Hannah Bonham

Hannah Fuller

• Born: c1636, Scituate, Massachusetts
• Married 1 Jan 1658/9
• Died: after 23 August 1686, Piscataway, New Jersey
• Father: Samuel Fuller
• Mother: Jane Lothrop

Biography

ii. HANNAH FULLER, b. Abt. 1636, Scituate, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts; d. August 19, 1689, Piscataway, New Jersey.

Hannah's father, Samuel Fuller, was a passenger on the Mayflower, along with his parents, Edward & Ann Fuller. Both parents died shortly after landing at Plymouth and Samuel was raised by his uncle.

She was the wife of Nicholas Bonham, and mother to ten children: Hannah, Mary, Sarah, Elizabeth, Nicholas, Elijah, Hezekiah, Samuel, Jane, and Priscilla Bonham.

Extracted from < anamericanfamilyhistory.com >

Nicholas Bonham and Hannah Fuller married on January 1, 1658 in Barnstable. They started their family in Barnstable.

Their children are listed in First Settlers of ye Plantations of Piscataway and Woodsridge Olde Easte New Jersey, Part 4:

1. Hannah Bonham Lippington was born on October 8, 1659.
2. Mary Bonham Dunham was born on October 4, 1661.
3. Sarah Bonham Fitz Randolph was born on February 16, 1664/65.
4. Elizabeth Bonham Slater was born about 1665.
5. Nicholas Bonham was born about 1667.
6. Elijah Bonham was born about 1669.
7. Justice Hezekiah Bonham was born about 1670.
8. Samuel Bonham was born on September 7, 1672.
9. Jane Bonham was born on January 29, 1675. She died on February 25, 1675/76.
10. Priscilla Bonham Langstaff was born on November 11, 1677.

Hannah married in 1677. Mary married in 1681. Samuel died on October 1, 1682 at the age of ten.

The family moved to Piscataway about 1670-72. They left Puritan Massachusetts because they had become Baptists. They were members of First Baptist Church of Piscataway.

Nicholas died July 20, 1684. Hannah died in 1685. Their son, Hezekiah was the executor and inherited Nicholas' land when he was only 14 years old.

In 1699/1700, Priscilla' husband, John Langstaff, and Elizabeth's husband, Edward Slater, were involved in anti-English, pre-revolutionary activities. The court wanted to hold proceedings in the Piscataway Public house. The townspeople were opposed to this and nailed the door shut. The sheriff attempted to break the door open and John and Edward stopped him forcibly.

One account of this incident is on the Elizabeth and Edward Slater page and another is on the Priscilla and John Langstaff page.

References

• FamilySearch AFN: FL8R-5J
• http://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Hannah_Fuller_%282%29
  • 3.0 3.1 General Society of Mayflower Descendants. Mayflower Families Through Five Generations: Descendants of the Pilgrims who landed at Plymouth, Mass. December 1620. (New England - United States: General Society of Mayflower Descendants., Various), 13-14.
    • 8 HANNAH(3) FULLER (Samuel(2), Edward(1)) b. Scituate ca 1636; d. Piscataway NJj after 23 Aug 1686 when she posted bond as executrix of the will of her husband with Edward Slater as fellow bondsman.
    • She m. Barnstable 1 Jan 1658/9 NICHOLAS BONHAM, * b. England ca 1630; d. Piscataway 20 Jul 1684.
    • They had relocated to Piscataway NJ by 6 May 1667. Nicholas signed the Oath of Allegiance in 1672 and served as a sergeant in 1681.
    • The will of Nicholas Bonham of Piscataway was drawn 6 Feb 1683, 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.
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• James Savage, Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England. (Originally published Boston 1860-62, reprinted April 1873 and 1884. Reproduced by Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore 1981.)
• Genealogical Register of Plymouth Families. William T. Davis; Michael Tepper - Editor- Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Originally published as Part II of Ancient Landmarks of Plymouth Second Edition Boston 1899. (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1985, Baltimore.)
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• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Nov 30 2022, 16:18:50 UTC
• Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Feb 22 2023, 21:40:00 UTC
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• Reference: FamilySearch Genealogy - SmartCopy: May 3 2021, 3:58:44 UTC
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