Daniel (David) Bonnett
Daniel (David) Bonnet was born in 1658 and
died 4 Sept 1736. Daniel was a Huguenot, or french protestant. When Louis XIV
lost his patience and revoked the edict of Nantes which had granted religious
freedom to all in 1685, Daniel fled from Piemont, Italie (now southern France).
In March 1699, Daniel is listed as living in Morlheim, presumably with his wife
Christine (Catherine) Cousine who was born in 1662 and died in February of
1732. Daniel and Christine married somewhere in this area around 1692.1
According to Dr. Theo Keifer in his book "Die Waldenser", which made
it into the hands of THE Bonnet researcher in the US, and (thence
into vol. 12 - page 13 - of his newsletter Bonnet-e's & Kin), Howard T. Bonnett,
Daniel Bonnet came from Chambons/Mentoulles, two villages on the Chisone river
almost due west of Turin, and @ 15-20 miles east of the northernmost point
reached by this river. As Howard points out, on present day maps, this region
falls in present-day Italy in a mountainous region near the French border. The
area of France known as Dauphiny apparently is very close to where Daniel was
fleeing from.
Daniel apparently settled in Friedrichstahl,
Baden, Germany and raised his family who included: Daniel (born @ 1694, died 19
July 1710, at 16 years of age), Susanne (born @ 1698, married on May 6, 1721 to
Christian Fridlein, probably remained in Friedrichstahl),
Jean Jacques (born in
1702, married on 19th of October 1723 to Anna Marie Desreux Ancien, also born
around 1702. Her father was a church elder named Abraham. Jacques and family
left for America and landed
27 August, 1733 at
Philadelphia on the ship Elizabeth, out of Rotterdam, last from Dover, Edward
Lee, Master)2, Jean Pierre (born @ 1705 married on the 11th of
November 1732 to Marie Dorothe Weiminan. Brought his family to America after
his brother in 1739.), Anna Marie (born 1706, her marriage to Abraham Desreux
on Dec 31, 1726 was the first in the newly completed village church. She died
the following November 12th, probably in childbirth.), Marguerite and Marie
Madelaine (both of whose birthdates are lost to antiquity, and whose death
dates are so close to each other as to suggest they are either the same
daughter or there was an accident or disease that claimed them both, with Marie
Madelaine dying on May 8, 1711, and her sister(?) Marguerite on the 11th of
May, 1711). Confusion exists as to the name of Daniel's wife, with her death
record saying Christine, yet the birth record of the last two daughters (why
isn't there a birthdate if there exists a birth record?) showing their mother
as Catherine.3
A pretty good laydown of our Bonnett ancestors, with a difference or two from what we have - from Dolores Henricks who passed away May 17, 2000. Rest in Peace Dee.
2. Strassburger & Hinke,
"Pennsylvania German Pioneers", page 765, appendix I (list 30A),
quoted in vol 11 of Howard Bonnet's Bonnet-es& Kin(1983 issue), page
5.
3. Letter and chart to Mrs. Francis Kelly, Manlius, NY, from Gustav and Margot Gorenflo, Old Museum, Friedrichstahl, Germany 22 Nov 1983, in vol. 12 of Howard Bonnet's Bonnet-es & Kin(1984 issue), ISBN 0743-0957 page 12
In 1985 (1 2 3 4) and 1994 (1 2 3 4 5) Howard began to question the linkage to the first generation of Bonnett ancestors.
France, origin of Bonnett family
Text of Revocation of Edict of Nantes - often cited as motivation for Daniel's emigration to America
Jacob Bonnett's pension file acquired from NARA in Boston Mass, November, 2000:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Jean Jacques Bonnett arms pg2 vol 17 1993 Bonnet-t-e's & Kin by Howard T
Bonnett
Jean's daughter married into Seek family
John Columbus Bonnett lineage heredity of
Retinitus Pigmentosa pg 1 vol 15 1991
Bonnet-t-e's & Kin by Howard T Bonnett
Marriage bond for Jacob Bonnett and Martha Hughes - Thanks Kay!
Jacob Bonnett and Martha Hughes children from pg11 vol 12 1984 Bonnet-t-e's & Kin by
Howard T Bonnett
Daniel Bonnett descendency chart pg 12 vol 12 1984 Bonnet-t-e's & Kin by Howard T Bonnett
Marriage bond for Elizabeth Bonnett (Widow of Samuel) and John Mack - Thanks Kay!
Marriage record for Elizabeth Bonnett (Widow of Samuel) and John Mack (also has Jacob and Martha's recorded marriage date) - Thanks Kay!
Samuel Bonnett notes pg 14 vol 12 1984 Bonnet-t-e's & Kin by Howard T
Bonnett
Samuel Bonnett's first marriage bond pg 14 vol 12 1984 Bonnet-t-e's & Kin by Howard T
Bonnett
Whence came Jean J Bonnett? Pt1
pt2
pt3 Pg 11 vol 11 1983 Bonnet-t-e's & Kin by Howard T
Bonnett
Feedback Re: Whence article & source of info at top of page
Some notes on Samuel's wife and her
motivations for second marriage from pg 18
vol 10 Sep/Dec 1982 Bonnet-t-e's & Kin by Howard T Bonnett
Bonnett's in Maryland from 1742 to 1752 pg 14 vol 10 Mar/June 1982 Bonnet-t-e's & Kin by
Howard T Bonnett
Frederick Co. Maryland Land Records 1748-1752 [Anderson] pp. 8, 68 1749 Jacob Bonet as character witness for John Wayman - 1752 Jacob Bonet, defendant in debt suit for tobacco -Thank You Kay!
This Was the Life, Excerpts from the Judgment Records of Frederick County, Maryland, 1748-1765 March 1753 session 1 2 source copyright
Platt map of Monocacy, Frederick Co. Maryland with Bonnett and Wetzel land
Short Wetzel page with information on Jacob and Maria Bonnett in Maryland
Samuel Bonnett 22 July 1785 Harrison County
(formerly Monangalia) Va. land grant pg 9 vol 7 1979 Bonnet-t-e's & Kin by Howard T
Bonnett
Lewis Bonnett history (twin of Jacob Bonnett) pg 46 vol 3 Dec 1975 Bonnet-t-e's & Kin by Howard
T Bonnett
Some info on Samuel Bonnett to support DAR
entry pg 34 vol 2 Dec 1974 Bonnet-t-e's & Kin by Howard
T Bonnett
Hampshire Co. Public Service Claims Court Book [Microfilm] one Cte to Samuel Bonnet - Magnified - Thank You Kay!
Jacob Bonnett descendants pg 19 vol 2 Sept 1974 Bonnet-t-e's & Kin by Howard T Bonnett
Samuel Bonnett land grant in Hampshire County Va. 1766 – this appears to be the land sold in 1777 in below FTM record from CD #520.
From Family Tree maker CD # 520 comes the information that on 11 Aug 1777, Samuel Bonnett and wife Elizabeth of Hampshire county “lease and release”d to David Myles of Hampshire county Va. 205 acres along the Cedar Swamp. Received 12 Aug 1777. Witnesses were Isaac Parsons and Isaac Means. Both of these names appear in the below 1784 Hampshire county “census”. Images from Kay! 1 2 3 4 - last two mention wife "Mary Elizabeth".
This Samuel's wife was probably not named Lorentz - pg 3 vol 6 Mar/June 1978 Bonnet-t-e's & Kin by Howard T Bonnett
The 1781-82 Hampshire County, Virginia Personal Property Tax List
Samuel Bonnett listed in Abel Randall’s 1784 Hampshire county census list. Randall was listed in Samuel’s public claim DAR entry. Interesting that Samuel does not appear in the transcription of the 1782 listing, though he is noted in the tax list above.
Harrison county VA.1784 - 1792 court records which have references to our Jacob and Samuel "Bennett" ( & Bonnet)
Elizabeth and Jacob adm of Sam'ls estate (also in above source with different pagination) - Harrison County Minute Book vol. 1784-1792 1 2 Thanx Kay!
1786 land record of Samuel Bonnett's purchase/granting of 400 acres along Hacker's Creek pt2 - probably the same one listed above from pg 9 vol 7 1979 Bonnet-t-e's & Kin by Howard T Bonnett
Hacker's creek topographical maps 1 2 3 4 show it to run to the West of Jane Lew, south and then turns East and runs to the South of Berlin and then continues East - West of Jane Lew zoomed * Zoomed more
Old Harmony plaque and church and Samuel Bonnett's tombstone
Some newer grave markers for Jesse Hughes, his wife Grace Tanner Hughes, Martha Hughes Bonnett (Jacob's wife), and Eliza Bonnett (Samuel's first wife)
Bonnett listings in 1787 tax list in Harrison county W Va. - it looks like Samuel had prospered between 1781/2 and 1787 listings, adding 5 horses and 4 cattle to his estate in the 5 year period in addition to the above land acquisition.
Copy of Samuel's inventory 12/17/1789, will book 1, p. 33 Harrison Co. W. Va. [contained on Harrison County, West Virginia Microfilm Reel 69: Will Book 1, 1788-1794 index, 545 p. available at the Library of Virginia] Page1 Page2 - 5 May 06 - Thank you Brigitte! Clearer images from Kay! 1 2
explanation of columns of 1787 tax list Right side of cover Combined cover of 1787 data
1789 (number white tithables, slaves above 12, number of horses, number of studs, rates [of "logering"- sic?] the season), and 1801 Harrison County Va. tax lists (number of tithables, blacks above 12, number of horses, number of studs, rates the season, ordinary licenses, dollars, cents) for Samuel and Jacob Bonnett, respectively
26 Apr 1793 division of Samuel Bonnett's land - Harrison County Deeds vol. 2 pp. 247-8 1 2 Thanx Kay!
External link to 1796 - 1806 tax lists for Harrison county Virginia - has our Bonnett family in 'em, look for Bennett too! 1796 1797 1799 1800 1801 1802 1803 1804 1805 1806
16 September 1799 Indenture (Sleeth) mentioning Samuel "Blount"/Bonnett's land - Harrison County Deeds vol. 5 pp. 257-8 1 2 Thanx Kay!
1799 reference to Samuel Bonnett's land location
Harrison Co. Va, Deed Records [Davis] p.379 - 1806 Jacob Bonnett, witness to deed - Thank You Kay!
Bonnett families in 1800 Harrison county Va. tax records - interesting that 9 horses are represented, the same as Samuel had in the 1787 listings.
19 Sept 1814 Indenture between George Straley and Jacob Bonnett - Harrison County Deeds vol. 11 pp. 576-7 1 2 3 Thanx Kay!
1815 Directory of Virginia Landowners And Gazetteer, Vol six - Northwest Region Hampshire, Hardy, Harrison, Jefferson, Kanawha, Mason, Monongalia, Ohio - merely states that our Jacob, Peter, & Samuel "Bonnel" (sic) families lived on Hacker's Cr. This is on page 83 in the Harrison County section.
In 1810 above, family is in Harrison County, but in 1816, a portion of Harrison was used to create Lewis county where our Bonnetts appear in the 1817 tax list below.
Jacob Bonnett (and probable brothers Peter and Samuel) in 1817 land tax - from unknown issue of Hacker's Creek Journal - Who is Mary Bonnett here?
A Lewis County Virginia page for background info: 1
Samuel Bonnett in 1820 Lewis co Va census (also Lewis, Peter, Philip and Samuel Bonnett sr)
It is believed Jane (Fitzhugh) Hooe's daughter Lucinda F. Hooe married Samuel Bonnett. Proof of this is here presented for the first time - in the form of the 1820 marriage bond, or the will of John Hooe (Henry Dade Hooe's brother). Lucinda's son Washington Franklin Bonnett's 1928 Ponca City, Kay co. Oklahoma death cert, also yields proof of her last name. - Special thanx to Debbie L. Ullom <[email protected]> for getting copies of the above bond and minister returns from the Lewis County Va. courthouse on 27 Apr 2004! Source for these records.
2 Dec 1823 Indenture between Christian Straley and Jacob Bonnett 1 2 3 4 5 - Lewis County Deeds vol. C pages 61-63 Thanx Kay!
Lewis Co. Deeds [Microfilm] V. "C" pp 78-79-80 - 1823 legal heirs of Henry Bonnett, 37 acres, boundary "...on the original line of the old Survey of Samuel Bonnett...", to Jacob Bonnett - Thank You Kay!
Lewis Co. Deeds [Microfilm] V. "D" pp 145-6 - 1825 by Jacob Bonnett and Martha his wife, 24 acres "...on Hacker's Creek and it being a part of a lot of land, heired [sp?] by Henry Bonnett one of the heirs at law to Samuel Bonnett deceased - Thank You Kay!
1828 Tax list for Lewis County Virginia - 1 2 3 - Thanks are again due to Kay B! - Looks like Samuel was visited Feb 21st, 1828, Jacob possibly earlier.
Lewis Co. Deeds [Microfilm] V. "D" p. 113 - 1829 Samuel Bonnett & Martha his wife, 107 acres to Henry R Bonnett - not our direct ancestor - Thank You Kay!
Peter, John, and my Samuel Bonnett in 1830 Lewis co Va census
Jacob, Lewis, Nicholas and Philip Bonnett in 1830 Lewis Co Va.
Sam'l and Henry (3rd and 4th down) Bonnett in 1830 Lewis Co Va.
Bonnett brothers (Lewis and Peter) listed on 1835 Lewis County Va. Spy Pension list - Though Jacob Bonnet is not listed in this, he is listed in another 1835 pension record with his two brothers - The case was presented to Congress of the United States of America!
1838 Land transaction in Lewis County Virginia between Samuel Bonnet and Lucinda his wife, and Thomas Wolf pt1 pt2 -Thank You Kay!
1839 Land transaction in Lewis County Virginia between Samuel Bonnet and Lucinda his wife, and Jacob Waggoner pt1 pt2 -Thank You Kay!
Our Samuel Bonnett "Jr" listed in 1840 Lewis Co Virginia federal census - unknown whom 70 -80 yr old female with them is.
First wife and son of our Samuel Bonnett and probable Samuel (probable brother of our Jacob) and wife Martha from above microfilm "D" p. 113 listed in Harmony Cemetery Old Harmony Church picture
Map of Harmony cemetery's location
In 1835, Lewis Maxwell, one of the founders of Weston, purchased the Jacob Bonnett farm and divided it into town lots. The town thus laid out was named Jane Lew in honor of Jane Lewis, mother of Lewis Maxwell.- from http://members.citynet.net/warner/glw.htm still active 09Dec04
Another Jane Lew source - Thanks Kay!
Jacob Bonnett in 1840 Lewis county Virginia census
Samuel Bonnett mentioned in a neighbor’s 1844 land record - actual
Samuel Bonnett in 1850 Silver Creek township Green county Ohio federal census - 19 Sept 1850
13 July 2008 - Samuel Bonnett in 18 September 1850 Silver Creek Township, Green County Ohio Agricultural Census 1 2 3 4 (line 33) - Thanx Kay! 4 horses, 15 sheep, 3cattle/cows, and a lot of foodstuffs! Hard to believe they were there for such a short time!
Mahaska County Iowa - maps
Email indicating proof of 1884 death date of Lucinda, and 1856 census contents copies from Chris and Kay of Lucinda's obituaries below
1854 Census of Samuel Bonnett family - Jefferson Township Mahaska County Iowa
30 Sep 1856 land record for Samuel 1 2 - Thanks Kay! - email reply from Arphax when asked about lack of this record in their Mahaska Co Iowa Family Maps Land Patent Book.
1856 Census of Samuel Bonnett family - next door to daughter's family - page 886 of Jefferson Township Mahaska County Iowa
1856 Will of Samuel Bonnett -- Will Record Book A, page 37, District Court Clerk's Office, Mahaska County Court House, Oskaloosa, Iowa. - a couple more images 1 2 - a view of the room where the records reside Thanks Kay!
Howard T Bonnett transcript of 1860 Mahaska Co Iowa Lucinda F Bonnett family
Actual 1860 census of Lucinda F Bonnett family in Mahaska co Iowa - Mary Taylor is her granddaughter
Almira (Elmira) Bonnett 2nd listing 1860 living with sister and brother-in-law John Porter McCrea
13 July 2008 - M F Bonnett in 1860 unknown (should be Jefferson based on 1860 census) Township, Mahaska County Iowa Agricultural Census 1 2 3 4 (line 11) - Thanx Kay! Unfortunately, we are still not sure why Lucinda wasn't in records. We thought it was because women weren't recorded, but there Nancy is at bottom of page. Comparing the neighbors in the 1860 census to the names on the page, she should be between Presley Laforce on page 21 and John G Gateley/Gately on page 22. Most of the other neighbors (but not all) from the June 1860 census are listed on the September ag schedule. So this page has the appropriate part of Des Moines township in addition to M F Bonnett's data. She should be listed but she wasn't. It doesn't appear that she was just misspelled or indexed as someone else. The household isn't listed and we don't know of her moving between June and Sept...
Neither Lucinda (Hooe) Bonnett nor McCrea family were found in 1870 Des Moines township, Mahaska County federal census despite being located there in 1860 and 1880. Ancestry.com census collections searched for these names (Country-Wide) with no success as of April 16, 2004. Re-checked with same results 26 Dec 05.
John C Bonnett in 1870 Mahaska Co Iowa census
John C Bonnett in 1870 Mahaska Co Iowa agricultural census pt2
John C Bonnett apparently didn't appear in the 1875 Kansas state census for Cowley County
J.C. Bonnett and brother in history of Jefferson Township, Mahaska County, Iowa 1878
J.P. McCrea & W.F. Bonnett families in history of Des Moines township, Mahaska county Iowa 1878
Elmer Chamness entry (includes Bonnett references) in Cowley County Heritage Book
Lucinda (Hooe) Bonnett in Des Moines township, Mahaska Co. Iowa 1880 federal census
John Columbus Bonnett family in 1880 Tisdale tnsp, Cowley county Kansas federal census
Columbus Bonnett family in 1880 Tisdale tnsp, Cowley county Kansas agricultural census
John Bonnett in 1880 tax list - Note no Bonnett appeared in other years in this work
J. C. Bonnett land in 1882 Cowley County Atlas - Northeast of Winfield City, and just a bit Northeast of Solomon Ferguson and John Ferguson land
Lucinda F (Hooe) Bonnett's Thursday July 24, 1884 Oskaloosa Weekly Herald page 3, short obituary
Lucinda F (Hooe) Bonnett's Thursday July 31st, 1884 Oskaloosa Weekly Herald, long obituary - 1 2
Samuel and Lucinda Bonnett listings in Cone Cemetery, Jefferson Township, Mahaska County Iowa - 1881 date for Lucinda's death is in error, probably a difficult transcription for the WPA worker who probably created this listing.
Cone Cemetery (#21 at bottom) on map of Jefferson township, Mahaska County Iowa
Samuel and Lucinda tombstones - Thanx Kay!
Additional Pictures of Samuel and Lucinda's tombstones from Karyl Bonnett's Findagrave.com site (Thanks to Sharon for the picture) - Thanx Kay for pointing me to this!
J C Bonnett in 1885 Cowley Co Kansas state census (transcript) Original: A B
John C. and Amanda Bonnett in Winfield City, Cowley County Kansas 1895 state census A B
J C and Amanda (Ferguson) Bonnett tombstone cemetery from Findagrave.com - Thanx Kay!
Amanda Bonnett in 1900 Cowley Co Kansas census
Amanda Bonnett in 1910 Winfield, Cowley Co Kansas census
Albert Henry Thirsk and Lillie Daisy Bonnett in 1910 Tisdale township, Cowley Co Kansas census
Charles Clabourgh (with Orval Bonnett) in 1910 Winfield, Cowley Co Kansas census
Picture of 3 Bonnett Generations (Lillie, Amanda Orr, Lester Bonnett, Grandma Bonnett) - back - Jan 2010 visit to Jean Leighton
Picture of 5 Bonnett female generations - May-June 1967?
Samuel and Lucinda F Bonnett family group sheet prepared by Howard T Bonnett in 1972
Marshall Fitzhugh Bonnett in 1860 Mahaska co Iowa census
Washington Bonnett in 1900 Windsor township, Cowley Co Kansas census
Lillie Daisy (Bonnett) Thirsk Chamness' social security application
Lillie D. Chamness tombstone - Highland Cemetery Winfield, Cowley County, Kansas, USA - from Find A Grave.com
John C Bonnett family picture circa 1892
Martha (Hughes) Bonnett's mother Grace (Tanner) Hughes with son in law Uriah Gandee in 1840 census
Gandee history excerpts from Roane County West Virginia Families, by William H. Bishop ISBN# 0-8063-4586-1 copyright GPC 1995, pp 526 527 - from FTM CD# 520
William Fitzhugh Hooe (Samuel Bonnett's wife
Lucinda Fitzhugh Hooe Bonnett's brother) article:
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Email on Hooe, Bonnett, and Ferguson ancestors
The following are entries from a book called West Virginians in the American Revolution, it includes testimonies from our Bonnett ancestors, as well as the testimonies for those men who testified for them (revealing more about the lives of our family):
Jacob Bonnett
Lewis and Peter Bonnett
James Booth
George and William Clendenin
Jonathan Coburn
Adam Flesher
John Hacker
Col George Jackson
John Jones
Col William Lowther (Thomas Hughes Sr massacre)
Elias Hughes
Jonathan, Robert, Thomas, Jesse Hughes
William Powers
Samuel Tanner (mentions John McClung)
Alexander West
John Westfall
Col Benjamin Wilson
Sources:
1) This would have been impossible without the work of Howard Bonnett. He tirelessly acted as a clearinghouse for every nugget of Bonnet information he could find, sharing it freely with all. None of the above (or most other sites on Bonnet ancestry either, for that matter, would have been possible without his sharing of his laborious, pre-computer, pre-internet searching - REAL genealogy!
2) Like-wise, the reader will note multiple references to Kay Briski. She is a researching animal! And she is a sharing and kind person. This page would be much emptier without her generously provided material. Genealogy is meant to be a team sport and we can't thank her enough.
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