Edith Rolfe was born circa 1428 at of Gosfield, Essex, England.1 A settlement for the marriage Edith Rolfe and John Helion, Esq. was made on 28 June 1433;
They had 2 daughters (Philippe, wife of Sir Thomas Montgomery; & Isabel, wife of Humphrey Tyrrell, Esq.)1,2,3,4,5,6
Edith Rolfe died on 1 June 1498 at of Belchamp Walter & Bumpstead-Helion, Essex, England;
She married (2) John Greene, Esq., Speaker of the House of Commons.1,3,5 Her estate was probated on 20 May 1499

Sir Edward Bullock c.1610
Faulkbourne Hall, 1817.

Sir Edward Bullock (c. 1580-1644) was the elder son of Edward Bullock of Wigborough and Loftes in Great Totham. He was knighted by King James I and was a Royalist during the English Civil War. He acquired the manor of Faulkbourne in 1637 and made substantial alterations to Faulkbourne Hall, which remained the family seat until 1897. [1][2][5] He married Elizabeth Wylde and is buried at the St Germanus' Church, Faulkbourne.

Throughout the 17th and 18th centuries, the family thrived through a series of marriages to wealthy heiresses.[2]

Edward Bullock (1663–1705) was lord of seven manors and sat as a Member of Parliament for the County of Essex in 1698 and later for the Borough of Colchester in 1703.[6]

He became Deputy Lieutenant of the County of Essex and High Sheriff of Essex in 1696 and 1703. Through his marriage to Elizabeth, elder daughter of Sir Mark Guyon of Coggeshall, large estates at Coggeshall, Maplestead and Finchingfield were inherited by the family.
After Elizabeth's death, he married Mary, the daughter of Sir Josiah Child of Wanstead.
Sir Josiah thoroughly opposed the marriage and left his daughter a mere £5 in his will "and no more because she hath married not only without my consent but expressly against my command and contrary to her own repeated promises and lette others learne by her example".[1][2]

Through Sir Mark Guyon's younger daughter, Rachel, who married Edward's younger brother, John Bullock,[7] the Guyon estates at Radwinter and Great Wigborough came into the family and passed by intestacy to Col. John Bullock.

By 1426 the manor of Faulkbourne had come into the hands of Sir John Montgomery who in 1439 was granted a licence to crenellate his house there; it is from this period that the present red-brick Hall dates, incorporating fragments of the earlier timbered house.

Sir John was succeeded in 1449 by his widow and then, in 1464, by his son Thomas who was well favoured by the monarchy. His wealth and power was reflected in a visit by Henry VII to Faulkbourne in 1489.

Sir Thomas' widow inherited the estate in 1495 and was succeeded in 1503 by Sir Thomas' sister, Alice Spice whose granddaughter Phillipa married John Fortesque. When John died in 1518, Phillipa married Sir Francis Bryan, who was also very popular at court, being a friend to Henry VIII.

Thus the status of Faulkbourne Hall and its estate remained high. One of the surviving garden walls may date from Sir Francis's time, but no other record of the landscape which surrounded his house has been found to date.

Henry Fortesque, Sir Francis' stepson succeeded and his descendants held the estate until 1637 when it was sold to Sir Edward Bullock.

His grandson, also Edward, added a south-east wing to the Hall in c 1693 and thanks to two marriages to wealthy wives, the Bullock family flourished at Faulkbourne during the C18.

They built the stables to the south of the Hall, the walled kitchen garden to the north, and laid out pleasure grounds and a park with a straight avenue running up to the Hall from the south lodge entrance. In 1832 they added the west front to complete the present facade of the Hall and in the mid C19 extended the park to the north, realigned the north drive, and added the lodges.

In 1897 the estate was put up for sale and was purchased by Mr Christopher Parker who undertook the development of the gardens, including using the remains of the moat to create cascades and a water garden. During the C20, under Christopher Parker's successors, the gardens have retained the layout he gave them. The site remains (2000) in single private ownership.

Sir Edward Bullock (c. 1580-1644) was the elder son of Edward Bullock of Wigborough and Loftes in Great Totham. He was knighted by King James I and was a Royalist during the English Civil War. He acquired the manor of Faulkbourne in 1637 and made substantial alterations to Faulkbourne Hall, which remained the family seat until 1897. He married Elizabeth Wylde and is buried at the St Germanus' Church, Faulkbourne.

Throughout the 17th and 18th centuries, the family thrived through a series of marriages to wealthy heiresses.

Edward Bullock (1663–1705) was lord of seven manors and sat as a Member of Parliament for the County of Essex in 1698 and later for the Borough of Colchester in 1703.

He became Deputy Lieutenant of the County of Essex and High Sheriff of Essex in 1696 and 1703. Through his marriage to Elizabeth, elder daughter of Sir Mark Guyon of Coggeshall, large estates at Coggeshall, Maplestead and Finchingfield were inherited by the family. After Elizabeth's death, he married Mary, the daughter of Sir Josiah Child of Wanstead. Sir Josiah thoroughly opposed the marriage and left his daughter a mere £5 in his will "and no more because she hath married not only without my consent but expressly against my command and contrary to her own repeated promises and lette others learne by her example".

Through Sir Mark Guyon's younger daughter, Rachel, who married Edward's younger brother, John Bullock, the Guyon estates at Radwinter and Great Wigborough came into the family and passed by intestacy to Col. John Bullock.