Slaves of Edward Bullock, Virginia

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Below are the partially abstracted will and the named enslaved persons who Edward Bullock (bef.1704-bef.1756) transferred to his children via his will.

Will

Will of Edward Bullock of the County of Hanover and parish of St. Martins, with 1) a will date of 10 Jan 1753; 2) a proved date of 2 Dec 1756; 3) a later certification in 1803 in Hanover County, Virginia; and, 4) review of the will in the Greene County, Georgia court 9 Jan 1826.^[1]

1. daughter Sarah Rice
   
   1. grandson Edward Rice
      
2. son John Bullock - land in Louise (sic) [Louisa County, Virginia]
   
3. son Edward Bullock - land my father Edward Bullock gave to me in Hanover county
   
4. son James Bullock - rest of land in Louisa county
   
5. daughter Mary Bullock
   
6. son Micajah - land in North Carolina
   
7. daughter Christeen Bullock
   
8. son William Bullock - land in North Carolina
   

Executors: Clifton Rice, son-in-law, and the two eldest sons, John & Edward Bullock
Witnesses: John Cosby Jr, and Stephen Ferry
10 Oct 1803 - William Pollard, clerk of Hanover Co. court certified this was a true copy of Edward Bullock’s will.

Slaves of Edward Bullock

• Per US Black Heritage: Heritage Exchange Portal protocol, this profile documents the following enslaved persons which were named as distributed, in the order of presumptively the oldest child heir (specified in the source note as abstracted from the will) to the youngest child heir.

1. Cate, adult woman^[2]
2. Charles, adult man^[2]
3. Tom, son of Cate^[3]
4. Mingo^[4]
5. Pean^[4]
6. Jack^[5]
7. Phillis^[5]
8. Tom^[6]
9. Bet^[6]
10. Hannah^[7]
11. Sam^[7]
12. Joe^[8]
13. Beck^[8]
14. Dick^[9]
15. Hester^[9]
16. Young Jack^[10]
17. Finnis^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ Found in Greene County, Georgia, Will Book 4 (1817-1842), pp. 91-93, w. 10 Jan 1753, p. 2 Dec 1756, Hanover Co., Virginia; recorded Greene County, Georgia, 9 Jan 1826. Digital images attached to his profile at: Find a Grave, database and images https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27240881/edward-bullock accessed 20 Jan 2023, memorial page for Edward Bullock (1703–1756), Find A Grave: Memorial #27240881; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Bobby Kelley (contributor 46959922).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Named in his will as given to Sarah Rice: Sarah (Bullock) Rice (abt.1729-aft.1753).
3. ↑ Named in his will as given to Edward Rice: Edward Rice (bef.1753-), son of Sarah.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Named in his will as given to John BullocK: John Bullock (abt.1735-bef.1785).
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Edward's son received the same land that Edward inherited from his father, also named Edward. Named in his will as given to Edward Bullock: Edward Bullock III (1733-1786).
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Named in his will as given to James Bullock: James Bullock (1735-1813).
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Named in his will as given to Mary Bullock: Mary (Bullock) Rice (abt.1738-bef.1795).
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Named in his will as given to Micajah Bullock: Micajah Bullock (1745-1827), as well as land in North Carolina, the other half going to William.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} Named in his will as given to Christeen Bullock: Christian (Bullock) Dalby (1738-1799).
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} Named in his will as given to William Bullock: William Bullock (aft.1728-aft.1753), as well as land in North Carolina.