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Author: Gary Owen Green
Bullard, Thomas (b. 13 Dec 1759, Nansemond, VA; d. 26 Mar 1837, Sampson, County, NC) Married 1783 to Jemima Hall (b. 1760, NC; d. 21 Mar 1832 in White Oak, Bladen County, NC) Thomas Bullard originally lived on the James River, VA. He and his three siblings came to NC a short time before or the beginning of the Revolution. They first settled on the south side of South River near what is known as Morris Ford which is now (1900) in Cumberland County, NC. He had at least four sons and one daughter with Jemima Hall between 1784 and 1795. He died on March 26, 1837, in Cumberland County, North Carolina, having lived a long life of 77 years, and was buried in Cedar Creek, North Carolina. Burial: Bullard Cemetery on Hwy 53 near Harrison Creek, Cumberland Co., NC From Fayetteville take NC 53 E, after crossing Harrison Creek, the cemetery is located on right side of road across from a cluster of houses which is private property today (1900).
HONORS TO AN OLD SOLDIER (1905)
"On Saturday at 12 o’clock, at the old Bullard homestead in Cedar Creek township, with a large crowd in attendance on the impressive exercises, the dedication took place of the monument erected to Thomas Bullard, soldier of the American Revolution, an eloquent address being made by his great-grandson, Mr. Von C. Bullard, ex-member of the legislature, and a prominent member of the Fayetteville bar.
The monument, the artistic work of E.L. Remsburg, of this city, is of the sarcophagus design, of Barre Vermont granite, and is very handsome.
Following is the inscription:
Thomas Bullard. Born in Virginia Dec. 13, 1759, Died March 26th, 1837, A Revolutionary Soldier. Enlisted in Sharpe’s Company, 10th N.C. Regiment, Nov 10th, 1778. Pensioned August 28th, 1833. "After life’s fitful fever, he sleeps well." Erected by his descendants, A.D. 1905.
Thomas Bullard was the grandfather of J.J. Bullard, member of the present (1900) board of county commissioners, and ex-chairman of the preceding board, after the death of Capt. A.B. Williams, and was the great-grandfather of B.F. Bullard of Savannah, Ga. His descendants are very numerous, both in this section and in other States, whither they have removed, and attained prominence in public life. Of the Tennessee Bullards, Gov. Frazier was a collateral if not lineal descendant of the Revolutionary soldier."
Service: Private in the Revolutionary War, enlisted 10 Nov 1778 in Sharpe's Company, 10th Regiment, NC for nine months. Applied for pension petition for Revolutionary War service.
Sources: (NC State Record by Clark, Volume XVI, page 1024; NSSAR Membership # 84142, 86538, and 91123); http://person.ancestry.com/tree/1643457/person/6348659940/story
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