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    1. [CRV] BULKLEY, Gershom - Descendants of
    2. First Generation 1. Rev. Gershom BULKLEY was born on 6 DEC 1636 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts. He died on 2 DEC 1713 in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut. He signed a will. The Treat Family, by John Harvey Treat, A.M., The Salem Press Publishing & Printing Company, Salem, Massachusetts, 1893. p. 37. The following is an extract from Will of Mr. Bulkley: "Lastly to my daughter Dorothy Treat, aforesaid who as yet hath had but little and what she hath had is not now to be accounted for her (to her), I give and bequeath all the rest of my personal estate, whatsoever it be, without mentioning or apprizing of particulars, whether it be in my own hands or in the hands of others, or due and owing from others to me; except only that if there shall bee ny poor widow or widows or other truly poor persons not able to pay their debts to me, my will is that my executor shall remit it and not trouble them for it, - which I must leave to his descretion, yet with the advertisement, that by poor I mean such as are indeed poor, at least by divien Providence, not by idleness, nor such as may say they are poor, and yet can find wherewith to drink, swell, and swagger, and make themselves poor and others too. . ." "And in particular, to her, my said Dorothy Treat, I give and bequeath my negro maid Hannah, willingly and solemnly requiring that into whose hands soever she may happen to come they use her well, and consider that she hath a soul to save as well as wee, and is a Christian; and therefore that they make conscience to promote her in her reading, catechism, and all Christianity, that she may profit and grow in religion and godliness and attain the end of baptism to the glory of God, and this I earnestly require on her behalf, as they will answer the neglect thereof before God." (Bulkley Genealogy, p. 85.) Rev. Gershom BULKLEY and Sarah CHAUNCEY were married on 26 OCT 1659 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Sarah CHAUNCEY (daughter of Charles CHAUNCEY and Catherine EYRE) was born on 13 JUN 1631 in Ware, Hertfordshire, England. She died on 3 JUN 1699 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut. Rev. Gershom BULKLEY and Sarah CHAUNCEY had the following children: +2 i. Dorothy BULKLEY (born about 1662). +3 ii. Edward BULKLEY (born in 1677). Second Generation 2. Dorothy BULKLEY (Gershom-1) was born about 1662. She died in 1757. Dorothy BULKLEY and Lieut. Thomas TREAT were married on 5 JUL 1693. Lieut. Thomas TREAT (son of Richard TREAT and Sarah COLEMAN) was born on 12 DEC 1668 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut. He signed a will on 13 JUN 1706 in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut. He died on 17 JAN 1712/13 in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut. Inventory of estate was completed on 3 APR 1713 in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut. The Treat Family, by John Harvey Treat, A.M., The Salem Press Publishing & Printing Company, Salem, Massachusetts, 1893. p. 36. Mr. Treat was one of the petitioners for the incorporation of Glastonbury, Feb. 13, 1690, and in 1691, assisted in forming the first church in that town. In May 1711, he was appointed lieutenant of the Train Band. He was originally appointed executor of the will of his father-in-law, Mr. Bulkey, but dying first, his wife Dorothy was made executrix of her father's estate by a codicil. In 1703, 1706, 1707, and 1712, he was a deputy to the General Court. Jan. 27, 1714, the town of Glastonbury voted to give 60 acres of land additional to Mr. Thomas Treat, deceased. March 26, 1714, 60 acres additional were voted to his heirs, and March 7, 1743, another grant of 39 acres, 32 rods, and 404 poles, was made to the same parties. In 1737, the Glastonbury School Society paid Dorothy Treat, the widow, or daughter, probably, of Mr. Treat, 10 pounds for keeping school. March 9, 1710/11, at a meeting of the Governor and Council, the following resolution was passed: "Ordered that Lt. Thomas Treat of Glassenbury, be paid thirty shillings by he treasurer, for his extraordinary labour and science as interpreter, and in managing the Indians, who served in the expedition to Wood Creek." The inventory of Mr. Treat's estate, was taken April 3, 1713, amounted to 770 pounds, 6 shillings. He was commonly called "Thomas Treat of Nayaug," and inherited from his father in 1693 the large farm left by his grandfather Richard. His name was sometimes spelled Trat. His will is dated June 18, 1706, when about to go in the service against Canada. In it he requests that his son Richard, if he recovers from his malady, might be brought up at college, which was done. His widow Dorothy was appointed administratrix, March 2, 1712/3. His gravestone is a large slab sandstone, raised a little from the ground, but in a neglected condition, in the old burying ground on the Green, Glastonbury, and bears this inscription: Here lies Bvried The Body of Mr. Thomas Treat who Died Janvary the 17th Anno Dom 1712 ETATIS AB VT 44 YEARS Dorothy BULKLEY and Lieut. Thomas TREAT had the following children: +4 i. Richard TREAT (born on 14 MAY 1694). +5 ii. Charles TREAT (born on 28 FEB 1695/96). +6 iii. Thomas TREAT (born on 3 MAY 1699). +7 iv. Isaac TREAT (born on 15 AUG 1701). 8 v. Dorothy TREAT was born on 28 AUG 1704 in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut. +9 vi. Dorotheus (twin) TREAT (born on 28 AUG 1704). +10 vii. Sarah TREAT (born on 21 JAN 1706/7). +11 viii. Mary TREAT (born on 9 JAN 1709). 3. Edward BULKLEY (Gershom-1) was born in 1677 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut. He died on 27 AUG 1748 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut. Edward BULKLEY and Dorothy PRESCOTT were married on 14 JUL 1702 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Dorothy PRESCOTT (daughter of Jonathan PRESCOTT and Elizabeth HOARE) was born on 31 MAY 1681 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts. She died on 30 NOV 1760 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut. Edward BULKLEY and Dorothy PRESCOTT had the following children: +12 i. Jonathan BULKLEY (born in 1719). +13 ii. Rebecca BULKLEY (born on 22 FEB 1708). +14 iii. Abigail BULKLEY (born in 1720). Third Generation 4. Richard TREAT (Dorothy BULKLEY-2, Gershom-1) was born on 14 MAY 1694 in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut. He died about 1759. Richard TREAT and Susanna WOODBRIDGE were married on 7 AUG 1728. 5. Charles TREAT (Dorothy BULKLEY-2, Gershom-1) was born on 28 FEB 1695/96 in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut. Charles TREAT and Sarah GARDINER were married on 12 OCT 1727. 6. Thomas TREAT (Dorothy BULKLEY-2, Gershom-1) was born on 3 MAY 1699 in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut. He died on 15 JAN 1780. Thomas TREAT and Mary HOPSON were married on 10 MAY 1726. 7. Isaac TREAT (Dorothy BULKLEY-2, Gershom-1) was born on 15 AUG 1701 in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut. He died on 29 AUG 1763. Isaac TREAT and Rebecca BULKLEY were married on 10 DEC 1730. Rebecca BULKLEY (daughter of Edward BULKLEY and Dorothy PRESCOTT) was born on 22 FEB 1708 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut. She died on 19 OCT 1788. 9. Dorotheus (twin) TREAT (Dorothy BULKLEY-2, Gershom-1) was born on 28 AUG 1704 in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut. He died in 1755. Dorotheus (twin) TREAT and Hannah HOUSE were married. 10. Sarah TREAT (Dorothy BULKLEY-2, Gershom-1) was born on 21 JAN 1706/7 in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut. Sarah TREAT and Joseph TRYON Jr. were married on 13 MAR 1728/29. 11. Mary TREAT (Dorothy BULKLEY-2, Gershom-1) was born on 9 JAN 1709 in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut. She died on 12 FEB 1735. Mary TREAT and Joseph STEVENS were married on 1 JAN 1732/33. 12. Jonathan BULKLEY (Edward-2, Gershom-1) was born in 1719 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut. He died on 16 JUN 1777. Jonathan BULKLEY and Abigail WILLIAMS were married on 13 NOV 1746 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut. Jonathan BULKLEY and Abigail WILLIAMS had the following children: +15 i. Stephen BULKLEY (born on 19 NOV 1749). 13. Rebecca BULKLEY (Edward-2, Gershom-1) was born on 22 FEB 1708 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut. She died on 19 OCT 1788. Rebecca BULKLEY and Isaac TREAT were married on 10 DEC 1730. Isaac TREAT (son of Lieut. Thomas TREAT and Dorothy BULKLEY) was born on 15 AUG 1701 in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut. He died on 29 AUG 1763. 14. Abigail BULKLEY (Edward-2, Gershom-1) was born in 1720. She died on 13 JUN 1790. John Marsh of Hartford, CT; Marsh Genealogy 1636 - 1895; Compiled by Dwight Whitney Marsh of Amherst, Mass. Published by Press of Carpenter & Marebouse, Amherst, Mass, 1895. p. 379. of Wethersfield, Ct. "lineal descendant of Rev. Peter Bulkey, D. D. of Concord, Mass., which town he founded." Abigail BULKLEY and John MARSH were married on 17 JAN 1749. John MARSH (son of Cornet Ebenezer MARSH and Mary PARSONS) was born in 1726 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts. Marriage intention was recorded on 17 JAN 1749 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts John Marsh of Hartford, CT; Marsh Genealogy 1636 - 1895; Compiled by Dwight Whitney Marsh of Amherst, Mass. Published by Press of Carpenter & Marebouse, Amherst, Mass, 1895. p. 379. John Marsh removed to Wethersfield and settled in Rocky Hill, there building a substantial and comfortable house a short distance south east of the Congregational church. This house July 4, 1883, after sheltering five generations was burned by careless boys exploding fire crackers in the vicinity and thus old time records and relics of ver a century were lost. John Marsh was a baker and supplied boats with ship bread. Abigail BULKLEY and John MARSH had the following children: +16 i. Mary MARSH (born on 2 SEP 1749). +17 ii. Martha MARSH (born on 10 NOV 1751). +18 iii. John MARSH (born on 27 SEP 1753). 19 iv. Rebecca MARSH was born on 2 NOV 1755 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut. +20 v. Abigail MARSH (born on 16 OCT 1756). +21 vi. Anna MARSH. +22 vii. Ely MARSH (born on 25 APR 1764).

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