Peter Bulkeley

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The Reverend Peter Bulkeley attended St. John's College, Cambridge England 1604/5; Rector of Odel succeeding his father, 1610-1635; ordained in Cambridge Massachusetts Apr 1637 for the settlement at Concord Mass where he settled 1636-1659. He was a descendant of Alan La Zouche, who was a descendant of Magna Charta Surety Saier de Qunicy (a Crusader who died in Palestine 3 Nov 1219).

From NEHGS The Great Migration, 1634-5:Name: Peter Bulkeley; Age: 50; Birth Year: abt 1585; Arrival Year: 1635; Arrival Place: Cambridge, Massachusetts Primary Immigrant: Bulkeley, Peter; Family Members: Wife Grace Chetwood 33; Son Daniel 9; Son Joseph 11; Daughter Mary; Son John 15; Son Edward; Son Thomas Annotation: Date and place of first residence in New England. Extracted from passenger lists, lists of freemen, colony and court records, notarial records, vital records, land records, church records, journals, and letters. Place of origin, occupation, and other genealogical and historical information may also be provided.

Peter married Jane Allen on 12 Apr 1613 in Goldington, Bedfordshire, England. Jane was christened on 13 Jan 1586/87 in Goldington, Bedfordshire, England; was buried on 8 Dec 1626 in Odell, Bedfordshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Edward Bulkeley was christened on 12 Jun 1614 in Odell, Bedfordshire, England; and died.
2. Mary Bulkeley was christened on 24 Aug 1615 in Odell, Bedfordshire, England; was buried on 13 Jan 1615/16 in Bedfordshire, England.
3. Thomas Bulkeley was christened on 13 Apr 1617 in Odell, Bedfordshire, England; and died.
4. Nathaniel Bulkeley was christened on 29 Nov 1618 in Odell, Bedfordshire, England; was buried on 11 Feb 1627/28 in Bedfordshire, England.
5. John Bulkeley was christened on 6 Feb 1619/20 in Odell, Bedfordshire, England; and died.
6. Mary Bulkeley was christened on 1 Nov 1621 in Odell, Bedfordshire, England; and died.
7. Joseph Bulkeley was christened on 4 May 1623 in Odell, Bedfordshire, England; and died.
8. Daniel Bulkeley was christened on 28 Aug 1625 in Odell, Bedfordshire, England; died before 1648 in Fairfield County, Connecticut.
9. Jabez Bulkeley was christened on 24 Dec 1626 in Odell, Bedfordshire, England; was buried on 2 Dec 1629 in Bedfordshire, England.

Peter married Grace Chetwood about Apr 1635 in Fairfield County, Connecticut. Grace (daughter of Richard Chetwood and Dorothy Needham) was born about 1602 in Bedfordshire, England; died on 21 Apr 1669 in New London, New London Co, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Gershom Bulkeley was born about Jan 1634/35 in Cambridge, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts; died about Dec 1713 in Glastonbury, Hartford Co, Connecticut.
2. Eleazer Bulkeley was born about 1638 in Probably Cambridge, Massachusetts; and died.
3. Dorothy Bulkeley was born on 2 Aug 1640 in Concord, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts; and died.
4. Peter Bulkeley was born on 12 Aug 1643 in Concord, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts; died about 1691 in Fairfield County, Connecticut.

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The Reverend Edward Bulkeley was a descendant of Alan La Zouche who was a descendant of Magna Charta Surety Saier de Qunicy (a Crusader who died in Palestine 3 Nov 1219) - From Colonial Families of the United States
From Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900: Matric. pens. from ST JOHN'S, Michs. 1555. Of Staffordshire. S. of Thomas, of Woore. Scholar, 1555; B.A. 1559-60; M.A. 1563; B.D. 1569; D.D. 1578. Fellow, 1560. R. of Odell, Beds., 1572. Preb. of Chester, 1574; of Westminster, 1583; of Lichfield, 1594. V. of St Mary, Shrewsbury, 1578-82. Married Olyff Irby, of Lincs. Buried at Odell, Jan. 5, 1620-1. Will (D. and Ch. Westminster). Father of Paul (1600-1) and Peter (1604-5). (Vis. of Beds., 1634; W. M. Harvey, Willey Hundred.)
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Edward married Olive Irby. Olive was born about 1547 in Lincolnshire England; was buried on 10 Mar 1614/15 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Thomas married Elizabeth Grosvenor. Elizabeth was born about 1515; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]