Amanuensis Monday is a genealogy blogging theme. It was started by John Newmark who writes the TransylvanianDutch blog.
His definition of Amanuensis is:
Amanuensis: A person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another.
Today’s subject is a Chesterfield County, SC Deed~A. G. Bright as Trustee To Kizzie M. Bullard. 1
Mary Kizzie Brock or Kizzie Mary Brock is an enigma. Mary first shows up in the 1880 Census as the 3 year old niece of Charles A. and Sarah J. Brock. She is listed as M. K. Brock.
Quite some time passed by before I found her name again and that document turned out to be a Chesterfield County Land Deed (DB 5, pages 782-785). I wrote about this land deed here:
https://carolinafamilyroots.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-cestui-que-trust.html
In that Land Deed it states that Mary Kizzie Brock is a child of Irvin Samuel Brock.
So up to this point we know that Mary Kizzie Brock is a niece of Charles A. Brock and daughter of Irvin Samuel Brock. No other record of Mary Kizzie Brock has been found until this week. (Thank you Chesterfield County and South Carolina for putting all Land Deeds on-line).
This week I found a new Land Deed (DB 17, pages 533-536) -
A. G. Bright as Trustee To Kizzie M. Bullard.
From this Deed I learned who Kizzie married and was able to find additional information about her though I’m not sure what her husband middle initial/name really is but I think it "T" based on further research. .
Transcription:
A. G. Bright as Trustee}
To } Deed
Kizzie M. Bullard}
To all whom these Presents may come,
Greeting:
Whereas Lucy Brock late of the County of Chesterfield, State of South Carolina by her Deed bearing Date the 18th Day of March 1880 conveyed the property hereinafter Described to Wm. T. Powell, in trust, for the uses and trusts fully set forth reference being thereto have, will more fully appear.
And whereas the said Wm. T. Powell having died many years ago the Court by order, duly appointed A. G. Bright as Trustee to carry out the terms of the said trust Deed, and he has been acting as said trustee.
And whereas Charles A. Brock and Sarah J. Brock, the immediate beneficiaries and Cestui Que Trusts, in said Deed named have both died, leaving no child, or children, nor did the said Charles A. Brock leave any child, or children of any other wife.
And whereas Kizzie M. Brock who has since inter-married with one George S. Bullard) was names in said Deed as the sole beneficiary of Cestui Que Trust, after the death of said Charles A. Brock and Sarah J. Brock, should they leave no children, and should the said Charles A. Brock leave no child, or children by any other wife.
And whereas the said Kizzie M. Brock has married the said George G. Bullard and has children living and has not forfeited her interest in the said trust, estate under the terms of the said Trust Deed;
Page 534
And whereas under the terms of the said Deed, the Trustee is directed on the happening of the events above set forth to convey the premises therein described to the said Kizzie M. Brock, now Bullard; her heirs and assigns absolutely, freed and discharged from all trusts.
No know All men By These presents,That I, A. G. Bright, trustee as aforesaid, by virtue of the power contained in the above mentioned Deed all all other powers me thereunto enabling in consideration of the premises have granted, bargained, sold and released and by these presents do grant, bargain, sell and release unto the said Kizzie M. Bullard, nee Brock, all those parts of three lots in the town of Cheraw in the County of Chesterfield, State of South Carolina, know and named on the plan of said town as number one hundred and fifty six (156), one hundred and fifty seven (157) and one hundred and fifty eight (158), Each being one hundred and fifty feet one way and two hundred feet the other way and all being within the following lines to wit: -Beginning at the corner of lot one hundred nine and Hugar Street, thence along said street Four hundred feet to the corner of Peter H. Brock lot, formally known as the Western Public Square, and now supposed to be owned by L. D. Harrall thence by said Brock or Harrall line three hundred feet, more or less, to lot one hundred and thirty seven; thence by said last named lot two hundred feet to lot one hundred and fifty nine; thence by the lines of said last named lot to the beginning.
All of which was conveyed to the said Lucy Brock by Deed from Michael Hennesy dated 26th January A. D.1876
Page 535
and which is contained in the said Trust Deed, herein referred to.
Also part of lot number eleven (11), in the said Town of Cheraw, on the Corner of Market and Front Street of said town (being all of said lot except that part at one time sold by N. D. Stricklin to L. Wicker), and also thirty nine feet on the West end of lot number twelve (12) whereon were the stables occupied by the late Charles A. Brock.
Together with all and singular the rights, members, hereditaments, and appurtenances to the said premises belonging or in anywise incident or appertaining.
To Have and to Hold all and singular the said premises unto the said Kizzie M. Bullard, her heirs and assigns forever.
And I do hereby bind myself, my heirs, executors and administrators to warrant, and forever defend all and singular the said premises unto the said Kizzie M. Bullard, her heirs and assigns, against me and my heirs Claiming or to Claim the same or any part thereof.
Witness my hand and seal this 23rd day of March in the year of our Lord One thousand nine hundred and one.
Signed, Sealed and Delivered}
In the presence of } A. G. Bright {seal}
A. G. Myers} As Trustee
H. D. Duckworth}
U. S. Intr. Rev Stamp amtg to
One & 5/100 Dollars Cmr by H. M. B. 8/23/1901
The State of North Carolina}
Mecklenburg County}
Personally appeared before me (Page 536) A. G. Myers and made oath that he saw the the <sic> within named A. G. Bright, as Trustee, sign seal and as his act and Deed deliver the within written Deed; and that he with H. D. Duckworth witnessed the execution thereof.
Sworn to before me this} A. G. Meyers
23rd day of March 1901.}
{Official} J. A. H. Russell}
{Seal} Clerk of Superior Court}
Mecklenburg County}
Recorded this 30 day of Mch 1901 in Book D, Page 11
Fee .25
E. F. Mulloy
Auditor C. C.
Recorded 30th March 1901
From this deed I now know that Mary Kizzie Brock married George T. Bullard in 1893. I know that they had two children:
- Wilma Mary Bullard, b. 1894
- Claude Brock Bullard, b. 1897
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[1] Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Deed Book 17: Page 533-536, A. G. Bright as Trustee To Kizzie M. Bullard; 23 March 1901, Register of Deeds, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.
