Catherine Anderson

Notes:

Daughter of Enoch Anderson (or Andrus) and Catherine Opdyke of Maidenhead and Trenton NJ. the will of Enoch Anderson, dated 2 Oct 1741 proved 8 Oct 1741, names amoung others, his daughter Catherine Bonham and her two unnamed sons. She died before 6 Sep 1754 when her son Samuel Bonham, then of the northern liberties of Philadelphia, and his wife Ruth, sold his interests in lots in Trenton, which the will of his grandfather Enoch Anderson left to be divided between him and his brother Ephraim.
On 28 Dec 1743 Samuel's widow Catherine had a quit-claim of 5 lots in Trenton from her siblings Enoch Anderson, Sarah Stevens and husband Benjamin, and Rachel Smith and husband Ralph.
On 3 Feb 1755 a license was granted for the marriage of Samuel Bonham of Burlington, shipwright, to Ruth Boyer of Philadelphia, indicating he was b ca.1714.
(Mayflower Families Vol 4, p 114)

Catherine married Samuel (MF) Bonham in 1713 in Trenton, Burlington Co (later Hunterdon), New Jersey. Samuel (son of Hezekiah* (MF) Bonham, Sr and Mary Dunn) was born on 6 Feb 1693 in Piscataway Twp, Middlesex Co, New Jersey; died before 28 Dec 1743. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1747, Burlington Co, New Jersey; shipwright
• Residence: Bef Sep 1754, Kensington, Northern Liberties, Philadelphia Co, Pennsylvania
• Death: 1790, Pennsylvania

Notes:

"She (Catherine Anderson) d bef 6 Sep 1754 when her son Samuel Bonham, then of the northern liberties of Philadelphia, and his wife Ruth sold...' On 3 Feb 1755 a license was granted for the marriage of Samuel Bonham of Burlington, shipwright, to Ruth Bowyer of Philadelphia, indicating he was b ca 1714.

"New Jersey Marriages, 1665-1800, Nelson, 1973
Samuel Bonham of Burlington and Ruth Bowyer of Philadelphia, May 29, 1747 p. 51

According to Hazie, p 70, also had a son Samuel b 1748 > son Samuel m Mary Ann Sowers > Daniel S b 1806; John C b 1808, and Amos Ackley b 1809.
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Subj: BONHAM/BOWYER
Date: 8/23/99 8:20:57 PM Central Daylight Time
From: ishtar@alaska.net (Esther Myers)
Reply-to: ishtar@alaska.net
To: Lumoto@aol.com

Greetings Sherry:
I found your address looking for info on Samuel BONHAM/Ruth BOWYER BONHAM. I am descended from their son, Benjamin, but have so little info.
Can you help me???? Samuel was born in Piscataway, N.J., and Ruth was born ??? France in some records and NJ in others... They were married in Burlington, N.J. Also records I found online show Samuel was buried at Christ's Church, Philadelphia.
Thank you so much,
Esther Myers
P.O. Box 87
Sutton, Alaska 99674
Ph; 907-745-3544
Fax: 907-746-3544

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http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/TmE.2ACEB/513

Message Board Post:

I just posted this on the Bonham mail list, and decided to publish it here, as well. It's been a few years that I've looked at all this and the Hezekiah/Ann Hunt issue came up again. But aside from that in looking at my weak links, I'd like to ask if any of you can check what references you have at hand on this succession of these two links:

1 Samuel Bonham - Catherine Ackley (she married 2nd Stephen Jones; lots of paperwork on these husbands, though the name Ackley was given to me and at the moment I'm not questioning that. She died 1809. Of course if you have anything on her maiden name or her family it would be great)
This Samuel I have as b 1748 (NJ or PA) died 1782 Frederick Co, VA. I have 8 children, one being Catherine Bonham b 1777 who married John Madden.

2 Samuel Bonham s/o Samuel Bonham (1714 NJ - 1782 Fred Co) m Ruth Bower, which the Mayflower 5 Generations records this one, I think, along with a brother Benjamin m Elizabeth Ransom, also had a son Samuel b 1780.
However, In reference to this Samuel (1714) (Samuel & Ruth Bower) according to Hazie, p 70, also had a son Samuel b 1748 > son Samuel m Mary Ann Sowers > in a cut & paste someone gave me way back when, this was added "> Daniel S b 1806; John C b 1808, and Amos Ackley b 1809." But pre-1810 b.d.'s wouldn't be Samuel (b 1748) children.
Who are Daniel, John C and Amos Ackley (there's that name again!)

If I can "prove up" these two links, then it looks like I would have my seat on the Mayflower without question since the Samuel/Bower is an accepted desc thru Samuel Bonham/Catherine Anderson; s/o Hezekiah & Mary Dunn.

Thanks so much if you can help me out.
Sherry
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update 3/2012
*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

note: Also, wills of Ruth Bowyer Bonham, as well as her mother, Sarah both had wills naming grandchildren and other relations. Neither included any child born to Samuel and Ruth (Catherine was already deceased by then.) So, the children previously attributed to them belong to somebody else.


Residence:
sold to George Eyre of Burlington, property in the Libertie of Trenton, adjoining the Presbyterian Burying Ground of Trenton. The lots had been devised to Samuel Bonham and his brother Ephraim by their grandfather Enoch Anderson (otherwise Andrus or Andrews).

Samuel married Ruth Bowyer on 29 May 1747 in Burlington Co, New Jersey/Pennsylvania. Ruth (daughter of John Bowyer and Sarah Hastings) was born in 1727 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died on 3 May 1806 in Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Property: 23 May 1745, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; for sale ad
• Other-Begin: Jul 1774, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Other-Begin: 1777, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Residence: Between 1780 and 1781, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; tax list

Notes:

He was a maker of tallow candles.

In 1745 he advertised lots for sale in Philadelphia where he was on the tax lists from 1769 to 1781 and, according to the amount of taxes he paid, he must have been a very wealthy man. In 1774 he was appointed election inspector. In 1776 he was a colonel in the Revolutionary forces.

*NOTE: Hazie Book (Revised 1973) pgs 25-26; Ephram b ca 1728 listed as son of Samuel Bonham & Catherine Anderson m Margaret Jarratt in Phil 5 Mar 1761.
However, there was a Ephraim Bonom m Marget who were members of the Swedish church (not Christ Church) who appear to be a different family, and not this Ephraim. They had a son Robert, born in Philadelphia, who was baptized in the Swede church on 7 Nov 1761. (Pennsylvania Births, Phil. Co, 1644-1765, @ 1994 John T. Humphrey)

Note: Due to the controversy of the 2nd marriage of Hezekiah between the "Mayflower, Families through Five Generations," and the Monnette studies, due to the incredible number of births in this family and their dates, due to the naming pattern of "iah" and Ephraim being "stuck" in the middle, due to the fact that Samuel Bonham/Catherine Anderson's son Samuel was in Philadelphia and none of these "iah" brothers were apparently in Philly,(with the exception of Amariah, who died in Washington Co, PA), the fact that a Samuel Bonham signed Mabra Madden's will, it seems apparent that the Ephraim Bonham who married Susannah Jones would seem more likely Ephraim Bonham, son of Samuel/Anderson rather than son of Hezekiah, as is indicated in the Bonham research.

DAR: Ephraim Bonham departed this life May 22 1785 aged 69 years 3 months.
"Bible Records, Bible dated 1753.

Compiled by Muriel L. MacFarlane (Mrs. Omie P), Elizabeth Benton Chapter, Kansas City, MO.
James Morris Jones nephew to Ephraim and Susannah Bonham was married to Arabella Levy, daughter of Sampson Levy June 24, 1784.
Accounts of the births of Joseph and Jane Beaks's children:
Ephraim Joseph was born 17th Feby 1765 two minutes after 6 o'clock in the morning.
Elizabeth was born 14th Feby 1767."
(Was James Morris son of John or Blaithwaite? Who was Joseph?)

Christ Church is a major historical landmark in Philadelphia and is on the National Register. It is a major tourist site.
The records are at the Historical Society of PA.
It is on 2nd St above Market.
Its mailing address is 20 N. American St.
Gene



Property:
advertised in The Pennsylvania Gazette

To be SOLD, Eighteen Lotts Of Land, fronting on Second Street, in Trenton; containing one Quarter of an Acre in each Lott. Enquire of Ephraim Bonham, next Door to William Fisher's Haiter in Arch Street, Philadelphia, where the Plans of said Lotts may be seen.

http://www.anamericanfamilyhistory.com/Bonham%20Family/BonhamEphriam1716.html


Other-Begin:
In July, 1774, Rebecca Crapp of Philadelphia named Ephriam Bonham as executor of her estate. Rebecca was Susannah's aunt.

Other-Begin:
from Pennsylvania Archives, Volume 5 by Pennsylvania Secretary of the Commonwealth, Pennsylvania. Dept. of Public Instruction, Pennsylvania State Library

On Motion. Resolved, That Ephraim Bonham be, and he is hereby appointed one of the Sub Lieutenants of the said City of Philadelphia.

Friday, June 10th, 1777. It being represented to the House, that it was necessary that another Sub-Lieutenant should be appointed for the City of Philad., it was thereupon?

Resolved, unanimously, That William Simple, Esqr, be, and he is hereby appointed a Sub-Lieutenant of the said City of Philad". Extract from the Minutes.

http://www.anamericanfamilyhistory.com/Bonham%20Family/BonhamEphriam1716.html

Residence:
Ephraim and his son William appeared on the tax lists for 1780 and 1781

Died:
Death for Ephraim is said to be 22 May 1785 in Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey. However, that could be for the Ephraim, son of Hezekiah and 2nd wife, rather than this Ephraim. It's doubtful that he would have died in NJ when his home was in Philadelphia.

Ephraim married Elizabeth Morris about 1736. Elizabeth was born about 1715; died after 1737. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ephraim married Susannah Jones on 23 Dec 1742 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Susannah (daughter of Gibbs Jones and Jane Crapp) was born on 29 Sep 1722 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; was christened on 12 Dec 1722 in Christ Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died on 28 Jan 1794 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co, Pennsylvania. [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

Benjamin married Elizabeth Ransom about 1778. Elizabeth was born about 1758; died after 1781 in Luzerne City, Pennsylvania. [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

Notes:

Died:
DAR: Birth, ten minutes before 8 o'clock in the morning.
Stated "by 24 May 1744," father Ephraim, Mother Jane.
Records of Christ Church, Philadelphia Baptisms, 1709-1760: 7 mos, 8 days)

Other Events and Attributes:

• Birth: 7 Mar 1745, Christ Church, Philadelphia

Notes:

DAR: Born twenty five minutes after 10 o'clock at night.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Birth: 22 May 1748, Christ Church, Philadelphia

Notes:

DAR: Born half an hour after 1 o'clock in the morning.
Mother is listed as "Sarah" in baptism records.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Birth: 24 Dec 1748, Christ Church, Philadelphia

Notes:

DAR: listed as "Jane" 27 Nov 1748 (this may be 1749--last figure not distinct) ten minutes after 10 o'clock at night.
Baptism record stated "by 24 May 1744," father Ephraim, Mother Jane.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Birth: 25 Oct 1750, Christ Church, Philadelphia
• Residence: Between 1780 and 1781, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Residence: 1798, Northumberland Co, Pennsylvania

Notes:

DAR: Born 35 minutes after 5 o'clock in the morning.


Annals of Buffalo Valley pg 287
The Whisky Insurrection.
1794
September 30. The summer and fall of this year are noted for the excitement through the State, culminating in the whisky insurrection. Some of the whisky boys determined to erect a liberty pole, at Northumberland; Judge William Wilson, of Chillisquaque, and Judge Macpherson, of Dry Valley, hearing of it, determined to prevent it. They called upon Daniel Montgomery, also a justice, to assist them.
He told them he would pull at the rope if the people required it. He, however, went with them, but rendered them no assistance in suppressing the disturbance. A fight took place Judge Wilson read the riot act, as he called it, to disperse the crowd, but they paid no attention to it. One of them presented his musket at the judge, but the old revolutionary captain cocked his pistol and made him put down the musket, under the penalty of having his brains blown out. They arrested the judge. He would not give bail, and they were afraid to put him to jail. In the melee, Jasper Ewing, the prothonotary, drew his pistol and snapped it at William Cooke. See the case reported in
1 Yeates, 419. Kennedy's Gazette, of 3d December, has General Henry Lee's proclamation to the people of western Pennsylvania, dated at camp, at Parkinson's ferry, November 8, in command of the troops of New Jersey, Maryland, and Virginia. Also, an advertisement of Doctor Priestly's works, he was then publishing.

Indictments were found versus Robert Irwin, Daniel Montgomery, John Frick, WILLIAM BONHAM, John Mackey, senior, and Samuel McKee. Mr. Meginness says they were tried in Philadelphia, convicted, and sentenced, and that General Washington pardoned them at the end of twenty days. His account of the riot is, that the liberty pole was erected at the corner of Second and Market streets, in Northumberland. The arsenal was under care of Robert Irwin, (grandfather of the Nesbit brothers of Lewisburg.) The rioters took possession of the arsenal,
and distributed the arms. The pole was driven full of nails, and guarded day and night. John Brady,

1794 ANNALS OF BUFFALO VALLEY. 287

junior, was deputy marshal, and a very determined man. A collision was imminent, when Captain Robert Cooke's company, from Lancaster, arrived, and dispersed the rioters at the point of the bayonet. An axe was called for to cut the pole down. Mrs. Bernard Hubley came running with one, her sister, Mrs. Jacob Welker, met her and tried to take the axe. Mrs. Hubley got past her, and the pole came down.

This company passed through Buffalo Valley. At Andrew Billmyer's, a little beyond Lewisburg, a pole had been erected, but the report of the advancing troops got there before they did, and the pole was cut down and hid. The soldiers could not find it, and took their revenge in drinking up all the whisky, eating everything in the house, leaving word that Uncle Sam would pay the bill.

http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/union/history/lynn/l282322.txt

Residence:
William and his father Ephraim appeared on the Philadelphia city tax list for 1780 and 1781.

Residence:
mentioned in Robert Taggert's will dated 9 Oct 1798
To Susanna [Wife of William Robinson] [Daughter of William Bonham of Northumberland, and to her Children].

William married Elizabeth Taggert on 30 Nov 1771 in Christ Church, Philadelphia. Elizabeth (daughter of Thomas Taggert and Mary Bonham or Vanderbilt) was born on 15 Jun 1753 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died on 27 May 1829. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Birth: 19 Nov 1752, Christ Church, Philadelphia

Notes:

DAR: born two minutes after 5 o'clock in the morning.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Birth: 13 May 1755, Christ Church, Philadelphia

Notes:

DAR: born 45 minutes after 7 o'clock at night.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Birth: 13 May 1755, Christ Church, Philadelphia

Notes:

DAR: born 25 minutes after 7 o'clock in the morning.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Birth: 17 Jul 1756, Christ Church, Philadelphia

Notes:

Sixteen Hundred Lines to Pilgrims, National Society of the Sons & Daughters of the Pilgrims, Vol 3, pg 632. Submitted by Josephine Joyce Lesley, June 1, 1921, Tucson AZ, #8204 (lists parents of Sarah as Ephraim & Susannah)

Sarah married Albert Covenhoven (Conover) on 21 May 1779. Albert was born before 7 Jun 1756 in of, Hunterdon, New Jersey; died on 12 May 1835. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Birth: 7 Sep 1757, Christ Church, Philadelphia

Notes:

DAR: 11 minutes after 11 o'clock at night.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Birth: 30 Jan 1759, Christ Church, Philadelphia

Notes:

DAR: born 10 minutes after 11 o'clock in the morning.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Birth: 1 Aug 1760, Christ Church, Philadelphia

Notes:

Mother is listed as "Jane" in baptism.
DAR: born five minutes before 5 o'clock in the afternoon.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Birth: 10 Nov 1762, Christ Church, Philadelphia

Notes:

DAR: born six minutes before 4 o'clock in the afternoon.

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Samuel married Priscilla Arnold about 1804 in Pennsylvania. Priscilla was born on 5 Jun 1786 in Plymouth, Pennsylvania; died on 5 Apr 1844 in Muhlenberg, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Other-Begin: 9 Oct 1798, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co, Pennsylvania

Notes:

DAR: born after 8 o'clock in the morning.

Mentioned in will of Robert Taggert Oct 9 1798, probated Nov 10, 1798:
Nephew: Robert [Son of Thomas Taggert]. To Susanna [Wife
of William Robinson] [Daughter of William Bonham of Northumberland, and to her Children]
note: "children" plural -- will was written Oct 1798
she married in 1797 and had one child one month old. ??

Other-Begin:
mentioned in the will of Robert Taggert (her uncle). " To Susanna [Wife of William Robinson] [Daughter of William Bonham of Northumberland, and to her Children]."

Susannah married William Robinson on 23 Nov 1797. William was born about 1758; died on 27 Oct 1798. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

DAR: born half after 8 o'clock in the morning.

Elizabeth married William Spring about 1794. William was born about 1774; died after 1795. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

DAR: born at 3 o'clock in the morning.

Notes:

DAR: born at half past 2 o'clock in the morning.

Notes:

DAR: born at 5 o'clock in the morning.
His children can be found in "The Bonham Family" p 39.

Robert married Olivia (..) Bonham about 1802. Olivia was born about 1780; died after 1820. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

DAR: born at 48 minutes after 6 o'clock in the evening.

Notes:

DAR: born half after 10 o'clock in the morning.

Notes:

DAR: born 9 o'clock at night.

Notes:

DAR: born between 10 and 11 in the morning.
His children can be found in "The Bonham Family," p 39-40.

William married Minerva (..) Bonham about 1815. Minerva was born about 1794; died after 1835. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Research Notes: Fairfield, Wayne Co, Illinois

Notes:

DAR: Born 10 o'clock at night.
His children can be found in "The Bonham Family," p 40.
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History of Wayne County:
T.T. Bonham brought the first buggy to Wayne County. It was a stylish affair, imported from Pennsylvania. E. (Edward?) Bonham, when a young man "cut a splurge" by driving in this buggy to camp meeting. The civilization represented by the Eastern buggy was in great contrast with that of which Mr. B's dinner was a type. He was a guest at a farmhouse where the principal dish was baked 'possum. Mr. Bonham would have preferred fried oysters.
(pg 41)

Also in 1870 Fairfield, Wayne Co, Illinois: relationship?
Bonham Edward 44 1826 PA
Berintha E 28 1842 NY
Thomas E 8 1862 IL
Lucretia E. 5 1865 IL



Research Notes:
relationship?

Also in Fairfield, Wayne Co, Illinois:
Bonham Edward 44 1826 PA
Berintha E 28 1842 NY
Thomas E 8 1862 IL
Lucretia E. 5 1865 IL

Thomas married Mrs Sarah L. (..) Bonham about 1850. Sarah was born in 1828 in Ohio; died after 1870 in of, Fairfield, Wayne Co, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Harriet married Nathan Dodson about 1817. Nathan was born about 1797; died after 1818. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]