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Grainger County

[Father of Henry Bullard who went to MO]
John Bullard Sr.
State of Tennessee
Grainger County-1836
We Hugh Graham of Clairborne County and John Cocke of Grainger County being chosen by Joseph Bullard, Henry Bullard, Isaac Bullard, William Bullard, John Bullard, Boyer Bullard, Christopher B. Bullard, Woolry Buler who intermarried with Anna Bullard, Elizabeth McMahon, Alfred Moore who intermarried with Huldy Bullard, George Lewis who intermarried with Sarah Bullard, Barnet Hecklin who intermarried with Martha Bullard Children and heirs of John Bullard deceased and Nancy Bullard widow of said John Bullard Deceased have in compliance with said appointment taken upon themselves
the Burten there of do make the following award and divisions First because some of said heirs have heretofore Received Lands on advancement and inword others of parts prefer that no land should be awarded them and other lesslands may be awarded them, it is ordered and awarded that all to whom lands are not here in awarded shall receive in current Bank noted a sum in addition to what thay and each of them have heretofore received that shall make the Share of each equal deducting the amount apposite their names on a paper written by Hugh Graham, headed September 1834 and marked at the bottom
by John Cocke advancements.

It is awarded that Nancy Bullard have her dower in the land of her husband John Bullard out of the home tract to be measured and laid off to her so as to include the Dwelling house, a part of the land on the River and up the road with the free and uniterrupted use of the Spring at all times, the said Dower to contain twenty acres in the middle of the Bottom extending
from the River back to the fence at the road leading down the river and to be equal in width on the Road and River then to include fifteen acres of the cleared land past the said road up towards Tazwell and North of the main road and also that said Dower include the free and uninterrupted use of fire wood and timber necessary to keep the fences to be taken from the house tract wherever the said Nancy may think proper to take the same.

2 It is awarded that Woolry Buler and wife Anna have three fourths of the tract of land on the South side of Clinch River to be taken off the upper end of said tract to run from River and as near as may be paralel with the River and the upper line of the tract.
3 It is awarded that Elizabeth McMahan have the other forth of said tract and also the tract on the north side of Clinch River called the Joe tract and that she account with the other heirs for four hundred dollars being the estimated value of said two tracts to be deducted out of her share of the estate.

4th It is awarded that George Lewis and wife Sarah have the mill tract and that they account with the other heirs for four hundred dollars, the estimated value of said mill tract.

5th It is further awarded that Alfred Moore and wife Huldy have the lower end of the home tract up the Robinsons Branch running up the Branch to the mud lick hollow then to the back line of the tract across the ridges towardsthe Sand Lick Road.

6th It is awarded that the Residue of the home tract be equally divided between Bowyer Bullard and Christopher B. Bullard. Bowyer Bullard to havethe upper end of the tract, and Christopher B. Bullard to have the lower end to be divided from the River bank to the line next Tazaell and to run as to divide according to quality and quantity subject however to the dower
of Nancy Bullard the widow and the said Boyer v Christopher account with theother heirs for eleven hundred and fifty dollars each being the estimatedvalue of the lands awarded them.

7th It is further awarded that Nancy Bullard in addition to what is already awarded her have the free use of the sugar camp and Orchard above the creekbeing the same she has heretofore used.

8th It is further awarded that the other heirs have no lands awarded them because it is the desire of all that they should have mone in lein of lands to be paid to them in current Bank notes after deductin the sums each and every of said heirs received agreeable to the names above referred to which is made a part of this award.

Given under our hands and Seals this 26th day of March 1836.

submitted by

S. Renee Schaeffer enterprise@seanet.com

 

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