| Ambrose Bull, Circa 1750 |
| James Hogan Bull |
Source: http://www.jpepper.net Jack Pepper's Peppertree website. ============================ Bull, James Hogan (1780 - 1840) b. 23 JUN 1780 in Craven, NC d. 25 AUG 1840 in Benton, Yazoo, MS father: Bull, Ambrose(~1755 - 1789) mother: Johnson, Elizabeth(1753 - 1838) Born, reared and married in North Carolina. Moved to Georgia then to Lawrence County, Mississippi. Moved to Yazoo County, Mississippi in 1834 and settled on land that his son, J.C., had farmed for a year. While in Lawrence County, he served as postmaster at "Ole Brook" and as a magistrate. He also represented his county in the State Legislature. spouse: Campbell, Freelove 'Lovey' (1777 - 1850) - m. ABT 1799 in Craven ----------child: Bull, Sarah 'Sally' (1800 - 1877) ----------child: Bull, Susannah 'Susan' (1803 - 1853) ----------child: Bull, Ambrose Carroll (1806 - 1890) ----------child: Bull, James Campbell (1811 - 1892) ----------child: Bull, Mary (1813 - 1854) ----------child: Bull, William Maurice (1816 - 1843) ============================== Source: email from Jack Pepper to Roger Charles Bull, April 9, 2000: Roger, .... Yazoo County has never been part of Lawrence Co. It was created from Indian lands in the early 1820s, a few years after Mississippi was given statehood (1817). James Hogan Bull lived in Lawrence Co. when he acquired his first land in Yazoo Co. The part of Lawrence Co. where he (originally) settled became part of Lincoln Co. in 1870. I do not have my records with me, but I am almost positive that James Hogan is buried in the Bull Cemetery in Yazoo Co. I will check with John Bull, who lives in the old Bull house across the road from the cemetery. I may even try to get a picture of his gravestone for you. Nina Pepper, now deceased, inventoried the Bull Cemetery -- and published the results in a Mississippi Genealogical Society publication. I had a photocopy that I made in the State Archives. The Bible records are also in the Archives in Jackson. Keep up your good work. Jack =================== Source: email from Jack Pepper to Roger Charles Bull, April 11, 2000. Roger, Maybe I can put to rest the vicinity debate about James Hogan Bull. James Hogan was born in Craven Co., NC; moved first to GA; then to Lawrence Co., MS; and then to Yazoo Co., MS where he remained until his death. He is buried in the Bull Cemetery across the highway from his home. There was no break in the ownership of his property during his life time, and much of it is still owned by members of the family. I am a licensed engineer and provided some engineering service for John E. Bull, Sr. (whose son, John Jr. and his daughter, Susie, still live on the home place) and rode over much of his property while planning drainage ditches. Unless someone can find definite proof of any moves he made after settling in Yazoo Co., I feel it is safe to conclude that he did not leave for Arkansas. Of course, we know that he had a son and a brother that moved to AR, but he had large land holdings in Yazoo Co., so would have had no reason to move. There have been several descendants named for James Hogan Bull. This could have contributed to the confusion about any moving to Arkansas. My Samuel Pepper, the father of Zedekiah (who married Sarah/"Sally" Bull, daughter of James Hogan Bull), settled in Lawrence Co., MS about the same time that James Hogan Bull settled. Since Zedekiah and Sally married in Lawrence Co., I assume the families lived near each other. Samuel (and a number of his descendants are buried in the Pepper Cemetery in Lawrence Co. -- in the area that became Lincoln Co. in 1870). JH Bull was supposed to have been the first postmaster of "Old Brook." Samuel's land grant was located near Brookhaven, MS. Numerous descendants still live in that area. Some of his sons moved to Arkansas prior to the Civil War, and Zedekiah was the only one that moved to Yazoo Co., MS. where he received several tracts of land within a few miles of his father-in-law, James Hogan Bull. Zedekiah and Sally had twelve children -- all of them remained in Yazoo Co. during their lifetimes. As for Nina Pepper's record, I worked very closely with her during her later years, and had access to all of her research. She was very active in DAR (joined through Ambrose Bull, and I believe was the one that had his service approved), and had numerous records (cemetery and bible records) deposited in the MS State Archives. Most of them in publications of the Mississippi Genealogical Society. Nina and I were members of the same church and I saw her regularly for many years. We kept each other informed about any new research. About the confusion about where JH Bull lived in MS, he came to MS, before it became a State in 1817, and settled near Brookhaven, when it was in Lawrence Co. (in part that became Lincoln Co. in 1870). The central and northern part of MS was acquired by Indian treaties after it became a State. Hinds Co. was created from a large portion of the central part, then Yazoo Co. was created from most of the undeveloped lands in that county. Later Yazoo was divided into several counties, but James Hogan's land always remained in Yazoo Co. (about 100 miles north of his home in Lawrence Co.) as it is today. Just for the record, I was born and raised in Yazoo City in Yazoo Co., MS. After WW II, I married and lived in the eastern part of that county (not far from the Bull property) for 40 years, and passed the Bull home regularly. I know John Jr. and Susie Bull very well. Susie has been a librarian in the city library in Yazoo City and John farmed the old Bull plantation (and maintains the cemetery). I have been living in Jackson for 15 years, so do not see John and Susie as often. I believe he has retired from farming (rents out the farm land). .... Keep up the good work. We are fortunate to have a number of researchers interested in this family. Jack Pepper =================== The following is one of the reasons for the Yazoo County/Lawrence County discussions about Yazoo County being made from Lawrence County. =================== Source: email from Jack Grantham to Roger Charles Bull, November 10, 1999 From: "Jack Grantham" To: "Roger C. Bull" Subject: a little on Ambrose Date: Wed, 10 Nov 1999 03:10:09 -0600 Ambrose & Elizabeth Bull's Family 1. James Hogan Bull b. 23 Jun 1780 NC, d. 25 Aug 1840 in Yazoo County, MS, m. c1804 to Frelove, called Lovey, Campbell b. 10 Apr 1777, d. 9 Dec 1850 in Yazoo County, MS. Both are buried in the Bull Family Cemetery, located in Yazoo County between Benton and Black River on Highway #16 James and Lovey Bull moved from GA to Lawrence Co. MS in 1817. Lawrence was divided in 1823. Yazoo Co. is one of the counties created out of Lawrence Co. Children: 1. Ambrose b. 1806 NC. Moved to Ashley Co. AR with Robert Bull and Robert Bull's children. 2. Sarah, m. Zedekiah Pepper 12 Sep 1819 3. Spencer 4. James C. b. 16 Jan 1811 in Jasper Co. GA, d. 10 Dec 1892 in Yazoo Co 5. William M. b. 4 Jun 1816 in Jasper Co. GA, d. 29 Oct 1843 in Yazoo Co. MS James C. and William M, are buried in Bull Family Cemetery in Yazoo Co. James C. Bull's descendants sill live on the family farm in Yazoo Co and maintain the cemetery. 2. Susannah m. William Sinclair Lancaster. She had at least one son, Wm Henry Lancaster. She moved to GA with her mother and brothers. Sinclair Lancaster is listed on the tax rolls in Pike Co for 1825, 1827 and 1830. By 1840, the Lancasters were probably living in Heard County, according to a gift deed made by Elizabeth Bull to her daughter and grandson. 3. Robert, b. 1788 in Craven Co NC, d. 13 Aug 1861 in Ashley Co. AR The above prepared by Norton & Houghton ================ Source: From Yazoo County, MS Message Board: Boards > Localities > North America > United States > States > Mississippi > Counties > Yazoo URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=message&r=rw&p=localities.northam.us a.states.mississippi.counties.yazoo&m39.1.1 Subject: Re: Correction on Yazoo/Lawrence County Discussion... Author: Nan Harvey Date: 06 Aug 2002 2:26 PM GMT Email: I can't explain the locations of your Bull ancestors, but would like to shed some light on the dates concerning land patents. I hold in my safe deposit box an original deed of land in T10N, R2W, sec. 28 in Yazoo County, James Ballance to Franklin Davis dated 1836. Federal land patent records give the date of 12/10/1840 for the patent to James Ballance. Seems that the government was behind in the 1800's! As to the Lawrence Co. mystery, Yazoo County was never part of Lawrence Co. If you look at the map, you can see that they were a great distance apart. The two counties originated from two different Indian land cessions. Yazoo was created from the Treaty of Doak's Stand in 1820. Originally, the whole was called Hinds County, but was rapidly subdivided into counties. Also, if Mr. Jack Pepper tells you something, you can believe it! =================== | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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