Subject: BONNER/FOSTER From: JLKB Date: May 20, 1998 While the following is not my direct line, I am descended from 3 other sons of James Bonner & Mary Laird. This is undocumented information from a cousin's notes: James Bonner, Jr. (1792-1844) , son of James Bonner & Mary Laird, was born in 1792 in Abbeville Dist., SC. In 1819, he married Mary Porter Foster (1797-1857). She was the daughter of James Couples Foster and Jane Morrow who were married in 1780 in Abbeville Dist by Rev. John T. Pressly. James Couples Foster, called "Old Master Foster," came from Rockbridge Co., VA and was the first of the Fosters to come to Abbeville Dist. He fought in the Battle of Cowpens during the Revolutionary War and moved to Ohio in 1833. The parents of Jane Morrow were Samuel Morrow and Elizabeth Carmichael. James Bonner, Jr. and Mary Porter Foster moved from Abbeville Dist., SC to Monroe Co., AL about 1821 and farmed. In 1827, they moved to Wilcox Co., AL and in 1837 sold their property for $20,000 and moved to Springfield, IN where both are buried. It is said his scrupples against slavery made him sell his slaves to his brother on condition that families would not be broken up and this condition was kept fully. Children: 1. James Foster Bonner (1821-1913) m. 1st Minerva Meek; 2nd Martha H. Lewis; 3rd Mary Carter Hood 2. John Irwin Bonner (1822-1881) m. 1st Nancy Baldridge; 2nd Armathine Lindsay; 3rd Lila Morse 3. William Harvey Bonner (1825-1874) m. 1st Almira Hamilton; 2nd Narcissa Elliott 4. Samuel A. Bonner (1826-1904) m. 1st Ella M. Carter; 2nd Abbie A. Snell 5. Mary Jane Bonner (1829-1864) 6. Andrew T. Bonner (1832-1834) 7. Margaret E. Bonner (1835-1858) Mike Bonner ==== SCROOTS Mailing List ==== Go To: #, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z, Main |