Descendants of Daniel Buller of West Prussia

Our earliest proven Bullert ancestor lived in Zempelburg, Kreis Flatow, West Prussia (now Sępólno Krajeńskie, Poland). Daniel Buller (c. 1726–1803) married Marianne Meller (c. 1738–1809) on Nov. 9, 1752. Their marriage record spelled his surname as "Bullert." Early 1700s parish records from Zempelburg alternate between "Buller" and "Bullert" throughout the century. By the early 1800s, the spelling had settled as "Bullert."

One theory for the different spellings: the parish priest was Polish and Daniel Buller was German. The priest wrote down the name as it sounded to him, which may account for the two spellings. The name "Buller" meant a writer of documents — and it is interesting that among the descendants of the Buller/Bullert family are teachers, lawyers, doctors, builders, and engineers.

David Wilhelm Erdmann Buller (b. 31 Jan 1820) and his first cousin Gottfried Buller (b. 16 May 1808) changed the spelling of their last name to "Bullert." At this time, no reason is known for this change. However, early Zempelburg, West Prussia, parish records interchange the spelling between "Buller" and "Bullert."

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