The Bunnell/Bonnell Newsletter, Vol V, No. 3; July 1, 1991,
Pages 29-30
1, DANIEL BONNELL, 002297, was born in
France about 1664 to Huguenot parents, JEAN AND MARIE (LALON)
BONNELL. When he was about 20 years old he married MARIE
IZAMBART. Soon after, they escaped to England where it is
believed they lived in London for a short time before removing
to the American colonies. They arrived in the Charleston,
SC, area about 1690 and settled on or near the Santee River.
He took out naturalization papers in 1692. Both Daniel and
Marie died before 5 February 1699 when the estate of Marie
Bonnell was administered by Elisha Prileau.
There are still a great many gaps in our knowledge of
the history of this family. Daniel and Marie had several
children. Probably among them was a son JOHN, who married
(first) HONORA WHITE (or BARTON) and (second) PATIENCE WINDHAM.
John had a numerous progeny. His sons Daniel and Anthony
both served as officers in the Revolutionary Army. Their
half-brother John, on the other hand, was a Loyalist who
served with the British forces. Anthony's descendants spread
out to Georgia, Alabama and Texas. John removed to Nova
Scotia after the Revolution. Some of his descendants can
be found in Alberta and British Columbia. Just prior to
1900 many of his descendants moved to Essex co, MA, where
their children and grandchildren can be found today. WILLIAM
LAWRENCE BONNELL, whose name appears on the Vietnam Wall
in Washington, DC (see newsletter Vol. III, No. 4, p. 6)
was a member of this branch of the family.