Edward matriculated pensioner from St. John's College, Cambridge in 1555, proceeded to B.A. 1559/60, Fellow 1560, and B.D. in 1569.[1][3] He was ordained on 25 March 1564 at Lincoln.[4] He attained a D.D. in 1578.[1][3]
Edward was a moderate Puritan[5] and non-conformist, a learned divine, an able preacher, and an author, well connected and possessed of considerable wealth. The supplement to the edition of Foxe's Acts and Monuments of the Martyrs of 1610 was written by him.[6]
Edward was presented as Rector of Odell, Bedfordshire, about 1571 and he became a prebendary of Chester Cathedral in 1574, Westminster in 1583, and Lichfield in 1594.[1] He was Vicar of St. Mary, Shrewsbury, 1578-1582.[1][2]
He resigned as Rector of Odell in 1609, and was succeeded by his son, Rev. Peter Bulkeley, who was Rector there from 1610-1635.[1][2] Rev. Peter Bulkeley, emigrated to America and settled in Concord, Massachusetts.[1]
Legatee and Executor
Edward was named the executor of the will of his son, Nathaniel, which was proved 4 December 1602.[5]
In his 15 August 1606 will, proved 27 Nov 1606, Richard Madockes of Woodhall, Bedfordshire, made bequests to "Mr. Doctor Bulkley, Mistress Olive Bulkley and their daughter Mistress Elizabeth Bulkley" and named Edward as the executor of his will.[5] Edward was also named in the will of his son-in-law, Richard Whittingham (husband of his daughter, Elizabeth), dated 6 March 1615 and proved 18 April 1618.[5]
Marriage and Children
Edward married about 1566, to Olive Irby,[3] daughter of John Irby, Gent., of Leighthorpe, Lincolnshire, and his wife Rose, daughter of Guthlac Overton.[1][2] Edward and Olive had three sons and twelve daughters, including:.
Nathaniel,[1] born about 1574, died in London in 1602, his father being named as the executor of his will.[5]
Paul,[1][3] born ca. 1581 and buried 19 October 1610; attended Queen's College, Cambridge, B.A., M.A., Fellow.[5]
[Rev.] Peter,[3] born 31 January 1582/3 at Odell, married first to Jane Allen and had nine children, married second to Grace Chetwode and had four children; immigrant to New England aboard the Susan & Ellen in 1635; died 9 March 1658/9 at Concord, Massachusetts.[1][5]
Martha, born ca. 1570 and died at Charlestowne, Massachusetts in 1639.[5] She married Abraham Mellowes,[5] had six children and was an immigrant to New England in 1633.[1]
Dorcas, born about 1577, married [Rev.] Antony Ingoldsby, as his second wife[5] and had five children.[1]
Elizabeth, born about 1579, died at Boston 14 October 1643; married first to Richard Whitttingham, Gent. (who died before 18 April 1618),[5] and had one son.[1] She married second to Atherton Hough (or Haugh), Gent.,[5] and had one son; immigrant to New England in 1633.[1]
Sarah, married Oliver St. John, Gent.;[1] she was born about 1580 and had died by 1611.[5]
Burial and Will
Dr. Edward Bulkeley was buried 5 January 1620/21 at Odell, Bedfordshire, England,[2][3] his wife, Olive, having been buried there on 10 March 1614/5,[1] perhaps at All Saints Churchyard.[7]
Edward died testate,[3] his will, proved January 1620/1 is lost,[8] but it is known that a commission to administer was granted to his son, Peter, who was named as the executor in Edward's will [Westminster Act Book, No. 3, fo. 59].[5]
↑ 2.02.12.22.32.4 Douglas Richardson. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham. Salt Lake City, UT: the author, 2013, vol. II, page 9 #20.
↑ 3.03.13.23.33.43.53.6 Venn, J. A., comp., Alumni Cantabrigienses, Vol I (Abbas-Cutts), Part I. (London, England: Cambridge University Press, 1922). Online at Archive.org, page 250.
↑ Fay, Anna Maria. "Some Account of the Life and Times of the Rev. Peter Bulkeley" in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 31 (Apr 1877), online at Google Books, page 153.
↑ Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 06 February 2020), memorial page for Dr Edward Bulkeley (1540–Jan 1621), Find A Grave: Memorial #81510831, citing All Saints Churchyard, Odell, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England; Maintained by Todd Whitesides (contributor 47553735): UNSOURCED.
↑ McArthur, Selim Walker. McArthur-Barnes Ancestral Lines. (Portland, ME: Anthoensen Press, 1964). Online at Archive.org, page 199.
Richardson, Douglas. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 4 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham. 2nd edition. (Salt Lake City, UT: the author, 2011). See also WikiTree's source page for Magna Carta Ancestry.
Richardson, Douglas. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham. (Salt Lake City, UT: the author, 2013). See also WikiTree's source page for Royal Ancestry.
See also:
Bannerman, W. Bruce. Miscellanea Genealogica et Heraldica. London, England: Mitchell, Hughes & Clarke, 1906. Online at Archive.org, page 106: Barker and Bulkeley Pedigree
Green, W.A. and G. Brindley Acworth. Pedigree of Acworth of Bedfordshire, Etc.: Together with some notes on the genealogy. London: Mitchell Hughes and Clarke, 1905. Page 25. FamilySearch. See also this space page: Acworth Pedigree.
Magna Carta Project
This profile was re-reviewed and approved for Magna Carta Project by Thiessen-117 6 February 2020.
The profile mentions a birth in Bellport, Shropshire. There is no Bellport in Shropshire according to Google. It seems far more likely that Edward was born at Buntingsdale in Shropshire where his father and mother lived and his siblings are associated.
It may help understand Edward's origins better to include the pedigree of the Barker and Bulkeley families that is shown in his father Thomas's profile. Dr George Acworth (Acworth-317) was at Cambridge at the same time as Edward and was a leading Protestant theologian, student of Archbishop Mathew Parker who served Ann Boleyne and at the request of Ann, looked after the religeous responsibilities of her daughter - the future Queen Elizabeth. Both Edward Bulkeley and George Acworth are of the same generation and occur in this pedigree.
Would you care to add an unlinked daughter, Mary, Bulkeley-539 as one of his daughters please?. She's listed in the bio as one of his children and it will get her off the Bedfordshire unlinked list. Thanks David
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It may help understand Edward's origins better to include the pedigree of the Barker and Bulkeley families that is shown in his father Thomas's profile. Dr George Acworth (Acworth-317) was at Cambridge at the same time as Edward and was a leading Protestant theologian, student of Archbishop Mathew Parker who served Ann Boleyne and at the request of Ann, looked after the religeous responsibilities of her daughter - the future Queen Elizabeth. Both Edward Bulkeley and George Acworth are of the same generation and occur in this pedigree.
edited by Ian Acworth
edited by Michael Cayley
I added a link to the Barker and Bulkeley pedigree in MGH under the sources heading and removed the image as it is now redundant.
edited by David Cooper (-2021)