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Captain Joseph Bull, I

Captain Joseph Bull, I[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22]

Male 1649 - 1712  (~ 62 years)


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  • Name Joseph Bull  [3, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22] 
    Title Captain 
    Suffix I 
    Birth Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 15] 
    Christening 25 Mar 1649  Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6, 15] 
    Burial 1712  Center Cemetery, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 15] 
    Person ID I312684223794  Oswald Genealogy
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2025 

    Family Sarah Manning,   b. Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 11 Apr 1671  Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1659  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2025 

  • Notes 
    • !Birth date also shown as 1655 Early Con
      !Birth date also shown as 1655 Early Conn Probate Rec Vol 2 pp 167,168, by Charles William Manwaring Hus will Thomas & Susannah Bull of Hartford, Conn. & Some of their Des., comp by Mary Louise B. Todd. Pub. 1981 pp 1-8 names hus, wife, children, births, mar, deaths; names 2nd wife, her parents, and her children & dates Joseph md 1) Sarah MANNING SS 26 Mar 1946 SL md 2) 14 Apr 1697 Hannah HUMPHREYS Bap 21 Jun 1991 BO, 28 oct 1989 LA End 22 May 1990 LA, 14 Dec 1991 BO SP 24 Jul 1990 LA, 22 Jan 1992 BO

      JOSEPH BULL OWNED A SAWMILL AT PITKINS
      JOSEPH BULL OWNED A SAWMILL AT PITKINS FALLS, NEAR WETHERSFIELD, CONN. HE WAS A SEA CAPTAIN, AND A DEACON OF SECOND CHURCH. AFTER THE DEATH OF HIS FIRST WIFE IN 1691, HE MARRIED HANNAH HUMPHREYS, DAUGHTER OF MICHAEL HUMPHREYS OF WINDSOR, CONN. SHE LATER MARRIED JOSEPH COLLIER.

      !He died of small pox.
      !He died of small pox.

      !SOURCES: New England Genealogical Dicti
      !SOURCES: New England Genealogical Dictionary Volume 1, page 293; BIC 2, Manning Family, page 129; Connecticut 16-1852, page 392; The Manning Family by Boyd; Billerica Vital Records to 1850; Page's History of Cambridge; The Manning Family, New Bedford Library, page 99, 929.2 M 3153 M; Connecticut H1, page 232. Chart also sent into Genealogical Society by Harry Y. Howard of Salt Lake City, Utah. Researched by Gertrude Clifton Pierce Nelson. !NOTES: Joseph Bull was a Mariner of Hartford, Connecticut. His father Captain Thomas Bull was an early settler at Cambridge having come in the ship "Hopewell" in 1635 but went with Reverend Thomas Hooker's party to Hartford.

      "Passenger Lists: 1600-1700": I found a
      "Passenger Lists: 1600-1700": I found a Richard Bull, age 17, Leaving England on the HMS Expectacion, 16 apr 1635 going to Providence Island or Rhode Island. I also found a Thomas Bull going to New England on the HMS Hopewell, 11 September 1635. There is 39 years difference so one of these Bulls could have been Joseph's grandfather.

      Will note
      Date the estate entered probate.

      Birth note
      There is quite some uncertainty about the date of Joseph Bull's birth. He was the executor for his father's will which traditionally indicates the oldest son. Brother Thomas Bull was born about 1646, so Joseph would have probably been born about 1644. Joseph was sworn as a freeman at Hartford in 1667. This usually requires an age of 16, thus, indicating a birth date before 1651. When his parents joined the 2nd Church, their children were listed with Joseph first, followed by Jonathan, David and Ruth. Indicating he was at least possibly older than brothers Jonathan and David. From these various facts it is assumed that Joseph must have been born at least by 1651 and perhaps several years earlier.

      Person note
      On 6 Oct. 1672 Joseph Bull and wife Sarah were received at 2nd Church from Cambridge, Mass, and their first child Sarah was baptized on that day. He was later a deacon of the church. In 1684 he was named as executor of his father's will. His father Thomas, after mentioning Joseph's brothers and sisters, left the rest of his estate to Joseph. Joseph Bull was a sea captain and trader. During the period when Sir. Edmond Andros was searching for Whalley and Goffe in Connecticut, it is reported that Joseph Bull hid Col. Goffe in his house. Whalley and Goffe later moved moved on to Hadley. Goffe later returned to Hartford where he is supposed to have lived either with Thomas Bull or son Jonathan. Joseph Bull's will was administered by relict Hannah and son Caleb. Invt. ¹890-04-08 as money. Taken 18 April, 1712, by Ciprian Nichols, Hez. Wyllys and Daniel Merrells.
      Court Record, Page 74--5 May, 1712: Adms. to Hannah, the relict, and Caleb the son. Distribution by agreement made the 9th November, 1713:
      ¹ s d
      To Widow Hannah Bull, 161-06-08
      To Joseph Bull, eldest son, a double portion, 161-06-08
      To Caleb Bull his portion (and for the payment of debts), 197-08-06
      His part, 80-13-04
      To Mary Bull, her part, 80-13-04
      Daniel Bull had received his by deed of gift.
      Know all men by these presents: That we, the said Hannah Bull, Joseph Bull, Daniel Bull, Caleb Bull and Mary Bull, parties aforetmentioned, the relict and children of the said Joseph Bull, deceased, do for ourselves and each of us respectively, our and each of our heirs, executors and administrators, fully and absolutely agree to the aforesaid distribution, and that the same shall be and remain as a firm settlement of the estate aforesaid amongst us. In witness whereof we have hereunto set our bands and seals.
      HANNAH X BULL, Ls.
      JOSEPH BULL, Ls.
      DANIEL BULL, Ls.
      CALEB BULL Ls.
      MARY BULL, Ls.
      Signed sealed and delivered in presence of us: Hez: Wyllys, Joseph Tillotson.
      Court Record, Page 162--20 November, 1713: This agreement approved.

      ADDITIONAL SOURCE: Henry Whittemore, GENEALOGICAL GUIDE TO THE EARLY SETTLERS OF AMERICA, Gen. Pub. Co., Inc., 1967, Page # 68, Family History Center-The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2504 N Fir St., La Grande, OR 97850.

      ADDITIONAL SOURCE: Frederick A. Virkus, THE ABRIDGED COMPENDIUM OF AMERICAN GENEALOGY, 7 Volumes - F. A. Virkus Co., Pub\ Gen. Publishing Co., Inc., Vol. 1, Page # 456, Family History Center-The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2504 N Fir St., La Grande, OR 97850.

      ADDITIONAL SOURCE: Charles William Manwaring, A DIGEST OF THE EARLY CONNECTICUT PROBATE RECORDS, 3 VOLUMES, CD-Early Records of Hartford,Connecticut, 6 Vol. of Books on CD, Hertitage Books, Inc., Copyright 1995, Vol. 2, Pages 167, 168

      Burial note
      Buried at the Center Church Ancient Burying Ground Hartford, Connecticut

      !Thomas Bull Gen., of Hartford, Connecti
      !Thomas Bull Gen., of Hartford, Connecticut

      !NOTE: The Church of Jesus Christ of Lat
      !NOTE: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (TM); ; July 1996 (c), data as of 2 January 1996; ; , Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA !NOTE: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (TM); ; July 1996 (c), data as of 2 January 1996; ; , Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA

      !NOTES: Joseph Bull was a Mariner of H
      !NOTES: Joseph Bull was a Mariner of Hartford, Connecticut. His father Captain Thomas Bull was an early settler at Cambridge having come in the ship "Hopewell" in 1635 but went with Reverend Thomas Hooker's party to Hartford. !DEATH: At Joseph Bull's death he left an estate valued at 890.48 pounds.

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