First Generation
Edmund Bond
is a direct ancestors of Bill Burgar, the author
of this work.
Edmund Bond is the earliest Bond ancestor that we have found. He was born about 17007
171 , but his place of birth is unknown.
His descendants lived in the area around Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex from 1700 until the mid
1800s. The branches that we are interested in then moved to London.
Edmund Bond
and Frances Smith were married in 1725 in Wicken
Bonhunt..210
The Marriage Register of Wicken Bonhunt, Essex has the following entry:
Edmond Bond and Frances Smith, Servants to W.Bradbury, Rector, were married on
12th October 1725
(Wicken Bonhunt was a fashionable place to
be married in the early 1700s; many couples came from London and parts of
Essex to be married there). After his marriage he continued to live in Wicken Bonhunt, having his children baptised there
between 1726 and 1742. He was buried on 11 July 1769 in Wicken Bonhunt..210
The Burial Register of Wicken Bonhunt church states: Edmund Bond, late
Church Clerk, buried 11/7/1769
Thus after starting out as the servant to the Vicar he eventually became the
Church Clerk. This suggests that Edmond was a
relatively notable person in the Village. Edmond Bond was
able to write, but he did not appear to be very competent.
See signature on the marriage certificate of his daughter Sarah to John
Rickets on 6/6/1758. 210
In 1738 Edmond Bond appears in a document concerning the transfer of some copyhold land
from Wentworth Bradbury.
See
details of Court Manor land transaction. See Photographs of land
occupied by Edmond Bond (Not yet ready). He is also mentioned in the Will of Wentford
Bradbury in 1763. Wentworth Bradbury was the Vicar at Wicken
Bonhunt and died there in 1766.
See details of Wentford Bradbury's Will. As mentioned above,
Edmond Bond's place of
birth is unknown, but several areas are possible.
See
suggestions for possible places of birth.
Frances Smith was born about 1700.7
We have not found her death in Arkesden or
Clavering. However, there is a death in Stanstead that may be relevant.
The Stanstead Mountfitchett Burial Register
105 has the entry:??? Bond,
Widow, was buried on the 24 December 1786.
It is difficult to read the first name before the Bond surname. If it is
Frances (Smith) Bond then she would be up to 85 years old. It is possible that
she was living with her son John Bond (1734-1823) in Stanstead. This needs
more work to establish the truth.
Edmund Bond and Frances Smith had the following
children:
See Tree of Children
and descendants
i. |
Mary Bond was born
on 29 July 1726 and was baptized on 29 July 1726 in Wicken Bonhunt, Essex..210
The Baptism Register of Wicken Bonhunt has the entry:
Mary daughter of Edmond Bond and Frances
born 29/7/1726 and baptised on the 29/7/1726
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ii. |
Elizabeth Bond |
iii. |
Edmund Bond |
iv. |
Sarah Bond |
v. |
John Bond |
vi. |
Thomas Bond |
vii. |
James Bond was
born on 8 February 1736/7 in Wicken Bonhunt, Essex.210
He was baptized on 19 February 1736/7 in Wicken Bonhunt, Essex.210
The Baptism Register of Wicken Bonhunt has the entry:
James s. of Edmond Bond and Frances
born 8/2/1737 Bp 19/2/1737
He was buried on 9 April
1737 in Wicken Bonhunt, Essex210
The Burial Register of Wicken Bonhunt has the entry:
James
Bond buried 9/4/1737 (1738?)
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viii. |
James Bond |
ix. |
Mercy Bond |
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