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Nathaniel + Mary Searing. Mary blev født i 1672 i Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, USA; døde den 4 sep. 1736 i Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, USA; blev begravet i sep. 1736 i First Presbyterian Churchyard, Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, USA. [Gruppeskema] [Familietavle]

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• National Identification: 100% English
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Nathaniel spelled his surname "Bunnell," then "Bonnel", and then possibly "Bonnell."He is actually listed as Nathaniel Bonnel, with only one "L," as one of the first settlers of Elizabethtown, New Jersey.

Nathaniel was the only Bonnell to leave the Colony of New Haven. He settled in Elizabethtown, New Jersey and built a house that still stands today at 1045 East Jersey St. The house is without pretensions of great style, it closely hugs the ground, has a high-ended chimney, stepped-down roof and small-paned windows. For a time it was the home of the New Jersey Sons of the American Revolution and has been the the headquarters of the Elizabeth Historical Society since September 2003. (open to the public by appointment only).

The Bonnell House, 1045 East Jersey Avenue, is the oldest house in Elizabeth NJ and one of the oldest in the state. It represents the 17th century carpentry skills of its owner/builder, Nathaniel Bonnell, originally a native of New Haven, Connecticut, came to Elizabeth about the time of its founding (1664) and served as a member of the incorporating organization, the Elizabeth Associates.

On January 3, 1665 Bonnell married Susanna Whitehead, the daughter of British-born Rev. Isaac Whitehead, who was a founder both of New Haven (where his daughter Susanna was born) and Elizabeth NJ. He too arrived about 1664 and served as an Elizabeth Associate.

Bonnell and his wife had seven children between 1670 and 1685, presumably some of them raised in the existing farmhouse. The house, built sometime before 1682 (some think as earlier as 1670 with the birth of his first child) sat on the owner’s six-acre plot and he farmed an additional 16 acres west of Elizabeth. Bonnell served as a member of the General Assembly on New Jersey in 1692 and the last official reference to him is as a signer of the 1696 petition for relief against the oppression of the Lords Proprietor. Not long after Susanna moved to Springfield, presumably after the death of her husband. She died in 1733 and was buried at Connecticut Farms (now Union, NJ), the site of a later Revolutionary skirmish between the British and American patriots. Bonnell left his western farmland to his son and namesake, Nathaniel (b. 1670)

Nathaniel blev gift med Susannah WhiteheadNew Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Susannah blev født den 5 aug. 1650 i New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA; døde i Springfield, Union, New Jersey, USA; blev begravet i Connecticut Farms, Union, New Jersey, USA. [Gruppeskema] [Familietavle]

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• Alt. Birth: 5 aug. 1650, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

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Information from Tom E. FLEMING of Springfield, Virginia says he was born 1610 or 1617. Also:
"William Bonnell (Bunnell) came from England to New Haven, Conn. after 1635 and before April 13, 1650. He returned to England in May, 1654 after the death of his wife and youngest child, after which he returned to New Haven.

Ref: Jacobus, Donald L. "Families of Ancient New Haven" Vol II pgs 358-360" All his children are listed as "BUNNELL".
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He emigrated to Massachusetts Bay Colony prior to September 28, 1630, and removed to New Haven about 1640.
"A Potter-Richardson Memorial" states that town records convey a sordid picture of his life. [Wonder what that means?] It also states his death occured about 1660/1. "The Ancestry of William Francis Joseph Boardman" states that his death occured bef 1669. "Ward and Allied Families" states that he made one trip to England before October 1651, and returned to New Haven, but, in May of 1654, his wife and youngest child (Ebenezer) having died, he returned to England.
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From: http://www.concentric.net/~pvb/GEN/nbonn.html
The eldest Nathaniel Bonnell* (1648-1696) was the son of William Bonnell* (b. c1610) and Anne Wilmot*, daughter of Benjamin Wilmot* and Anne Ladd*. According to the Virkus reference, William was born in Cheshire County, England, and came to Massachusetts on the ship James in 1630. The Coate Duduck reference indicates that he was a Juror in Watertown MA in 1630, implying that he was at least 20 years of age and thus probably born in 1610 or earlier. It may also be questionable that he was born in Cheshire, because his parents (as indicated in many references - see below) were in London. There may be confusion with an old neighborhood of New Haven, known as Cheshire CT, in which he may have lived. He subsequently joined a settlement in New Haven CT in 1638. New Haven was first settled by a Puritan group under Reverend John Davenport and Theophilus Eaton, who founded the Colony of New Haven in 1638. However, this Puritan group of 500 settlers arrived in Boston on the ship Hector in 1637. See: A New Look at Old New Haven. In any event, William and Anne Bonnell may have been among the very earliest settlers of New Haven CT. See the History of New Haven. William Bonnell, described by the Virkus reference as a "farmer and tanner", married Anne Wilmot, in 1640 in New Haven CT. However, the Coate Dudick reference indicates that William and Anne were married in about 1635 in Wallingford CT (about 10 miles upriver from New Haven). However, Wallingford was not settled until 1669. It is not known where Anne was born (most probably in Europe) and when and where she arrived. It might be supposed that Anne was also in the Puritan group which settled New Haven. However, it is also possible that she arrived on the ship Elizabeth and Ann to Boston in 1639, and subsequently moved to New Haven.
In Jan. 1650/1, William Bunnell* and his family were apparently facing poverty and he sought to return to England, possibly to find financial support. He left his wife and children with his father-in-law and returned to England. Meanwhile, back in New Haven, his two oldest children, Benjamin (age about 9) and Lydia (age about 8), were apprenticed as child laborers by his impoversihed wife and father-in-law, while Nathaniel* and Mary, were only about 6 and 1, respectively, or less in age.
William* returned to his family in New Haven before Mar. 11, 1651/2 and sought to have his children returned to him. The town court apparently refused to break the apprenticeships and offered 2 shillings per week to compensate him for their loss. The town also offered an appreticeship for his second son, Nathaniel Bonnell* (1645-1696), who was then about 7 years old to pay for the cost of a cow. William refused to put Nathaniel into apprenticeship indicating that he had some small degree of success in finding enough funds while in England to afford the cow.
In 1654, William's wife, Anne*, took ill, and both she and her newly born son, Ebenezer (b. 1653), died. William and his two youngest children, Nathaniel* and Mary, may have moved to Elizabethtown NJ after Anne and Ebenezer died. It is possible that they went first to Newfoundland, Canada, or to New London CT. William Bonnell* (b. c1610-7, d. 1669), was from England, but his parentage is unproven. According to the Virkus reference (and others), he was born to Benjamin Bonnel* (b. c1570), who was born in Flanders, the son of Thomas Bonnel* of Ypres and Jacque Marie Bygote. This Benjamin (c. c1570) was married to Rebecca Brooks*, who was most probably English in birth. Benjamin died in London, England. This account is refuted by the Coate Dudick reference, however no alternative is suggested by Coate Dudick, but that: "at least a dozen parents fit the names and time lines for this William Bunnel".
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From: http://ancestrees.com/pedigree/63.htm
What we know about William Bunnell is that he shows up in Watertown, MA by 1630 as a juror in a murder trial. This means that he would have been of age by 1630, and was probably born in 1610 or earlier. His early arrival in our country, has made his descendants eligible for entry into the "Order of Founders and Patriots." (F-32)
He apparently moved to New Haven, CT by 1638. He is in the General Court Meeting Records of New Haven, CT. On April 3, 1650 (when he would have been about 40+), "the Court freed old Goodman Bunill from paying his poll money to ye towne, because of his poverty, age and weakness." In Jan. 1650/51, his landlord told him he'd give him a years rent if he would peaceably leave the premises. He asked the court for assistance in getting William Bunill to move out. The court gave William 3 weeks to find a new residence. He finally left, apparently to England, about 4 weeks after this court decision. While he was in England, his wife and father-in-law apprenticed his son to Nico Elsy and his daughter to Sam Whitehead. William had returned to America by Oct. 7, 1651 as he was in court on said day to get his children back because he needed their help. This violated the terms of the apprenticeship. William's wife had only done what was proper, considering she had no money to care for them. The court did decide to pay William a sum of 2 shillings a week to help compensate for the loss of his children. On March 11, 1651/52, the court asked William if they could "put forth his boy" (second oldest son) so that the "Towne may be at as little charge as may be." His apprenticeship was to be paid for by a townsman with a cow. The boy was to be in service to him for several years to pay off the cost of the cow and to learn discipline as he was "spoyled for want of govermt." William refused to have his son apprenticed out. The court therefore withdrew his 2 shilling stipend for his family.
A year and a half later, Feb. 27, 1653/4, Goodwife Bunnil was in the court records as being very ill. The town decided it had done as much as it could for her, and that it was time to have her two youngest children "put out" so as to receive an education and lesson the burden of the town. By May 1, 1654, Goodwife Bunill and one of her children had died. In this court session, William asked the court to return him to England. "The court ordered that the Townsmen and Treasurer should help him gain passage on a ship bound from Milford to Newfoundland. He said he had friends in England to care for him. This is the last record of him in the New Haven Town Records, Vol. I, (1649-1662) by Franklin Bowditch Dexter, New Haven Historical Society, 1917. (F-136)
William's birth date and death date are not by any means known. The dates above are only second hand sources that might not apply to this William Bunnell of New Haven, Connecticut.
A commonly but erroneously printed parentage for William Bunnell of New Haven, is Thomas Bonnel (or Boonell) who fled from Ypres, France (Flanders) about 1577-79. He settled in Norwich, England. He married twice, the first wife being unknown. He had 4 sons by the first wife, one still recorded by name as Benjamin (b. before 1595). His second wife was Jaque Marie Bygote. This marriage brought forth 2 sons and 4 daughters. Four of their names are known: Elizabeth (chr. Aug. 10, 1595), Abraham (chr. April 15, 1599), Isaac (chr. 1601), and Judge (chr. Mar.1605/06). Benjamin, son of Thomas, might have been born in Flanders and died after 1607 in London. He and an unknown wife, had a son named William, born about 1610. (F-136) This theory has pretty much been dispelled as it came from an early 20th century researcher, Carolyn Syron Valentine, who only found one Bunnel in England at the time, and so she connected it, stating clearly that it was a guess. People have since taken it as truth, when in current records, at least a dozen parents fit the names and time lines for this William Bunnel. (F-410)
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From Iva Norton: William Bunnel left his family . Leaving his wife and children. To live with her parents it is believed that he is the William Bunnel that died in Barbadoes; at that time it was a debter state for those that owed England
Came to United States in 1638 and settled in New Haven, Conn.
Five children: Served on a jury to inquire into the death of Austin Bratcher at Watertown, MA, 1630, and in other Watertown records through 1646. Moved to New Haven, CT, c. 1649-50.
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William + Ann Wilmot. Ann blev født i 1614 i Evesham, Worcestershire, England; døde den 28 aug. 1653 i New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA; blev begravet i New Haven, Connecticut, USA. [Gruppeskema] [Familietavle]

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ANN WILMOT, daughter of my immigrant ancestors,BENJAMIN & ANN (LADD) WILMOT, married WILLIAM BUNNELL about 1640 or before. Colket has her husband's immigration at 1638. In 1640, the Colony gave him (William) a home lot in Watertown but there is no indication that he lived there. In May, 1646, he had left his wife & children and returned to England leaving them indigent. Ann and the children moved to New Haven to live with her parents. Because the grandparents were unable to provide for their grandchildren, two of the children, Benjamin & LYDIA (my ancestor) were apprenticed to two families. Around 1649, William Bunnell had returned to New Haven and fathered a daughter, Ann, in 1650. That year, the Bunnells were in court being evicted for not paying their rent, and the family was receiving a weekly allowance from the court so they were able to live. After Ann's death, William requested and was given passage to England. It is believed that he either died in the West Indies during the passage or in England.

No tombstone was found for Ann, which is probably because of the poverty of the family.