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William Bunker

William Bunker

Male 1648 - 1712  (64 years)


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  • Name William Bunker  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24] 
    Birth 1648  Tingrith, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Birth 17 Jun 1648  Tingrith, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [19, 20, 24, 25] 
    FSID LCRJ-C1H 
    Burial Jun 1712  Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [19, 20] 
    Death 26 Jun 1712  Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [17, 19, 20, 24, 25] 
    Person ID I818  footsteps
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2025 

    Father George Bunker,   b. 25 Apr 1621, Tingrith, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1659, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 37 years) 
    Relationship unknown 
    Mother Elizabeth Godfrey,   b. Bef 5 Aug 1627, Toddington, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1649, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 21 years) 
    Relationship unknown 
    Marriage 5 May 1644  Maulden, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age at Marriage George was 23 years and 1 month - Elizabeth was 16 years and 9 months. 
    Family ID F919  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Macy,   b. 4 Dec 1648, Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1729, Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Marriage 11 Apr 1669  Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age at Marriage William was ~ 21 years and 4 months - Mary was 20 years and 4 months. 
    Married 11 Apr 1669  Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [25] 
    Children 
    +1. George Bunker,   b. 22 Apr 1671, Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Sep 1743, Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)  [Father: unknown]  [Mother: unknown]
    +2. Jabez Bunker,   b. 7 Nov 1678, Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 May 1750, Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F901  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2025 

  • Notes 
    • His first houselot was included in that of his step-father, Richard Swa in, since he was a minor at the time of the allotment. He was only ten w hen his father, George Bunker had died. He was appointed keeper of the j ail in 1686. On April 11, 1669, he married Mary Macy, daughter of Thoma s and SarahHopcott. William settled at the east end of the island.

      On the hill north of No Bottom Pond, were the church, town house, and j ail, (Bunker Hill) and after William Bunker died the proprietors gave l and to his heirs to replace that taken for the town house. As a propri etor of Nantucket, the group of Bunker children shared in the division o f lands at Fish Lots and Shimmo in 1717, and at West Monomoy and south M onomoy in 1726.

      His first houselot was included in that of his step-father, Richard Swa in, since he was a minor at the time of the allotment. He was only ten w hen his father, George Bunker had died. He was appointed keeper of the j ail in 1686. On April 11, 1669, he married Mary Macy, daughter of Thoma s and Sarah Hopcott Macy. William settled at the east end of the island .

      He owned the famous Bunker Hill, named after him. He contributed $10,0 00 to found Harvard University. By 1652 he and his family were in Tops field, Mass.

      Bunker Genealogy, p26: Born Tingrith, Bedfordshire, England (Tingrith B aptism record): mentioned as age 10 in 1658 administration of father's e state; with his father when drowned at Topsfield, Mass. 1658, and accom panied his mother to Nantucket.
      His first houselot was included in that of his step-father, Richard Swa i n, since he was a minor at the time of the allotment. He was only ten w h en his father, George Bunker had died. He was appointed keeper of the j a il in 1686. On April 11, 1669, he married Mary Macy, daughter of Thoma s a nd SarahHopcott. William settled at the east end of the island.

      On the hill north of No Bottom Pond, were the church, town house, and j a il, (Bunker Hill) and after William Bunker died the proprietors gave l a nd to his heirs to replace that taken for the town house. As a propri e tor of Nantucket, the group of Bunker children shared in the division o f l ands at Fish Lots and Shimmo in 1717, and at West Monomoy and south M o nomoy in 1726.

      His first houselot was included in that of his step-father, Richard Swa i n, since he was a minor at the time of the allotment. He was only ten w h en his father, George Bunker had died. He was appointed keeper of the j a il in 1686. On April 11, 1669, he married Mary Macy, daughter of Thoma s a nd Sarah Hopcott Macy. William settled at the east end of the island .

      He owned the famous Bunker Hill, named after him. He contributed $10,0 0 0 to found Harvard University. By 1652 he and his family were in Tops f ield, Mass.

      Bunker Genealogy, p26: Born Tingrith, Bedfordshire, England (Tingrith B a ptism record): mentioned as age 10 in 1658 administration of father's e s tate; with his father when drowned at Topsfield, Mass. 1658, and accom p anied his mother to Nantucket.
      His first houselot was included in that of his step-father, Richard Swa in, since he was a minor at the time of the allotment. He was only ten w hen his father, George Bunker had died. He was appointed keeper of the j ail in 1686. On April 11, 166 9, he married Mary Macy, daughter of Thoma s and SarahHopcott. William settled at the east end of the island.

      On the hill north of No Bottom Pond, were the church, town house, and j ail, (Bunker Hill) and after William Bunker died the proprietors gave l and to his heirs to replace that taken for the town house. As a propri etor of Nantucket, the group o f Bunker children shared in the division o f lands at Fish Lots and Shimmo in 1717, and at West Monomoy and south M onomoy in 1726.

      His first houselot was included in that of his step-father, Richard Swa in, since he was a minor at the time of the allotment. He was only ten w hen his father, George Bunker had died. He was appointed keeper of the j ail in 1686. On April 11, 166 9, he married Mary Macy, daughter of Thoma s and Sarah Hopcott Macy. William settled at the east end of the island .

      He owned the famous Bunker Hill, named after him. He contributed $10,0 00 to found Harvard University. By 1652 he and his family were in Tops field, Mass.

      Bunker Genealogy, p26: Born Tingrith, Bedfordshire, England (Tingrith B aptism record): mentioned as age 10 in 1658 administration of father's e state; with his father when drowned at Topsfield, Mass. 1658, and accom panied his mother to Nantucke t.
      His first houselot was included in that of his step-father, Richard Swa i n, since he was a minor at the time of the allotment. He was only ten w h en his father, George Bunker had died. He was appointed keeper of the j a il in 1686. On April 11 , 1669, he married Mary Macy, daughter of Thoma s a nd SarahHopcott. William settled at the east end of the island.

      On the hill north of No Bottom Pond, were the church, town house, and j a il, (Bunker Hill) and after William Bunker died the proprietors gave l a nd to his heirs to replace that taken for the town house. As a propri e tor of Nantucket, the grou p of Bunker children shared in the division o f l ands at Fish Lots and Shimmo in 1717, and at West Monomoy and south M o nomoy in 1726.

      His first houselot was included in that of his step-father, Richard Swa i n, since he was a minor at the time of the allotment. He was only ten w h en his father, George Bunker had died. He was appointed keeper of the j a il in 1686. On April 11 , 1669, he married Mary Macy, daughter of Thoma s a nd Sarah Hopcott Macy. William settled at the east end of the island .

      He owned the famous Bunker Hill, named after him. He contributed $10,0 0 0 to found Harvard University. By 1652 he and his family were in Tops f ield, Mass.

      Bunker Genealogy, p26: Born Tingrith, Bedfordshire, England (Tingrith B a ptism record): mentioned as age 10 in 1658 administration of father's e s tate; with his father when drowned at Topsfield, Mass. 1658, and accom p anied his mother to Nantu cket.

  • Sources 
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