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Joseph Bullard (1665 - 1750)

Joseph Bullard
Born in Medfield, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
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Husband of — married 25 Jun 1691 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusettsmap
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Died at age 84 in Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
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Biography

Joseph Bullard was born on 12 September 1665 in Medfield, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony. His parents were Joseph and Sarah (Unknown) Bullard.[1]

In February 1676 Joseph Sr.'s homestead in Medfield was burned down by Native Americans during King Philip's War. Joseph Sr. then resided on his father John's (d.1678) farm until 1695, when he purchased a tract of land at the juncture of the current towns of Medfield, Dover, and Walpole. The Joseph of this profile seems to have come to occupy the Medfield section of the land, while three of his brothers appear in the Dover section (then part of Dedham).[2]

Joseph married Margaret Cheney, daughter of Joseph and Hannah (Thurston) Cheney, on 25 June 1691, in Medfield.[3][4]

Joseph and Margaret had children, all born in Medfield except the second Joseph:[5][2]

  1. Joseph (1692), died young
  2. Susannah (1692/3), married Thomas Jepherson in 1714, in Medfield[6]
  3. Abigail (1693/4), married Isaac Bolster in 1717, in Medway[7]
  4. Johannah (1695/6-1698), died young
  5. Jemima (1698), married Benjamin Vorce in 1720, in Dorchester[8]
  6. Margaret (1700), no further records
  7. Solomon (1702-1768), married his cousin Jemima Bullard in 1732, in Dedham[9]
  8. Hannah (1704), may have married Henry Daniel in 1733, in Medway[10]
  9. Joseph (1706), born in Dedham[11]
  10. Tryall (1709-1717)[12]
  11. Submitt (1711), married Philip Amidown in 1731, in Uxbridge[13]

Based on the Research Notes below, it can be inferred that in about 1717 Joseph and Mary removed with their daughter Susannah and son-in-law Thomas Jepherson to the newly-established land grants in what became the town of Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony. A Joseph Bullard died in Douglas on 20 May 1750, and a "Margret Bulard" died there on 1 May 1755.[14] They had probably resided in the Jepherson household.

Research Notes

The Bullard and allied families genealogy has Joseph as removing from Medfield about 1716, saying that his whereabouts after that and his death date are not known.[2] The typical Internet tree has his death year as 1752 and death location as Glocester, Rhode Island. A search for Bullard birth, marriage, death, probate, and deed records for Glocester (viewable on FamilySearch, restricted access) produced no results.

As noted above, a Joseph Bullard died in Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony on 20 May 1750, and a "Margret Bulard" died there on 1 May 1755.[14] Douglas is about 13 miles from Glocester, Rhode Island. There are no other Bullard deaths, births, or marriages recorded in Douglas vital records. It is possible but unlikely that the Joseph and Margaret were unmarried siblings of Susannah, for whom no other records have been found.

Douglas was created from several land grants initiated by residents of Sherborn, Massachusetts Bay Colony. It was initially called Sherborn New Grant and then New Sherborn until 1746, when it was renamed Douglas.

Joseph's daughter Susannah married Thomas Jepherson, and per Descendants of Thomas Jepherson of Douglas, Massachusetts, they removed to Douglas (New Sherborn) after initially living with Joseph and Mary.[15] The Jepherson surname is listed among the first settlers of New Sherborn, and Thomas was a legal voter of Douglas in 1748.[16] The children of Susannah and Thomas are listed as born in a number of locations, including Medfield, Uxbridge, Dedham, and Glocester. It may be that because New Sherborn was a sparsely settled area with no town center, Susannah and Thomas chose to have their children born in more settled towns. Their children William (d.1802), Hannah (d.1752), and Thomas (d.1751) died in Douglas, and children Susannah (d.1783) and Joseph (d.1769) died in nearby Glocester.[15]

In the absence of any other death records, it seems a reasonable assumption that Joseph and Mary lived out their days with their eldest daughter and her husband.

Sources

  1. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G979-7GKQ?cc=2061550&wc=Q4D4-C6X%3A353350501%2C353406301%2C353426201 : 22 October 2020), Norfolk > Medfield > Births, marriages, deaths 1651-1876 > image 11 of 601; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Bullard, Edward J., Bullard and Allied Families, 1930; p.17 FamilySearch
  3. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-9979-7LV5?cc=2061550&wc=Q4D4-C6X%3A353350501%2C353406301%2C353426201 : 22 October 2020), Norfolk > Medfield > Births, marriages, deaths 1651-1876 > image 141 of 601; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.
  4. New England Marriages to 1700. Torrey v.1 p.241 (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. NEHGS member site
    • Text: "BULLARD, Joseph (1670-) & Margaret CHENEY (1670-); 25 Jun 1691; Medfield {Bullard Anc. 17; Cheney 45}"
  5. Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 Medfield (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016).NEHGS member site
  6. Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 Medfield, p.123 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). NEHGS member site
  7. Vital Records of Medway, marriages, p. 159: "Bullard... Abigail [dup. Abygall] of Medfield, and Isaac [Bolster], Apr. 15, 1717."
  8. Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 Dorchester, v.1 p.109 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). NEHGS member site
  9. Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 Dedham, p.60 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). NEHGS member site
  10. Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 Medway, p.160 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). NEHGS member site
  11. Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 Dedham, p.34 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). NEHGS member site
  12. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHDX-JMW : Thu Oct 26 02:34:46 UTC 2023), Entry for Tryall Bullard and Joseph Bullard, 5 Feb 1716.
  13. Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 Uxbridge, p. 220 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). NEHGS member site
  14. 14.0 14.1 Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850, Douglas, p.170 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). NEHGS member site
  15. 15.0 15.1 Barlow, Claude, Descendants of Thomas Jepherson of Douglas, Massachusetts, FamilySearch
  16. Emerson, William, History of the town of Douglas, Massachusetts..., 1879, pp.29,45 FamilySearch




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