Wills of the BULL family of Helmdon, Northants (and STEVENS of Abthorpe)

Wills of the BULL family of Helmdon, Northants
(and STEVENS of Abthorpe)

an article by David Bennett

Wills (or copies) exist, and have been transcribed, for the people whose names are in bold type below. As can be seen, they form a complete link from John Bull (1554-1618) through 6 generations to Timothy Bull (1716-1787).

(Click on the names in bold to see the transcription)

# A transcription of the Will of Thomas Bull (1692-1762) has also been made. He was the younger brother of Timothy.

All the Wills/copies except two (those for John Bull 1617-1690 and Timothy Bull 1716-1787) are available for inspection at the Northamptonshire Record Office. The other two are available on-line from the PCC Records held at the Public Record Office.

Please click on the names in bold above or see below for a complete list of transcribed documents available on www.helmdon.com:

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John Bull
1554 – 1618
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John Bull
1586 – 1641
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John Bull
1617 – 1690
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John Bull
1655 – 1732
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Thomasin Bull
1630 – 1699
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Timothy Bull (will)
1683 – 1738
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Timothy Bull (inventory)
1683 – 1738
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Thomas Bull
1692 – 1762
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Timothy Bull
1716 – 1787
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James Bull (administration) – 1825
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William Stevens
1688 – 1756
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John Stevens
1718 – 1794
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Richard Stevens
1673 – 1718
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Martha Stevens
1675 – 1718