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This information is contributed by Spencer A. Bullard
The following documents were submitted by Spencer Bullard and have a wealth of information for anyone researching the Bullard Family. |
NAME |
DATE |
ACRE |
LOCATION |
COMMENT |
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063 |
Bullard, William |
Oct 7, 1760 |
150 |
North side of Goshen Swamp |
Was surveyed but I was unable to determine exact location. For some reason this land was never granted Aka William1.Father of Nathan, William2, and Joshua. |
612 |
Bullard, William |
Nov 15, 1762 |
315 |
North side of Goshen Swamp and South side of Westen’s Branch (aka Bullard Branch). |
Was surveyed but I was unable to determine exact location. For some reason this land was never granted Aka William1.Father of Nathan, William2, and Joshua. |
272 |
Bullard, William |
Nov 15, 1762 |
315 |
North Side of Goshen Swamp. |
(Appears to be a duplicate entry.) |
272 |
Bullard, William to Absalom Westen |
Feb 13, 1764 |
50 |
This appears to be the land west (or southwest) of Bullard Branch on the left end of survey tract |
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Bullard, William to Daniel Herring |
Feb 28, 1771 |
150 |
This appears to be the land east of Arthur Herring Property surveyed for Wm. Bullard in Land Grant #062 |
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Bullard, William to Daniel Herring |
Mar 3, 1777 |
15 |
Northeast of the mouth of Indian Branch at Goshen Swamp |
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Bullard, William |
Oct 17, 1778 |
100 |
Wm. Bullard enters 100 ac on the dreans of Absolam’s Br.; border; his own land, John Sulivant, & his new entry. |
Entry #384, Abstract of Land Entries, Duplin |
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1895 |
Bullard, William |
Jan 24, 1879 |
22 |
Joining his own land and John Sullivants line on south side of Absolem’s Branch. (Bullard) |
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Bullard, William to Stephen Herring |
Mar 18, 1796 |
122 1/2 |
North side of Goshen Swamps & below Absolom’s Branch in 2 tracts: (1) 100A beg. At a hickory beg. Tree of 1762 patent running down branch to water oak to sd Herring’s Line. (2) 22 ½A beg. At a pine Sullivent”s Corner to a Gum in Absolom’s Branch. |
Page 85 #275, Duplin Deed Book 3A. January Court 1798. |
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Bullard, William |
Jan 17, 1798 |
Deed: William Bullard to Stephen Herring for Sundry lands, proved by Owen O’Daniel; Ordered Registered |
January Court 1798 |
TABLE - 1 - WILLIAM BULLARD DUPLIN COUNTY LAND TRANSACTIONS 1783 DUPLIN COUNTY, NC. TAX LIST13 The Duplin County 1783 Tax List includes the following BULLARD and STROUD names among others: (Includes Sampson County Area which was created from Duplin in 1784) First page of about 30 names missing. Assessment and Taxes of Capt. Wards, Capt. Hubbard’s, and Capt. Whiteheads Companies 1783: William Stroud – 58 Lutson Stroud - 115 William Bullard – 46 Jeremiah Bullard - 143 Thomas Bullard - 31 Assessment and Taxes of Capt. Tooles, Capt. Wards, and Capt. Pipkins Companies 1783; Thomas Bullard - 19 The names shown here is evidence that they lived in Duplin County in 1783. The presence of JEREMIAH and two THOMAS BULLARDs raises a question of their relationship to WILLIAM1 and NATHAN. Can they be brothers of WILLIAM1 or older brothers of NATHAN? Also, can they be the JEREMIAH and THOMAS BULLARDs who served in the Revolutionary War? Yes answers to these questions need to be verified or ruled out. NATHAN BULLARD at about age 18 was too young to be taxed or to serve in the Revolutionary War. Records do indicate that Jeremiah and Thomas BULLARD are the Revolutionary War Veterans. Figure 4 shows the location of William1 BULLARD and Nathan BULLARD Land Grants in Duplin County NC and Chesterfield County SC respectively. Anson County NC is separated from Chesterfield County SC by the State Line. A look at land records for JEREMIAH BULLARD shows that he acquired land between 1755 and 1770 in southwest Duplin County between Little Cohera and South River on the head of Black Branch. This is about 30 miles west of WILLIAM BULLARD farm and near the border ofFIGURE 4 - NORTH & SOUTH CAROLINA SHOWING LOCATION OF LAND GRANTS
14 Bladen County. Assuming he were about 30 years old at the time (he owned land) would seem to make Jeremiah about the age of WILLIAM1 and somewhat out of the area for immediate family. I have found no evidence of a relationship to WILLIAM1 BULLARD. Thomas Bullard acquired several parcels of land in Johnson and Dobbs Counties on both sides of Norhunta Swamp in October 1755. This is located about 30 miles north of WILLIAM BULLARD farm near the line between Johnson and Dobbs counties. Again, assuming Thomas to be about 30 (he owned land) at the time would mean birth about 1725 and make him about the age of WILLIAM1 BULLARD. THOMAS and JERIMIAH BULLARD could be brothers of WILLIAM1, although I have found no evidence of relationships between the three. There is good reason to believe these are the THOMAS and JEREMIAH BULLARDS’ who served in the Revolutionary War from the State of North Carolina. 1786 Duplin County NC State Census William Bullard 1 white male age 21 to 60 (William1 Bullard born abt. 1725.) 2 white males of other age (William2 age abt. 19 and Joshua age abt. 12) 4 white females (Wife and three unnamed daughters) William Stroud 1 white male age 21 to 60 (William age unknown) 1 white male other age (Son under age 21) 3 white females (Wife and 2 daughters) 1 black person age 12 to 50 Lutson Stroud. 1 white male age 21 to 60 (Lutson Jr. Age not determined) 2 white males other age (Two sons age not determined) 3 white females (Wife; Hannah Croom and 2 daughters, one believed to be Sarah born 1775-1780) TABLE 2 - 1786 DUPLIN COUNTY STATE CENSUS The Census of Duplin County, (Duplin & Sampson Counties) NC in April 1786, Captain Whitehead’s District is shown in TABLE 2. The WILLIAM1 BULLARD in this Census is the father of NATHAN living on the farm north of Goshen Swamp. The 2 white males of other age in WILLIAM1 BULLARDs Family are thought to be WILLIAM2 and JOSHUA both under age 21 and identified in the 1800 Anson County, NC Census. They are thought to be younger brothers of NATHAN1. Numbers with name have been added to identify individuals with the same name. Comments in Formal Script in the Tables are my own speculations based on subsequent census data. Records have been found that indicate that NATHAN1 BULLARD was likely married with a son named WILLIAM3 born in 1784. I have assumed from this that NATHAN1 and his FIRSTWIFE were living in a separate residence on the WILLIAM BULLARD farm. They were not recorded in the Duplin County Census of 1784-1787. The State Census was taken between 1784 and 1787 with note stating that Captain Whitehead’s District was taken by Frederick Barfield and was returned April 1786. NATHAN1 who records show was born between 1760 and 1765 was likely missed in this Census, or had not turned 21 at the time the Census was taken.
15 The other males in the Census are brothers of NATHAN1 both of whom are named in the 1800 Anson County, NC Census as WILLIAM2 and JOSHUA. In the 1800 census WILLIAM2 and NATHAN1 are in the same age group, 26 to 45, and JOSHUA is in the 16 to 26 age group. Ten years later in the 1810 Chesterfield County, S. C. Census, and NATHAN1 is in the age 45+ group and the WILLIAM3 is shown in the 16-26 age group about 20 to 30 years younger than NATHAN1. This WILLIAM3 is a different person than the Anson County NC WILLIAM2 in the 1800 Census. None of the three names NATHAN1, WILLIAM2, or JOSHUS, are shown in any 1810 NC County Census. The WILLIAM3 BULLARD in the 1810 Chesterfield County, S. C. Census is likely a son of NATHAN1 found in his household in the 1800 Anson County, NC census. Records have not been found showing the death of WILLIAM1 BULLARD or his Spouse. It is believed he died about 1796-1797 in Duplin County, NC and that all of his land had been sold. His three known sons, NATHAN1, WILLIAM2, and JOSHUA, are believed to have moved to Anson County, NC between 1797 and 1800. No records have been found indicating the marriage or location of three daughters identified in the 1786 Duplin County Census. It is not known whether there were children older than NATHAN1 in WILLIAM1’s Family. DUPLIN COUNTY COURT RECORDS Duplin County Court Records provide some insight into the history of location and activities of the William1 BULLARD Family. TABLE 3 shows entries relating to BULLARD and STROUD court actions from 1785 to 1800. The first entry in the TABLE for July, 18, 1785 was significant in that it ordered the establishment of 17 Districts along Goshen Swamp to facilitate
16 TABLE 3 - DUPLIN COUNTY COURT ENTRIES RELATING TO BULLARD AND STROUD work necessary to open a channel for boats to navigate the waters and to be able to “pass and repass”. Nathan1 BULLARD was named to District #5 with Sampson GRIMES as Overseer. A total of 231 names of persons living on both sides of the Swamp were assigned to the various 17 Districts. William1 BULLARD Land was in District #5. This provides the proof that Nathan1 BULLARD was the son William1 BULLARD. (See Appendix A) The Court entries are records of the authority to layout and construct a new road that likely exists today across properties and Branches. It ordered “hands and Overseer” to accomplish the necessary work and to report on progress and problems. William1 BULLARD was assigned to work on the middle third of the road that traversed the 17 miles of the run of Goshen Swamp. In 1796 and 1797 Nathan1 BULLARD was likely still in Duplin County and William1 BULLARD was still alive based on the Court Entries that named them. This could mean that some of Nathan1 and Sarah Stroud BULLARD Family including Wright were likely born before moving to Anson County NC. The move of Nathan1 and his brothers, William2 and Joshua to Anson County suggests that their Father, William1, likely died about 1796 in Duplin County. STROUDS are included in TABLE 3 because later documentation will show that Lutson STROUD is the father of Sarah STROUD, wife of Nathan1 BULLARD. Lutson STROUD identifies Arthur STROUD as his brother in his will. (See Appendix D).
17 NATHAN1 BULLARD FAMILY IN DUPLIN AND ANSON COUNTIES NC. Page 15 of Duplin County Early Marriage Bonds shows NATHAN1 BULLARD married SARAH STROUD January 21, 1795. Sampson GRIMES was Bondsman and witness (Appendix D). NATHAN1 and his brothers, WILLIAM2 and JOSHUA evidently moved to Anson County, NC between 1797 and 1800. All three are found in the 1800 Anson County, NC Census with spouses and families shown in TABLE 4
TABLE 4 - 1800 ANSON COUNTY NC FEDERAL CENSUS
Chesterfield County SC is separated from Anson County NC by the State Line. SC Land Records reveal that NATHAN1 BULLARD obtained a Land Grant for 82 acres along Deep Creek about 5 miles WNW of the village of Chesterfield in 1806. This is about 2 miles south of the NC State Line near present village of Ruby, and could mean that Nathan1 was living in this area when he was included in the Anson County NC census of 1800. Anson County Land Records show that his brothers WILLIAM2 and JOSHUA were living a few miles north in Anson County NC at this time. TABLE 5 defines the location of these properties as recorded in the County Records..
18 TABLE 5 - BULLARD LAND IN CHESTERFIELD SC AND ANSON NC COUNTIES A survey of the Nathan1 BULLARD Land Grant in Chesterfield County made in 1806 is shown in Figure 5. Source of these data are The South Carolina State Historical and Genealogical Archives in Columbia, SC.
19 FIGURE 5 - NATHAN1 BULLARD CHESTERFIELD COUNTY SC LAND SURVEY NATHAN1 and SARAH STROUD BULLARD Family are believed to have lived on this farm from about 1800 to 1812, a period when many of their children were born. TABLE 6 shows the Chesterfield County, SC 1810 Census. Children names as determined from later Censuses have been added and in TABLE 6. This Census shows both NATHAN1 and WILLIAM3 BULLARD Families. William3 is believed to be the first son of NATHAN1 and his FIRSTWIFE. Later court records and censuses show that this William3 BULLARD married Frances BLAKENEY after 1800 in Chesterfield County SC.
TABLE 6- 1810 CHESTERFIELD COUNTY SC FEDERAL CENSUS
WILLIAM3 BULLARD shown in this Census is assumed to be an eldest son of NATHAN1 and a FIRSTWIFE because birth year is indicated between 1884 and 1890 and he is believed to be the same male age 10+ in the 1800 Anson County, NC Census for NATHAN1 BULLARD FAMILY.. The Census order of names indicates he was not living far from NATHAN1. The area northwest of the town of Chesterfield is shown in FIGURE 6. Nathan1 BULLARD’S LAND GRANT is believed to have been located along Deep Creek near the town of Ruby about 2.5 miles south of the State Line. His brothers William2 and Joshua acquired land in southwest Anson County just north of the State Line. The names of Deadfalls Creek, Brown Creek and Rushing Branch of Thompson Creek found in their Deeds are shown on the map. All of the Chesterfield County Court House Records were burned in a fire in 1765 by General Sherman’s Union Army march to Atlanta during the Civil War. For this reason no records of the BULLARD Families have been found in Chesterfield County except for an Equity Suit that will be discussed later. The Land Records shown in TABLE 5 provides some clues to the Family movements. At the time Nathan1 BULLARD was surveying and recording his property in Chesterfield County on Deep Creek in 1806, his brothers, William3 and Joshua, were doing the same north of the State Line in Anson County all within 7 miles of each other. It is doubtful that they knew they were in different states at that time. In December 1812 William3 BULLARD, son of Nathan1, purchased 200 acres on the north side of Deadfall Creek in Anson County just north of the State line. He sold this property on November 11, 1817.
20 The purchase of land in Anson County in 1812 suggests that a Family movement to North Carolina may have occurred. Nathan1’s son Stroud, born in 1814, gives NC as his place of birth in later censuses. Two years later when son, Lorenzo Dow was born in 1816, the family could have been in Tennessee. Lorenzo Dow lists TN as his place of birth for most censuses.
21 FIGURE 6 - MAP SHOWING AREA OF BULLARD LANDS IN 1806
BULLARD WOMEN IN NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA Before leaving North and South Carolina with the Nathan1 and Sarah (Stroud) BULLARD Family some words about the BULLARD Women is in order. The William1 BULLARD Census of 1786 for Duplin County, NC shows 4 white females. These are assumed to be William1’s wife and three daughters. Only the name of Rebekah BULLARD has been found as a witness to a land transaction in October 1784 Duplin County Court and recorded in Deed Book 1A, page 8, entry #88. This followed a transaction witnessed by Nathan BULLARD on page 7 of this same Book 1A in the same October Court Session. Considering the date and place it is reasonable to assume that Rebekah BULLARD is either Nathan’s Mother, Nathan’s Firstwife, or one of three sisters. There is no way of knowing which, but the William1 BULLARD Family were the only Bullards in this area of Duplin County at that time. It is reasonable to assume that Nathan1’s mother was a Wright (Surname). This is supported by the fact that several Wright Families lived in Goshen Swamp area since their names occur many times in Court documents and Land Transactions. It is further supported by the fact that Nathan1 and Sarah (Stroud) named their first son Wright. Naming a son with surname of the Father’s mother was a common tradition among English Families at this time. It must be assumed that Nathan1 married a Firstwife before the birth of a son, William3 in 1784. It also must be assumed that a daughter was born to this union as indicated in the Anson County Census of 1800. It must be further assumed that Firstwife died before Nathan1 married Sarah Stroud January 21, 1795. These assumptions are supported by the fact that these two children remained with Nathan1 and Sarah after marriage. It would seem to account for the fact that Nathan1 was not included in the family of William1 BULLARD in the Duplin County 1786 Census. There is reliable evidence showing that SARAH STROUD who married Nathan BULLARD January 21, 1795 in Duplin County North Carolina (see Appendix D) is a daughter of Lutson STROUD Jr. Lutson STROUD Jr. named his wife and children in his Will written in 1797 and probated in Duplin County, NC in 1798. The six children named are: Lewis, Selah, Winny, Isaac, Zelpha, and Able Croom. His wife was Hannah CROOM. I have verified that the handwritten copy of Lutson STROUD Jr Will on file in the North Carolina State Archives did in fact spell his daughter’s name as SELAH. I am certain that this SELAH is the daughter who married Nathan BULLARD as SARAH STROUD as noted above. This conclusion is based on the following facts: 1. Lutson STROUD and William STROUD are both named on the same Duplin County District 1783 Tax List with William BULLARD, father of Nathan. (They were neighbors). 2. Lutson STROUD and William STROUD are both named in the 1786 Duplin County NC State Census in the same District with William BULLARD. 3. These are the only STROUD and BULLARD Families found in Duplin County at that time. 4. In the Book, The Heritage of Lenoir County, published by The Lenoir County Historical Association, Kingston, North Carolina, 1981 a biographical sketch, Article 727, of Franklin STROUD by Romana Ann Collins Jenkins states that Franklin’s great-grandparents were Lutson STROUD jr and Hannah CROOM. Romana Jenkins also states that the children of Lutson and Hannah Croom included a Celia (BULLARD) among the other five named children. SELAH was obviously spelled CELIA here since the Will did not list a daughter Celia. The BULLARD named here is obviously Nathan BULLARD. 5. In a Book, A Saga of STROUDS & STRODES, by Octavia Jordan Perry, printed by Deford & Company, Baltimore, MD, 1966, Perry discusses the Revolutionary War Service of the
22 Duplin County, NC William and Lutson STROUD. He states that William STROUD left Duplin County after the War and he died in Mississippi. His children did not include a name that could be construed to be SARAH. 6. Since the Marriage Bonds of Duplin County North Carolina, in the NC State Archives include the January 21, 1795 marriage of SARAH STROUD to NATHAN BULLARD with Sampson GRIMES as bondsman and witness, it is reasonable to assume that SARAH pronounced her name such that the recorder spelled it as it appears in the record. I am certain for the reasons stated that SARAH (aka Selah, Celia) STROUD is the daughter of Lutson Jr and Hannah STROUD. Lutson STROUD Jr. is named in lists of Revolutionary War Soldiers who served in the North Carolina Militia. He was reported to have been wounded in the buttox in one of the battles. Subsequent Census records of Sarah’s age groups translate to birth between 1775 and 1780. Octavia Perry in A Saga of Strouds and Strodes provides information that: .“James Stroud married Miss Lott, had a son Lutson, who married Hannah Croom.“ We can assume that these are the parents and grandparents of our Sarah STROUD. Through the 1810 Chesterfield County Census the following BULLARD Women can be identified as likely living at that time: Nathan1’s three sisters remaining in Duplin County NC. Nathan1’s daughter by Firstwife about age 20 in 1810. Nathan1 and Sarah (Stroud)’s two daughters born between 1795-1800 Frances BLAKENEY, wife of William3, whom he married after 1800.
Some possibilities of who these BULLARD Women may be follows: 1. From South Carolina Marriages, 1800-1820 compiled by Brent H. Holcomb, Baltimore Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. 1981 – the following marriage it is noted: Adams, W. M. & Julah BULLARD of Marlboro, by Rev. Wm. Bennett, 18 Aug. 1813 Marlboro. Marlboro County is adjacent to Chesterfield County to the East. Julah Bullard may be a daughter of Nathan1 and Sarah Stroud BULLARD? 2. Among the Wills of Marlboro County South Carolina, Delwyn Associates, Albany, GA: Will of Giles NEWTON signed 31 Mar. 1804 probated 21 Oct. 1807 Wife: Betty Dau: Martha BULLARD, Ann Herndon, Elizabeth Summerall Sons: Younger Newton, James Newton Grdau: Betty Postwood Excr: son Younger Newton and son-in-law Benjamin Herndon Wit: Chas. Bright, Peter Stubbs, Lewis Nelone It is reasonable to assume that Giles NEWTON’S daughters were married. Can Martha (Newton) BULLARD be the wife of William2 or Joshua BULLARD, brothers of Nathan1? Considering the time and place, we can only assume it is possible. 3. William3 BULLARD, son of Nathan1 and Firstwife, married Frances BLAKENEY after 1800 in Chesterfield County SC. Frances was a sister of William BLAKENEY who died prior to 1843 leaving a large estate including over 4000 acres of land on Hill Creek. This was about 10 miles west of village of Chesterfield SC and near the NC State Line. Several BLAKENEYs lived in this area a few miles west of Nathan1’s Land Grant. William3 and Frances
23 (Blakeney) BULLARD possibly was living on some of the BLAKENEY land in 1810 when the Census was taken. William3 was only a few names removed from Nathan1 in the 1810 Census which provides some clues to the location of the Nathan1 BULLARD Land Grant of Deep Creek.
WILLIAM3 AND FRANCES BLAKENEY BULLARD SC EQUITY SUIT There was an Equity Suit filed in Chesterfield County, SC in 1843 for the purpose of dividing the estate of deceased William BLAKENEY. The Suit was filed by Leah BLAKENEY, the widow of William. Named in the suit are WILLIAM3 and wife FRANCES (BLAKENEY) BULLARD with others. FRANCES was a sister of the deceased William Blakeney. Sworn affidavits filed in the case identified WILLIAM3 and FRANCES BULLARD who were then living in Monroe County, AL as legal heirs. (See Appendix E)
TABLE 7 - 1810, 1830, AND 1840 MONROE COUNTY ALABAMA CENSUSES
24 Several years were required in the Equity Suit to locate and verify the heirs of William BLAKENEY since some were dead leaving children. The outcome of the suit was that Leah BLAKENEY received 50 percent of the Estate as a widow. Frances BLAKENEY BULLARD received 10 percent as a sister. The case was closed sometime in the late 1840s. It is believed that Frances Blakeney BULLARD died in Monroe County, AL before the 1850 Census. The 1840 and 1850 Monroe County, AL censuses shown in TABLES 7 & 8 provid information relative to age and place of birth of the individuals. The 1850 Census identified the age of WILLIAM3 to be 66 and place of birth as Virginia. This age in 1850 translates to birth in 1784. The 1800 Census for Anson County, NC and the 1810 Census for Chesterfield County, SC provide age data for WILLIAM3 indicating birth between 1784 and 1790. The 1800 Anson County, NC census shows a male child in the NATHAN1 BULLARD household in the 10 to 16 age group. Further census data shows that Frances Blakeney and WILLIAM3 BULLARD married in Chesterfield County, SC before 1810. Both were known to have lived there at that time. The evidence is sufficient to conclude that WILLIAM3 was the son of NATHAN1 BULLARD and that NATHAN1 had a FIRSTWIFE in Duplin County, NC in 1784. SARAH STROUD was too young to be the mother of WILLIAM3 based on census age data. It would seem to indicate that NATHAN1 and FIRSTWIFE were living in a separate residence in 1784 at the time William3 was born. The Census for Duplin County NC in 1786 did not include the NATHAN1 BULLARD family. He could have been living in Virginia but I believe it is more likely that WILLIAM3 BULLARD did not know his place of birth when ask in the 1850 Monroe County, AL census. Evidence indicates he was born in Duplin County NC for NATHAN1 BULLARD was named by the Duplin County NC Court to District #5 Group in 1785 for the purpose of making Goshen Swamp navigable.
TABLE 8 - 1850 ALABAMA MONROE COUNTY BULLARD CENSUS The 1800 and 1810 censuses mentioned above also show that a daughter was born to NATHAN1 BULLARD before his marriage to SARAH STROUD January 21, 1795. With two children too old to have been born to SARAH STROUD BULLARD I assume that NATHAN1 BULLARD had a previous marriage to an unknown spouse identified as FIRSTWIFE. Records of that marriage and death or divorce have not been found.
25 Archives of Duplin County, NC Marriage Bonds, page 15 records the marriage of NATHAN BULLARD to SARAH STROUD January 21, 1795 with Sampson GRIMES identified as bondsman and witness. This would seem to indicate that NATHAN1 BULLARD was still in Duplin County at the time of his marriage and that his FIRSTWIFE had died or was divorced before marriage to Sarah STROUD. (See Appendix D) The Family of William3 BULLARD has not been researched further. The Census of 1860 for Monroe County Alabama did not contain any BULLARD Families.
FROM CHESTERFIELD COUNTY SC TO HENDERSON COUNTY TENNESSEE NATHAN1 and SARAH STROUD BULLARD and their family appear to have migrated from Chesterfield County SC to Henderson County TN between 1812 and 1830. No 1820 Census record for any state has been found that include any Nathan1 BULLARD family member. Searches of Census Indices have included North and South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and Tennessee. TABLE 9 shows a compilation of Nathan1 BULLARD family facts for that period that provide some small clues about the migration.
26 TABLE 9- FACTS COMPILED FOR PERIOD 1810 TO 1830
TABLE 10 shows the Date and Place of Birth of members of the NATHAN1 BULLARD family. Data are taken from the 1850 and 1860 Censuses as reported by the individuals. It indicates that the Family was likely living in the Deep Creek area of Chesterfield County SC between 1798 to about 1812. The fact that the Family was included in the 1800 Anson County NC Census may indicate just how close the home was the State Line. This may account for Wright giving South Carolina as his place of birth in 1850 Census. The Census of 1800 for Anson County NC shows a male under 5 believed to be Wright and therefore placing his birthplace in NC. I believe the NATHAN1 BULLARD family was likely living near the SC State line and perhaps on the 1806 Land Grant Farm on Deep Creek at the time of the 1800 Census. Census takers could have unknowingly crossed the state line and included the Nathan1 BULLARD family in the 1800 Anson County, NC Census. William1 BULLARD Land Transactions and Court Records as late as 1797 in Duplin County NC lead me to believe that Nathan1 and his brothers, William2 and Joshua may have remained in Duplin County through 1797. This of course would mean that Wright BULLARD was likely born in Duplin County NC. Place of birth as reported by the individual in a census does not appear to be reliable information. Since the Census of 1810 shows the Family was residing in Chesterfield County SC, I am led to believe that John, born in 1810, was likely born in South Carolina and not Tennessee as he reported in 1850 and 1860 censuses. John was believed to be an infant in the 1810 Chesterfield County, SC Census and included as one of the 5 males under age 10 in that census. Stroud BULLARD shows North Carolina as his place of birth in the 1850 census. One can only speculate that this could be another case of confusion over just where the State Line was or that the Family was on the move at this time, 1814. Nathan1’s oldest son, William3, purchased land in Anson County, NC in 1812 on the north side of Deadfall Creek in Anson County NC. He later sold this land in 1817. Testimony in an Equity Suit in Chesterfield County in 1843 confirms that William3 and wife Frances (Blakeney) BULLARD were known to have resided in Anson County in 1817. The Nathan1 BULLARD Family could have moved into Anson County, NC
27 before Stroud was born and before moving west into Tennessee. I now believe this is highly probable.
TABLE 10 –DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH FROM CENSUS DATA Lorenzo Dow BULLARD born in 1816 reports that his place of birth is Tennessee as shown in TABLE 10. This may be the first genuine clue that Nathan1 BULLARD and his Family are on the move to Western Tennessee. A stop in Hamilton County TN seems likely since Elijah and his family is included in the 1830 Hamilton County TN Census. As stated before, none of the Nathan1 BULLARD FAMILY has been found in the 1820 Federal Census. The first indication of NATHAN1 BULLARD arriving in Henderson County in Western Tennessee is found in 1825 when a notice is posted of a letter being left at the Lexington Post Office. This was reported in the Lexington Newspaper in Henderson County, TN. This may also indicate that either Nathan1 and/or Sarah Stroud BULLARD could read and write. The 1830 Henderson County TN Census reveals the presence of Nathan1 BULLARD and sons William4 and Nathan2 BULLARD. Elijah BULLARD Family is included in the Hamilton County TN 1830 Census. Wright and Asa were found in Marion County, IL 1830 Census. These 1830 Censuses are summarized in TABLE 11. The 1830 Censuses are the first to contain as Families of some of the older Children of Nathan1 and Sarah Stroud BULLARD. It is the first time the name Wright has appeared in the Family. Wright is the first son of Nathan1 and Sarah Stroud and may be a clue that Nathan1’s mother was a Wright. Several Wright Families lived in Duplin County north of Goshen Swamp near the William1 BULLARD Farm in the mid to late 1700s. There is a tradition in English Families to name a son after a Father, a Mother and a Mother’s Family. I think it is probable that
28 Wright, William4, and Nathan2, the first three sons, and later Stroud were named in the English Tradition. We have very little information on William4 BULLARD and his family. He is a recent discovery in the family genealogical research. No contacts have been made with descendants of the family and time has not permitted deeper research. It should be possible to trace the family to an 1850 census to determine names of the spouse and children. He is the second son of Nathan1 and Sarah Stroud BULLARD. His age group indicates birth about 1800 and fits well into the 1800 and 1810 Censuses of the Nathan1 BULLARD family. Nathan2 BULLARD and his spouse Susan appear to be a newly married couple in this census. Their first son, William6 was born in 1829 likely in Henderson County, TN. Nathan2 is the third son of Nathan1 and Sarah Stroud BULLARD. This Family remained in Henderson County, TN until Nathan2’s death in 1851 at the early age of 46. Nathan1 and Sarah Stroud BULLARD and their family are included in this 1830 Census and are believed to have arrived in Henderson County, TN before 1825. The Census, TABLE 11, is believed to contain errors with respect to the age of Nathan1 and spouse Sarah. They are both recorded in age columns 10 years younger than actual age which should be age groups 50 to 60 and 40 to 50 respectively. Also the age of the female reported as age 20 to 30 is too old for young daughter Sarah who would have been 9 at that time. This is believed to be another age error. There is another possibility, however, that it was an older daughter born before 1800 which would have placed her in the 30 to 40 age group. I believe it is more likely that young daughter Sarah was the person intended. The ages of the three male children, John, Stroud, and Lorenzo Dow are correctly reported. The counties of Tennessee are shown in FIGURE 7 below. Hamilton, Smith, and Henderson are circled to indicate that there is evidence that the Nathan BULLARD Family likely stopped and perhaps lingered in that County as it migrated westward from North Carolina. Elijah perhaps married Abigale in Hamilton County, TN and remained there to the late 1830s when he and his family moved to Jefferson County, IL. Nathan and Sarah (Stroud) BULLARD Family are found in Henderson County, TN in 1830 along with sons William4 and Nathan2. This is discussed above. The 1820 Smith County, TN Federal Census includes the Ephriam Meador Family and several other families who moved to Marion County, IL Romaine Township in SE Marion County in the fall of 1829. Since Wright and Asa BULLARD are included in the 1830 Marion County, IL Census along with these families, I believe it is likely they joined them before the move in Tennessee.
FIGURE 7 – TENNESSEE COUNTIES MAP
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TABLE 11 - 1830 NATHAN BULLARD FAMILY FEDERAL CENSUSES
30 Elijah BULLARD and his wife Abigale and two sons are found in the 1830 Hamilton County, TN Census. I believe Nathan1 and his family likely passed through and lingered in Hamilton County as they migrated westward across Tennessee. The 1820 Census for the county provided no clues however. Two sons, one age 5 to 10 and the other, Francis A. was born in 1829 are included in the census. Wright and Asa BULLARD are found in the 1830 Marion County Illinois Census with last name spelled BULLIARD. Wright’s family consisted of wife Elizabeth and sons, Nathan3 about age 8, and twins John and William5 Richard age 4. All three sons were born in Tennessee. Also included in the census were two daughters whose names are unknown ages 5 to 10 and under age 5 respectively. They also were born in Tennessee indicating that Wright and Asa did not arrive in Illinois until after 1826, the date of their birth. I believe it is likely that Wright and Asa arrived in Marion County, IL with a group from Tennessee that included Ephriam Meador and his family in the fall of 1829. This group arrived with many families in wagons pulled with oxen teams. They settled in Romaine Township in the South East corner of Marion County, IL. A village of Hickory Hill was established in Section 27 of the Township, a location where Ephriam Meador later bought several tracts of land and served as land surveyor and postmaster. Asa BULLIARD (BULLARD) and wife Chloe Ann and family are also found in the 1830 Marion County Census as the next name following Wright. Asa’s family consisted of his wife and one male under 5 named Spencer who was born in Tennessee. Asa is the twin brother of Elijah who is still in Hamilton County, TN for this 1830 census. Both Asa and Elijah give ages that translate to birth in 1806. I have assumed that siblings with the same birth year are twins.
31 Nathan1 and Sarah Stroud BULLARD Family moved from Henderson County Tennessee in early 1830s to Marion County, Illinois. The family consisted of John about age 21, Stroud about 17, Lorenzo about 15 and Sarah about age 11. I believe they first settled in Romaine Township near the Ephriam Meador Family in Section 27. It is likely that mail communication had been established with Wright and Asa or through neighbor families who used the mail. The only reason for Nathan1 and his Family to move from Henderson County, TN to the exact Township in Marion County Illinois was the presence of sons Wright and Asa in that community. Asa BULLARD responded to a call for volunteers for military service with a Wayne County, IL group of volunteers. He enlisted at Fairfield May 10, 1832 for three months service in the Company of Captain James N. Clark, regiment 3, Illinois Volunteers, under the command of Colonel Sam Leach. Figure 8 is a copy of Asa’s Service Record. He served in The Black Hawk Indian War in Illinois from May 10 to August 1, 1832. He later applied for Bounty Land as a result of this service. Records of his service and Bounty Lands have been obtained from The National Military Records Archive, Washington DC. (Appendix F) Sworn testimony provides proof of Asa’s age which translates to birth in 1806 and to an age identical to that of Brother Elijah. Siblings born in the same year are assumed to be twins. The following statement is from Brinkerhoff’s History of Marion and Clinton Counties in Illinois. “Asa and Wright (no last name) had the first mill in the Township on Skillet Fork, in 1833. Its cost was $500. Capacity, was 40 bushels per day. It was run night and day in order to keep the settlers in meal.” The location of the mill is believed to have been about a mile east of the new village of Hickory Hill. On April 16, 1835 Sarah BULLARD married Ambrose D. Meador, the oldest son of…. Ephriam and Lydia Flannery Meador, in Jefferson County, Illinois. On November 16, 1837 Lorenzo Dow BULLARD married Rhoda C. Meador, the oldest daughter of Ephriam and Lydia Flannery Meador in Marion County Illinois. Both marriages are recorded in the Marriage Records for the respective counties. Land was being acquired in the Township and Ephriam Meador became the first Land Surveyor and served as County Commissioner for a number of years. His son, Ambrose also became a land surveyor and was one of the Surveyors to lay out the lots for the village of Farrington in Farrington Township in Jefferson County, IL directly south of Romaine Township. Ephriam Meador was the second person to purchase land in Romaine Township on May 10, 1834. It was a 40 acre tract in the middle of Section 27 in the township. See FIGURE 9 for the location Tract #1. This is where the Village of Hickory Hill was established and where Ephriam built his home. Ephriam Meador also served several years as the Justice of Peace for Romaine Township and Hickory Hill. Other land transactions made in the 1830 by members of the NATHAN1 BULLARD Family are shown in TABLE 12. On June 18, 1836 Wright purchased 40 acres in Jefferson County, Farrington Township about 5 miles south and 2 miles east of Hickory Hill about one fourth mile south of the present Harmony Church on Harmony Road. March 29, 1837 Asa BULLARD purchased 40 acres in Jefferson County, Field Township, Section 36. This is located one mile west of Wright’s property in Section 31 of Farrington Township. FIGURE 9 is a Map of the area of Marion, Jefferson, and Wayne Counties Illinois showing the location of the land purchases.
FIGURE 8- ASA BULLARD SERVICE RECORD BLACK HAWK WAR IN ILLINOIS 1832-1833
32 April 27, 1837 Lorenzo Dow BULLARD purchased 40 acres in Wayne County, Indian Prairie Township, Section 18 which is about 10 miles east of Hickory Hill. The Tract is shown as #6 one mile west of Johnsonville in Wayne County, IL in Figure 8. In 1839 on February 13 Nathan1 BULLARD and his Son Wright and Son-in-law Ambrose Meador purchased (recorded) 40 acre tracts (numbers 7, 8 and 9 in FIGURE 9) in Farrington Township. Nathan1’s tract was adjacent to Wright’s tract, which is strong evidence to the Father-son relationship. Ambrose Meador married Sarah BULLARD, daughter of Nathan1, in 1835. These properties are near the present location of Harmony Church on Harmony Road in Jefferson County, Illinois.. Tract #10 .shown in FIGURE 9 was sold July 13, 1839 by Asa BULLARD. It was located in Field Township about 6 miles west of Wright’s property. Soon after the sale of this property Asa and his family moved to Ripley County in Southeastern Missouri. FIGURE 8 shows 40 acre Tracts of Land transactions made in the decade of 1830-1840 by Nathan1 BULLARD family members. TABLE 12 and FIGURE 8 provide the description and location of the properties. Numbers are ordered by acquisition date and show family movement from area to area. First purchases show first location of family members in Marion and Jefferson Counties. Purchases made in the late 1840 to early 1850 were mostly about one mile west of Johnsonville and within one mile of the original purchase by Lorenzo Dow BULLARD in 1837. This is very strong evidence of the family relationship among the members of the Family of Nathan1 and Sarah Stroud BULLARD. Except for William4 and Nathan2 BULLARD who remained in Henderson County, TN the family lived in this area of Illinois for three decades, perhaps the most significant years of their lives. Sarah and Nathan1 both died in Jefferson County, IL in 1837 and 1842 respectively. Headstones have not been found, but to the best of my knowledge no effort has been made to find them. Sarah Stroud BULLARD death as indicated in Lorenzo Dow BULLARD Bible Records (See Appendix H) was September ? 1837 (or 1839). The uncertainty is because the top of the assumed 7 is cupped and could be the lower half of the top circle for a 9. The most likely place for possible headstones would be first, the 1839 property in Farrington Township, second, Wright’s 1839 adjacent property. third, Lorenzo Dow BULLARD property west of Johnsonville, and fourth, the Hickory Hill Cemetery in Romaine township in Marion County.
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TABLE 12 - BULLARD/MEADOR ILLINOIS LAND RECORDS 1830s JEFFERSON, MARION, AND WAYNE COUNTIES
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FIGURE 9 - BULLARD/MEADOR LAND TRANSACTIONS MAP 1830-1855 THE DECADE OF THE 1840s
35 The decade of the 1840s did not see big changes or moves in the Families of Nathan1 and Sarah (Stroud) BULLARD. Nathan1 who was born between 1760 and 1765 was now 75 to 80 years old. Sarah had died in 1837 the year sons, Lorenzo Dow had purchased land near Johnsonville IL and Asa had purchased land a mile west of Wright in Jefferson County. The 1840 Federal Census shown in TABLE 13 revealed some changes. In Wayne County, the 1840 Census for L. D. BULLARD (Lorenzo Dow) revealed the presence of a 70 to 80 year old male. It was a significant fine in 1997 as I was beginning to research my family genealogy. At this time other family genealogists had believed the head of the cluster of BULLARD families found in the 1850 Wayne County Census was a Wright BULLARD Sr. The logical assumption was that we had found evidence of the existence of Wright BULLARD Sr. A couple of months later my Sister, Ruth Howe, located the Family Bible started by g-grandfather Lorenzo Dow BULLARD. Among the Birth, Death, and Marriage Records started by him were the statements: “Fathers name was Nathan” and “Mothers name, Sarah Stroud before she was married.” This was our first revelation that the BULLARD Families of Wayne County Illinois were descended from NATHAN1 AND SARAH STROUD BULLARD and not Wright BULLARD Sr. The Lorenzo Dow BULLARD family in the 1840 Census also shows in addition to himself and wife, Rhoda Meador, two children, born in 1838 and 1840 respectively. Later Census shows these to be Sarah Ann Martha, age 2, and William Harve age 6 months. In Jefferson County Ryht (Wright) BULLARD Family shows in addition to himself and wife, Elizabeth, 5 male and 3 female children. They are named in TABLE 13. The spelling of Wright’s first name as Ryth is likely the way the Census taker heard it and thought it was spelled. There appears to be an error in the number 2 for the male children in age group 15 to 20. It should have been 1 for that group and 2 for the 10 to 15 group. Twins John and William Richard were age 14 for this census. Elijah and wife Abigale BULLARD Family was the next family entered in the Census after Wright. It would appear that they had recently arrived from Hamilton County, TN and may have been living on his father, Nathan1’s place adjacent to Wright. Another possibility is that the Family was living on Asa Bullard’s place one mile west of Wright. Recall that his Mother, Sarah had died in 1837 and that Father, Nathan1, was included in the Census household of son, Lorenzo Dow in 1840. Asa and his Family had moved to Ripley County Missouri for the 1840 Census. Elijah’s family consisted of three male and one female children as shown in TABLE 13. Their names are Frances A. age 11, James Madison age 9, Joel age 4, and a daughter whose name is unknown. In 1840 Stroud and wife, Mary Jameson BULLARD and Family are included in the Marion County, IL Census. The three male children are as shown in TABLE 13. The children’s names are Robert age 9, Frances Marion age 4, and James R. age 2. Children’s names are nearly identical to those of his brother, Elijah’s family. This occurs frequently in the families of all the BULLARD brothers. However, recall that Elijah and his Family had been living in Tennessee until late in the 1830s. BULLARD was spelled with an “I” as BULLIARD in this census. Asa BULLARD and his family had moved to Missouri late in 1839. They are found in Ripley County, MO 1840 Census. This is in southeastern Missouri Ozark Muntains. TABLE 13 includes the Ripley County, MO 1840 Census for the Family. Asa is shown in age group 30 to 40 and a female in age group 20 to 30. Research by descendants of Asa BULLARD has determined that Chloe Ann, Asa’s first wife, died in child birth in late 1845 while traveling to St. Louis.
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37 TABLE 13 - 1840 NATHAN BULLARD FAMILY FEDERAL CENSUS Nathan2 and Susan BULLARD Family are found in Henderson County, TN Census for 1840. Their seven children included William6 age 11, Wiley McAllister, Andrew J., and Edmund all age 5 to 10, and Elizabeth J., Martha E., and Mary Ann all under 5. Nathan2 BULLARD had remained in Henderson County, TN while his Father, Nathan1 and Family had joined brothers Wright and Asa in Marion County Illinois early in 1830. William4 BULLARD and his family have not been located for the 1840 Federal Census. Attempts to locate this family in all subsequent censuses have failed. Illinois Land Transactions in the 1840s are shown in TABLE 14. In 1846 Ambrose Meador sold a 40 acre tract in Section 13 of Romaine Township, Marion County to Elijah BULLARD, his brother-in-law. It is believed that Elijah and his Family made this their home at that time.
TABLE 14 - BULLARD/MEADOR ILLINOIS LAND RECORDS - 1840s
On November 29, 1848 William5 BULLARD, son of Wright, purchased the 40 acre tract in Wayne County Indian Prairie Township, Section 17 adjacent to his uncle Lorenzo Dow BULLARD. This was quickly followed with purchases by Nathan3, son of Wright, and six tracts by Wright before the end of the decade. It should be observed that this is a movement from Jefferson County to Wayne County by Wright and his sons to land tracts within one mile of Lorenzo Dow BULLARD. This is strong evidence of the Family relationship. I point this out because there is no document that states that these are direct descendants of Nathan1 and Sarah Stroud BULLARD. The circumstantial evidence is proof beyond a reasonable doubt however that this is indeed the descendants of Nathan1 and Sarah Stroud BULLARD.
38 Nathan1 BULLARD died in 1842 probably in Jefferson County, IL
TABLE 15 - BULLARD/MEADOR ILLINOIS LAND RECORDS - 1850s
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