Benjamin Purnell Bonnewell

1812 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Benjamin Purnell Bonnewell  [1]
  Birth	1812	Worcester Co, Maryland
  Gender	Male
  Anecdote	9 Feb 1819
  	On 9 February 1819, William Paradise, with Daniel Mason and Stephen Redden his securities, posted bond as guardian of James Wise Bonnawell, Benjamin Purnell Bonnawell and Eliza Bonnawell, orphans of John Bonnawell, deceased (Wor. Orphans Court Proceedings 1816-1820, p. 282).
  Anecdote	Jun 1829
  	In June Court, 1829, Nancy Paradise indentured her son, Benjamin Bonnawell, who was 17 years old in November 1828, to John T. Taylor, shoe and boot maker (Orphans Court Proc. 1829-1832, p. 25).
  Land sold	21 Jul 1832	Worcester Co, Maryland   [2]
  	He was shown as Benjamin P. Bonnawell when he sold his part of his father's land to his brother, James W. Bonnawell, for $34, when he became of age. This was land adjoining George Bonnawell's land.
  Heir - named as	1854	Worcester Co, Maryland   [3]
  	He was shown as Benjamin Bonnawell, a half-brother of Parker Paradise.
  Record ID	46650
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I46650	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	2 Jul 2003

  
  

  Father	John (of Benj) Bonnewell,   b. Abt 1768, Accomack Co, Virginia d. Bef 29 Sep 1815 (Age < 47 years)
  Mother	Nancy Hancock,   b. 9 Mar 1781, Worcester Co, Maryland d. 9 Jan 1870 (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	21 Feb 1807	Worcester Co, Maryland   [4]
  	They were shown only as John Bonaivill and Nancy Hancock. No other information was given. He would have been around 35 years of age and later census records indicate his bride was 26 years old.
  Family ID	F14512	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Hall,   b. Abt 1812   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	25 Dec 1833	Worcester Co, Maryland   [4]
  	They were shown only as Benjamin Bonnawell and Mary Hall. No other information was given. After his marriage, disappeared from Worcester County records, other than being named as a half-brother when Parker Paradise died in 1854.
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F14520	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S1866] Worcester Co, MD Orphans Court Proceedings 1816-18, 1866. [S1868] Worcester Co, MD Deeds AY, p. 251, 1868. [S1867] Worcester Co, MD Acounts, 1853-1857, p. 422 (heirs, 1867. [S594] Powell, Jody - Worcester Co, MD, Marriage Records 1795-1865, (Roanoke, TX: Jody Powell, 1990), 594.