Lieut.
Benjamin
Bullard
Born in Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Ancestors 
Son of Samuel Bullard
and Deborah (Atherton) Bullard
Brother of
Martha (Bullard) Fairbanks and Deborah (Bullard) Holbrook
Husband of
Miriam Morse
— married
20 Dec 1721 in Sherborn, Massachusetts
Descendants 
Father of
Adam Bullard, Deborah (Bullard) Twitchell, Miriam Bullard, Samuel Bullard, Kezia (Bullard) Leland, Peter Bullard, Martha (Bullard) Johnson and Benjamin Bullard
Died
at age 65
in Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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Biography
Lieutenant Benjamin Bullard was the son of Samuel Bullard and Deborah Atherton.
He served as constable in 1727 and served as selectman of Sherborn for 15 years. He married Miriam Morse on December 30, 1721. He owned a farm of 185 acres, which he divided among his three sons, Benjamin, Samuel, and Peter, in his will that he made on February 12, 1762. His children included:[1]
- Adam, born January 8, 1722-3, unmarried
- Deborah, born October 26, 1725, married Jonathan Twitchell
- Miriam, born November 27, 1727, died August 4, 1728
- Samuel, born August 2, 1729
- Keziah, born January 11, 1731-2, married Henry Leland
- Peter, born September 23, 1734
- Martha, born September 15, 1737, married Simon Leland
- Benjamin, born June 30, 1741
Sources
- ↑ Morse, Abner. "The genealogy of the descendants of several ancient Puritans". Boston, Mass., 1857. pp. 14-15
- Find A Grave: Memorial #29726549
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Benjamin:
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