Revolutionary War Service
Service records of Bonney family members during the American Revolution
Names from the Revolutionary Rolls collection of Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and New Jersey, as far as known.
| Name | Rank | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Anny | Seaman | Mass. |
| Benjamin | Captain | Chesterfield, Mass. |
| Charles | Private | Probably Ware, Mass. |
| Daniel | Private | Pembroke, Mass. |
| Ebenezer | Private, Sergeant | Plympton, Mass. |
| Ebenezer | Private | Pembroke, Mass. |
| Elijah | Probably Private | Cohasset, Mass. |
| Elislia | Probably Private | Cohasset, Mass. |
| Ezekiel | Fifer, Private | Pembroke, Mass. |
| George | Seaman | Mass. |
| Ichabod | Private | New York |
| Ichabod | 1st Lieut., Captain | Pembroke, Mass. |
| Ichabod, Jr. | Private | Probably Pembroke, Mass. |
| Isaac | Private | Pembroke, Mass. |
| Isaac | Private | Plympton, Mass. |
| Jabez | Ensign | Rehobeth, Mass. |
| Jacob | Private | New Hamp. |
| Jairus | Private | Woodbridge, Conn. |
| James | Private | Pembroke, Mass. |
| James | Sergeant | Plympton, Mass. |
| James | Captain | Middlesex, N. J. |
| John | Private | Pembroke, Mass. |
| John | Seaman | Mass. |
| John | Private | New York |
| John | Private | New York |
| Jonathan | Private, Sergeant | Pembroke, Mass. |
| Joseph | Private | Pembroke, Mass. |
| Lemuel | 2nd Lieut. | Pembroke, Mass. |
| Luke | Private | Mass. |
| Michael (†) | Private | New Jersey |
| Michael (*) | Private | New Jersey |
| Michael | Private | Mass. |
| Nathaniel, Jr. | Private | Plympton, Mass. |
| Noah | Private | Pembroke, Mass. |
| Noah | Serjeant, 2nd Lieut. | Pembroke, Mass. |
| Oliver | Private | Mass. |
| Oliver | Drummer | Mass. |
| Perez (*) | Private | Conn. |
| Samuel | Private | Plympton, Mass. |
| Samuel | Private | Pembroke, Mass. |
| Samuel | Private | Pittsfield, Mass. |
| Simeon | Private | Plympton, Mass. |
| Simon (†) | Private | New Jersey |
| Thomas | Landsman | Boston, Mass. |
| William (‡) | Private | New York |
| William | Private | Easton, Mass. |
| William | Private, Corporal, Sergeant | Pembroke, Mass. |
Note on Name Spellings
The following spelling variations appear in the records:
- * Name spelled Bonny
- † Name spelled Bony
- ‡ Name spelled Boney
- All others spelled Bonney
Important Note on Records
The Chief of Record and Pension Office, War Department, Washington, writes:
"that the collection of Revolutionary war records in this office is far from complete, and that the absence therefrom of any name is by no means conclusive evidence that the person bearing the name did not serve in the Revolutionary army."
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Source: The Bonney Family by Charles L. Bonney, Chicago. Second Edition. Published by Chicago Legal News Co., 87 Clark St., Chicago, 1898.