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 Son of [[thomas_bull_sr|Thomas Bull Sr.]] and  Susanna Harwell, Thomas Bull, Jr. was born about 1726, in Brunswick, Virginia.
+<WRAP center round box 70%> **BRUNSWICK COUNTY, VIRGINIA, POLL LIST 1748** \\
+Brunswick Co. was created by Act of Assembly in 1720 from Prince George County (see Robinson, Virginia Counties, p. 76) with additions from Isle of Wight and Surry in 1732. The first court for Brunswick was held May 2, 1732, from which the records of this county date. The following poll list for 1748 gives the names of the residents of Brunswick voting for representatives in the House of Burgesses for the sessions of October, 1748, and April, 1749, and which resulted in the election of Sterling Clack and Drury Stith. \\
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+Capt. Edmunds Pole \\
+John Wall Junr. Michael Wall Junr. \\
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+Michael Wall, Sheriff. \\
+\\
+Samuel Lucas \\
+John Sulivant \\
+William Pettaway \\
+\\
+William Wall \\
+James Denman \\
+Henry Embry \\
+John Moutrey \\
+Giles Kelly \\
+William McKinney \\
+William Maclin \\
+James Speed \\
+Hazekiah Massie \\
+Thomas Loyd (Sworn) \\
+Lewelling Jones \\
+Robert Christy \\
+**Thomas Bull** \\
+Richd. Hagood \\
+Randal Brasie \\
+William Jones \\
+----
+Note: It is speculated that the Thomas Bull listed in this poll is Thomas Bull, Jr. because his suspected Father-In-Law, John Sulivant, is also identified in this poll. It is also speculated that Thomas Bull, Sr. is listed on page 63 of the same poll listing, residing in "William and Mary Quarterly". Alternatively, their names could have appeared in reverse order.
+\\
+Source: https://archive.org/stream/jstor-1914578/1914578_djvu.txt </WRAP>
 Having grown up in Brunswick, Virginia, Thomas Bull, Jr. moved with his parents to Halifax County, North Carolina (probably near Edenton, NC) some time between 1758-1761.
-Thomas Bull, Jr. (between age 33-35) married Sarah Randal. Almost nothing is known about Sarah Randal.
+Thomas Bull, Jr. (between age 33-35) married Sarah Randal. Almost nothing is known about Sarah Randal, but some believe that she was born in North Carolina during 1744 (which would have made her 18 years younger than Thomas Bull, Jr.). Some have speculated that she died in 1840 (which would have made her 96 years old at her death). But, this is all speculation (which is highly "suspect" because there were many women named Sarah Randal living during the same time and many in the same region).
 <note tip>Sara(h) Randal(l) is an important figure in the Bull-Randall family genealogy. Whether she spelled "Sarah" with an "h" or "Randal" with one "L" or two is unimportant because at that time if a word sounded the same, then the spelling was considered "good enough" (as many people couldn't even write their name). Also, almost all of the Randal/Randol/Randle family lines living in northern North Carolina and southern Virginia at that time had ties to the Randolph family... and were referred to as Randolph or Randal during Colonial times (the names were often used interchangeably). So it is also possible that her name was actually Sarah Randolph. \\
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 Source Information: Hamlin, Charles Hughes. Virginia Ancestors and Adventurers. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2003. </WRAP>
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+**Eggnog - A Winter Beverage** \\
+While Eggnog is most associated with Christmas today, it became popular in Britain during the early 1700s and, of course, made its way to the Colonies; where it underwent some minor modifications and became a popular winter beverage among the wealthy - of which Thomas Bull, Jr. would certainly have been considered.\\
+**George Washington's Eggnog**
+This is from his own recipe archives, although he forgot to mention how many eggs to use. \\
+pint brandy \\
+/2 pint rye whiskey \\
+/2 pint Jamaica rum \\
+/4 pint sherry \\
+ eggs \\
+Tbsp sugar \\
+qt milk \\
+qt cream \\
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+MIX LIQUOR FIRST, then separate yolks and whites of eggs, add sugar to beaten yolks, mix well. Add liquor to mixture drop by drop at first, slowly beating. Add milk and cream, slowly beating. Beat whites of eggs until stiff and fold slowly into mixture. Let set in cool place for several days. Taste frequently.
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+Source Citation: http://www.wineintro.com/mulled/washington.html & https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eggnog#History</WRAP>
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+**Typed Transcript of Thomas Bull, Jr. Will - Dated December 6, 1888** \\
+This Sixth day of December in the year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred & Eighty Eight, I Thomas Bull of Halifax County in North Carolina, being Weak in body but of Perfect mind & sound memory, thanks be given to God for the same and Calling to mind the Mortality of this body & Knowing that it is appointed for men, once to die, do make & Ordain this my last will & Testament; that is to say, as touching such Worldly Estate where with it hath pleased God to bless me in this life, I give devise and dispose of the Estate in Manner of form following. That is to say,  I tend unto my beloved Wife Sarah Bull all my Estate enduring her life or Widowhood and after her death or Widowhood, my estate to be <nowiki>____</nowiki> & equally divided amongst all my living Children. I do hereby appoint my beloved Wife Sarah Bull, Randall Bull, John Bull my Executors of this my last Will and Testament & I do hereby <nowiki>____ ___</nowiki> revoke & <nowiki>____</nowiki> all & every other former Will, ratifying & confirming this & no other to be my last Will and Testament. In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal the day and year above Written. Signed, Sealed & Published in the presence of us:\\
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+Tesh i.e., Ishom Davis, John Bull, Nancy x Bull \\
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+Thomas Bull (his mark) \\
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+February Sessions, 1794. Then this Will was Exhibited in Open Court and Duly <nowiki>______</nowiki> by the Oath of Isham Davis. One of the Subscribing Witnesses thereto & on <nowiki>___</nowiki> Ordered to be recorded. Whereupon the Executors in the stated Will Nominated, Came in and was duly Qualified thereto.
+</WRAP>
 Typed abstracts of Wills appear in "Abstracts of North Carolina Wills & Testator Index", Book #975.6, pp. 135: Thomas, Jr.: Halifax County, recorded 1794, Will Book 3/219, mentions wife Sarah. (Orig. in State Archives).

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