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 – 1^st 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 27^th 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, dec^d 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, dec^d.

                                    ATT.
                                    T. J. Helm CBbb

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