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Nathaniel Bonnell III

04 Thursday Jun 2020

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Nathaniel Bonnell III was born on June 3, 1756 in Passaic County, New Jersey to Captain Nathaniel Bonnell II and Elizabeth Allen. The younger Nathaniel had seven siblings…Abigail, Caleb, Phebe, Jane, Jonathan, Jacob and Elizabeth. After his mother died in 1774, his father remarried and five more children were added to the family…William (who died in infancy), Nancy, Chloe, William II, and Enoch.

Nathaniel was a young man when the first shots of the Revolutionary War were fired and like many of his family, he took up arms on behalf of the Colonies. serving under Captain Abraham Lyons in the Continental Army. After the War, Nathaniel married Martha Crane in 1783. Together they had eight children…Philemon, Huldah, Johnathan C., Mary, Jane, Elizabeth, Sarah and Maline.

The Bonnell family was one of the founding families of New Jersey and were instrumental in the development and growth of the area. Nathaniel was a part of that as owner of the sawmill in New Providence. He lived to the age of fifty-seven, perishing on April 15, 1814. He is buried in New Providence, New Jersey.

Nathaniel Bonnell III was my 1st cousin, 8x removed on my dad’s side.

REFERENCES

  • Family Records or Genealogies of the first settlers of the Passaic Valley, New Jersey, John Littell, 1852.
  • New Jersey Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index
  • New Jersey Wills and Probate Records
  • Find a Grave website
  • Headstone Applications for Military Veterans

Martha Bonnel Tompkins

22 Wednesday Apr 2020

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Christoper Kent and Martha Price KentMartha Bonnel Tompkins was born April 22, 1841 in New Jersey.   She, along with her twin sister Mary Esther, were the youngest of four children born to Ashbel Allen Tompkins and Mary Noe “Polly” Bonnel.  Her older siblings were Philemon and Huldah.  She resided with her family in New Providence until November 17, 1869 when she married Christopher Kent.

Christopher and Martha made their home in nearby Summit, New Jersey.  Christopher supported the family as a general mason.  They were blessed with one son, Alfred Tompkins Kent, in 1873.  Martha left this world too soon on April 7, 1883 in Summit.  She was laid to rest in the New Providence Presbyterian Churchyard in New Providence, New Jersey.

Martha Bonnel Tompkins

 

Martha is my 4th cousin 5x removed on my dad’s side.

REFERENCES

  • United States Census, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880
  • New Jersey Deaths and Burials Index
  • New Jersey Marriage Records
  • Find A Grave website

William H Lennington

18 Saturday Apr 2020

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William Lennington pictureWilliam H Lennington was born on April 17, 1825 in Madison, New Jersey to James Lennington and Sarah Bonnell.  He had at least three siblings–twin brothers Thomas and Nathaniel and a sister Martha.  In the mid-1830s the family began their journey westward and settled in Ohio.

At the age of 26, William married Julia Condit on 28 April 1851.  He supported his family as a merchant.  Their first two children, John and Helen, were both born in Ohio.  After Helen’s birth in 1856, William moved his family across Indiana to settle in Champaign, Illinois, where their son Grant was born in late 1857.  In 1859, Julia, along with several others in the area, were stricken ill and died.

William Lennington

Living in a rural settlement, William took to farming to support his two living children.  He married a second time in 1861 to Lucinda French Pearson.  Over the next decade, William and Lucinda added four sons to their family–Wade, James, Charles and Allan.  William continued to support his family as a farmer throughout the years.  As he grew older, his focus shifted to one of real estate and leasing property to others.

Shortly after the beginning of the 20th Century, Lucinda passed away at approximately 70 years of age.  William continued on another decade or so, passing to the afterlife on January 17, 1913.

 

William Lennington is my 3rd cousin 6x removed on my father’s side.

 

REFERENCES:

  • United States Census – 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910
  • Illinois, Compiled Marriages
  • North America, Family Histories 1500-2000

Sarah Ireland and beyond

13 Thursday Nov 2014

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Pedigree of Sarah Ireland Reeve

Pedigree of Sarah Ireland Reeve

Sarah Ireland is my 4th great grandmother.  She was born in Cincinnati, OH in 1810 and married Joseph Reeve (son of Joseph & Martha Richardson Reeve) in 1829 in Brownstown, IN.  They had 10 children, 7 of which lived to be adults, including my 3rd great grandmother Louisa Reeve (who married Isaac DeMoss).  By 1850 the Reeves had moved west to Daviess County, then across the river to Knox County the following decade.

Sarah’s parents were James Ireland and Sarah Bunnell.  They were originally from the Philadelphia area, but moved to western Ohio and then into Indiana.  They, too, had several children who scattered over the years–one son eventually settling in Oregon.

Pedigree of Benjamin Bonnell

Pedigree of Benjamin Bonnell

The Ireland line can be traced back two more generations with limited information.  The Bunnell line, however, has been traced back five additional generations, as illustrated by the pedigree charts of Sarah Ireland and Benjamin Bonnell.  Vital records for the 1600’s and 1700’s tend to be minimal, however, the Bunnell/Bonnell line seems to be rather well documented.  The earliest couple in the line, Nathaniel Bunnell & Susanna Whitehead were born circa 1640-1650 in New Haven Colony.  Since New Haven was established in 1638 as a British Colony, it makes them some of the earliest born settlers in the New World.  The next step is to find rosters of those who settled in New Haven during those early years.