Nicholas BONHAM (Abt 1630-1684)

 

Family Links Spouses/Children: Hannah FULLER Hannah BONHAM Mary BONHAM+ Sarah BONHAM Elizabeth BONHAM Hezekiah BONHAM+ Samuel BONHAM Jane BONHAM Priscilla BONHAM Nicholas BONHAM Born: Abt 1630, England 10 Married: 1 Jan 1658/59, Barnstable, Barnstable Co., MA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Died: 20 Jul 1684, Piscataway, Middlesex Co., NJ 10    General Notes: He was a first settler of Piscataway. He signed "Oath of Allegiance," 1672, and was approved Sergeant, 1681. Dutch Schepen, 1673. He received his patent for land, May 1, 1697, in right of his late father, Ezekiah Bonham (error for Nicholas Bonham) etc. (ARCH. Vol. XXI, pp. 268 and 281). He gave the name to Bonhamtown, Woodbridge Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, which is five miles northeast from New Brunswick and is so preserved to this day.    Events: 1. Will; 6 Feb 1682/83. His will was proved 4 Jan. 1684/5, but witnesses testified on 18 Dec. 1694. His wife Hannah and son Hezekiah were named executors; mention was made of other children ( not named); witnesses included Edward Slater and Isaac Smalley who were also overseers and took the estate inventory on 28 July 1684.    Marriage Information: Nicholas married Hannah FULLER, daughter of Samuel FULLER and Jane LOTHROP, on 1 Jan 1658/59 in Barnstable, Barnstable Co., MA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9. (Hannah FULLER was born about 1636 in Scituate, Plymouth Co., MA 10 and died about 23 Aug 1686 in Piscataway, Middlesex Co., NJ 10.)    Marriage Notes: Of the sons, only Hezekiah Bonham survived or remained in Piscataway, to either perpetuate the name or family, and he soon removed to Maidenhead. They moved to Piscataway, New Jersey, thus bringing the Edward Fuller line there at an early date.

1 Bullard and Allied Families, Edgar J. Bullard, Bullard and Allied Families, (Private Publisher, Detroit 1930). , Pg. 195.

2 Genealogical Memoir of the Lothrop-Lathrop Family, E. B. Huntington, Genealogical Memoir of the Lothrop-Lathrop Family, (Huntington, E.B. Lo-Lathrop Family. Privately Published, Connecticut. 1884). , Pg. 37.

3 Items Of Ancestry by a Descendant IMR, I.M.R., Items Of Ancestry by a Descendant IMR, (Privately Printed. David Clapp & Son. Boston. 1894). , Pg. 65.

4 American Marriage Records before 1699, Clemens, William Montgomery, American Marriage Records before 1699, (Pompton Lakes, NJ: Biblio Co., 1926).

5 Fuller Genealogy, William Hyslop Fuller, Fuller Genealogy, (Privately Printed, 1914). , Vol. 1, Pg. 31.

6 First Settlers of Ye Plantations of Piscataway and Woodsridge Olde East New Jersey, Part 4, Orra Eugene Monnette, First Settlers of Ye Plantations of Piscataway and Woodsridge Olde East New Jersey, Part 4, (The Leroy Carman Press. California. 1931). , Pg. 206.

7 Genealogical Register of Plymouth Families, Davis, William T., Genealogical Register of Plymouth Families, (Boston, MA: Damrell & Upham, 1899). , Pg. 116.

8 A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May, 1692, - Vol. I-IV, Savage, James, (Boston, 1860-1862). , Volume 1, Pg. 211.

9 Ibid., Vol. 2, Pg. 220.

10 Edward Fuller Through 5 Generations Silver Book, Edward Fuller Through 5 Generations Silver Book.