| 8. | Rev. Malachiah Bonham, Sr. (dna) was born in 1713 in Maidenhead, Hunterdon Co, New Jersey (son of Hezekiah* (MF) Bonham, Sr and Ann Hunt, (2nd wife?)); died in 1789 in Kingwood, Hunterdon Co, New Jersey. Other Events and Attributes:
- Religion: Between 1749 and 1757, Kingwood and Locktown Baptist Church, Hunterdon Co, New Jeresy
- Property: 1752, Maidenhead, Hunterdon Co, New Jersey
- Other-Begin: 1754, New Jersey
- Other-Begin: Feb 1757, Kingwood and Locktown Baptist Church, Hunterdon Co, New Jersey
- Property: Between 1763 and 1765, Hunterdon Co, New Jersey
- Research Notes: 26 Jan 2013; (dna)
Notes:
Malachiah was brought up as a Seventh Day Baptist, but changed his opinion and became active in the Hopewell Baptist Church. He joined the Heights Town (Hightstown) church before becoming a member of the Kingwood Baptist Church where he was ordained pastor in 1749. Baptists did not recognize formal clergy so he had no more authority than other lay leader. He was also involved in the organization of the Rocksberry (Roxbury) Baptist Church in nearby Morris County.
http://www.anamericanfamilyhistory.com/Bonham%20Family/BonhamMalachiah1713.html
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He was pastor of the Baptist Church, in Hunterdon Co, from 1749 until 1763. He was living in Maryland during the Revolution but served with the N.J. troops. (Bonham Family)
Malachiah was not married to (3) Mary Fox abt. 1756. However, according to Howard E. Bonham's "Bonham & Related Family Lines" 1996, Mary Fox had an illegitimate child with Malachia Bonham, named Malachia born before 07 Feb 1757. She was susded from the church for this misdeed. In 1761, Minister Malachiah Bonham, the supposed father of this child, was excluded from the church where he preached due to this incident.
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An adultery scandal caused Malakiah to be excluded from the church. On February 3, 1757 twelve jurors ruled that
Malakiah Bonham. Yeoman, being a married man, on the first day of April in the 29th year of the Reign of our Now Sovereign Lord King George the Second at Kingwood . . . with one Mary Fox spinster then and there Adultery did commit. . . .? [Supreme Court Cases, Box 371 #20473, New Jersey Archives cited by Marfy Goodspeed].
In 1761, the church minutes noted,
"Mr. Bonham cut off from privileges," and later that year, "Mr. Bonham appeared to express his desire for his place in the church which was denied him."
The final reference to Bonham appeared in the September 5 minutes, "Mr. Bonham continued to be denied place in the church." Hannah Bonham requested and was given a letter of dismission. Hannah Buckingham Heath Bonham made a will in October of 1767, which was probated eleven years later, identifying her as the widow of Malachiah Bonham, Sr., and further indicating that they had no children
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rom Hopewell Valley Historical News Letter, 1981
There is an entry in Pennsylvania Vital records - Marriage, Vol. I, p. 490: __ __, and Malachia Bonham, 1751, July 19. The name of the bride in this old record is unreadable, due to the old papers wear and tear. It could be Hannah Heath; the date would fit as she purchased an interest in the mill of her two brothers 30 Jan 1751. By 19 July 1751, she could have married Malachia Bonham. Here, Gregorian dates have been assumed although the Julian calendar was not officially replaced in England and the colonies until 1752.
John Johnson, Sr. bought the farm of Malakiah Bonham that was settled by his father, Hezekiah Bonham, Sr. Property W. S. of Province line - south of Stoney Brook. Josiah Furman owned land south of the Johnson property
from Some Records of Old Hunterdon County, 1701-1838 by Phyllis B. DAutrechy, Trenton Printing Co., 1979: p. 75-8.
Second Saturday in August, 1749. ... our Brother Malakiah Bonham preached the word on Sabath Day
. . . on Monday Mr. Benjamin Miller preached the ordination Sermon and then they proceeded to ordain our Deare Brother Malakiah Bonham our Minister and pasture (sic) over this Church
. . . Third Saturday in September, 1749. Elected Andrew Bray, clerk; James Bray, Moderator; Malakiah Bonham and Andrew Bray, messengers to the Association; James Bray and Edward Hunt, deacons. . .January 15, 1749. Chose Andrew Bray, clerk and Malakiah Bonham, moderator. Suspended: Nathaniel Farnsworth, Edward Slatter [Slater], William Woodard and Richard Palmer. Selected as Admonishers: Andrew Bray and John Crichfield, James Bray and J. Schrunfield, Edward Hunt and Ezekel Oliver and Andrew Bray
February 7, 1757. Andrew Bray, clerk ... Mary Fox suspended for having a bastard child which she swore was Malakiah Bonhams. Sent for Mr. Benjamin Griffey and Mr. Benjamin Miller in regard to Malakiah Bonham who will be notified by Brother Romine.
August 27, 1757. Andrew Bray, clerk ... Malakiah Bonham found guilty and barred from the church. Hannah [Buckingham Heath] Bonhams letter of dismission to be written by Joshua Obdyke.
September 6, 1760. William Lock, clerk ... Mr. Bonham continues to be under suspension. Thomas Curtis suspended
March 2, 1761. Mr. Bonham cut off from privileges.
June 5, 1761. Andrew Bray, clerk ... Mr. Bonham appeared to express his desire for his place in the church which was denied him.
September 5, 1761. ... Mr. Bonham continued to be denied place in the church
http://www.anamericanfamilyhistory.com/Bonham%20Family/BonhamMalachiah1713.html
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Mrs. Julia Bonham Sparkman.
DAR ID Number: 8271
Born in South Carolina.
Wife of Dr. George E. T. Sparkman.
Descendant of Capt. Absalom Bonham and James Bonham, of Maryland; Capt.
James Butler, of South Carolina.
Daughter of Milledge Luke Bonham and Anne Patience Bonham, his wife.
Granddaughter of James Bonham and Sophie Smith, his wife; Nathaniel L.
Griffin and Anne Butler, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter of Absalom Bonham and Jennie Bonham, his wife; Stanmore Butler and Elizabeth Simpson, his wife.
Gr.-gr.-granddaughter of James Butler and Mary Simpson, his wife.
Absalom Bonham entered the New Jersey Continental Line in 1777 and served until peace was declared.
James Bonham at the age of fifteen was a soldier at the siege of Yorktown in the Maryland Line.
James Butler, though an old man, was imprisoned for refusing to take the oath of allegiance to the King. When released he led a company in 1776 against the Cherokees. He lost his life, as did his son James, at Clouds Creek in the warfare against the Tories led by Bloody Bill Cunningham
Also No. 7291.
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Miss Mary Gwaltney.
DAR ID Number: 11318
Born in Georgia.
Descendant of Maj. Absalom Bonham and of James Bonham, of Maryland.
Daughter of Luther R. Gwaltney, D. D., and Sophia Lipscomb, his wife.
Granddaughter of John Lipscomb and Sarah Bonham, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter of James Bonham and Sophia Smith, his wife.
Gr.-gr.-granddaughter of Absalom Bonham and Jemima H. Bonham, his wife.
Absalom Bonham enlisted in the New Jersey Line at the beginning of the war, and at the close was honorably discharged as brevet major. He was a member of the Society of the Cincinnati.
James Bonham, although but a lad, served at Yorktown.
Also Nos. 7291, 8271.
Name:
We now have DNA evidence that Malakiah, Amariah and Uriah Bonham share a common ancestor and considering the albeit scanty paper trails we have, that they were brothers. So 3 of the -iahs could have been brothers according to DNA evidence.
What do the results we have to date mean? They show that THESE -iah descendants (of Malakiah, Amariah and Uriah) DID have a common ancestor (who could have been their father, Hezekiah, as speculated) within the time frame our scant paper documentation has indicated.
To "prove" Hezekiah Bonham as the common ancestor, we need a descendant of Samuel Bonham (son by Hezekiah´s first marriage) to participate.
http://genforum.genealogy.com/bonham/messages/1610.html
Posted by: Linda Peacock (ID *****7360) Date: March 30, 2007 at 09:52:52
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We are extremely close to showing up the Mayflower Association which has denied our "-iah" ancestry, thanks to the efforts of Brownie Mackie for opening a line as to potential approval. We just need these extra tests to be able to prove our case. I do not personally give a hoot about the Mayflower Society, as neither does Brownie, nor Catherine Cooper who has also been working on this project for so many years, but we would like to help those who do and I at least, would like to prove them wrong as to denying people whose lineage is from Hezekiah´s 2nd wife, whoever she was. Whoever SHE was does not matter in this case as it was Hezekiah Sr who was the Mayflower descendant via his Mother, Hannah Fuller.
Linda Peacock, 1 Dec 2011
http://genforum.genealogy.com/bonham/messages/2011.html
Religion:
minister of Kingwood Baptist and Locktown Baptist churches from 1749 to 1757.
Property:
In 1752, Malachiah sold a farm in Maidenhead to John Johnson, Sr., in 1752 which was the property settled by his father, Hezekiah Bonham, Sr. It would be unlikely that he as a younger son inherited his father's property. Malachiah's older brothers were in debt and involved in the Coxe lawsuit at the time of their father's death. The family may have conved the property to Malachiah to avoid estate complications.
John Johnson, Sr. bought the farm of Malakiah Bonham that was settled by his father, Hezekiah Bonham, Sr. Property W. S. of Province line - south of Stoney Brook. Josiah Furman owned land south of the Johnson property
http://www.anamericanfamilyhistory.com/Bonham%20Family/BonhamMalachiah1713.html
Other-Begin:
Witnessed will of George Fox, father of Mary Fox in 1754.
Other-Begin:
"A more scandalous episode occurred in February 1757 when "Mary Fox (was) suspended for having a bastard child which she swore was Malakiah Bonham's. Sent for Mr. Benjamin Griffey and Mr. Benjamin Miller in regard to Malakiah Bonham who will be notified by Brother (Peter) Romaine." In August of that year, Bonham was 'found guilty and barred from the church' and though he tried for several years to get the suspension lifted, the elders steadfastly refused to readmit him to the congregation."
"Reconstructing William Allen 1711-1799
including a social history of the Scots-Irish"
by Douglas Allen c2010
Warford and Stout Families
https://books.google.com/books?id=X59BAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA166&lpg=PA166&dq=james+hyde+elizabeth+stout&source=bl&ots=jQNNvezCDH&sig=-ppGMyc6tZvEyvQasEawX1HGjeY&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CDsQ6AEwBWoVChMIpeS_4vmcyAIVzZuICh1ANQ2n#v=onepage&q=james%20hyde%20elizabeth%20stout&f=false
Property:
He advertised his farm for sale in 1763 and 1764 and sold it at auction in 1765. Records indicate that he was resident in Kingwood Township in 1776 and afterward.
rom The Pennsylvania Gazette, No. 1819, Nov. 3, 1763.
To be sold: A comodious Plantation, containing 210 Acres of Land, 100 Acres of Plow Land cleared, and in good Repair, 15 Acres of Meadow cleared, and 25 or 30 more may be made, well timbered and watered, a new Stone House, finished to the Key, 31 by 21 Feet, two Stories high, two rooms on a Floor, with two good Chimnies, commodiously built for a Country Store, where one has formerly been kept for a considerable Time, well situated in a good Country for the Business. Also a good framed House, with a good Log Kitchen, a good Cellar and Granary, a good Frame Barn 36 by 26 Feet, 250 good bearing Apple Trees, the most of them grafted with the best of Fruits, plenty of Peach and other Fruit Trees, lying in Kingwood, a very flourishing Part of Hunterdon County, 25 Miles from Trenton, and 40 from Philadephia, about one Mile and a Half from a good Landing, an excellent Fishery on the River Delaware, about a Mile from a good Mill, near a School, and different Places of Worship. The Title indisputable.
Whoever inclines to purchase the same, may know the Terms, by applying to the Owner, on the Premises.
Malakiah Bonham
from Extracts from American Newspapers Relating to New Jersey. Volume V: 1762-1765, New Jersey Historical Society, Trenton, N. J.
To be sold at publick Vendue On Monday the 22nd Day of April [1765] ... A Very valuable Plantation containing 210 Acres, lying in Kingwood, a very flourishing Part of Hunterdon County, in West New-Jersey, 25 Miles from Trenton and 40 from Philadelphia. There are upon it 100 Acres of plow land, and 15 of Meadow cleard and in good Repair; and 25 or 30 Acres more of good Meadow may be made: The Land is good for Grain and English Pasture, and has on it the following Improvements, Viz. A new Stone House 2 stories high, with two good Chimneys, and an extraordinary good Cellar. A good framed House with two good Fire Places. A good Kitchen with an Oven in it; a good Grainery, and a Cellar under it; a good framed Barn 36 by 24 Feet, a thriving Orchard of 100 Trees, many of which are Grafts, and both very Fruitful: a good Sprong of Water rises about 5 or 6 rods from the Door. The whole Buildings are every Way convenient for any publick Business, and are on a very publick Road, about one Mile and a Half from a Landing, and an Excellent Fishery on the River Delaware, very convenient for sending Produce and bringing Goods from Philadelphia by Water.
At the same Time will be Sold, Twenty-five acres of Wheat and rie on the Ground, a Team of good Horses, cows and young Cattle, Sheep and Hogs, an Iron bound Waggon, Plow, Harrow, and all farming Utensils, with sundry Shop and Household Goods, too tedious to mention. The Vendue to begin at 10 o Clock, on the Premises, where due Attendance will be given, and an indisputable Title made to the Purchasers by Malakiah Bonham. All Persons indebted to me, are desired to make immediate payment, or they will be proceeded against according to Law.
According to The Packet, and General Advertiser, No. 100; Sep. 20, 1772, Malachiah Bonham was included on a list of persons having unclaimed letters remaining in the Trenton Post Office. He was listed as Malachia Bonham, Kingwood.
Similarly, The Pennsylvania Gazette, No. 2336, Sep. 29, 1773, advertised a list of letters remaining at the Post Office in Trenton and, again, the name of Malachia Bonham of Kingwood appeared.
http://www.anamericanfamilyhistory.com/Bonham%20Family/BonhamMalachiah1713.html
Research Notes:
(dna) designation means he has been matched to the others marked (dna) as brothers. As of 2009, matches are Amariah, Nehemiah, Malakiah and Uriah.
Malachiah married Jemima (or Deborah) Harken about 1733 in Hunterdon Co, New Jersey. Jemima was born about 1714; died between 1739 and 1750 in Maidenhead Twp, Hunterdon Co ,New Jersey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Abt 1810 - Aft 1831 (~ 22 years)