Will of Hannah Clark Bullock
Whereas David Bullock, of the
City of Richmond, in the State of VA by deed bearing date the 24 September 1827
conveyed certain lands lying on Skaggs Creek in Barren County, KY to Thomas
Hargrove his heirs and assigns, upon special trust and confidence that the
undersigned, Hannah Bullock, wife of Edward Bullock should occupy said lands and
receive to her own use and benefits rents, issues and profits there of during
her natural life over which her said husband was to have no control or interest
whatever, with power to her if she survived her said husband of disposing of
said land by will to any of her children except his sons David, Robert L.,
Edward I, and his daughters Catherine Roy or their descendants as by references
to said deed will more fully appear – Now I, Hannah Bullock of the County of
Barren and State of KY, residing on said lands and my husband being dead in
execution of the power and authority vested in me by said deed do hereby sill
and bequeath parcels of the said tract of land to the several persons hereafter
named in manner and form following towit – 1st I will and bequeath
to my son John W. Bullock one hundred and sixty acres be the same more or less
including the farm on which Thompson Willson (could also be William)now lives
beginning at Walnut and Sugartree between the Tompkinsville road and Shoal Creek
on the original end line running thence N 4 E 87 poles to white oak on Shoal
Creek thence N 2½ W 4 poles to a stake thence N
14 W 14 poles to two hackberry on Shoal Creek thence down said creek with its
meanders to the point of its bluff to a sycamore sugartree and white walnut on
the bank of said creek, thence N 64 W 14 poles to two hackberries on the bank of
Twittys branch thence up said branch to a honey locust on said branch thence S
10 E 200 poles to three large white oaks in the original line thence with said
line to the beginning – I also will and bequeath to my son John W. Bullock one
hundred twenty acres more or less bounded as follows, beginning at my daughter
Fanny Pauline Hargroves beginning corner running along her line to Skaggs Creek
and Upper end of Ivy Bluff thence down said creek till it strikes the dividing
line between me and the other family of the Bullocks, thence with said dividing
line 97 poles to a gum beech and hickory, thence S 27 E 215 poles to the
beginning. I will and bequeath to
my son John W. Bullock ninety five acres more or less beginning at Wm. Glovers
corner on Twittys Branch’s white and black oak thence S 57 W 135 poles to a
stake thence N 43 W 110 poles to two chestnuts on the dividing line between me
and the other family of Bullocks thence with said dividing line N 40 E 96 poles
to three red buds thence S 60 E 154 poles to the beginning – I will and
bequeath to the children of my daughter Harriet K. Bigger, deceased, one hundred
acres more or less bounded as follows beginning at the same corner with y son
John W.s the original end line running with his line to the staked corner thence
N 14 W 75 poles to two dogwood and white oaks thence N 74 E 107 poles thence up
said creek till it strikes the original corner thence with said original end
line to the beginning – I will and bequeath to my daughter Fanny Pauline
Hargrove one hundred and ten acres more or less beginning at a
birch gum and large red oak on the line I have above willed to my
daughter Harriet’s children running N 24 W 80 poles to a hackberry and two
beeches thence N 20½ E 40 poles to a beech and two dogwoods thence N 51 E 70
poles to a maple beach and white oak on the bluff of Skaggs Creek thence up said
creek to the corner of daughter Harriets childrens thence with their line to the
beginning – I will and bequeath to my daughter Judith E. Moss the farm known
by the name of the (?) Galleland Place (suspect this is Garland) containing one
hundred and twenty acres more or less beginning at Wm Glovers South corner on
Twittys Branch thence S 10 W 204 poles to a stake on the original back line
thence with the original back line to to original corner 4 black oaks thence
along this end line till it strikes the corner of my son John thence with his
line N 10 W 200 poles to Locust on Twittys Branch thence with said Branch to the
beginning – I will and bequeath to my daughter Mary W. Rhea one hundred and
thirty acres more or less to begin at the beginning corner of my son John and my
daughter Judith E. Moss’s corner and running with my son John W. line to the
original back line thence with said line to my daughter Judiths stake corner
thence with her line to the beginning – I will and bequeath to my daughter
Hannah Rebecca Moss beginning at my son Johns corner on the division line 97
poles from Skaggs Creek along said division line 200 poles to William Glovers
corner thence along said Glovers line to his corner on Twittys Branch thence
along the boundary line of the first piece described of my son John till it
strikes the line of my daughter Harriets children thence with their line to John
W. Bullock and Fanny P. Hargroves beginning corner thence along my son John W.s
line to the beginning the same being the balance of my land not disposed of –
The land which has been disposed sold to Wm Glover is hereby confirmed with my
request that the title shall be secured to him.
In testimony of which I have hereunto set my hand and seal this the 27th
day of April 1841.
Acknowledged in the
Presence of
Hannah Bullock
(her seal)
Test: William Glover
E. I. Bullock
A
Codicil
The kind affectionate and
untiring devotion and attention of my old and faithful servant Mary, displayed
towards me in my present illness and to my children in their many distresses and
afflictions has induced me to append this codicil to my will – As I have not
the legal right to dispose absolutely of said Slave Mary I have to rely upon the
filial love of my children to conform to this my request that said Slave Mary in
a proper way and manner be manumitted and suffered to be free and if in the
dispensation of my will were Providence affliction, old age or any thing else
should disable her from maintaining herself, then I request she shall be kindly
treated maintained and provided for by my children and in doing this, my
children, you will pay a debt of gratitude to my old Servant and pay a proper
tribute of respect to the memory of a deceased parent.
Signed acknowledged and tested
In the presence of the
Hannah Bullock (her
seal)
Testators
E. I Bullock
David Bullock
Barren County Set July Term 1841
The foregoing writing preported
to be the will of Hannah Bullock, decd was produced in Court and the
same proven by the Oaths of William Glover and of the subscribing witness
thereto and the Codicil was proven by the Oath of David Bullock a subscribing
witness. Whereupon the same was
recorded as the true last will of Hannah Bullock, decd.
ATT.
T. J. Helm CBbb
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