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January 2010

Jacob BONHAM5 (~1743-1782)

11525. Jacob Bonham5 was born about 1743 in Ohio County, West Virginia. He moved to Ohio County in northern West Virginia and married Mary and raised a family of seven children:

115251. Ruhama Bonham6 (1764) 20 Oct 1846 (82)
115252. Mary Bonham (1767) --  -- 
115253. Sarah Bonham (1769) --  -- 
115254. Landon Bonham (1772) --  -- 
115255. John Bonham (1772) --  -- 
115256. Amariah Bonham 21 Apr 1773 10 Jul 1820 (47)
115257. Patience Bonham (1777) --  -- 
Sandusky
Sandusky may refer to Sandusky Township in Crawford County, Sandusky in Erie County, or Sandusky County.

The Bonham family moved to Bourbon County, Kentucky, near Lexington, by the early 1770's and later moved north into Ohio at Sandusky.

Jacob Bonham died in Sandusky on June 9, 1782. He was about 39 years old.

His widow Mary Bonham died before 1779.