Benjamin Bullard

Abt 1634 - 1689  (55 years)

• Name	Benjamin Bullard
  Birth	Abt 1634	Barnham, Suffolk, England
  Residence	1637 (3 years)	Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [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 (18 years)
  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 (28 years)	Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  He signed the first petition for the incorporation of Sherborn.
  Land/House	1673 (39 years)	Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  He sold for £40 his patrimonial estate in Watertown to Justinian Holdin.
  History	1674 (40 years)	Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  He signed the second petition for the incorporation of Sherborn which was granted by the General Court.
  Religion	1680 (46 years)	Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  He helped establish the church in Sherborn, and served as a tithingman in 1680.
  Offices Held	1688 (54 years)
  He was elected a selectman.
  Death	27 Sep 1689	Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2]
  He died intestate.
  Estate Admin	say Oct 1689 (55 years)
  administration of his estate was granted to his son Samuel and Sarah Bullard.
  Siblings	1 brother and 2 sisters
  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, U.S.A.  (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, U.S.A.  (Age 55 years) ▻ Martha Pidge,  m. 5 Feb 1659 ;   Elizabeth Thorpe,  m. 1677
  Patriarch & Matriarch	John Bullard,   b. Abt 1485, Barnham, Suffolk, England   (3 x Great Grandfather)  unknown wife   d. Before 1629  (Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	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, U.S.A. (Age ~ 41 years)
  Mother	Anne Martyn,   b. abty 1604, Barnham, Suffolk, England d. Before 15 Oct 1660 (Age 56 years)
  Family ID	F143	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 1	Martha Pidge,   b. 12 Mar 1642/43, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 4 Jan 1677, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 33 years)
  Marriage	5 Feb 1659	Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [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.
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 25 years and 2 months - She : 15 years and 11 months.
  Children	3 sons and 2 daughters
  1. Mary Bullard,   b. 14 Sep 1663, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 31 Jul 1666, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 2 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     2. Captain Samuel Bullard,   b. 26 Dec 1667, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 11 Dec 1727, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 59 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     3. Benjamin Bullard,   b. 1 Mar 1670, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 1760, Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 89 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     4. Hannah Bullard,   b. 6 Aug 1672, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 31 Mar 1750, Holliston, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay (Age 77 years) ▻ William Sheffield  m. 30 May 1692     5. Lt. Eleazer Bullard,   b. 27 Jun 1676, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 4 Aug 1753, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 77 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F148	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Jun 2018

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 2	Elizabeth Thorpe   d. 1 Dec 1719, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   Other Partners: John Hill  m. Abt 1693
  Marriage	1677  [1, 6]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 43 years - She : ??.
  Children	4 sons and 3 daughters
  +   1. Lt. John Bullard,   b. 7 Mar 1678, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 10 Jan 1754, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 75 years) ▻ Abigail Leland  m. 7 Jan 1702 +   2. Elizabeth Bullard,   b. 31 Jan 1681, Massachusetts, U.S.A. ▻ Thomas Jones  m. 30 Apr 1701     3. Eleazer Bullard,   b. 31 Jan 1681, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     4. Mary Bullard,   b. 20 Mar 1683, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 8 May 1758, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 75 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     5. Malachi Bullard,   b. 8 Mar 1685, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     6. Lt. Isaac Bullard,   b. 25 Apr 1688, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 7 Jul 1742, Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 54 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     7. Abigail Bullard,   b. 10 Jun 1695, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 17 Sep 1736, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 41 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F147	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Jun 2018

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Benjamin Bullard(Abt 1634 – 1689) 2Robert Bullard(Abt 1598 – 1639) 4William Bullard(Abt 1562 – ) 8Henry Bullard(Abt 1535 – ) 16John Bullard(Abt 1510 – 1568) 17Margaret(Abt 1514 – 1587) 9Margaret(Abt 1539 – ) 18 19 5Grace Bignett(1567 – ) 10William Bignett(Abt 1519 – ) 20Thomas Bignett(Abt 1490 – ) 21Agnes 11Margaret( – 1596) 22 23 3Anne Martyn(1604 – 1660) 6John Martyn(Abt 1576 – 1629/30) 12 24 25 13 26 27 7unknown wife( – 1629) 14 28 29 15 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1634 - Barnham, Suffolk, England Residence - 1637 - Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Marriage - 5 Feb 1659 - Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. History - 1662 - Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Land/House - 1673 - Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. History - 1674 - Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Religion - 1680 - Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 27 Sep 1689 - Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S978] Temple, J. H. 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).