HISTORY OF STANSTEAD COUNTY by B. F. HUBBARD (Province of Quebec, Canada) with sketches of more than five hundred families. Pages 236 & 237. FAMILY OF WILLIAM BULLOCK, ESQ. WILLIAM BULLOCK, ESQ., was born in Guilford, Vt., in 1770 - m. ARTEMISIA WELLMAN. They settled on Nos. 27 and 28, 2nd Range of Stanstead, near Georgeville, in 1801. Being among the very earliest settlers, they experienced the fortunes that attended the labors of our fathers in making for themselves homes in the wilderness. He early took an active part in the management of public affairs, having received a magistrate's commission and the offices of trust from the Provincial Government. With hardly an exception in the family have all been active useful members of the community. He d. in 1828. His wife d. in 1836. Their children were: WILLIAM, MIRIAM, BIEL, THADDEUS, CHAUNCEY, RECTINA, SAMUEL, JESSE, ARTEMISIA, INCREASE, NOBLE and HARRIET. These all married and had families and their descendants are widely scattered over Canada and the United States. The progenitors of WILLIAM BULLOCK, the subject of this notice, can be distinctly traced back to the time of the Norman Conquest in 1066, and some 300 years before the time of the introduction of surnames into England. We find the name and coat of arms of the family in English Heraldry. The insignia upon the shield are three bulls' heads, and above the shield, a crest of five battle axes with the motto, "nil conscire sibi." In 1635, three brothers, HENRY, EDWARD and RICHARD BULLOCK, emigrated from England and settled in Salem, Mass. RICHARD BULLOCK removed to Rehoboth, Mass., in 1647, and from him, WILLIAM BULLOCK was a descendant. JSR [posted by Jan Jordan with permission]