| 1. | Ruth Bowyer was born in 1727 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (daughter of John Bowyer and Sarah Hastings); died on 3 May 1806 in Pennsylvania. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: 1790, Northern Liberties, Philadelphia Co, Pennsylvania
- Will: 3 May 1806, Northern Liberties, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Notes:
Residence:
living with one slave, probably the same one to whome she devised $40 in her will.
Will:
Name: Jeremiah Baker
Residence: Northern Liberties, Philadelphia, PA
Description: Deceased husband
Date: 1805
Prove Date: 3 May 1806
Title: Innholder
BookPage: 1:483
Remarks: Ruth Baker. Northern Liberties, City of Philadelphia. Widow of Jeremah Baker, late of sd. Liberties, innholder. Bequests to Bowyer Brooke, Junr.; to his bro. Reese Brooke; to their father Bowyer Brooke, Senr.; to eldest son of late husband's cousin John Baker; to Priscilla Wilson dau. of sd. Bowyer's bro. Roger; to John, Cornelius and Lydia Dellap, children of my late husband's step-sister Catharine Philpot; to Ely Armstrong; to Robert, Mary and Edward Sutton, three grandchildren of late husband's half-sister Mary Sutton, decd.; to mulatto girl Elizabeth Jackson and to her mother. To Jane Nixon, widow of Capt. Andrew Nixon. Annuity to Niece Sarah Welsh; to Martha Douglass, granddau. of Sarah Welsh. Remainder of estate to said Bowyer Brooke, Junr., Reese Brooke, Thomas Eyre (son of Benjamin), Martha Douglass, Hannan and Sarah Austin, two daus. of Wm. Austin, decd., two grandchildren of sd. niece Sarah Welsh. Exec: Bowyer Brooke, Senr., Anthony James Morris. Letters granted to Bowyer Brooke.
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To Bowyer Brooke, Jr. silver tankard
to his brother Reese Brooke, silver watch and spice ball
to their father Bowyer Brooke Sr, sleeve buttons.
Priscilla Wilson, daughter of the latter's brother Roger Brooke - $100
AFter, residuary estate divided equally among her own relatives:Bowher Brooke, Jr., and his brother Reese, Thomas Eyre, son of Benjamin, and unnamed two grandchildren of her niece Sarah Welsh. Martha Douglas and Hannah and Sarah Austin, the two daughters of William Austin, deceased, included among the residuary heirs, were possibly also her relatives. Executors of the will, proved 3 May 1806, were Boyers Brooke, Sr., and Anthony James Morris. She appears to have had no issue by her 2nd husband.
Ruth married Samuel (MF) Bonham on 29 May 1747 in Burlington Co, New Jersey/Pennsylvania. Samuel (son of Samuel (MF) Bonham and Catherine Anderson) was born in 1714 in Piscataway Twp, Middlesex Co, New Jersey; died in 1782 in Frederick Co, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Notes:
*Hazie attributed four additional children to Samuel, Jr. and Ruth Bowyer Bonham, viz., Samuel, III; Peter; Benjamin; and Elam. Of these, Peter was almost certainly the son of Amariah Bonham and, although various civil records attest to the existence of the others, there is no substantial evidence of their parentage. Even so, it is probable, even likely, that at least some of them are descended from Nicholas Bonham. Nevertheless, Howard Bonham concluded that Samuel and Ruth Bonham had no children with the possible exception of Catherine, who died as a young child.
http://web.pdx.edu/~davide/gene/Bonham_Samuel.htm
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Ruth was disowned by the Philadelphia Meeting 30 10 1748, for marrying out of unity a non-Friend.
Married:
Name: Ruth Bowyer
Residence: Philadelphia
Spouse: Samuel Bonham
Marriage Date: 29 May 1747
KNOW ALL MEN by these presents that we Samuel Bonham of the City of Burlington, Shipwright, and Richard Fordham, both of the same place, Shipwrights, so hold firmly do stand bound unto the Honorable John Hamilton, Esq., President of the Majesty's Council & Commander-in-Chief of the Majesty's Council & Commader-in-Chief of the Province of New Jersey in the sum of five hundred pounds of lawful Proclamation Money to be paid to the said John Hamilton, Esq., or to his Survivors(?) or to his Assigns. To the which payment whole and inity to be made we do bind ourselves, our heirs, our Executors & Admin d. and (...?) of the both, jointly and Personally, firmly by these presents. Sealed in this our Seals & Dated this twenty-ninth day of May Anno Domini on thousand seven hundred and forty-seven.
Condition of this obligation is such that whomsoas the said bound Samuel Bonham hath obtained License of Marriage for himself on the one part and for Ruth Bowyer of the City of Philadephia in the Province of Careasa (sic - Caesarea, but probably should have read Pennsylvania), spinster of the other part. Now if it shall not after appear that they the said Samuel Bonham and Ruth Bowyer has so any Lawful lot or imposition (...?) to hinder their being joined in the Holy Bonds of Matrimony and afterwards living together as man & wife then this above Obligation to be void otherwise to be and remain in full forever.
Signed & Delivered in the presence of: Samuel Bonham and Richard Fordman (sic - Fordham) (Marriage Bond, Lib. B/B, Burlington Co., NJ, pg. 77. (cited op. cit. (H. E. Bonham): pg. 102.))
http://web.pdx.edu/~davide/gene/Bonham_Samuel.htm
Children:
- Catherine Bonham was born in 1749 in New Jersey; died on 2 Jan 1750 in Christ Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- Benjamin Bonham, (not son of Samuel & Ruth Bowyer) was born in 1754 in Hunterdon Co, New Jersey; died after 1811 in Luzerne City, Union Co, Pennsylvania.
- Elam Bonham, (not son of Samuel & Ruth Bowyer) was born in 1756 in New Jersey; died after 1800 in Brantford, Brant, Canada.
Ruth married Jeremiah Baker on 9 Aug 1758 in Christ Church, Philadelphia Co, Pennsylvania. Jeremiah (son of Jeremiah Baker) was born about 1725; died in Nov 1784 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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1727 - 1806 (79 years)