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Dear Sir or Madam:

I am looking for information on my ancestor Charles (Chas) Bonner.  He arrived in America New York City on the Ship King Rufus in 1820.  The ship manifest list the following names, most of which I am able to track and research after arrival in America.  Although Boner is listed on the manifest it is marked as a typo and the actual name is believed to be Bonner.  This seems logical as all the children are clearly Bonner and Bonner is used in all documents in America.  The question mark (?) following Jane indicates it is difficult to read but is thought to be Jane. The second column is the reported age in 1820,  

40* Charles Boner        40      Farmer

41* Jane? Boner          34      Housewife

42* Hamilton Bonner      13      Boy

43* John James Bonner    11      Boy

44* Mary Bonner          34      Spinster

45* David Bonner          7      Boy

46* Charles Bonner        5      Boy

47* William Bonner          7mo  Boy

Charles Bonner (Senior) grave stone indicates he was born in 1775 and died in 1838.  Jane(?) is thought to be born about 1786.  Charles Bonner Senior evidently remarried after his arrival in America to a women named Catharine and produced a child Sarah Jane (presumably named after his first wife.  I do not know his religion but his son Hamilton was "converted after a four day struggle" in 1830 to Methodist.  

I am looking for any additional information on where this family came from and any relatives that remained in this area and their descendants.

Wednesday 2nd Jul 2014, 11:54PM

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