Benjamin Bonsall

see first: http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~paxson/genealogy/price/Bonsall_index...

resource for Derbyshire Quakers

http://www.qfhs.co.uk/public_html/research/counties/derby.htm

"Benjamin Bonsall2, born 3 Eleventh Month (January) 1686/7, was the second son of Richard and Mary (Wood) Bonsall. He was eleven when his mother died, and not quite twelve when his father's death left him orphaned.

When he came of age Benjamin Bonsell was given the 104 acres in Kingsessing that he inherited from his father. It was about two miles from Gray's ferry, and in the nineteenth century was bisected by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad tracks.[21] There, on 27 Ninth Month (November) 1712 Benjamin married Martha FISHER. She was the daughter of John Fisher, a blacksmith. The wedding took place at Benjamin's house in Kingsessing. It was a Quaker style ceremony but in the presence of William CARTER, Esq., a justice of the peace, and not under the care of the meeting. The couple acknowledged this breach in Friends' principles, expressed their regret, and were retained in membership"

property owned in Kingsessing (Philadelphia County) 1763

• from: http://maps.archives.upenn.edu/WestPhila1777/browse-parcels.php

1.Owner Name: Benjamin Bonsall Township: Kingsessing
Year Acquired: 1763
Deeded Land Area: 38 acres, 41 sq. perches
Owner's Occupation: yeoman
Owner's Residence: Kingsessing Twp.
Source: IW 10.499
Notes: son of Richard Bonsall

2.Owner Name: Benjamin Bonsall
Township: Kingsessing
Year Acquired: 1763
Deeded Land Area: 89 acres
Owner's Occupation: yeoman
Owner's Residence: Kingsessing Twp.
Source: IW 10.499
Notes: son of Richard Bonsall

3.Owner Name: Benjamin Bonsall
Township: Kingsessing
Year Acquired: 1766
Owner's Occupation: yeoman
Owner's Residence: Kingsessing Twp.
Source: D 17.257