Sarah Bonham Fitz Randolph was born on February 16, 1664/65 in Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Her parents were Nicholas Bonham and Hannah Fuller.
She married John Fitz Randolph on October 1, 1681 in Piscataway. John was born on October 7, 1653 in West Barnstable. He was the son of Edward Fitz Randolph and Elizabeth Blossom. The Bonham and Fitz Randolph families were close neighbors in Barnstable and John was an early member of the First Baptist Church of Piscataway.
John was a large landowner and in 1707 was one of the original members of the Seventh Day Baptist Church.
Their children incuded:
Sarah Fitz Randolph (1682),
Francis Fitz Randolph (1682),
Elizabeth Fitz Randolph (1683),
Temperance Fitz Randolph (1685),
Temperance Fitz Randolph (1687).
John Fitz Randolph (1693), and
Edward Fitz Randolph (1698).
John died in 1685. Mayflower Families says that on June 26, 1685 the widow, Elizabeth Fitz Randolph, of Piscataway deeded land to her son John Fitz Randolph.
Sarah died in 1737 in Belvedere, New Jersey. On January 16, 1738 administation of the estate of widow Sarah Fitz Randolph was granted to John Fitz Randolph.
Old Style Calendar
Before 1752 the year began on Lady Day, March 25th,. Dates between January 1st and March 24th were at the end of the year. Old Style (O.S.) and New Style (N.S.) are used to indicate whether the year has been adjusted. Often both dates are used.
Barnstable, Massachusetts was settled in 1639 when Parson Joseph Hull came to Cape Cod with and his congregation from Weymouth. A little later in the year, the Reverend John Lothrop brought his Congregationalists. They incorporated as the Town of Barnstable.
