Susannah BUNCE

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Note: Thomas' wife is mistakenly referred to by researchers as Sarah Bull from published accounts of a "Prob" probable marriage mentioned in A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, James Savage, a confusion with their son Thomas. However, age differences cannot be ignored and the lineage of Sarah Bull and her children are proved in Thomas Bull's will. Sarah, wife of THIS Thomas will remain unkown as to her maiden name, and Thomas' son Thomas b: 1648 will remain as the proven husband of Sarah Bull.

As one of an army of about 90 men raised from Hartford, Windsor and Wethersfield, he served as an ensign in the Pequot Indian war of May, 1637...Thomas Bunce was granted 60 acres in 1671 and an additional 50 acres in 1672 by the General Court "for his Good service therein." His land was located near the present site of the state Capitol.

From The Connecticut Nutmegger, September 1991, page 238:
Thomas, the original immigrant who came from England around 1635, probably marched with Hooker from Cambridge to Hartford in 1636. He was there early enough to be considered a "founder", and his name is on the proprietor's list of 1639. He and his wife were members of the Second or South Church.
Thomas accepted civic responsibilities. He was a constable in 1648,
juror in 1649, townsman (selectman) in 1655, 61, and 65, rate setter and list maker
1668-71 and 1672-73. He served as an ensign in the Pequot War, and "for
his Good service therein" was later granted 110 acres of land. His home was
near the site of the present Capitol. He was evidently involved with
construction work, since records show he helped build a new mill, and he worked to repair the bridge across Little River in 1648.
His descendants were many in Connecticut, as evidenced by their numbers in
Barbour's 'Families of Early Hartford'.
Genealogical Guide to the Early Settlers of America, Henry Whittemore,
1967:
He had Thomas, John, Sarah, Mary 1645, Elizabeth.
References - Hinman's Conn. Settlers, 403; Tuttle Gen. 658; Savage's Gen.
Dict. vol. 1, 298.
Boston Transcript, July 2, 1930, #9800: The list of names on the Hartford
Monument is copied from the account of the Hartford, Ct., old burying
ground, by the Ruth Wyllys Chapter, D. A. R.
"In the center of the cemetery is a venerable monument erected in 1835 in
1835 to the memory of 'The Founders of Hartford.' One hundred and two names
including Thomas Bunce.
Boston Transcript, 22 July 1908, #9961: The inventory of Thomas Bunce was
taken August 3, 1683. Will not dated. To his son John Bunce he gave "my Lott
Lyeing over against Mr. Webster," etc. The two last parcels of land John Bunce
was "to possess immediately after the decease of me & my wife Sarah Bunce."
Founders of Early American Families, Emigrants from Europe 1607-1657,
1975:
Documentation of Son Thomas - attributed to father:
Bunce, Thomas. Hartford (Mass.) 1636 d there 1683. Ensign. Member of committee
of safety. Stiles, Wethersfield; Savage.
!A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, James Savage,
1965: Bunce, Thomas, Hartford 1636, serv. next yr. in the Pequot war,
had, prob. by a d. of capt. Thomas Bull, under wh. he had act. in that was, ch.
Thomas; John; Sarah, wh. m. John White of Hatfield, and, next Nicholas
Worthington; Mary, b 17 sept. 1645, wh. m. Thomas Meakins of Hatfield,
and, next, John Downing; and Eliz. wh. m. Jacob White of Hartford, br. of John
bef. nam.

SOURCES: Austin's Gen. Dict. Vol. 1 pg. 294
Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Mass.
Conn. Gen. Vol. 1 pg. 535
Abridged Comp. of American Gen. Vol. 1

Thomas, the original immigrant who came from England around 1635, probably marched with Hooker from Cambridge to Hartford in 1636. He was there early enough to be considered a "founder", and his name is on the proprietor's list of 1639. He and his wife were members of the Second or South Church.

Thomas accepted civic responsibilities. He was a constable in 1648, juror in 1649, townsman (selectman) in 1655, 61, and 65, rate setter and list maker 1668-71 and 1672-73. He served as an ensign in the Pequot War, and "for his Good service therein" was later granted 110 acres of land. His home was near the site of the present Capitol. He was evidently involved with construction work, since records show he helped build a new mill, and he worked to repair the bridge across Little River in 1648.

His descendants were many in Connecticut, as evidenced by their numbers in
Barbour's 'Families of Early Hartford'.

The Genealogical and Family History of the State of Connecticut, p. 535, and other sources state that Thomas Bunce was born in 1612 in England, said to have been from "Saybrooke, England," of English or Scottish ancestry. He was a "sturdy Puritan, who was at Hartford in 1639, a landed proprietor."
He was considered a wealthy man, as he owned land in Hartford and Wethersfield at the time of his death. His wife survived him by ten years, dying in January, 1693/94, leaving a will dated 1689, which mentioned their grandchildren, Sarah, Thomas and Mehitabel Meekins, and the two oldest children of her son, John Bunce, leaving the remainder of her property to her sons John and Thomas Bunce, executors of her will. A copy of her will also appears in A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records, in Vol. 1, p. 283,

Thomas married Sarah in 1633 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut. Sarah was born about 1612 in Connecticut; died in Jan 1693 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Note: Thomas' wife is mistakenly referred to by researchers as Sarah Bull from published accounts of a "Prob" probable marriage mentioned in A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, James Savage, a confusion with their son Thomas. However, age differences cannot be ignored and the lineage of Sarah Bull and her children are proved in Thomas Bull's will. Sarah, wife of THIS Thomas will remain unkown as to her maiden name, and Thomas' son Thomas b: 1648 will remain as the proven husband of Sarah Bull.

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"Families of Early Hartford, Conn." by Lucius Barnes Barbour:
Thomas and Susannah were early members of the first Church in Hartford. They separated to the second church on February 12, 1670 of which they were original members. Thomas Bunce's name is on the Founders Monument in Hartford, CT. Thomas was commonly called Captain.

"Soldiers of King Philip's War, 1675" by George M. Bodge, Boston, 1906 lists a Thomas Bull, enlisted in Dedham, MA on 9 of Xber, 1675, April 1676, and June 24, 1676. It's unknown if this is the same Thomas Bull. Also, this source lists a Thomas Bull from Hartford, CT under the enlistment year of 1637 serving under Capt. John Mason, was in the Pequot War, and received grants of land for service. It's unknown if this is the same as Thomas Bull.
"Connecticut Soldiers in the Pequot War of 1637" by James Shepard, Meriden, CT, 1913, citation supplied by Cynthia - Internet Contact ([email protected]) shows that Thomas Bull enlisted from Hartford; was first at Boston or Cambridge in 1635; Hartford 1636; was in command at the Fort at Saybrook in 1675 [King Phillip's War]; died 1684. Had 7 children...In 1639, Thomas Bull informed the court (at Hartford) that a musket marked "I.W." was taken up at Pequanocke, which was received to be John Wood's who was killed at the river's mouth.

Thomas Bull's Probate as provided by Ken Young "[email protected]":
From "A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records", Vol 1, Hartford District, 1635-1700. Page 281-283

Bull, Capt. Thomas, Hartford. Invt. ?972-06-00 in Hartford. Taken 24 October, 1684, by Joseph Whiting, Nathaniel Stanly and Stephen Hosmer. ?276-05-00 in Saybrook, and ?76-00-00 in Joshua?s gift of Land. Total, ?1322-11-10. Taken February, 1700. Will dated 19 April, 1684.
I Thomas Bull of Hartford, being weake in body Butt in good measure of health and memory, doe make this my last Will and testament: Impr. My will is that all my Just Debts be payd to whom I am Indebted. It. I give unto my son Thomas Bull of ffarmington That lott att ifower-mile Hill in Hartford Bounds, yt about one Hundred Acres; also I give my sayd son ffifteen pounds of my personal Estate and Two Cows.
Itt. I give unto my son David Bull of Saybrook all That I bought of good Wife Towsland in houseing and Land in Saybrook; And I give unto my said son David ?20 out of my personal Estate, and also two of my best Coats for his use.
Itt. I give unto my daughter Ruth Boardman of Cambridge ?10, to be paid in 18 Months after my decease.
Itt. I give unto my Daughter Bunts in Hartford ?10, to be paid in 18 months after my decease.
Itt. I give unto my Grand Childe Susannah Bunts ?5.
Itt. I give unto my daughter Abigail Bull ?90 Besides what she hath Received already, to be paid wthin 18 Months after my Decease, of wch sum I doe Appoint my son Joseph Bull to pay ?40 out of the best of my household Goods, and I doe apoynt my son Jonathan Bull to pay ?50 out of what he shall receive out of my Real and personal Estate, both wch sums to be payd In 18 months after my Decease.
I give unto my son Jonathan Bull Two Acres of my six Acar Lott In the South Meadow In Hartford, and likewise I give him 3 Acars of Meadow out of that 8 Acars that was Capt. Cullett?s, Abutting on Goodman Stocking?s Lott by the great River?s side; alsoe I give him My Two Acar Lott Lying by the Indian ffort by the great River?s side. Alsoe I doe give my sayd son Jonathan 6 Acars of my land that I bought of Mr. Hopkins, Lying next Mr. Hooker?s Land; Also I give him 3 Acars of Meadow at Hockanum that I bought of Mr Robert Webster, and I give him that Acar of Land that is over against My now Dwelling house that I bought of Thomas Whaples, Deceased; also I give him half that Lott yt I bought of Capt. Cullett of 14 Acars, Abutting on the Land of Steeven Hopkins and Land of Eliezer Way of Hartford; also I give him my Lott and House that I bought of William Warren neare the New Meeting hous In Hartford; also I give him my 18 Acar Lott lying at Rocky Hill, Abutting on the Land of Steven Hopkins; also I doe give unto my son Jonathan Bull the one half of my Land at Nahantick, with half the houseing privileges and apertenances; also I doe give unto my son Jonathan half my Land at Cedar Swamp that I Receved of the Country. And if the lord shall pleas to take my son Jonathan out of this Life before he hath A son, then my will is that All the land he hath Received of me, excepting what is Recorded to him before my death, shall Return to my then surviving Children, to be devided equally amongst them.
Itt. I give unto all my Grand children ?20, to be divided equally amongst them.
Itt I give unto Mr. John Whiting ?3, and desire him to be Overseer of this my will.
Itt. I give the Rest of my Estate, both Real and personall, unto my son Joseph Bull, whom I doe Appoynt to be sole Executor of this my Last Will and Testament. And alsoe that my son Joseph doe lett my Daughter Abigail have the use of the Chamber she now Lodgeth In so long as she shall see caus. In witness of the premisses I have heare unto sett my hand this 20 August, 1684. THOMAS BULL.
Witness: Eliezer Way, Sarah Way.
A Codicil made about 2 days before the death of Capt. Bull: In con- sideration that his daughter Bunce had deceased, he gave the ?10 devised to her to her daughter Susanna Bunce.
Test: Abigail Bull & Mr. John Whiting, upon oath before John Allyn, Sect. 25 November, 1684.

Thomas married Susannah WORTHINGTON. Susannah was born about 1610 in Hartford County, Connecticut; died on 12 Aug 1680 in Hartford County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Thomas and Susannah were early members of the first Church in Hartford. They separated to the second church on February 12, 1670 of which they were original members.