Deacon Thomas BUNCE

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Often confused with his father.

Barbour, Lucius Barnes. Families of Early Hartford, CT. 1982, p.
109-10. Townsman 1679-80-84-89-93-98-1703. Owned a large estate in land
in Hartford, in Rocky Hill, Wethersfield, etc. Owned cov 2nd Ch 22 Feb
1670. Thomas Bunce, Jr & wife rec'd 2nd Church March 24, 1677-8.

Manwaring, II, p. 168-9 Will of Thomas Bunce of Hartford date 25 Apr
1709.
"I, Thomas Bunce, do ordain this to be my last will and
testament: Imprimis: I give to my eldest son Thomas these following
parcels of land, vizt: My homelot in Hartford on which I now dwell, with
all the houseing and outhousing thereon, with all the privileges and
appurtenances thereto belonging. It. My whole lot on Rocky Hill lying
etween the lands of Mr. Joseph Bull and Mr. Samuel Howard. It. An
upland lot lying in Wethersfield bounds, about fifteen acres, near unto
Joseph Skinner's land. It. Half my lot lying in Willcock's lots. It.
The free use of a drift highway to the said land, already laid out,
between the land lately belong to Mr. Bidwell and Samuel Benton. It. My
mowing pasture commonly called Graves's lot, lying between Mr.
Buckingham's land and Mr. Bull's. It. Those parcels of land on the east
side of the Great River in Hartford, viz,. the whole of my upland lot.
It. Half my meadow lot, viz., that half on the north side, it being
divided from the west to the east.
It. My whole right in the five-mile purchase. It. Those several
parcels of land lying in the sourth meadow in Hartford, viz., my lot I
bought of Mr. Samuel Whiting. It. One acre and half lot lying in the
swamp, given me by my father. It. A two-acre lot I bought of Goodman
Cadwell. It. One acre and a half lying in the middle swamp, bought of
Thomas Andrews. It. My property lot in the West Division uplands, with
all my interest in the mills, I give to my son Joseph, to him and his
heirs forever. It. I give to my son Jonathan my home lot in Wethersfield
with all the houseing and out housing thereon. It. All my uplands and
meadow land within th the Township of Wethersfield (excepting only that
lot lying by Joseph Skinner's lands, already given to my son Thomas),
these I give to my son Jonathan and his heirs forever. It. I give to my
son Jospeh and his heirs forever the home lot in Hartford that was my
father's and on which he now dwells, with all the houseing and outhousing
thereon. It. I give to him the southern half of my meadow lot ont he
east side of the great River in Hartford. It. To my daughter Susannah,
besides what I have already given her, I give her 10 shillings. It. To
my daughter Sarah, L9. It. I give to my duaghter Abigail L10. I do
appoint my son Thomas sole executor." Witness: Timothy Woodbridge, John
Bunce. Pvd 3 Sept 1711.

Thomas married Susannah BULL in 1669 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut. Susannah (daughter of Capt. Thomas BULL and Susannah WORTHINGTON) was born after 1646 in England; died in Jan 1693 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Sarah BUNCE was born on 14 Aug 1670; died in 1748 in Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut.
2. Susannah BUNTS was born about 1672; died on 2 Dec 1755.
3. Thomas BUNCE was born on 25 Feb 1672 in Hartford County, Connecticut; and died.
4. Jonathan BUNCE was born on 20 Sep 1674 in Hartford County, Connecticut; died in 1717.
5. John BUNCE was born on 20 Dec 1676 in Hartford County, Connecticut; and died.
6. Joseph BUNCE was born on 20 Jan 1678 in Hartford County, Connecticut; died on 9 Jun 1750 in Hartford County, Connecticut.
7. Abigail BUNCE was born on 17 Sep 1681 in Hartford County, Connecticut; died in 1724.

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Note: Thomas' wife is mistakenly referred to by researchers as Sarah Bull from published accounts of a "Prob" probable marriage mentioned in A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, James Savage, a confusion with their son Thomas. However, age differences cannot be ignored and the lineage of Sarah Bull and her children are proved in Thomas Bull's will. Sarah, wife of THIS Thomas will remain unkown as to her maiden name, and Thomas' son Thomas b: 1648 will remain as the proven husband of Sarah Bull.

As one of an army of about 90 men raised from Hartford, Windsor and Wethersfield, he served as an ensign in the Pequot Indian war of May, 1637...Thomas Bunce was granted 60 acres in 1671 and an additional 50 acres in 1672 by the General Court "for his Good service therein." His land was located near the present site of the state Capitol.

From The Connecticut Nutmegger, September 1991, page 238:
Thomas, the original immigrant who came from England around 1635, probably marched with Hooker from Cambridge to Hartford in 1636. He was there early enough to be considered a "founder", and his name is on the proprietor's list of 1639. He and his wife were members of the Second or South Church.
Thomas accepted civic responsibilities. He was a constable in 1648,
juror in 1649, townsman (selectman) in 1655, 61, and 65, rate setter and list maker
1668-71 and 1672-73. He served as an ensign in the Pequot War, and "for
his Good service therein" was later granted 110 acres of land. His home was
near the site of the present Capitol. He was evidently involved with
construction work, since records show he helped build a new mill, and he worked to repair the bridge across Little River in 1648.
His descendants were many in Connecticut, as evidenced by their numbers in
Barbour's 'Families of Early Hartford'.
Genealogical Guide to the Early Settlers of America, Henry Whittemore,
1967:
He had Thomas, John, Sarah, Mary 1645, Elizabeth.
References - Hinman's Conn. Settlers, 403; Tuttle Gen. 658; Savage's Gen.
Dict. vol. 1, 298.
Boston Transcript, July 2, 1930, #9800: The list of names on the Hartford
Monument is copied from the account of the Hartford, Ct., old burying
ground, by the Ruth Wyllys Chapter, D. A. R.
"In the center of the cemetery is a venerable monument erected in 1835 in
1835 to the memory of 'The Founders of Hartford.' One hundred and two names
including Thomas Bunce.
Boston Transcript, 22 July 1908, #9961: The inventory of Thomas Bunce was
taken August 3, 1683. Will not dated. To his son John Bunce he gave "my Lott
Lyeing over against Mr. Webster," etc. The two last parcels of land John Bunce
was "to possess immediately after the decease of me & my wife Sarah Bunce."
Founders of Early American Families, Emigrants from Europe 1607-1657,
1975:
Documentation of Son Thomas - attributed to father:
Bunce, Thomas. Hartford (Mass.) 1636 d there 1683. Ensign. Member of committee
of safety. Stiles, Wethersfield; Savage.
!A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, James Savage,
1965: Bunce, Thomas, Hartford 1636, serv. next yr. in the Pequot war,
had, prob. by a d. of capt. Thomas Bull, under wh. he had act. in that was, ch.
Thomas; John; Sarah, wh. m. John White of Hatfield, and, next Nicholas
Worthington; Mary, b 17 sept. 1645, wh. m. Thomas Meakins of Hatfield,
and, next, John Downing; and Eliz. wh. m. Jacob White of Hartford, br. of John
bef. nam.

SOURCES: Austin's Gen. Dict. Vol. 1 pg. 294
Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Mass.
Conn. Gen. Vol. 1 pg. 535
Abridged Comp. of American Gen. Vol. 1

Thomas, the original immigrant who came from England around 1635, probably marched with Hooker from Cambridge to Hartford in 1636. He was there early enough to be considered a "founder", and his name is on the proprietor's list of 1639. He and his wife were members of the Second or South Church.

Thomas accepted civic responsibilities. He was a constable in 1648, juror in 1649, townsman (selectman) in 1655, 61, and 65, rate setter and list maker 1668-71 and 1672-73. He served as an ensign in the Pequot War, and "for his Good service therein" was later granted 110 acres of land. His home was near the site of the present Capitol. He was evidently involved with construction work, since records show he helped build a new mill, and he worked to repair the bridge across Little River in 1648.

His descendants were many in Connecticut, as evidenced by their numbers in
Barbour's 'Families of Early Hartford'.

The Genealogical and Family History of the State of Connecticut, p. 535, and other sources state that Thomas Bunce was born in 1612 in England, said to have been from "Saybrooke, England," of English or Scottish ancestry. He was a "sturdy Puritan, who was at Hartford in 1639, a landed proprietor."
He was considered a wealthy man, as he owned land in Hartford and Wethersfield at the time of his death. His wife survived him by ten years, dying in January, 1693/94, leaving a will dated 1689, which mentioned their grandchildren, Sarah, Thomas and Mehitabel Meekins, and the two oldest children of her son, John Bunce, leaving the remainder of her property to her sons John and Thomas Bunce, executors of her will. A copy of her will also appears in A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records, in Vol. 1, p. 283,

Thomas married Sarah in 1633 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut. Sarah was born about 1612 in Connecticut; died in Jan 1693 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Note: Thomas' wife is mistakenly referred to by researchers as Sarah Bull from published accounts of a "Prob" probable marriage mentioned in A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, James Savage, a confusion with their son Thomas. However, age differences cannot be ignored and the lineage of Sarah Bull and her children are proved in Thomas Bull's will. Sarah, wife of THIS Thomas will remain unkown as to her maiden name, and Thomas' son Thomas b: 1648 will remain as the proven husband of Sarah Bull.

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James married Elizabeth RAYNOR about 1604 in Kent, Jefferson County, Indiana. Elizabeth (daughter of Matthew RAYNOR and Mary Margaret RAYNER) was born on 1 Nov 1589 in Kent, England; died on 11 Aug 1638 in Goudhurst, Kent, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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John married Dorothie MOSS about 1584 in Kent, Jefferson County, Indiana. Dorothie was born about 1567 in Kent, England; died in in Kent, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Matthew married Mary Margaret RAYNER. Mary was born in 1520 in England; died after 1589 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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