Individual Details
Sergeant Nicholas Bonham
(1630 - 20 Jul 1684)
Events
| Birth | 1630 | ||||
| Marriage | 1 Jan 1658 | Barnstable, Massachusetts - Hannah Fuller | |||
| Death | 20 Jul 1684 | Middlesex County, East Jersy Province | |||
| Occupation | a Sergeant |  |
Families
| Spouse | Hannah Fuller (1630 - 1685) |
| Child | Justice Hezekiah Bonham Sr (1669 - 1733) |
| Father | George "the Immigrant" Bonham (1604 - 1704) |
| Mother | Mary Bishop (1606 - 1635) |
Notes
Occupation
He signed the Oath of Allegiance in 1672 to Holland. Part of New Jersey was settled by the Dutch as New Netherland. In 1664 the entire area was seized by the British, and given the name New Jersey, but it was not until the Treaty of Westminster in 1674 that they gained control.He was approved Sergeant in 1681. Nicholas named the town of Bonhamtown in Woodbridge Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey.