Not much is known about this branch of the Bonham family.
According to the book The Bonham Family, compiled by E. B. Hazie in 1973, a copy of which can be found at the Newberry Library in Chicago, Malakiah Bonham was born in Cumberland county, NJ, the son of Zachariah Boham and Patience Ayars. Other data in the Bonham book suggest that Malakiah's great grandfather was Edward Fuller, who emigrated from London upon the Mayflower. As of 1996, however, this connection has not been proven by the author of this web page.
Malakiah married Sophia in 1779. His probate records in St. Clair co., IL are dated 15 Apr 1822. His third child, Rachel Bonham, was married in St. Clair co., IL on 20 Jul 1812 to Abraham Badgley.
Three other children of Malakiah are known: Emily, who married Robert Nelson before 1810 in Beaver co., PA; William who married Rachel, both of whom may have died in AR; and Samuel, a veteran of the War of 1812, who married Bersheba and died in IL in 1826.
Anyone descended from the Malakiah Bonham family of St. Clair county is urged to write to Jim Bridges.
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