 Abt 1420 - 1463 (~ 42 years)
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| Name |
Bullyne, Geoffrey |
| Born |
Abt 1420 |
Norfolk, England  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
England |
| Buried |
1463 |
St Lawrence Old Jewry, London, England |
| Person ID |
I08065 |
My Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
4 Mar 2015 |
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| Notes |
- Mayor of London.
Will of Geoffrey Bullen
London, June 14, 1463. My body to be buried in the Chapel of St. John, in the Church of St. Laurence in the Jury, London; otherwise in the Church of Blykling, in the Chapel of St. Thomas, if I die in Norfolk. To William, my son, now within age; to Thomas Bullen, my son; to Isabel, Ann, and Alice, my daughters, my lands in the parishes of Blykling, Holtham, Stukey, Mulburton, Kemsing, and Sele; to Dame Ann Hoo, my cousin, a nun at Berking. And I appoint Thomas Boleyn, my brother, my executor. Proved July 2d, 1463.
.... Geoffrey Boleyn came from Salle, County Norfolk, but settled in London. He came from a relatively poor Norfolk family. Despite such humble beginnings and pursuing a career in trade, he married Anne, the daughter and coheiress of Lord Hoo and Hastings, and rose to become Master of the Mercers’ Company. Here he not only attained great opulence but also filled the lord mayor's chair and was made a knight. He married the eldest daughter and co-heir of Lord Hoo and Hastings and they became the parents of several children.With his social position secured by hard work, by a good marriage and a self-made fortune, Geoffrey purchased Blickling Hall in Norfolk and the Manor and Castle of Hever in Kent in 1462. Geoffrey Bullen died in 1464. In his Will
he left £1,000 to the poor householders of London, and £2,000 to the poor householders in Norfolk (his native county), besides large legacies to the London prisons, lazar houses, and hospitals...
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