Person:Jonas Bond (1)

Jonas was a Lieut Col and Justice of the Peace

He held a Justice commission more that 24 years and was sometimes called "the marrying Squire" on account of the great frequence of his officiating at weddings during the long time he held office. He represented the town many times in the General Court and was often intrusted with its most important municipal business. He belonged to the military force sent into Canada in 1690 under Sir Wm Phipps.

On the 19 June, 1721 Jonas Bond, Esq of Watertown, Fran Fulham of Weston and Francis Bowman of Lexington were commissioned by the Governor and Council to be Commissioners of Sewers and the immediate object of their appointment was the cleansing and removing all such banks and other obstructions in the aforesaid river (Sudbury and Concord) which do occasion the overflowing thereof and of drowning the meadows and other low lands adjoining or lying on said river and to employ workmen and labourers to effect the same. The extent of the work was from the mill-pond of Christopher Osgood in Billerica bounds to the cart bridge in Sudbury.

On his gravestone in Watertown is the following epitaph Here lies buried the body of Jonas Bond, Esq who was called of God to serve the public both as a Lieut. Colonel of a regiment of militia and as a Justice of the Peace and was careful to discharge his trusts with zeal, fidelity and courage; who was a man of unaffected piety, which was attended with all those virtues that are requisite to accomplish a Christian; who was a kind husband , a tender father, a steady friend, and a hearty lover of good men; and having served his generation, by the will of God fell asleep Apr 21, 1727 at age 63. Grace is buried at his side, dying at age 35

He served under Wallley in the 1690 expedition against Quebec Source Janes Savage - A Gen Dictionarey of the First Settlers of NE.

1. ↑ Magazine
   Vol 77 page 273.
2.   Henry Bond, Gen of Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, MA (Boston, 1860)
   page 47 of Watertown Bonds.
3.   American Marriages before 1699.