Abt 1634 - 1689 (55 years)
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Name |
Benjamin Bullard |
Relationship | with Robert Alan Roy
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Birth |
Abt 1634 |
Barnham, Suffolk, England |
Residence |
1637 (Age 3) |
Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts [1] |
He settled in Watertown as early as 1637 and was probably raised by an uncle in either Dedham or Watertown. |
Moved To |
say 1652 (Age 18) |
On obtaining majority, he settled in Sherborn as one of its first settlers. In 1662, he signed the first petition for the incorporation of Sherborn. In 1673, he sold for 40 pounds, his patrimonial |
History |
1662 |
Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts |
He signed the first petition for the incorporation of Sherborn. |
Land/House |
1673 (Age 39) |
Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts |
He sold for £40 his patrimonial estate in Watertown to Justinian Holdin. |
History |
1674 |
Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts |
He signed the second petition for the incorporation of Sherborn which was granted by the General Court. |
Religion |
1680 (Age 46) |
Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts |
He helped establish the church in Sherborn, and served as a tithingman in 1680. |
Offices Held |
1688 (Age 54) |
He was elected a selectman. |
Death |
27 Sep 1689 |
Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts [2] |
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Estate Admin |
say Oct 1689 |
administration of his estate was granted to his son Samuel and Sarah Bullard. |
Siblings |
3 Siblings |
| 1. William Bullard, c. 19 Aug 1626, Barnham, Suffolk, England bur. 17 Oct 1627, Barnham, Suffolk, England (Age ~ 1 years) | + | 2. Ann Bullard, b. Abt 1627, Barnham, Suffolk, England d. 15 Jul 1711, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age 84 years) ▻ Richard Dana, m. Abt 1648 | | 3. Maudlin Bullard, b. Abt 1630, Barnham, Suffolk, England | | 4. Benjamin Bullard, b. Abt 1634, Barnham, Suffolk, England d. 27 Sep 1689, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age 55 years) ▻ Martha Pidge, m. 5 Feb 1659 ; Elizabeth Thorpe, m. 1677 | |
Person ID |
I117 |
| Roy Line |
Last Modified |
28 Jun 2018 |
Father |
Robert Bullard, b. Abt 1598, Barnham, Suffolk, England bur. 24 Jun 1639, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age ~ 41 years) |
Mother |
Anne Martyn, b. abty 1604, Barnham, Suffolk, England d. Before 15 Oct 1660 (Age 56 years) |
Marriage |
Barnham, Suffolk, England |
Family ID |
F143 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 1 |
Martha Pidge, b. 12 Mar 1642/43, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. 4 Jan 1677, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age 33 years) |
Marriage |
5 Feb 1659 |
Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts [1, 3, 4, 5] |
- Morse (1855) states Martha's last name was Fairbanks. Possibly this is Elizabeth, his second wife.
- The marriage of Benjamin and Martha was recorded as 5 (12) 1659.
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Age at Marriage |
He : ~ 25 years and 2 months - She : 15 years and 11 months. |
Children |
| 1. Mary Bullard, b. 14 Sep 1663, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 31 Jul 1666, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age 2 years) |
| 2. Captain Samuel Bullard, b. 26 Dec 1667, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 11 Dec 1727, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age 59 years) |
| 3. Benjamin Bullard, b. 1 Mar 1670, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 1760, Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age 89 years) |
| 4. Hannah Bullard, b. 6 Aug 1672, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 31 Mar 1750, Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age 77 years) |
| 5. Lt. Eleazer Bullard, b. 27 Jun 1676, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 4 Aug 1753, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts (Age 77 years) |
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Family ID |
F148 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
28 Jun 2018 |
Family 2 |
Elizabeth Thorpe d. 1 Dec 1719, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts |
Marriage |
1677 [1, 6] |
Age at Marriage |
He : ~ 43 years - She : ??. |
Children |
+ | 1. Lt. John Bullard, b. 7 Mar 1678, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 10 Jan 1754, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts (Age 75 years) |
+ | 2. Elizabeth Bullard, b. 31 Jan 1681, Massachusetts |
| 3. Eleazer Bullard, b. 31 Jan 1681, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts |
| 4. Mary Bullard, b. 20 Mar 1683, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 8 May 1758, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age 75 years) |
| 5. Malachi Bullard, b. 8 Mar 1685, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts |
| 6. Lt. Isaac Bullard, b. 25 Apr 1688, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 7 Jul 1742, Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age 54 years) |
| 7. Abigail Bullard, b. 10 Jun 1695, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 17 Sep 1736, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age 41 years) |
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Family ID |
F147 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
28 Jun 2018 |
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Event Map |
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| Birth - Abt 1634 - Barnham, Suffolk, England |
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| Residence - 1637 - Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts |
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| Marriage - 5 Feb 1659 - Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts |
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| History - 1662 - Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Mary Bullard - 14 Sep 1663 - Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Captain Samuel Bullard - 26 Dec 1667 - Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Benjamin Bullard - 1 Mar 1670 - Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Hannah Bullard - 6 Aug 1672 - Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts |
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| Land/House - 1673 - Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts |
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| History - 1674 - Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Lt. Eleazer Bullard - 27 Jun 1676 - Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Lt. John Bullard - 7 Mar 1678 - Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts |
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| Religion - 1680 - Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Elizabeth Bullard - 31 Jan 1681 - Massachusetts |
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| Child - Eleazer Bullard - 31 Jan 1681 - Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Mary Bullard - 20 Mar 1683 - Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Malachi Bullard - 8 Mar 1685 - Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Lt. Isaac Bullard - 25 Apr 1688 - Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts |
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| Death - 27 Sep 1689 - Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Abigail Bullard - 10 Jun 1695 - Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts |
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Pin Legend |
: Address
: Location
: City/Town
: County/Shire
: State/Province
: Country
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Sources |
- [S978] Temple, Josiah Howard. A Genealogical Register of Framingham Families including All Who took up Residence in Town Before A.D. 1860 , (Framingham, Massachusetts: The Town of Framingham, 1887).
- [S971] Baldwin, Thomas W. Vital Records of Sherborn, Massachusetts to the Year 1850 , (Boston: New England Historic-Genealogical Society, 1911).
- [S992] Sprague, Waldo Chamberlain. "The Pigg or Pidge Family in England and America" , (New Haven, Conneticut: The American Genealogist, volume XXXVI, 1960).
- [S95] Hanson, Robert Brand. The Vital Records of Dedham, Massachusetts volume 3: Marriages, (Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, 1989).
- [S78] Morse, Abner. Genealogical Register of the Descendants of The Early Planters of Sherborn, Holliston, and Medway, Massachusetts, (Boston: Damrell & Moore, 1855).
- [S895] Bartlett, Joseph G. John Hill of Dorchester, Mass., 1633, (Boston: Lew C. Hill, 1904).
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