I17735: Henry BONNER IIICol. (ABT 1680

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I may have some of Henry's descendants confused and am still studying the wills and records of Edenton, Chowan Co., NC. I do feel certain in regard to his son Henry and his grandson Thomas Bonner, Jr. who fought in the Revolutionary War at Charleston, SC. Interesting, John Wesley Curry published his findings of the Bonner family and independently came to these conclusions.

Henry willed to his son Henry the plantation lying in Green Hall, to son Thomas three plantations called 'Brins', 'Hales' and 'Jones's'; to grandson Richard LEWIS 'Bayes plantation'; dau. Elizabeth, Deborah and Mary. grandau Sarah LEWIS and Deborah LEWIS. Exec: Henry BONNER (son). Wit: Jas. ANDERSON, Abra'm BLACKALL, James POTTER. Clerk of Court: W. Smith.

Children listed are gleaned primarily from his will.

The following information was provided by Judy Cardwell
1 Sep 1738 - Chowan Co.,NC - Will of Henry Bonner,Sr. "In the Name of God Amen I Henry Bonner of Chowan Precinct in the province of North Carolina Planter, Calling to mind the uncertainty of this Life, Do make and ordain this Instrument of - writing to be and purport my Last Will and testament. And as to what Estate it hath pleased God to bless me with here, I Give and bequeath in manner and form following to wit. I give and bequeath to my son Henry Bonner all that my plantation, tract, or seat of Land Lyeing in the precinct aforesaid and whereon I now Live with the appurtenances to him and his heirs forever. I give and bequeath all that my plantation, tract or seat of Land Lyeing in Greenhall in the precinct aforesaid and the appurte- nances to my said son Henry Bonner and his heirs forever. I give and bequeath to my son Thomas Bonner all that is my three plantations, tracts, or seats of Land Lyeing in the precinct aforesaid comonly called and known by the names of Brin's - - Holes's and Jones's plantation with their appurtenances to him and his heirs forever. I give and bequeath all that my plantation tract, or seat of Land Lying in the precinct aforesaid commonly Called by the name of Bayes's plantation to my Grandson Richard Lewis and his hiers forever. I give and bequeath unto my said son Henry Bonner all the Stock of what nature or kind so ever that is now on and belonging to the aforesaid plantation in Greenhall and Six Negroe Slaves Called, to wit, Sam, James, Maria, Priss, Kate and Bob--- One new feather bed and furniture, one oval table, one brass kettle six new pewter dishes, four pewter basons, six pewter sup plates six pewter flat plates. I give unto my said son Thomas Bonner all and every of the stock that is now on and belonging to the aforesaid two plantations Called Brin's and Holes's, and five Negroe slaves called to wit: Cush, Snow, Cudjoe, Tomboy, and Doll One new feather bed and furniture, one oval table, six new pewter dishes, four pewter basons, six sup plates, and Six flat plates,a nd one mare. I give and bequeath to my Daughter Elizabeth Lewis One Negroe woman slave Called Grace, one feather bed and furniture. I give and bequeath to my Grandson Richard Lewis a Negroe girl slave called Nann. I give and bequeath to my Daughter Deborah Bonner One new feather bed and furniture and three Negroe slaves Called Minge Simon and Phebe. I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Mary Bonner One new feather bed and furniture, and three Negroe slaves Called Daniel, Dinah, and Jane. I give and bequeath to my Grand daughter Sarah Lewis One Negroe Slave Called Joan. I give and bequeath unto my Grand daughter Deborah Lewis one negroe slave called Moll. I give and bequeath all the rest and residue of my personal Estate unto my said Children to wit: Henry Thomas Elizabeth, Deborah and Mary to be Equally divided amongst them. And all the rest and residue of my real Estate I Order and direct my Executor hereafter mentioned to dispose of and the moneys ariving therefore to be Laid out for the Edu- cating and maintaining my two Daughters Deborah and Mary in their minority, and that they Live with my Daughter Elizabeth and that she have the Care and management of them. And further it is my will and pleasure, that my son Henry before the negroes are Divided between him and his Brother Thomas,do make or cause to be made upon one of the plantations herein bequeathed unto the said Thomas which he the said Thomas shall direct sixty thousand bricks for building a house thereon. It is also my will and pleasure that my said son Thomas divide with my son Henry during his minority and I - - appoint my friend John Banbery to take care that the Estate herein bequeathed to the said Thomas be not in the mean time be embezilest or wasted. And I do hereby nominate and appoint my said son Henry Bonner to be Executor of this my Last Will & testament Revoking and annulling all former wills by me heretofore made and pronouncing, publishinga nd Declaring this to be my Last will and testament. For testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and Seal at Chowan precinct aforesaid the twenty first day of September 1738. Henry (B) Bonner Sealed pronounced published and Declared in the presence of Jos. Anderson Abra. Blachale James Potter"

7 Oct 1738 - Chowan Co.,NC "Came before me Dr. Abraham Blackhall & James Potter & made oath that they saw Coll. Henry Bonner sign seal & publish - within as his last last will & testament, I that he was of sound & disposing mind & memory & that Mr. Joseph Anderson subscribed as a witness thereto-- at the same time Mr. Henry Bonner took & oathe appointed by law to be taken by executors. W. Smith, CC"

Research: 18 Feb 1714/15 - Chowan Co,NC - Deed "Jno. Pettiver to Henry Bonner assignment for 263 Acres of Land on RockubuckCreek dated the 18th Febry 1714/5. Know all men by these presents that I Jno. Pettiver for & in consideration of the Sum of Sixty five Pounds to me in hand pd. by Henry Bonner the receipt of wch. I hereby acknowledged do therefore assigne all my Right Title Interest Claim property & Demand of in & to the Land Mentioned in the watkin Pattent unto the sd. Henry Bonner his Heirs & Assignes forever & do warrant the Same free from the Lawfull Claim of any Person or Persons wtsoever unto him the sd Henry Bonner his Heirs Exrs Adms. (or assignes forever. Wittness my hand & Seal this 4th day of Augst 1722. Jno. Peltiver Sgnd. Seald. & Deld. in presence of Rt. Hicks Jams. Palin The above assignemt. from Jno. Pettiver to Henry Bonner was acknowledged before me occuring to one form of Law this 4 day of Augst. 1722."

From Patent Book 8, by Margaret Hoffman: #3053, page 212 - HENRY BONNER - 1 Mar 1719/20 - 340 acres in Chowan Precinct, joining ye side of ye desert called green hall, ye head and side of Deep Run, ye Mouth of a small branch, William Waltson, ye tan yard branch and WILLIAM BONNER. Witnesses: Cha. Eden, Thos. Pollock, Fre. Jones, Richd. Sanderson, John Hecklefield.

22 JULY 1718-Chowan County, NC - Deed "Wallstone to Bonner a Sale To all to whom these presents shall come I Wm. Wallstone of Chowan Precinct Cooper Send Greeting, Know ye that I the sd Wm. Wallstone for a valuable Consideration to me in hand pd by Cap't. Henry Bonner of ye Same place the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge & of every part & parcell thereof do hereby acquitt Exenorate& Discharge the sd Henry Bonner his Heirs & assignes forever have Given Granted bargained & Sold a certain parts or parcell of Land Containing two hundred acres be the Same more or Less Iying in Chowan Precinct on the N.E. Side of the Tangard Swamp in Green Hall between the Land of the sd Henry Bonner & the Lands of Edwd Champion. To have & to hold the Sd two hundred Acres of Land more or Less together with all Rights man ners & appurterances thereof unto the sd Capt Henry Bonner his Heirs & assignes forever warranting the sd Lands to be free ffom any Claim or Demands of any Person or Persons wtsover Claiming by form or under the sd Wm. Wallstone his Heirs & as signes forever and for ye Acknowledgement of ye Same in ye Precinct County of Chowan when there unto reasonably required I bind my self my Heirs & cc in the Sum of Fifty Pounds Currt Money Wittness my hand this 22nd day ofJuly 1718. Sign'd Seal'd & Deld in presence of Wm. Wallstone Rt. Hicks"

#3054, page 212 - HENRY BONNER - 1 Mar 1719/20 - 590 acres in Chowan Precinct called Green hall, joining his own land, ye head of ye Tan Yard Branch, John Evans, Chanpine, John Chandler, ye desert side, and WILLIAM BONNER. Witnesses: Cha. Eden, Thos. Pollock, Fre. Jones, Richd. Sanderson, John Hecklefield.

20 May 1731 - The Governor and Council at Edenton appointed a Commission of Peace, headed by Colonel Henry Bonner, Justice of the Peace for Chowan Precinct. (Smallwood, page 156).

16 Jan 1734 - Chowan Co., NC , Henry Bonner is a member of the General Assembly until 1735. (Smallwood, page 156).

Deborah is under the care of a guardian(page 151, Smallwood), named Dennis Macclendon. Deborah's new husband, Henry Bonner is praying for the release of her estate from her guardian on 10 Apr 1705 in Perquimans Co., NC.

1 Henry BONNER III b: 1620 d: JUL 1689
2 Henry BONNER III b: 1650 d: 1725
3 Henry (Col.) BONNER III b: 1679 d: 7 OCT 1738 + Deborah WHEDBEE b: 28 JAN 1687/88 d: 1728

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Src: Civil War Rosters Arkansas 36th Inf. CO. A Eppes, James R. ,B
http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Lair/3680/cw/rosters/ar36thia.htm l
also Eppes, William J. listed.

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Fitzhugh, Philip Aylett. b. 1824 Middlesex Co., VA; d. 1908 Northampton Co. VA; Philip A. Fitzhugh and Mary Macon Aylett; graduate; Civil War- Capt. Infantry Co. at beginning of war; physician; m. 1849 Georgeanna Tankard. (photograph on file at VMI)

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4 Thomas HARRISON

"The Harrison family: Francis Harrison, who married Joshua Davis Jr, was one the daughter of Thomas Harrison and his wife Ann. Thomas first appears in county records in 1723, when he is listed in the quitrent roll of Overwharton Parish, with 350 acres. He is thought to have been the son of Andrew and wife Thomasin Harrison...records indicate that he left the following children;

John, Thomas, Andrew, Robert, William and Anne, although it appears that Anne may have died, unmarried when she was 19 years old.

Andrew Harrison's plantation was within the parish of St. Mary's in the county of Richmond, and several legal documents of his are co-signed by both Alexander Doniphan and Joshua Davis, Sr.

Thomas wrote his will on 10 Nov. 1725, and a surviving index to wills tells us that Thomas Harrison and his wife Ann were dead before 8 March 1725/6.

The background for this page is of Farnham Parish Church, the parish of the early Harrison family. It is also the church established by the Rev. Francis Doughty....just another of those interesting indications of the intermingling of so many of my lines, through the years."

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My Southern Family

Col. Henry BONNER III

ABT 1680 - 1 Sep 1738

ID Number: I17735

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ANDREW de CRANSTOUN

____ - by 1338

ID Number: I90918

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James R. EPPES

ABT 1835 - ____

ID Number: I42939

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Capt. Philip Aylett FITZHUGH Physcian

1824 - 1908

ID Number: I65714

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Edwin Ruthern GAINES

27 Nov 1811 - 1 Jan 1876

ID Number: I21651

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Ella Augusta GAINES

10 Apr 1846 - 1 Feb 1930

ID Number: I4186

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Thomas HARRISON

ABT 1670 - abt 1725-1726

ID Number: I69035

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Joseph JENNINGS

ABT 1820 - ____

ID Number: I78318

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Cornelia MARCY

ABT 1840 - ____

ID Number: I50176

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Samuel PORTER

ABT 1764 - ____

ID Number: I94239

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