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William Bonner, Jr was born in 1776 in Hardy, Virginia to William Bonner and Elizabeth Bonner. [1]
William Bonner married Jemina Carr in Randolph County, VA (now WV) on November 11, 1802. [2]
Also listed in the 1850 Census living with William and Jemina Bonner: William (1829- and Edith (1832-
William died on December 9, 1857 in Tucker County, West Virginia. [3]
William Bonner. Born in 1783 in Hampshire Co., WV. William died on 13 Dec 1857; he was 74. William reared his family in Hardy County, then moved to the Cheat River Valley and built a mill where the town of Parsons now stands.[4]
William Bonner family history submitted by smithcodeman
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"The records reveal that William Bonner,Jr., was born in 1776 in Hampshire County,30 and died December 13, 1857, in Blackfork District , Tucker County. After rearing his family in Hardy County he transferred his residence to the Cheat River Valley, and built a mill where the town of Parsons now stands. Here he resided till burdened with old age when he moved to the "Surveys" along the Dry Fork, Tucker County. At his home, there, he passed away in his eighty-first year. His grandson, with whom the author talked, had a vivid memory of his grandfather. He described him as being stocky in stature, reserved, voice low and positive, and opinions well considered and fundamental.
William Bonner married Jamima Carr (Karr), daughter of John Carr.31 Their marriage was performed in Randolph County on November 11, 1802, by Robert Maxwell. They reared a family of ten children whose names and birth years were as follows: Katherine(Kitty), 1810; Ann, 1812; Hannah, 1813; Samuel, 1814; Hettie, 1817; Phoebe, 1820; Archibald, 1822; Solomon, 1824; William, 1829."Footnotes 30 & 31.?"30. Hardy County was not formed till 1786.
The Carr family is of German descent. George Carr (KARR) arrived in Philadelphia from Germany, November 8, 1752. The children of Enoch and Christiene Carr were John, Abner, Martha, Elizabeth, Sarah, Solomon, Hannah, Edmond and Jamima.
William Bonner married Jemina Carr, daughter of John Carr, in Randolph County, VA (now WV) on November 11, 1802. [6]
William died on December 9, 1857 in Tucker County, West Virginia. [7]
Another source says that William Bonner was born in Ireland and traveled to the colonies with a brother, Samuel, and subsequently lost track of him once coming to the new world. [8]
William was born about 1776. He passed away about 1857. [9]
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William Bonner on Family Search.
Transcribed as "Barnes" but on the original census it is fairly clearly written "Bonner". William Barnes United States Census, 1850 Name William Barnes Event Type Census Event Year 1850 Event Place Randolph county, Randolph, Virginia, United States Gender Male Age 67 Race White Birth Year (Estimated) 1783 Birthplace Virginia House Number 452
United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8D2-GGX : accessed 18 January 2016), William Barnes, Randolph county, Randolph, Virginia, United States; citing family 453, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
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I removed Henry Bonner as the father and added William Bonner Sr and Elizabeth as his mother, not his wife. Sandy