Individual Details
Sarah Bulkeley
(August 12, 1640 - 1723)
Sarah Bulkeley was born in Concord and left with her family for Connecticut because of a break in the Concord religious community. Both her grandparents were pastors, famous in their time: John Jones and Peter Bulkeley. Sarah married Eleazer Brown. She was mentioned in her mom's will and inherited several books. She was a widow at about age 73 and lived 10 more years as a widow. Sarah and Eleazer were buried in a cemetery in New Haven. At some point all the headstones and remains were moved (with relative permission) and a monument was placed in the burial spot.
Events
| Birth | August 12, 1640 | Concord, British America |  | ||
| Residence | 1644 | New Haven, British America |  | | |
| Marriage | 1663 | New Haven, British America - Eleazer Brown | | | |
| Civil | 1683 | Mom's will | | ||
| Widow | 1714 | New Haven, British America | |||
| Will | 1723 | New Haven, British America | | ||
| Death | 1723 | New Haven, British America | |||
| Probate | March 14, 1723 | New Haven, British America | | | |
| Burial | Center Church on the Green, New Haven, Connecticut, United States | | |
Families
| Spouse | Eleazer Brown (1642 - 1714) |
| Child | Rebecca Brown (1684 - 1768) |
| Child | Hannah Brown (1674 - 1717) |
| Child | Elizabeth Brown (1670 - 1740) |
| Father | Thomas Bulkeley (1617 - 1658) |
| Mother | Sarah Jones (1619 - 1683) |
Notes
Residence
In 1644 the Bulkeleys (Sarah's dad) and Jones (Sarah's mom) split, following 'trials and discouragements at Concord'. In 1644 Pastor Jones and several families removed to Fairfield. Conn. 'Pastor Bulkeley's sons, Thomas and Daniel, the former married to a daughter of Mr. Jones' left with the Joneses.Marriage
First Congregational Church, New Haven April 15, 1638 the first settlers having just landed assembled for public worship. Marriage records date only to 1758 earlier records were lost in 1779, when the British visited the cityCivil
Sarah's mom's will: for Sarah, Graham's Works 3 vols. Walker's God's Providence, and A View of False Christianity. The will divided the household furniture equally among three daughters.Probate
Administration on Sarah's estate was with John Merriman, husband of Elizabeth and Gershom Brown. September 2, 1723 Benjamin English, Joseph Brown, and Abraham Bradley requested 'administration on the widow's dower'.Burial
A monument at Center Church on the Green Churchyard, explains all the stones and remains were relocated, "no stones at this cemetery gone by the 1800s".Endnotes
1. (1895). || Page 1 .
2. (1847) || Volume 4 page 271 Sarah's birth, Thomas Bulkeley Early records of Boston page 267.
3. (1933). || Page 106 Descendants of Rev. Peter Bulkeley.
4. (2008). || Volume 1 page 217.
5. (1933). || Page 132 Descendants of Rev. Peter Bulkeley.
6. (1933). || Page 132 Descendants of Rev. Peter Bulkeley.
7. , "FindAGrave.com," online database, Find a Grave ( http://www.findagrave.com : accessed ), .