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An American Family History

Temperance Bonham Ayers

Children of Hezekiah Bonham:
  • Mary Bonham
  • Samuel Bonham
  • Hannah Bonham Stout
  • Sarah Bonham Runyan
  • Hezekiah Bonham
  • Nehemiah Bonham
  • Zachariah Bonham
  • Zedekiah Bonham
  • Amariah Bonham
  • Temperance Bonham Ayres
  • Amaziah Bonham
  • Malachiah Bonham
  • Jeremiah Bonham
  • Ephriam Bonham
  • Josiah Bonham
  • Zephaniah Bonham
  • Uriah Bonham
  • Obadiah Bonham
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    Temperance Bonham Ayers was born about 1710 at Maidenhead, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. She was the daughter of Hezekiah Bonham and his second wife.

    In 1728 or 1750 she married Zebulon Ayers (Ayars). Zebulon was born on August 4, 1708 in Woodbridge Township, Middlsex County, New Jersey. His parents were Joseph Ayers and Phoebe Camp.

    The name of Zebulon Ayers appeared on tax records for Woodbridge for the years 1778, 1779, 1786, 1787, 1788, and 1793.

    In 1794 Zebulon Ayres witnessed the will of Thomas Mundy.

    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.

     

    from First Settlers of ye Plantations Piscataway and Woodbridge by Orra Eugene Monnette
    Temperance Bonham, daughter of Hezekiah Bonham Senior, was born at Maidenhead, in 1710, and married 1728, Zebulon Ayres, born 8-4-1708, son of James and Phebe Ayers, James Ayers lived in Woodbridge.

    		 
     

    Zebulon Ayers. (Joseph, Obadiah, John) 321305. He was born Aug. 4, 1708, at Woodbridge, N. J. He married, in 1750, Temperance Bonham, a direct descendant of Nicholas Bonham the founder of the village of Bonhamtown, which was the point where he located the 120 acres that were allotted to him previous to 1690 at the time of the settlement of Piscataway township. There is no record of his death. (from The History of the Treman, Tremaine, Truman family in America, Volume 2)

    		  
     
    The History of the Treman, Tremaine, Truman Family in America ..., Volume 2 by Ebenezer Mack Treman

    Joseph Ayers. (Obadiah, John) 160550. He was born April 4, 1674, at Woodbridge, N. J. He married, Jan. 5, 1698, Phebe Camp. Residence, Woodbridge, N. J. Children:

    Phebe. Born March 5 (o. 3), 1699.
    Joseph. Born March 18, 1701.
    Jonathan. Born May 29, 1704. Died in 1777.
    David. Born Jan. 2, 1707. Died in 1743.
    Zebulon. Born Aug. 4, 1708.
    Daniel.
    Enoch.
    Dilloy.
    Phineas.

    		  
     

     

         

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