Samuel Bonham was living in Hunterdon County as early as 1722. In 1724 he was a road commisioner for Hunterdon County where the commision rerouted a road that inconvenienced his father-in-law.
He remained in Hunterdon until 1733 when he and three of his half brothers, Nehemiah, Zedekiah, and Jeremiah, were debtors to the estate of John Severns of Trenton.
Probably Samuel Bonham died in New Jersey near the end of the 1730's. Enoch Andress's (Anderson) will written October 2, 1741 mentioned his daughter, Catherine, and her two sons, but not her husband, Samuel.
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.
Old Style Calendar
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