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Where did the English Bonney family come from? What is the English Bonney family crest and coat of arms? When did the Bonney family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Bonney family history?
The surname Bonney is a name whose history begins in 1066 with the Norman Conquest of England. This Norman name was used for a handsome person, especially one who is large or well built. The name comes from the Norman word bonnie, a common nickname for an attractive person. This word possibly derives from the Old French bon, which means good or fine, although the movement is not clear.
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Please remember that this page is only a small extract of our complete history that includes: - Ancient origin of the name (usually pre-1100)
- Known spelling variations
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- First settlers to North America
- Notable contemporary bearers of the name
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Spelling variations of this family name include: Bonnett, Bonney, Bonnet, Bonny, Bonnie and others.First found in Bedfordshire and Leicestershire, where they had been granted lands by King William. They were originally seated in St. Bonnet in Normandy in the arrondisement of Calvados.
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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bonney research. Another 162 words(12 lines of text) covering the year 1620 is included under the topic Early Bonney History in all our PDF Extended History products.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Bonney. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Bonney Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- Henry Bonney, who came to Virginia in 1636
- Henry Bonney, who arrived in Virginia in 1636
- Thomas Bonney, who arrived in New England in 1645
Bonney Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Joseph Bonney, who settled in Virginia in 1773
Bonney Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Harriet Bonney, who landed in New York, NY in 1811
- Samuel Bonney, who arrived in New York, NY in 1811
- Sarah Bonney, who landed in New York, NY in 1811
- J P Bonney, who landed in San Francisco, Cal in 1850
- E B Bonney, who landed in San Francisco, Cal in 1851
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- Barbara Bonney (b. 1956), American opera singer
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- Maude Rose "Lores" Bonney (1897-1994), Australian Pioneer Aviatrix, who flew solo from Brisbane, Australia, to London, England in 1938
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- Lores Bonney (1898-1994), Australian aviator who flew alone from London to Australia
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- Crispin, M. Jackson and Leonce Mary. Falaise Roll Recording Prominent Companions of William Duke of Normandy at the Conquest of England. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
- Sanders, Joanne McRee Edition. English Settlers in Barbados 1637-1800. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
- Mills, A.D. Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4).
- Marcharn, Frederick George. A Constitutional History of Modern England 1485 to the Present. London: Harper and Brothers, 1960. Print.
- MacAulay, Thomas Babington. History of England from the Accession of James the Second 4 volumes. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1879. Print.
- Lennard, Reginald. Rural England 1086-1135 A Study of Social and Agrarian Conditions. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1959. Print.
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