John Bull, (immigrant)

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John Bull, eldest child, and only son, of Isaac Bull and his 1st wife, Mary, was born in 1677 in England. He was married in 1707, in Rhode Island, to Mary Closson, 4th child of Josial Closson and Mary Williamson. Mary Closson was born 08 January 1687 at Little Compton, R.I.

John Bull was called a miller in North Kingston, Rhode Island. He and Mary had ten children, one of whom, Ruth, may have died young as no further record of her has been found.

Six of their sons, (all excepting John), moved into New York Colony about the same time, some settling in Dutchess County. Mary's brother, Nathan Closson, had migrated to Dutchess County, so this may have influenced the six young Bull brothers to "go west" and eventually settle there. They had large families which later helped to colonize the wilderness of other parts of New York in the north and west. Some went to Vermont, the southern part of which was New York at that time. During, and following, the Revolutionary War, some of their descendants went up into Quebec and some eventually migrated westerly across Canada.
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John married Mary Closson about 1710 in North Kingstown, Washington Co, Rhode Island. Mary was born on 5 Jan 1687 in LIttle Compton, Newport Co, Rhode Island; died in 1726 in Dutchess Co, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]