stelton, N.J., 1889. P. 114.
- The First Settlers of Barnstable, MS., The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Mass., 1848) Vol. 2, Page 65
- New England Marriages to 1700. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. [1]
- Nicholas BONHAM
- Marriage 1658
- Location Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
- Original Text BONHAM, Nicholas & Hannah FULLER; 1 Jan 1658, 1658/9; Barnstable/Piscataway, NJ {MD 2:214, 239; 18:198; Smith-Hale 243; Dunham 250; Lathrop 37; Scott (1919) 279; Williams (,10) 87; Sv. 1:210; Utah Gen. Mag. 20:65; Blish 300, 327; Reg. 2:65, 97:227; Bullar
- Spouse Hannah FULLER
- Later Residences Piscataway, NJ
- Volume Name Volume 1 Page 170
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The Silver Books have the first five generations starting with number 1. Edward Fuller and ? wife, 2. Samuel Fuller and Jane Lothorp, 3. Hannah Fuller and Nicholas Bonham, 4.Hezekiah Bonham and Mary Bishop 5. Amariah Bonham and m1 Eunice King m2 Mary Drake m3 Elizabeth poss Addy 6. Peter Bonham 1741-1833, and Rebecca poss Luallen 7. Elisha Landen Bonham 1774-1858 and m1 Nancy Norris, m2 Katherine Dusthimer 1774-1858 8. Peter Bonham 1798-1859 and Susan/Susannah H Yost 1800/01-1887 9. William Asbury Bonham 1834-1887 and Mary Agnes Roby/ Robey 1840-1890 10. John Asbury Bonham 1861-1934 and Maud Perkins 1864-1940 11. Merle Bonham 1892-1973 and Charles Frederick Wood 1889-1958 12. William Leonard Wood 1920- 2012 and Sue Ellyn Allen Wood 1920-2009 13 . William Bonham Wood
My application was approved in October 2021. Just in time for the 400th Anniversary of the first Thanksgiving in 1621. Thanksgiving has a new meaning to me now. Knowing that my 9th great grandfather Samuel Fuller was a part of the first Thanksgiving adds a new depth and dimension when I think of all of the families across America who sit down at their table and give thanks for all that we have and for bringing our families together again.
Cheers to the 400th Thanksgiving !! 1621-2021
I agree with you that having that connection makes the Thanksgiving story much more personal. They were extraordinary people.
I recommend reading the article below. It is by another cousin of ours who is a journalist. He took a dream trip several years ago, tracing the journeys of Samuel Fuller in England, Holland, and America.
https://www.ocregister.com/2013/11/24/from-old-world-to-new-a-thanksgiving-tale/
Happy 400th Thanksgiving!
Should I say hello Cousin? I hope you enjoyed your Thanksgiving as I did. The article you attached was very interesting. I would love to take that trip in the future. My next genealogy trip will be to Ohio and Indiana to visit where my Bonham and Wood ancestors lived in the past.
maybe a duplicate new entry?
Geni says England https://www.geni.com/people/Nicholas-Bonham-Sr/6000000002665682631
Furthermore, there is no reason to associate George Bonham the immigrant to Massachusetts with the Bonham family of Stanway Hall.
See sources: *Mayflower Families in Progress: Edward Fuller of the Mayflower and his Descendants for Four Generations, published by the General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1987. Bruce Campbell MacGunnigle, compiler.