Anders Svensson Bonde and his Boon Family

Qualification & Procedure List of Qualifying Forefathers Forefather Application Forefather Family Profiles List of Current Forefather Mambers	Anders Svensson Bonde and his Boon Family by Dr. Peter Stebbins Craig Fellow, American Society of Genealogists Fellow, Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania Historian, Swedish Colonial Society originally published in Swedish Colonial News, Volume 1, Number 14 (Fall 1996) Bonde (pronounced Boon-de in Swedish) means "farmer" and was adopted as a surname by Anders Svensson, born in 1620, one of the farmers hired by Cornelius Van Vliet of Gothenburg in 1639 to work in the New Sweden colony. Promised a wage of 5 guilders per month, Bonde and others from the Gothenburg area, including Peter Gunnarsson Rambo and Peter Andersson (progenitor of the Longacre family) sailed to New Sweden on the Kalmar Nyckel, arriving at Fort Christina in April 1640. Three years later, after the arrival of Governor Printz, Anders Bonde was promoted to the position of gunner at Fort New Gothenburg on Tinicum Island at ten guilders per month. He served in this capacity for ten years until he returned to Sweden with Governor Printz in September 1653 on a Dutch ship, which arrived in Amsterdam in March 1654. On returning to Sweden, It took many months for Bonde to collect his substantial back pay. He then decided to return to New Sweden and left again for the colony on the Mercurius in late 1655. Anders Svensson Bonde established his residence in Kingsessing. By 1660, he had married Anna (parents unknown), who had been born in Nya Kopparberget, Örebro län, in Sweden. A successful farmer, Bonde added additional lands to his holdings. At an early date, he acquired from the Indians an island in the Delaware east of Tinicum Island which came to be known as Boon's Island, now a part of Philadelphia International Airport. This became his permanent home. He also shared the island with Otto Ernest Cock, a Holsteiner, who had married Anna Bonde's sister. Other acquired lands included "Boon's Forrest" 200 acres, in Calcon Hook (Lower Darby). The wilI of Andrew Swanson Boon, dated 18 April1694 and proved1 Jan.1696, provided for his wife and his ten children. His widow Anna Boon dictated her will on 8 Jan. 1713. She was buried at Gloria Dei Church on 11 Jan. 1713. Rev. Sandel reported her age to be 79, probably a substantial exaggeration. The husbands of her three surviving daughters were named administrators of her estate. The ten surviving children of Anders Svensson Bonde, all of whom were known as Boon in English records, were: Swan Boon, born 1661, married by1688 Brigitta Swanson, daughter of Swan and Catharina Swanson of Wicaco. He died in Lower Darby Township in 1729 survived by one son (Andrew) and two daughters (Catharine and Margaret). Peter Boon, born 1664, married Catharina Morton, daughter of Mårten Mårtensson, Jr., and Margaret Bärtilsdotter, c. 1693. He moved to Boughttown in Upper Penn's Neck, Salem County NJ in 1705 and died there two years later, survived by three sons (Andrew, Morton, and Peter). Hans Boon, born in 1669, married c. 1698 Barbara Swanson, younger sister of Swan Boon's wife. He died in Lower Darby in 1725, survived by two sons (Andrew and Swan) and three daughters (Catharine, Anna, and Brigitta). Catharina Boon, born c. 1673, married c. 1691 Anders Jonasson, son of Jonas Nilsson. She died in Kingsessing before 1728, survived by eight sons and two daughters. Nils (Nicholas) Boon, born in1675, married Mary Van Kirk, Dutch, from Bucks County. They lived at Pennypack, Lower Dublin Township, where Nils died in 1736, survived by several daughters, including Maria and Catharina. Olle (William) Boon, born in 1677, married c. 1704 Margaret, probably the daughter of Måns Cock and Gertrude Jonasdotter [Nilsson]. he died in 1714 at Boon's Island, Kingsessing, survived by one son (William) and two daughters (Anna and Gunilla). Margareta Boon, born in l679, married Måns Yocum, son of Peter Petersson Yocum and Judith Jonasdotter [Nilsson]. He died childless in 1722. She may have remarried. Brigitta Boon, born in 1681, died before 1713, as she was not named in her mother's will. Anders Boon, born in 1683, married Helena, daughter of Nils Jonasson and Christina Gästenberg, who bore two sons (Andrew and Nils) and one daughter (Christina). After Helena's death Anders married Mary (parents not identified), who was mother of his third son (Joseph). Anders Boon died in Kingsessing in 1731. Ambora Boon, born in 1685, married Jonas Bjursrtöm, a native of Sweden who arrived in America with pastors Rudman, Björk and Aurén in 1697. They established their home in Mannington Township, Salem County NJ, where Ambora died 12 Nov. 1719. They had one son and one daughter baptized at the Swedish church in Penn's Neck.

Qualification &
Procedure

List of Qualifying
Forefathers

Forefather
Application

Forefather Family
Profiles

List of Current
Forefather Mambers

Anders Svensson Bonde and his Boon Family

by Dr. Peter Stebbins Craig
Fellow, American Society of Genealogists
Fellow, Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania
Historian, Swedish Colonial Society

originally published in Swedish Colonial News,
Volume 1, Number 14 (Fall 1996)

Bonde (pronounced Boon-de in Swedish) means "farmer" and was adopted as a surname by Anders Svensson, born in 1620, one of the farmers hired by Cornelius Van Vliet of Gothenburg in 1639 to work in the New Sweden colony. Promised a wage of 5 guilders per month, Bonde and others from the Gothenburg area, including Peter Gunnarsson Rambo and Peter Andersson (progenitor of the Longacre family) sailed to New Sweden on the Kalmar Nyckel, arriving at Fort Christina in April 1640.

Three years later, after the arrival of Governor Printz, Anders Bonde was promoted to the position of gunner at Fort New Gothenburg on Tinicum Island at ten guilders per month. He served in this capacity for ten years until he returned to Sweden with Governor Printz in September 1653 on a Dutch ship, which arrived in Amsterdam in March 1654. On returning to Sweden, It took many months for Bonde to collect his substantial back pay. He then decided to return to New Sweden and left again for the colony on the Mercurius in late 1655.

Anders Svensson Bonde established his residence in Kingsessing. By 1660, he had married Anna (parents unknown), who had been born in Nya Kopparberget, Örebro län, in Sweden.

A successful farmer, Bonde added additional lands to his holdings. At an early date, he acquired from the Indians an island in the Delaware east of Tinicum Island which came to be known as Boon's Island, now a part of Philadelphia International Airport. This became his permanent home. He also shared the island with Otto Ernest Cock, a Holsteiner, who had married Anna Bonde's sister. Other acquired lands included "Boon's Forrest" 200 acres, in Calcon Hook (Lower Darby).

The wilI of Andrew Swanson Boon, dated 18 April1694 and proved1 Jan.1696, provided for his wife and his ten children. His widow Anna Boon dictated her will on 8 Jan. 1713. She was buried at Gloria Dei Church on 11 Jan. 1713. Rev. Sandel reported her age to be 79, probably a substantial exaggeration. The husbands of her three surviving daughters were named administrators of her estate.

The ten surviving children of Anders Svensson Bonde, all of whom were known as Boon in English records, were:

Swan Boon, born 1661, married by1688 Brigitta Swanson, daughter of Swan and Catharina Swanson of Wicaco. He died in Lower Darby Township in 1729 survived by one son (Andrew) and two daughters (Catharine and Margaret).
Peter Boon, born 1664, married Catharina Morton, daughter of Mårten Mårtensson, Jr., and Margaret Bärtilsdotter, c. 1693. He moved to Boughttown in Upper Penn's Neck, Salem County NJ in 1705 and died there two years later, survived by three sons (Andrew, Morton, and Peter).
Hans Boon, born in 1669, married c. 1698 Barbara Swanson, younger sister of Swan Boon's
wife. He died in Lower Darby in 1725, survived by two sons (Andrew and Swan) and three daughters (Catharine, Anna, and Brigitta).
Catharina Boon, born c. 1673, married c. 1691 Anders Jonasson, son of Jonas Nilsson. She died in Kingsessing before 1728, survived by eight sons and two daughters.
Nils (Nicholas) Boon, born in1675, married Mary Van Kirk, Dutch, from Bucks County. They lived at Pennypack, Lower Dublin Township, where Nils died in 1736, survived by several daughters, including Maria and Catharina.
Olle (William) Boon, born in 1677, married c. 1704 Margaret, probably the daughter of Måns Cock and Gertrude Jonasdotter [Nilsson]. he died in 1714 at Boon's Island, Kingsessing, survived by one son (William) and two daughters (Anna and Gunilla).
Margareta Boon, born in l679, married Måns Yocum, son of Peter Petersson Yocum and Judith Jonasdotter [Nilsson]. He died childless in 1722. She may have remarried.
Brigitta Boon, born in 1681, died before 1713, as she was not named in her mother's will.
Anders Boon, born in 1683, married Helena, daughter of Nils Jonasson and Christina Gästenberg, who bore two sons (Andrew and Nils) and one daughter (Christina). After Helena's death Anders married Mary (parents not identified), who was mother of his third son (Joseph). Anders Boon died in Kingsessing in 1731.
Ambora Boon, born in 1685, married Jonas Bjursrtöm, a native of Sweden who arrived in America with pastors Rudman, Björk and Aurén in 1697. They established their home in Mannington Township, Salem County NJ, where Ambora died 12 Nov. 1719. They had one son and one daughter baptized at the Swedish church in Penn's Neck.