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See: A New Look at Old New Haven . In any event, William and Anne Bonnell may have been among the very earliest settlers of New Haven CT. See the History of New Haven . William Bonnell, described by the Virkus reference as a "farmer and tanner", married Anne Wilmot, in 1640 in New Haven CT. However, the Coate Dudick reference indicates that William and Anne were married in about 1635 in Wallingford CT (about 10 miles upriver from New Haven). However, Wallingford was not settled until 1669. It is not known where Anne was born (most probably in Europe) and when and where she arrived. It might be supposed that Anne was also in the Puritan group which settled New Haven. However, it is also possible that she arrived on the ship Elizabeth and Ann to Boston in 1639, and subsequently moved to New Haven.
In Jan. 1650/1, William Bunnell* and his family were apparently facing poverty and he sought to return to England, possibly to find financial support. He left his wife and children with his father-in-law and returned to England. Meanwhile, back in New Haven, his two oldest children, Benjamin (age about 9) and Lydia (age about 8), were apprenticed as child laborers by his impoversihed wife and father-in-law, while Nathaniel* and Mary , were only about 6 and 1, respectively, or less in age.
William* returned to his family in New Haven before Mar. 11, 1651/2 and sought to have his children returned to him. The town court apparently refused to break the apprenticeships and offered 2 shillings per week to compensate him for their loss. The town also offered an appreticeship for his second son, Nathaniel Bonnell* (1645-1696), who was then about 7 years old to pay for the cost of a cow. William refused to put Nathaniel into apprenticeship indicating that he had some small degree of success in finding enough funds while in England to afford the cow.
In 1654, William's wife, Anne*, took ill, and both she and her newly born son, Ebenezer (b. 1653), died. William and his two youngest children, Nathaniel* and Mary, may have moved to Elizabethtown NJ after Anne and Ebenezer died. It is possible that they went first to Newfoundland, Canada, or to New London CT. William Bonnell* (b. c1610-7, d. 1669), was from England, but his parentage is unproven. According to the Virkus reference (and others), he was born to Benjamin Bonnel* (b. c1570), who was born in Flanders, the son of Thomas Bonnel* of Ypres and Jacque Marie Bygote. This Benjamin (c. c1570) was married to Rebecca Brooks*, who was most probably English in birth. Benjamin died in London, England. This account is refuted by the Coate Dudick reference, however no alternative is suggested by Coate Dudick, but that: "at least a dozen parents fit the names and time lines for this William Bunnel".

WILLIAM married ANN WILMOT on 1640 or 1638 in Wallingford,NEW HAVEN,Connecticut. ANN (daughter of BENJAMIN WILMOT (WILMONT) and ANN) was born in 1614 in ENGLAND,,ENGLAND; died in 1653 in NEW HAVEN,NEW HAVEN,CT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

BENJAMIN married REBECCA BROOKS. REBECCA was born about 1570. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Benjamen Wilmot died 1 on 18 Aug 1669 in New Haven NJ. He married Anne Ladd.
Benjamin Wilmot and his wife Ann settled early in New Haven, Conn. At"aCourt the 2th of Maye 1648," "Old Goodman Willmote and Samuel Marsh took the oathe of fidellitie" (Colonial Records, vol.i.p.111). His son Benjamin was in New Haven at least as early as 1641. On May 1, 1654,"Old Goodman Willmot desired the Court, that his son may be freed from training which was considered, and with reference to his own age, his wife's weakness, and their living at a Farm, his Son was freed, only is to attend as other Farmers do" (Colonial Records, vol.ii., p. 180). The son referred to was William. The father, Benjamin, died Aug 18, 1669 aged "about fourscore"; and his wife died Oct 7. 1668.

BENJAMIN married ANN,,ENGLAND. ANN was born in 1592 in Of New Haven,NEW HAVEN,CT; died on 7 Oct 1668 in NEW HAVEN,NEW HAVEN,CT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

THOMAS married Jacque MARIE BYGOTE. Jacque was born about 1540. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]