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About “Goodman” Edmund Bushnell, Sr.
2. Edmund Bushnell, called by Gov. Winthrop, "Goodman," (R-2), bapt. Horsham, co. Sussex, Eng. 27 Apr. 1606 (R-1), d. Ten Hills Farm, Medford, Mass. 28 Mar. 1636 (R-2), son of Francis Bushnell and Ferris Quenell.
Family
Edmund Bushnell m. Horsham 16 Aug. 1627 Martha Hallor, who d. in Boston, Mass. bef. 16 May 1669 (R-1). She m. 2nd, bef. 8 Feb. 1646, Ensign William Beamsley as his 2nd wife who d. Boston, 29 Sept. 1658 (R-3-12).
Martha married Edmund Bushnell on 2 Aug 1627 in Horsham, West Sussex, England and had five children, as follows:[2][4]
- Edmund, baptized at Horsham 16 Sept 1628, buried there 27 Jan 1628/9;
- Edward, baptized at Horsham 10 Dec 1629, mentioned in will of his step-father William Beamsley Sept 1658, no further record found;
- Elizabeth, baptized at Horsham, 2 April 1632, married about 1652 Edward Page of Boston and had 7 children;
- Francis, baptized Horsham 16 March 1633/4, buried there 5 May 1635;
- Mary, born at Ten Hills Farm, Medford, Massachusetts, June 1636, baptized in Boston, 17 Feb 1638/9, "mentioned as Mary Robinson in the will of her step-father William Beamsley 14 Sept 1658", married at Boston 3 Oct 1657 George Robinson, married (2) Thomas Dennis.[4]
Martha and Edmund Bushnell, with their surviving children Edward and Elizabeth, came to New England in 1635. Edmund Bushnell worked for John Winthrop, Jr., son of Gov. Winthrop, managing his Ten Hills Farms in Medford, Massachusetts.
Biography
Edmond Bushnell and his wife, Martha Hallor, are last referred to in the Horsham Register under the date of bur. of their fourth child, Francis (R-1), and abt. four months later we find them in London on the eve of their departure in the True Love for New England, he bearing two letters addressed to John Winthrop, Jr., son of Gov. Winthrop, in both of which he is highly recommended (R-13). Hotton, In his lists of emigrants to America (R-14), does not include them as passengers, but as the vessel was delayed for two days, it is evident that other passengers were taken on, other than those listed.
Soon after their arrival in Boston, he received a grant of land (R-8) under the Act of Nov. 1635, which required that a house be built thereon before the 1st March, following, but it is probable that he went into the service of Gov. Winthrop at once, as this land grant was cancelled 21 Mar. 1635/6 (R-8), and seven days later he d. at Ten Hills Farm (R-2), leaving a widow, son and daughter, and another daughter who was born some three months later. The Governor, in a letter to his son, John, then on an expedition to the mouth of the Connecticut River, refers to his death and calls him "Goodman Bushnell" (R-2), and in another letter states, "I had him down to Boston to do him what honor I could at his burial." (R-2).
On 25 Jan. 1636/7 his widow, Martha, received a grant of land in Boston for a house and garden (R-8), and on 19 Feb. 1637/8 (R-8) was granted "for fyve heads," a tract of land at Mt. Woolaston for a farm. She was adm. to the 1st. ch. of Boston, 3 Feb. 1638/9 (R-8-17) and two weeks later, on the 17th, presented her daughter, Mary, for bapt. (R-4).
She m. 2nd, as his 2nd wife, Ensign William Beamsley, an Innkeeper and distiller, and a Member of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Boston (R-11) and had by him a. dau. Abigail, b. 8 Feb. 1646, bapt. 8 Feb. 1648/9, who provably d.y. (R-12). He d. 29 Sept. 1658 (R-4), and in his will, dated 14 Sept. 1658 (R-3-15), he named his wid.; his children by his first wife, and his widows children by her 1st husband, Edward Bushnell, Elizabeth Page, and Mary Robinson, but left his property to his widow, which at her death was to be sold and the proceeds divided among all his children. She deposed to the Inv. 8 Oct. 1658 (R-3), which was probated the 15th following. On 26 Jan. 1662/3, wid. Beamsley applied for a license for "stilling strong watters and retailing of the same, considering it hath ben a former imployment of her family releafe” (R-16), which was granted, 12 June 1663.
She probably d. just prior to 16 Nov. 1668, as on this date Edward Bushnell and all his sisters and step-sisters, with their husbands, sold the homestead in Boston to Key Alsop, and all signed the deed except Edward Bushnell, Thomas Dennis (the then husband of Mary Robinson), and Mary and Andrew Peters or Peterson, who had disposed of their interests to their brother-in-law Samuel Graves (R-10). This property was opposite the landing docks where the ships from overseas unloaded, and adjoining it was the property of Edward Page (R-10).
Children, 5, (R-1-2-3-4): 13. i. Edmond, bapt. 16 Sept. 1628 14*. ii. Edward, bapt. 10 Dec. 1629 15. iii. Elizabeth, bapt. 2 Apr. 1632 16. iv. Francis, bapt. 16 Mar. 1633/4 17. i. George Robinson, b. 30 Mar. 1658/9
-- (abridged) from the Bushnell Family Genealogy compiled by George Eleazer Bushnell, revised and maintained by Irving E. Bushnell Jr. at http://www.bushnellfam.com
Notes
Note: The location of his death had been disputed. Mystery is solved. One of the records lists his residence as Boston. This seems to fit. However he still died in Ten Hills. Ten Hills Farm was a slave plantation at this time. During these early days of the plantations, they had slaves and servants and they also had to work the land unless they were excessively rich. It seems he would have lived in Boston and worked at the Plantation or was visiting for some reason. He then died while doing one of these two activities and then was buried in Boston, where he lived.
References
- https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=128318605
- GEDCOM Note 2 AGE 0 2 AGE 29 Ancestral File Number:<AFN> 3GN8-HS
- https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Bushnell-15 cites
- ↑ Personal knowledge of Paul Lee
- ↑ ged on Dec 31, 2011 by J. C. Adamson
- ↑ .ged on Jul 8, 2011 by ][[McCullough-222 | Brian McCullough
- ↑ England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
- ↑ New England, The Great Migration and the Great Migration begins, 1620-1635
- ↑ North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
- ↑ U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
- ↑ U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
- ↑ Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
- Great Migration 1634-1635, A-B. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume 1, A-B, by Robert Charles Anderson, George F. Sanborn, Jr., and Melinde Lutz Sanborn. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1999. Featured Sketch of Edmund Bushnell. pp. 507 - 509.link for subscribers
- http://www.tenhillsfarm.com/Artist.asp?ArtistID=11315&Akey=3CTF7J7Z
- Ten Hills Farm: The Forgotten History of Slavery in the North by C.S. Manegold
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“Goodman” Edmund Bushnell, Sr.'s Timeline
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April 27, 1606
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September 16, 1628
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December 10, 1629
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April 2, 1632
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March 28, 1636
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Ten Hills Farm, Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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