He was the oldest of ten children, though only six lived past age 25. Among his siblings were John Christian Bullitt, Susan Peachy Bullitt (who would later marry Senator Archibald Dixon) and Thomas Walker Bullitt, father of William Marshall Bullitt.
He was the oldest of ten children, with only six surviving to adulthood.  Among his siblings were John Christian Bullitt, Susan Peachy Bullitt (who later married Senator Archibald Dixon), and Thomas Walker Bullitt, whose son was William Marshall Bullitt.