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An American Family History

Jeriah Bonham
Washington County, Pennsylvania, was created from a portion of Westmoreland and Fayette County in 1781. Originally it was a part of Virginia. There were many boundary disputes among the early settlers until the firm boundary lines were established in 1794. Washington County split into Allegheny, Greene and Beaver Counties.

Jeriah Bonham was born about 1739 in Maidenhead, Hunterdon County (now Lawrence, Mercer County), New Jersey. His father was Amariah Bonham.

In 1789, he witnessed his sister Rebecca's husband, Abraham Johnson's, will in Washington County, Pennsylvania.
Children of Amariah Bonham
  • Christian Bonham Fox
  • Rebecca Bonham Johnson
  • Jeriah Bonham
  • Peter Bonham
  • Sarah Bonham Batey
  • Jacob Bonham

    • Hunterdon County was originally part of Burlington County, West Jersey. It was set off from Burlington County on March 11, 1714. It included Amwell, Hopewell, and Maidenhead Townships. From 1714 until 1739 when Morris County was formed, Hunterdon County embraced a vast territory including all, or nearly all, of the present counties of Mercer, Hunterdon, Morris, Warren, and Sussex. In 1816, Maidenhead was renamed Lawrence and it became part of Mercer County in 1838.

     

         

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