I don't have any specific knowledge about the BOND family history in Gloucester, however the BOND family were some of the early settlers in the Boston area and their descendants moved on in all directions from there. One of these lines traces back to William BOND (1625-1695) who came to America at a very early age, with his aunt and uncle (Elizabeth and Deacon Ephraim Child). He settled with his family in Watertown, Mass. in 1630, after their arrival from Bury St. Edmunds, County Suffolk, England. Another line of BONDS settled in the Newbury, Mass. somewhere around the early 1640's. The first of these was John Bond, a proprietor. Descendants of the William Bond line went on to settle all around the Boston area and eventually moved on throughout much of the United States and even on to other countries, including Canada. An example close to the Boston area is the city of Worcester. A couple of BOND brothers originally attempted to start a settlement there and where driven back to the Boston area by difficulties with Indians. They returned at a later date and along with others founded a settlement that eventually became the city of today. Other later BONDS went on to repeat this type of story in Central Mass., Western Mass., and on into New York State. Others went into Northern New England and others into other areas of Southern New England. The BONDS who stayed on in the Boston area produced a wide range of descendants who worked in many different fields of endeavor. They included educators, doctors, proprietors, merchant seaman, saddle and harness makers, public officials, farmers, ministers, military leaders and on and on. An example of the later category is one Col. William Bond who (then a Lt. Col.) took command of the 25th Regiment of the Continental Army (Gen. Green's Brigade) during the Battle of Bunker Hill when the former commander, Col. Thomas Gardner fell mortally wounded. Col. William Bond and his descendants were well thought of in the Boston area and might have warranted the naming of a street or other location. This Col. Bond (there were many Bond Colonels down through the years, the last that I have knowledge of died in 1982) was buried on Mount Independence (directly across the Lake from Fort Ticonderoga) in 1776. The Boston Gazette published the following on Sept 23, 1776. "On the 31st., departed this life, Col. William Bond. He met the last enemy with the greatest calmness and intrepidity. In his death our country has lost a true patriot, and a most vigilant officer of tried bravery. The first of this instant his remains were escorted with military parade to the place of burial in the front of the Regiment, where the Rev. Ebenezer David delivered a funeral oration and a prayer. After which the corpse was interred, and the Colonels character honoured by discharge of three 24 pounders, and the usual volleys of musketry. The whole was conducted in a manner suitable to the occasion." The William BOND of Watertown, Mass line of BONDS is well documented, through to the mid 1800's, by Henry Bond, M.D. in his outstanding book titled "Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts. Many of the older libraries and places like the Mormon collection of Genealogy References have copies of this 1855 book and/or it's later editions. I know this doesn't directly answer your questions, but perhaps it's been of some interest and may be helpful in your search. To the list in general, I've enjoyed many of your posts. Thanks to those who have made contributions and the those who administer the list. Happy relative hunting to you all. Donald Phillips Bond NBNetJ@aol.com