Hi Bunny
Actually it's not that far-fetched. An "n" and a "u" can look very similar. Bond is rarely transcribed as Boud, but the more unusual Boud is often transcribed as Bond. And then there is more scope for confusion between Boud and Bowd, but these are more usually merely spelling variations.
The confusion with the Americans comes when John William Boud or Bowd is definitely shown as such in US records, and in the 1841 and 1851 censuses. But he was baptised as what is transcribed as Bond and his parents were married as Bond, as were his assumed ancestors. And his US descendants have rewritten the whole lot as Boud!
I was hoping that your talented Bond researcher would have cracked them, but no such luck! Here's what I've put together, which is different to what you'll find in online trees. Contraryness is my Mastermind specialist subject! It needs checking though
Descendants of Reuben Bond
Generation One
1. Reuben BOND married Elizabeth Asplin on 27 Apr 1736 at Hardwick, Cambs.1
Children of Reuben Bond and Elizabeth Asplin both born at Hardwick, Cambs, were as follows:
+ 2 i. Reuben BOND, b. 23 Jul 1738; m. Mary Warbois.
+ 3 ii. Thomas BOND, b. 15 May 1751; m. Sarah Avey.
Generation Two
2. Reuben BOND was born on 23 Jul 1738 at Hardwick, Cambs.2 He married Mary Warbois on 19 Nov 1761 at Hardwick, Cambs.3
Children of Reuben Bond and Mary Warbois were:
4 i. Anne BOND, b. 10 Sep 1769 at Hardwick, Cambs; m. Palmby Bowd.
3. Thomas BOND was christened on 15 May 1751 at Hardwick, Cambs.4 He married Sarah Avey on 17 May 1778 at Hardwick, Cambs.5 He was buried in 1803 at St Benedict, Cambridge; age 55.6
Children of Thomas Bond and Sarah Avey were as follows:
5 i. Thomas BOND was christened on 19 Mar 1780 at Hardwick, Cambs.7
6 ii. Sarah BOND was christened on 17 Feb 1782 at Hardwick, Cambs.8
7 iii. Elizabeth BOND was christened on 2 Nov 1783 at Hardwick, Cambs.9
8 iv. Reuben BOND was christened on 8 Jan 1786 at St Andrew the Great, Cambridge.10,11 He died in 1786 at St Andrew the Great, Cambridge. He was buried in 1786 at St Andrew the Great, Cambridge.12
9 v. Reuben BOND was christened on 9 Jun 1787 at St Edward, Cambridge; twin son of Thomas and Sarah.13 He died in
1788 at Cambridge. He was buried in 1788 at St Benedict, Cambridge; age 2.14
10 vi. Esther BOND was christened on 9 Jun 1787 at St Edward, Cambridge; twin daughter of Thomas and Sarah.15 She died in Oct 1787 at Cambridge. She was buried on 19 Oct 1787 at St Edward, Cambs.16
+ 11 vii. John BOND, b. 17 Oct 1790 at St Benedict, Cambridge; m. Mary Ann Moden.
12 viii. James BOND was born on 17 Oct 1790 at St Benedict,
Cambridge.17 Not the James who married Mary
Brown in Isleham in 1806. He was older, and not born
in Cambs (Isle of Ely).
+ 13 ix. Reuben BOND, b. 2 Apr 1792 at St Benedict, Cambridge; m. Sophia Bell.
14 x. Joseph BOND was christened on 3 Jul 1796 at St Benedict, Cambridge.18 He married Frances Prigg in 1823 at St Sepulchre, Cambridge.19
It's too big. I'll have to split it
David
