The Buckley family was one of the pioneer families of northern Franklin County. Their lineage can be traced back to the Rev. Peter Bulkeley who was born in England. Rev. Peter brought his family to this continent very early and is recognized as the founder of Concord, Massachusetts.

Isaac Bulkley (son of Isaac Bulkeley and wife, Deborah Couch) was born about 1766 in Connecticut. On July 13, 1797, he married Abigail Turney in Fairfield, Connecticut. They were the parents of six children, all born in Connecticut. Isaac Bulkley brought his family from Connecticut to Indiana about 1816, about the same time that Indiana was becoming a state. Their children included.

• Jane
• Louisa
• Abigail
• Anson
• Isaac
• Catherine

Isaac Bulkley died in 1834 is buried in Sims Cemetery, Fairfield, Indiana. His is one of the earliest burials. His stone was broken at one time and is now repaired.

Following Isaac's death, his widow, Abigail moved to Carroll County, Indiana to live with a daughter. This was probably Catharine, who had married William Coshaw. Abigail died in 1846 and was buried at Beech Grove (Sharon) Cemetery in Carrollton Township, Carroll County. Note: If anyone has a scan of Abigail's grave marker, I'd like to add it here.

Although the early spelling is Bulkley or Bulkeley, once the family arrived in Franklin County, the spelling became Buckley.

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