Those of us who are researching the lines of Richard Bullock of Rehoboth have been aware of a Richard Bullock who was baptized in Pitchford, Shropshire, England. However, there was no evidence that would indicate whether or not these may have been one and the same person. I have been hoping for a chance to go to Shropshire to see if I could find any evidence that would show whether or not Richard of Pitchford was the immigrant to Rehoboth. Last month I found British Airline tickets for $308 non-stop roundtrip Denver to London and back, so I booked a pair. I was also able to get some half-price rail tickets and a discounted room rate, so the trip was quite affordable. Our hotel was in Shrewsbury, the county seat of Shropshire (formerly called Salop) and the location of the Shropshire Record & Research Centre. The Centre is a modern, well-organized facility with very friendly and helpful staff. My wife & I spent four days in the Centre copying Bullock records from the 1500s and 1600s. The records available there are the parish records, i.e. the baptisms, marriages, and burials of Shropshire. Wills are held by the Lichfield Diocese, and I didn't go there. I don't know where early land records are kept. We copied about 180 records of events involving Bullocks (often spelled Bullocke plus a few other variations). We got only those from the parishes in the immediate area of Pitchford that included Condover, Berrington, Wroxeter, Uppington, Eton Constantine, Leighton, Buildwas, Sheinton, Cressage, Harley, Cound, Kenley, Frodesley, Acton Burnell, Ruckley & Langley, Longnor, Leebotwood, Smethcott, Stapleton, Atcham, Upton Magna, and Wrockwardine. While there are quite a few parishes, they were not big ones and covered only a small area. I did find the record for Richard, son of John Bullock, baptized 26 May 1622 in Pitchford. Other children of John Bullock baptized in Pitchford were William, 23 Jun 1616; Elizabeth, 10 Oct 1619; and Alexius, 5 Aug 1627. John, the father, is possibly the John Bullock who married Margaret Dearne 24 Oct 1614 in Longnor. These records were followed by the burial of John Bullocke 19 Jun 1629 in Pitchford. There were no other records for a Bullock in Pitchford until the burial of another John Bullock 3 Jul 1665. In the records of Condover parish, which is just a few miles east of Pitchford, I found the marriage of Richard Bullock & Elizabeth Williams 9 Oct 1645. This is quite possibly the Richard Bullock b. 1622 in Pitchford, and that would mean he is not our immigrant ancestor who was in Rehoboth before that date. There was also the burial of a Richard Bullocke 7 Feb 1630 in Condover. This could have been the Richard b. in 1622 in Pitchford. Unfortunately there is nothing to indicate if the Richard who was born in 1622 was the Richard who married in 1645 or the Richard who died in 1630 or if they are all three different persons. If John, the father of Richard, left a will, that might help answer the question. Some events in Shropshire (there wasn't time to check the entire county) that included a Richard Bullock are as follows: Given Name Event Date Place Relationship --------- --- ----------- ---------- ------------ Richard mar. 13 May 1560 Worthen spouse Alice Goodall Roger bap. 11 Jul 1561 Worthen parent Richard Alice bap. 15 Aug 1563 Worthen parent Richard Randolph bap. 14 Sep 1569 Worthen parent Richard Thomas bap. 22 May 1570 Worthen parent Richard Richard mar. 1581 Pontesbury spouse Anna Parks Richard bap. 8 May 1586 Worthen parent Richard Richard bur. 25 Sep 1594 Worthen Elizabeth bap. 26 Dec 1603 Condover parent Richard of Chatford Joyce bap. 11 Mar 1608 Condover parent Richard of Chatford Richard mar. 28 May 1616 Smethcote spouse Mary Phillips Richard bap. 29 Aug 1618 Waterfall parents not listed Richard bap. 29 Apr 1622 Atlowe[?] parents not listed (parish may be Atcham) Richard bap. 26 May 1622 Pitchford father John Richard bur. 7 Feb 1630 Condover Richard bap. 27 Apr 1630 Shrewsbury parents John & Mary (St. Chad's) Richard bap. 4 Aug 1630 Alstonfield parents not listed Richard mar. 9 Oct 1645 Condover spouse Elizabeth Williams Richard bap. 7 Nov 1645 Alstonfield parents not listed Richard will 1655 Stapleton (Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills) Roger bap. 15 Jan 1656 Cound parents Richard & Joane Roger bur. 19 Feb 1656 Cound parent Richard Elizabeth bap. 10 May 1667 Stapleton parents Richard & Joan Jone bur. 30 Sep 1668 Cound spouse Richard Sara bap. 20 Mar 1669 Stapleton parents Richard & Tomasen Richard bap. 5 Mar 1671 Cound parent Richard Martha bap. 3 Apr 1674 Cound parents Richard & Jone Thomas bap. 30 Nov 1676 Cound parents Richard & Jone Richard --- 1668 Stapleton made his mark "R". Listed as juryman. Richard bur. 23 Nov 1680 Cound Tomasen bur. 13 Jan 1682 Stapleton spouse Richard Jane bap. Feb 1690 Stapleton parents Richard & Elizabeth Richard bap. 10 Jul 1690 Atcham parents Thomas & Esther >From the records of Herefordshire (immediately south of Shropshire) Richard bur. 23 Mar 1607 Clunbury Richard bap. 19 May 1636 Clunbury parents John & Katherine Richard Bullock, Churchwarden, witnessed two documents in Aug 1662 for Mr. James Cressett, Rector of Cound. I also checked the alumni records for Oxford & Cambridge and found no entries for Richard Bullock in the relevant years. Jim Bullock