Generation 1

JOHN BULLARD (d. bef 1568) of Barnham

Parents: Unknown

John Bullard probably died before 1568, when his widow Margaret was taxed. He married Margaret Unknown. [Ref] She was buried on 3 Aug 1587 in the parish of St Martyn, Barnham. [Ref]

John lived in Barnham. [Ref] In 1535 John he was listed as a provider of harness (armor) and as a billman, an infantryman proficient in the use of a long staff with a hook-shaped blade and usually with pikes at the back and top, known as a bill. [Ref]

John was probably related to John Kent of Barnham, weaver, who left him a beehive in his 3 May 1538 will. [Ref]

Margaret was taxed 1s. 4d. on £1 land in 1568. [Ref]

Probable children of John Bullard and Margaret Unknown:

1. Henry Bullard married Margaret Unknown. [Ref]
2. John Bullard was buried on 16 Jan 1590/1 in St Martyn, Barnham. [Ref]

Generation 2

HENRY BULLARD (d. aft 1590) of Barnham

Parents: John Bullard

Henry was undoubtedly born in Barnham. [Ref] He died after 16 Jan 1590/1, when his brother was described as the brother of "Henry Buller". [Ref] He married Margaret Unknown.

Children of Henry Bullard and Margaret Unknown:

1. William Bullard was born in Barnham. He married Grace Bignette.
2. Margaret Bullard was baptised on 2 Feb 1563/4 at St Martyn, Barnham. [Ref] She probably married John Garnham, named in her brother William's will. [Ref]
3. Katherine Bullard was baptised on 19 Sep 1567 at St Martyn, Barnham. [Ref]
4. Ellen Bullard married Thomas Larlinge on 28 Jun 1590 at St Martyn, Barnham.
5. Daughter Bullard was buried on 27 Feb 1570/1 at St Martyn, Barnham. [Ref]
6. Henry Bullard married Margaret Unknown and resided in Barnham. [Ref]

Generation 3

WILLIAM BULLARD (d. 1610) of Barnham

Parents: Henry Bullard and Margaret Unknown

William Bullard was born in Barnham. [Ref] He died between 16 May 1610, when he wrote his will, and 18 Jun 1610, when it was probated. [Ref] He married Grace Bignette on 2 Jul 1587 at St Martyn, Barnham. [Ref]

William was church warden in 1599. [Ref]

In his will, William left Grace his dwelling house and lands for her life, so long as she remained unmarried. After Grace, the house was to go to his son William. William had also bought another house and he left it successively for four years to his children Margaret, Joan, John, Grace, George and Ellen. After that, it was to go permanently to his son Robert. William also mentions his brother Larling and John Garnham. [Ref]

In her will, undated but probated on 8 Feb 1629/30, Grace named the same children, except for Margaret and William. Margaret was probably dead, but William was living in Bradwell, Suffolk. [Ref]

Children of William Bullard and Grace Bignette:

1. Margaret Bullard probably died before 8 Feb 1629/30.
2. Joan Bullard
3. Grace Bullard
4. William Bullard was born about 1594. [Ref] He died on 23 Dec 1686 in Dedham. [Ref] He married an unknown first wife. [Ref] He married Mary, the widow of Francis Grissell of Charlestown, on 4 Jan 1653 in Cambridge. [Ref] She died on 17 May 1685 in Charlestown. [Ref] William went to New England in 1638. [Ref]
5. John Bullard died on 27 Oct 1678 in Medfield 'by the overthrow of a cart'. [Ref] He married Magdalene Unknown. [Ref] She died on 29 Nov 1661 in Medfield. [Ref][Ref] Given the rarity of the name, it has been argued that Magdalene may have been Anne Martyn's sister Magdalene. [Ref] However, the name may not have been uncommon at that time and in that place. [Ref] John married second Ellen, the widow of Thomas Dickerman. [Ref] John Bullard was granted 100 acres in the West Section in Medfield in 1650. [Ref]
6. Robert Bullard was probably born in Barnham. He was buried on 29 (4) 1639 in Watertown. He married Anne Martyn.
7. Katherine Bullard (twin) was baptised on 24 Feb 1599/1600 at St Martyn, Barnham and was buried there the same day. [Ref]
8. Mary Bullard (twin) was baptised on 24 Feb 1599/1600 at St Martyn, Barnham and was buried there the same day. [Ref]
9. George Bullard died on 14 Jan 1688/9 in Watertown. [Ref] He married first Margaret Unknown. [Ref] Margaret, the wife of George Bullard, was buried on 8 (12) 1639 in Watertown. [Ref] He married second Beatrice Hall. [Ref] Mary, the daughter of George and Beatrice Bullard was born on 12 (12) 1639! [Ref] He married third the widow Mary Maplehead on 20 Apr 1655 in Watertown. [Ref] He married fourth Jane, the widow of Roger Else of Charlestown, on 2 May 1672 in Charlestown. [Ref]

Generation 4

ROBERT BULLARD (d. 1639) of Watertown

Parents: William Bullard and Grace Bignette

Robert Bullard was probably born in Barnham. [Ref] He was buried on 29 (4) 1639 in Watertown. [Ref] He married Anne Martyn. [Ref]

Children of Robert Bullard and Anne Martyn:

1. William Bullard was baptised on 19 Aug 1626 in Barnham. [Ref] He was buried there on 17 Oct 1626. [Ref]
2. Anne Bullard married Richard Dana.
3. Maudlin Bullard [Ref]
4. Benjamin Bullard [Ref] was born aabout 1634. [Ref, p. 42] He married first Martha Pidge [Ref, p. 42] on 5 : 2: 1659 in Dedham. [Ref] Benjamin Bullard of Medfield married [second] Elizabeth Ellis on 1 May 1677 in Billerica. [Ref]
   some descendants of Benjamin Bullard

Generation 5

ANNE BULLARD (d. 1711)

Parents: Robert Bullard and Anne Martyn

Anne Bullard died on 15 Jul 1711 in Cambridge. [Ref] She married Richard Dana. [Ref]

References

Crane, Ellery Bicknell, Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worcester County, Massachusetts, V. 2, New York, Lewis Publishing Co., 1907.

Plummer, John, "The Martyn Wives of Robert and John Bullard," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 146, 1992, 279-.

Massachusetts Vital Records

Pulsifer, David, trans., "Records of Boston," New England Historical and Genealogical Register, various issues

Stutt, Clifford L. and Myrtle Stevens Hyde, "The English Bullard Family Revisited," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 154, 2000, 172 -.