Family:William Bullard and Grace Bignett (1)

Facts and Events
Marriage[1][2] 2 Jul 1587 Barnham, Suffolk, EnglandSt. Martin
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References
  1. Smith, Dean Crawford, and Melinde Lutz Sanborn. The Ancestry of Eva Belle Kempton 1878-1908. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1996-2008)
    1:199, 203.

    p. 199: 'The surname is frequently rendered "Buller" or "Bullar," and the variant "Bullard" is not seen until the 1640s.'
    p. 203: 'WILLIAM BULLARD ... born England say 1561; died probably Barnham between 16 May 1610 when he wrote his will and 18 June 1610 when it was proved (Archdeaconry of Sudbury); married St Martin, Barnham 2 July 1587 GRACE (HOWES) BIGNETTE, born say 1560, died probably shortly before 8 February 1629/30 when her will, in which she calls herself of "Burnham," was proved [(Archdeadonry of Sudbury, R2/54/393)], probably the widow of Stephen Bignett of Eye, Suffolk.

  2. Stott, Clifford L., and Myrtle Stevens Hyde. The English Bullard Family Revisited and their Bignett Connection. New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 154:172-188. (2000)
    154:175-76.

    'William Buller (or Bullard) ... was born say 1562, and he died between 16 May and 18 June 1610, the dates of the execution and probate of his will [citing Archdeaconry of Sudbury Wills, 43/224 (FHL microfilm 97,077)]. He married in the Barnham parish church of St. Martin, 2 July 1587, Grace Bignett [citing St. Martin, Barnham, Bishop's Transcripts (FHL microfilm 989,626), and noting that Smith, in AEBK incorrectly identified Grace as Grace Howes, the widow of Stephen Bignett], who was baptized in the parish of Hoxne, Suffolk, on 8 June 1567, daughter of William and Margaret (_____) Bignett.'