Sgt. Peter Bonham

Sergeant Peter Bonham was born about 1741 in Maidenhead, Hunterdon County (now Lawrence, Mercer County), New Jersey. His father was Amariah Bonham.

During the American Revolution, Peter served as a sergeant in Captain Charles West's company known also as Reuben Briscoe's company, Third Virginia Regiment, commanded by Colonel Thomas Marshall. On March 6, 1778 his name was on the Rolls of Samuel Barrit’s return for Maryland. He was appointed Ensign on May 12, 1778. He was made sergeant on April 1, 1778 in Company 6 of Frederick County, Virginia. Peter signed the “Patriots’ Oaths of Fidelity and Support, 1778."

He married Rebecca Lewellyn (Luallen, Luellen, Lewelling) who was born in Pennsylvania about 1751. Philip Luallen was witness to Amariah Bonham's will.

Peter and Rebecca's children were

Elisha Bonham (1772, married Catherine Dusthimer), 

Jesse Bonham (1777, married Hannah Hoover), 

Jacob Bonham (1779, married Nancy Chamberlane), 

Llewellyn Bonham (1805, married Matilda Fry),

Christian Bonham Yarger (1812), and 

Ellenor Bonham (1815).

In 1782 he appeared on the tax rolls of Loudoun County, Virginia.

After leaving Maryland, Peter moved to Sewickley, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. He was living in Allegheny County in 1803 when his father died.

He appeared on the tax list in Allegheny County in 1814.

In 1820 the household (Peter Bonnim) was in Ohio, Allegheny, Pennsylvania. The household consisted of a man and a woman over 45, two men between 16 and 25, a boy between 16 and 18, a boy between 10 and 15, and 3 girls under ten.

He appeared in the 1830 census in Ohio Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

He died in Allegheny County in July, 1833.

Peter Bonham

Born 1741 in Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States

Husband of Rebecca Luallen — married [date unknown] [location unknown]

Father of Elisha Bonham

Died 1833 in Sewickley, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States

Sergeant Peter Bonham was born about 1741 in Maidenhead, Hunterdon County (now Lawrence, Mercer County), New Jersey. His father was Amariah Bonham.

During the American Revolution, Peter served as a sergeant in Captain Charles West's company known also as Reuben Briscoe's company, Third Virginia Regiment, commanded by Colonel Thomas Marshall. On March 6, 1778 his name was on the Rolls of Samuel Barrit’s return for Maryland. He was appointed Ensign on May 12, 1778. He was made sergeant on April 1, 1778 in Company 6 of Frederick County, Virginia. Peter signed the “Patriots’ Oaths of Fidelity and Support, 1778."

He married Rebecca Lewellyn (Luallen, Luellen, Lewelling) who was born in Pennsylvania about 1751. Philip Luallen was witness to Amariah Bonham's will.

Peter and Rebecca's children included: Elisha Bonham (1772, married Catherine Dusthimer), Jesse Bonham (1777, married Hannah Hoover), Jacob Bonham (1779, married Nancy Chamberlane), Llewellyn Bonham (1805, married Matilda Fry), Christian Bonham Yarger (1812), and Ellenor Bonham (1815).

In 1782 he appeared on the tax rolls of Loudoun County, Virginia.

After leaving Maryland, Peter moved to Sewickley, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. He was living in Allegheny County in 1803 when his father died.

He appeared on the tax list in Allegheny County in 1814.

In 1820 the household (Peter Bonnim) was in Ohio, Allegheny, Pennsylvania. The household consisted of

   a man and a woman over 45,

   two men between 16 and 25,

   a boy between 16 and 18,

   a boy between 10 and 15, and

   3 girls under ten.

He appeared in the 1830 census in Ohio Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

He died in Allegheny County in July, 1833. In 1777 the General Assembly of Maryland passed an act giving each soldier who had served three years in the Revolution "the continental allowances, a bounty of forty dollars, a pair of shoes, a pair of stockings, and at the expiration of his term, provided he shall not desert from the army, 50 acres of land, to be procured and laid off as aforesaid, to him or his representative." Officers were to receive four lots of 50 acres each. In 1781 another act was passed, reserving all vacant lands west of Fort Cumberland, Garrett County, Maryland for the soldiers. Amariah, Josiah, Jeriah, Lt. Malachai and Peter Bonham all appear on the list those receiving lots.