BULKELEY FAMILY PAPERS, 1621-1758
Power of attorney granting George Bunker the right to act on behalf of Peter Bulkeley
in relation to property transaction in Bedfordshire, 1620 [i.e. 1621] Jan. 3.
Vault A45, Bulkeley, Unit 1
EXTENT: 14 items (1 container)
ORGANIZATION AND ARRANGEMENT: Organized into a single sequence; arranged chronologically.
BIOGRAPHY: Peter Bulkeley (1583-1659) of Bedfordshire in England was a founder and the first minister of Concord, Mass. John, one of Peter’s sons, was born in and returned to England, where he died in 1689. Peter, another of Peter’s sons, was born in Concord in 1643, died there in 1688. Rebecca, his wife, was born in Concord in 1645 to Joseph and Sarah Wheeler; married Peter in 1667; mother to Edward, Joseph, John, and Rebecca; widowed in 1688, remarried (to Jonathan Prescott) in 1689; died in 1717. Capt. Joseph Bulkeley, son of Peter and grandson of Peter the founder of Concord, was born in 1670, married Silence Jeffrey (his second wife) in 1713. Peter (born 1721) and Charles (born 1724) were two of the children of Capt. Joseph and Silence.
SCOPE AND CONTENT: Papers (1621-1758) include: power of attorney granting George Bunker the right to act on behalf of Peter Bulkeley in relation to property transaction in Bedfordshire, 1620 [i.e. 1621] Jan. 3; will of Peter Bulkeley, 1658 Apr. 14; deed, John Bulkeley (of London) to Thomas Brandon, 1663 Oct. 20; account by Rebecca Wheeler Bulkeley of funeral expenses for her husband Peter, 1688 May 25; deed, William Stoughton (of Dorchester), Thomas Hinchman (of Chelmsford), and Francis Burroughs (of Boston), administrators of the estate of Peter Bulkeley, to Stephen Hosmer (of Concord), 1693 Feb. 23; miscellaneous papers (primary receipts), 1725-1758, relating mainly to Capt. Joseph Bulkeley, his wife Silence, and their sons Peter and Charles.
SOURCES OF ACQUISITION: 1621 power of attorney and 1663 deed: gift of Benjamin Reynolds Bulkeley, Mar. 27, 1890; 1658 will and 1688 funeral expenses: purchased of Peter Sexton, 1984; 1693 deed: gift of Albert Wood, 1901/02; misc. papers 1725-1758: gift of Marcia Moss, as purchased from F. Robichaud, 1994.
NOTES/COMMENTS: 1658 will and 1688 funeral expenses available on microfilm, for use in Library. 1658 will cleaned, deacidified, encapsulated, and matted at NEDCC, 1986. 1693 deed removed from frame, cleaned, deacidified, backed, and encapsulated.
PROCESSED BY: LPW; finding aid prepared 12/09/95; edited 08/17/04; prepared for mounting on the Web by CM, 08/17/04.
CONTAINER LIST
Folder 1:
Power of attorney granting George Bunker the right to act on behalf of Peter Bulkeley in relation to property transaction in Bedfordshire, 1620 [i.e. 1621] Jan. 3.
Folder 2:
Will of Peter Bulkeley, 1658 Apr. 14. (Item matted.)
Folder 3:
Deed, John Bulkeley (of London) to Thomas Brandon, 1663 Oct. 20.
Folder 4:
Account of Rebecca Wheeler Bulkeley of funeral expenses for her husband Peter, 1688 May 25. (Item framed).
Folder 5:
Deed, William Stoughton (of Dorchester), Thomas Hinchman (of Chelmsford), and Francis Burroughs (of Boston), administrators of the estate of Peter Bulkeley, to Stephen Hosmer (of Concord), 1693 Feb. 23.
Folder 6:
Miscellaneous papers, 1725-1758 (9 items):
1725 Nov. 1 (John Buckley/Bulkeley bond to [Capt.] Joseph Bulkley);
1729 Dec. 22 (receipt for money paid by Joseph Bulkley to T. Brooks);
1733 Sept. 10 (receipt for money paid by Capt. [Joseph] Bulkly to N. Ball);
1739 Nov. 20 (receipt for money paid by Capt. Joseph Bulkly to J. Fisk);
1743 Mar.-1744 Aug. (receipted account, Peter Bulkeley to T. Whiting);
1743 May 25 (receipt for money paid by Peter Bulkley to T. Davis);
1752 Nov. 3 (receipt for money paid by Mrs. Sillance Buckley to J. Beatton, through Charles Buckley);
1753 Nov. (receipted account, Peter Bulkley to William Baker);
1758 Oct. 30 (receipt for money paid by Peter Buckley, as executor of estate of Capt. Charles Buckeley, to John Melven).
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