Lt. William BUSHNELL^{[1, 2]}

1610 - 1683  (73 years)

• Name	William BUSHNELL
  Prefix	Lt.
  Born	3 Feb 1610	Horsham, Sussex Co. England
  Gender	Male
  BAPM	3 Feb 1610/1	Norsham Co, Sussex, England
  _UID	7A22E0AE6E6AAB4F93395C160A1A2E7B07E9
  Died	12 Dec 1683	Saybrook, Middlesex Co., Connecticut
  Person ID	I22985	Branch 005 Josiah Stafford (Stover) 1662 ME
  Last Modified	25 Jun 2006

  
  

  Father	Francis BUSHNELL,   b. Abt 1580, Thatcham, Berkshire Co. England ,   d. 13 Oct 1646, Guilford, New Haven Co., Connecticut  (Age ~ 66 years)
  Mother	Ferris QUENELL,   b. 17 Apr 1587, Thatcham, Berkshire Co. England ,   d. 10 Mar 1627, Horsham, Sussex Co. England  (Age 39 years)
  Married	13 May 1605	Horsham, Sussex Co. England
  Family ID	F8591	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rebecca CHAPMAN,   b. 1617, Of Saybrook, Middlesex Co., Connecticut ,   d. 14 May 1703, Saybrook, Middlesex Co., Connecticut  (Age 86 years)
  Married	Abt 1643	Saybrook, Middlesex Co., Connecticut
  Children	1. Joshua BUSHNELL,   b. 6 May 1644, Saybrook, Middlesex Co., Connecticut ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Samuel BUSHNELL,   b. 15 Sep 1645, Saybrook, Middlesex Co., Connecticut ,   d. 9 Nov 1727, Guilford, New Haven Co., Connecticut  (Age 82 years)   3. Rebecca BUSHNELL,   b. 5 Oct 1646,   d. Nov 1713  (Age 67 years)   4. William BUSHNELL,   b. 15 Feb 1648, Saybrook, Middlesex Co., Connecticut ,   d. 9 Dec 1711, Saybrook, Middlesex Co., Connecticut  (Age 63 years)   5. Francis BUSHNELL,   b. 6 Jan 1650,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Stephen BUSHNELL,   b. 4 Jan 1654, Saybrook, Middlesex Co., Connecticut ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Thomas BUSHNELL,   b. 4 Jan 1654, Saybrook, Middlesex Co., Connecticut ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Judith BUSHNELL,   b. Jan 1656,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Abigail BUSHNELL,   b. Feb 1660,   d. 31 Aug 1684  (Age ~ 24 years)
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2021
  Family ID	F8590	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Lt. William Bushnell came with his brothers to New England about 1635 and was a founder of Saybrook Colony. According to family tradition, he built the first meeting house in Saybrook about 1646, and by record, built the second. He was a fine carpenter. Records show that he received 6s for mending the drum that called the people to worship and to town meetings and 10s for making pikes for the soldiers. In 1659, he was Collector of the Town Rate and on 3 October 1661 was appointed Ensign of the train band (militia) and served in that capacity during the Indian Wars. On 12 May 1679, he was appointed Lieutenant of the train band. By will of Uncas, Sachem of the Mohigans, date 29 April 1684, 1500 acres of land was devised to him.

  
  

• Sources

  [S4349] Bushnell Family Genealogy. Ancestry and Posterity, P.34-35 (Reliability: 2). [S4663] Stafford Data Branch 14.