People involved in the establishment of the new country of America are known as patriots of the American Revolution. As we prepare for the celebration of the 250th anniversary, the Oliver Morton Chapter of DAR and the Jones County News salute these patriots who located to our area or whose descendants have located in the area. This month we salute Hawkins Bullock, who has a number of descendants living in middle Georgia, including members of the local DAR chapter.
Hawkins Bullock
Hawkins Bullock, the son of Nathaniel Bullock and Mary Hawkins Bullock, was born in Bute County, North Carolina (now Granville County).
Hawkins moved with his family to South Carolina and while a resident of the Ninety-sixth District, he enlisted and served as a private with the South Carolina troops. He served three enlistments from 1779 until 1781 and was in the battle known as the Siege of Ninety-six in the Fall of 1781.
Hawkins Bullock moved to Georgia after the war and received a bounty land grant in 1784. There are land records for him in Wilkes, Oglethorpe, and Madison Counties. He sold property in Wilkes County in 1796 and was a resident of Oglethorpe County in 1800. He is mentioned in land records in Madison County as early as 1813.
Hawkins Bullock, his wife Frances Roy Gordon Bullock and several other members of the Bullock family were buried on the Hawkins Bullock homestead in Madison County, Georgia. Their graves are marked by field stones.
A DAR memorial marker to honor Hawkins Bullock was placed in the Old Hull Cemetery on October 20, 2012. Members of the DAR, SAR, CAR and others, including a descendant of his from the Oliver Morton Chapter participated in the ceremony.
