John
Bull
Born in Berkeley County, Province of Carolina
Ancestors 
Son of Stephen Bull
and [mother unknown]
Husband of
Mary (Branford) Bull
— married
1722 in Ashley Hall, Charlestown, South Carolina
Descendants 
Father of
Anne (Bull) Izard and Mary (Bull) Middleton
Died
at about age 74
in Prince William Parish, Province of South Carolina
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Feb 2010
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John Bull was the youngest son of Stephen Bull, immigrant.
Militia captain during the Yemessee War.
In the 1730s, he moved his planting to Prince William's Parish - as did brothers William and Burnaby.
Buried at Old Sheldon Church (Parish Church of Prince William's Parish), Beaufort County, South Carolina. His tombstone reads:
"Here lie the remains of | John Bull | youngest son of Stephen Bull | one of the Deputies of the Lords | Proprietors of Carolina | he died August the 16th 1767 | aged 74 years."
John Bull of Prince William Parish made his Will on 6 April 1767. He left specified land to his grandson William Middleton (son of Thomas and Mary Middleton). The rest of his estate was left to his wife Mary.[1]
His wife's 1771 Will left her estate to her granddaughters Mary Brewton, Elizabeth Blake, Sarah Guerard, and Mary Butler.[2]
Sources
- ↑ Will of John Bull "South Carolina Probate Records, Bound Volumes, 1671-1977," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939L-JXSJ-LY?cc=1919417&wc=M6N4-F66%3A210905601%2C211598601 : 21 May 2014), Charleston > Wills, 1767-1771, Vol. 012 > image 64 of 365; citing Department of Archives and History, Columbia.
- ↑ Will of Mary Bull "South Carolina Probate Records, Bound Volumes, 1671-1977," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939L-N49S-V?cc=1919417&wc=M6N4-F3D%3A210905601%2C211688701 : 21 May 2014), Charleston > Wills, 1771-1779, Vol. 014 > image 140 of 358; citing Department of Archives and History, Columbia.
- The History of Beaufort County, South Carolina: 1514-1861 By Lawrence Sanders Rowland, Alexander Moore, George C. Rogers, page 114.
- Hunting For Bears, comp.. South Carolina Marriage Index, 1641-1965 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2005.
- Information about this person can be found in "The Bull Family of South Carolina" (which appeared in volume 1 (January 1900) of The South Carolina Genealogical and Historical Magazine at pages 76 to 90.
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Ron Floyd
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William Bull has been removed as his son since all records show that he left only daughters.
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Ron Floyd
Bull-1601 and Bull-13 appear to represent the same person because: Clear duplicatez
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