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Family Sheet

HUSBAND
Name: William Bullard Note Born: 1594 at Barnham, , Suffolk, England Married: Bef 1625 at London, , Middlesex County, England Died: 24 Dec 1687 at Dedham, , Norfolk, MA Father: William Buller Mother: Grace Bignett
WIFE
Name: Mary Griswold Note Born: Abt 1598 at London, , Middlesex County, England Died: Abt 1650 at MA, , ,
CHILDREN
Name: Isaac Bullard Born: 1625 at London, , Middlesex County, England Died: 3 Nov 1676 at Dedham, , Norfolk, MA Wife: Ann Burnap
Name: Elizabeth Bullard Born: Abt 1626 at London, , Middlesex County, England Died: Husband: Moses Collier
Name: Mary Bullard Born: 1634 at London, , Middlesex County, England Died: 12 May 1703 at Branford, , New Haven, CT Husband: William Hoadley
Name: Nathaniel Bullard Born: 1634 at London, , Middlesex County, England Died: 1705 Wife: Mary Richards
NOTES
1). The surname Bullard is of Norman French origin, trac i n g b a ck to the 10thcentury when the No rman, De Boula r d o r D e Bu lwarde, was carried intoEngland by the follo we rs o f th e Con querer . The early records of the namei n En glan d an d New England show many ramifications in sp elli n g, a ndBul lwarde, B ullwer, and Bullard are found t o ind icat e a singl e individu alon the tow n or parish re cords . Amon g the earl iest famili es of the namein Englan d is G enera l Bullwe r o f Wood Dalling and Haydon Hall , Norfolk ,whos e son, Si r Edward George Ear l Lytton Bull wer, w a s a bril liant andg ifted writer and dip lomat, an d the f ather of Bu llwer Lytto n, who assumedt he an cestr al nam e and estate s of Lytton, b ecoming Baron Lytton, a uthoro f prose and po ems, un der th e nom de plume of Ow e n Mere dith. Burke, in his Dictionary of Peerages and Baronage, g i v e s the followingdescription of th e Coat of Arms o f Wi ll i a m Earl Bullwer, Esq., of WoodDalling as quart ere d wi t h th e Arms o f Lytton. Gules, on a chevronArgen t, b etwe e n thre e eagles, regardant, Or. as many cinquef oi l s Sabl e Crest an heraldic Tigers head, erased Ermi ne , crined a n d armed, O r. The identity of the first of the name of Bullard in Am e r i c a has beenestablished beyond a re asonable doubt, t hr ou g h t he research of the lateJ. Gardner Bartlett, a n emi ne n t gene alogist , and an expert authority onthe E nglis h an ce stry o fmany early New England settlers. The names of these four sons of widow Grace Bullard di s a p p ear from theEnglish records at th e time they firs t a pp e a r in New England, whichforms a most important li nk i n t h e c hain of co nnecting proof of theirEnglish ho me. T ha t th ey c ame to America about 1635, when most o f th epl ant ers o f th e towns of Dedham and Watertown, Ma ssachuset ts , arrive d,ha s been definitel y established b y historia n s and genea logis ts, andwhile no record has b een foun d t o determin e t he dat e of their sailing,it ha s been sh ow n that WILLIAM BU LLARD , while on his voyag e to N ewEng lan d, became a witnes s to t he nuncupative w ill of Jame s Harv ie ofGamscoln, Esse x, Eng l and, who di ed on ship b oard, l eaving property intr ust fo r hisbrot her at Wether sfield , in En gland, and desi red Wil liamBu llard to tak e the wh ole business upon himsel f. Thi s w ill was undate d, but pr ovided that the avails o f the pr o perty should b e loaned t woyears, to poor Chri sti ans , befor e itshoul d be sent ba ck to England. In1638 t h e will was pr obate d and swor n t o by William Bullard Suff olkProbate Vo l . I 15 who h ad no doubt fulfilled th e term s of hi s tr ustb efore makin g oath to the will, th ereby est ablishin g a defin itedat e ofhis arrival i n Ne w England. H e sett led first a t Wate rtown, Massachusetts , uniting with t h e church from wh i c h he was later dism issedupon his remo v al to Dedham, whe r e he was a proprie tor and signer of t h e compact June 18 , 16 36. About 1653 , he mov ed to Cambr idg e, Massachusetts , wher e he marri ed as his second wife , Mar y, widow ofFran cis Gris wold , and wit h her becam e a membe r of the churc h there. H i swill dated July 5, 16 79, gives h is age abo u t 85 yea rs.He diedDecember 23 , 1686. ROBER T BULLARD , born i n Englan d 1599 1600 die d in Watertown, M assachus etts , April 24, 16 39, aged 40 y ears, leaving a wid ow An n , a son Benjamin, an d daughters Ann and Maudalin. GE O R G E BULLARD, born in Engla ndabou t 1607 8 died atWater t own , Massachusetts, January 1 4, 1 688 . He was a membe r o f th echurch, taking the freeman s oath May 13, 1641. h im t h e privilege to build a grist mil l, in WaterHil l street , o n condition that grain shou l d b e seasonabl y and faith full yground otherwise the pr ivileg e was t o revert to th e town . Mr . Lewismakes a mi stake i n loc ating this privi lege a t Water Hill. The gran t wasf o r a tide mi ll, whic h of cour se could not have be en wh ere h e states. Itwas wh ere Chase s mill was after w ar d built, a t the point wher e Summerstre et crosses th e st ream, a littl e above Needham s Land ing . Mr. JohnRad di n now 1864 own s the mill ther e. 1655. This year Edmund Farrington built his mill o n W a t e r Hill. A pond was dugby hand, and the wat er bro ugh t f r o m the old brook, by a little canalabout hal f a mil e i n le ng th. This mill was f or many years the p ropertyo f Be njami n P hillips, and in 1836 was purchase d by Henr y A. Br ee d , whod ug out a new pond of more tha n an acre , for a r ese rvoir. N ehemiah Berrypurchased t h e propert y a numbe r o f years sinc e, and continues th e millin succ essful ope rati on. It lon g a go, however, c eased to b e a meregrist m ill . But Mr. Far rington did no t build hi s mill here . Hi s wa s atide mill, a nd stood w here Chase s was afterward b uilt. Edmund Farrington, Lynn 1640, removed to South Hamp t o n , L . I. a. 1640.He had a son Matthew . Two of the na m e , Th omas , and Rev. Daniel, grad. atHarv. and Brown i n 1 77 3 an d 1775 . JOHN , Lynn, removed to South Hampton, L. I . a bou t 1640.
2).  Mary was the widow of Francis Griswold.  Her maide n n a m e i s not known.

						

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