 Gilbert Bullock, son of Robert Bullock and Eleanor .BORN_SHORT ± 1434 Arborfield, Berkshire, England, DIED_SHORT before 1500 Bray, Arborfield, Berkshire, England Gilbert Bullock of Arborfield aforesaid, esquire, eldest son and heir to Robert aforesaid, married Margaret daughter to William Morris (Norreys) of Bray in the county of Berkshire, esquire, and by her hath issue, Thomas Bullock, his eldest son, Christopher, second sonn, Alice married to William Spencer, Anne married to Oliver Oglander of the Isle of Wight, Avice, first married to Christopher Bellingham and after to Robert Verney (of) in the county of Buckinghamshire. Eleanor married to Richard Garrett of Shinfield in the county of Berkshire Gilbert and Margaret had at lease six children, their eldest son and heir being Thomas. Some sources state that Gilbert died in 1500, however othere believe that he presented Robert Townsend to the rectory of Barkham in 1504 and that he had died by 1514. Margaret, his wife, outlived him and married again to Sir John Langford of Bradfield. Marriage/ Related to:  Margaret Norris, daughter of William Norris and Lady Joan de Vere.Norris or Norreys Gilbert married Margaret, daughter of Sr. William Norreys of Bray and Yattendon, Berks. (Knight of the Body to King Edward IV). Margaret was aunt to Sr. Henry Norris (later usher of the Black Rod and Esquire of the Body to Henry VIII), who was tried and executed in 1536 for his alleged romantic relations with Queen Anne Boleyn. Children: | |||
1) Avice BullockBORN_SHORT 1470 Arborfield, Berkshire, England AVICE BULLOCK, b. Abt. 1470, Arborfield, Berkshire, England; m. (1) CHRISTOPHER BELLINGHAM; b. Abt. 1470, Arberfelde, Berkshire, England; m. (2) ROBERT VERNEY. | |||
2) Eleanor BullockBORN_SHORT 1471 Arborfield, Berkshire, England m. RICHARD GARRETT; b. Abt. 1470. | |||
3) Alice BullockBORN_SHORT 1473 Arborfield, Berkshire, England, DIED_SHORT 1558, 84 or 85 years m. WILLIAM SPENCER; b. Abt. 1459. | |||
4) Thomas BullockBORN_SHORT 1473 Arborfield, Berkshire, England, DIED_SHORT 23 feb 1556 Arborfield, Berkshire, England, 82 or 83 years Thomas Bullock of Arborfield aforesaid, esquire, eldest son and heir to Gilbert aforesaid, married Alice daughter to John Kingsmill, on of the justices of the common place in the county of Southampton, esquire, and by her hath issue, Richard Bullock, his eldest son, Thomas second son, George, third son, William, fourth son and Gilbert Bullock, fifth son, Margaret married to John Malthouse of Binfield in the county of Berkshire, Dorothy married to Francis Booth of Reading in the county of Berkshire, gentleman, Eleanore married to .....Seagre of Reading aforesaid, Margery married and died without issue, Alice married to Thomas Noak of Shinfield in the county of Berkshire. d. 23 Feb 1556/57, Arborfield, Berkshire, England. He married (2) AGNES Abt. 1497. She died Aft. 1558. Thomas Bullock was the eldest son and heir of Gilbert and Margaret. He was Lord of the manors of Arborfield and Barkham by 1514 and was married to Alice, a daughter of John Kingsmill of Hampshire (who was a Justice of the Court of Common Place in the reighn of Henry VIII). It is believed that Thomas and Alice had seven sons and six daughters. Thomas later married again to Agnes, who survived him. Thomas was appointed a Gentleman Usher Extraordinary to the King (Henry VIII) in 1516 and his name appears on the Royal Household list. A few years later he was appointed as one of the Commissioners for the County of Berkshire to collect the subsidy which was levied by Henry VIIIin 1544. Thomas Bullock was returned among the Nobles and Gentry of England who supplied men and horses for the war with France. His contingent consisted of "archers eight, and billmen thirteen". At this time a change was made in the family crest and it is not improbable that the "seven bills" were granted to him in allusion to this martial aid to his sovereign in time of war. By his will of 1557, Thomas made a number of bequests which included "to Barkham Church, a pair of white satin vestments embroidered with a red velvet cross" to Arborfield Church "all such ornaments vestments and coopes all which I bought of Thomas Champyon". For the relief of the poore of Barkham. a direction that Barkham Court should be leased to his widow, Agnes, and the poor of Swallowfield parish also benefited under his will. | |||
6) Christopher BullockBORN_SHORT 1479 Arborfield, Berkshire, England, DIED_SHORT 1559, 79 or 80 years | |||
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