Zedekiah Bonham was born about 1707 at Maidenhead, Hunterdon County, (now Lawrence, Mercer County), New Jersey. He was the son of Hezekiah Bonham and his second wife.
His first wife was Sarah Compton. She was the daughter of Jonathan Compton and Esther Martin.
Zedekiah and Sarah had a daughter Sarah Bonham Fitzrandolph (1728, married Malachi Fitzrandolph).
His second wife was Ann Martin. Ann was the daughter of Benjamin Martin and Philoreta Slater. Her sister, Elizabeth, was his brother Nehemiah’s second wife.
Zedekiah and Ann had two daughters:
Zerujah Bonham (1731) and
Katrin Bonham (1735).
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.
Lawrenceville, Mercer County, New Jersey was founded as Maidenhead in 1697, as part of Burlington County in the colony of West Jersey. In 1714, the village became a part of Hunterdon County.
