Hezekiah* Bonham, Jr

1701 - 1745  (44 years)

• Name	Hezekiah* Bonham
  Suffix	Jr
  Birth	1701	Maidenhead, Hunterdon Co, New Jersey   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	1745	Hopewell Twp, Hunterdon Co, New Jersey
  Notes	He purchased a farm adjoining his father-in-law, Thomas Runyon, in 1722. On the 1722 tax list, he was listed as owning 5 horses and/or cattle and 150 acres of land in Hopewell Township. On 27 Jan 1733/4 Hezekiah Bonham, Jr., witnessed the will of Charles Stephens of Amwell Township, NJ. By 1735 he and his brother Nehemiah fought and lost a court battle over repayment of land sold by agents of Coxe, Sr. They left Hopewell after refusing to pay a second time for land they had already purchased. In the book "Bonham and Related Family Lines" by Howard E. Bonham 1996, page 232, he quotes from NJ Archives, Vol. XXX page 228: "April 6, 1747. Int. probate of Richard Heath of Bethlehem, Hunterdon Co. Inventory made by Jno. Coats and Peter Schmuck. Mary Heath of Bethlehem posted bond as administratrix, Apr. 10, 1747. Daniel Ketcham, of same place, yeoman, surety. Witnesses: William Peirson, Joshua Howell, Mary Heath (a Quaker). Account of Mary Park, formerly Mary Heath, administratrix of the estate made 16 May 1757, wherein she mentions Hezekiah Bonham, Samuel Bonham and many others. NOTE: (This account does not list Aaron and Daniel) ___________ Death Source: (from PKKratz@aol.com (Pat)
  Person ID	I3362	Roots
  Last Modified	9 Oct 2015

  
  

  Father	Hezekiah* (MF) Bonham, Sr,   b. 6 May 1667, Barnstable, Barnstable Co, Massachusetts d. Aft 9 Jul 1738, Maidenhead, Hunterdon Co, New Jersey (Age > 71 years)
  Mother	Ann Hunt, (2nd wife?),   b. 1678, Maidenhead, Hunterdon Co, New Jersey d. Aft 1724 (Age > 47 years)
  Marriage	1700	Maidenhead, Hunterdon Co, New Jersey   [2, 3]
  Family ID	F1545	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Martha* Runyon,   b. Abt 1706   d. Aft 1753 (Age ~ 48 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1722	Hopewell Twp, Hunterdon Co, New Jersey   [2]
  Children	+ 1. Jacob Bonham, Sr,   b. 1726, Hunterdon Co, New Jersey d. 1798, Chester Co, Pennsylvania (Age 72 years) + 2. Mary Bonham,   b. Abt 1728, Hunterdon Co, New Jersey d. Aft 1751 (Age ~ 24 years) + 3. Elijah Bonham,   b. Abt 1730, Hunterdon Co, New Jersey d. Aft 1759 (Age ~ 30 years) + 4. Hezekiah Bonham, III,   b. 1731, Hunterdon Co, New Jersey d. Aft Nov 1771, Hunterdon Co, New Jersey (Age > 40 years) + 5. Joseph Bonham,   b. 1735, New Jersey d. Bef Feb 1804, Wythe Co (now Grayson Co), Virginia (Age < 69 years)   6. Robert Bonham,   b. Abt 1737, Hunterdon Co, New Jersey d. Aft 1785 (Age ~ 49 years) + 7. Aaron Bonham, Sr. (son?),   b. Abt 1741, Hunterdon Co, New Jersey d. Aft 1820, Union, Belmont Co, Ohio (Age ~ 80 years) + 8. Samuel* Bonham, (prob son. not son of Samuel & Ruth Bowyer),   b. Abt 1748   d. 1782, Frederick Co, Virginia (Age ~ 34 years)
  Family ID	F1632	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Jan 2014

  
  

• Sources

  [S526] H. E. Bonham 1996, TITLE. [S7] Samuel J Bonham 1955, "The Bonham Family". [S536] Vol 21, p 248, Will of Samuel Hunt.