Micajah Bullock

Bullock was born on October 20, 1745 in Hanover County, Virginia.^[1] He inherited land in Granville County, North Carolina from his father, Edward Bullock II, as a young man. He also received over 2,000 acres in land grants from the state of North Carolina.^[1] By 1776, he owned over 4,000 acres of land.^[1][2]

Bullock served in various capacities in local government, including as a county entry taker, sheriff, county surveyor, and bondsman.^[1]

Bullock served in Captain James Yancey's Company, in Colonel Richard Henderson's regiment, during the American Revolutionary War.^[1] During the war, he wrote a letter to Colonel Folsome about back payments of troops in 1776.^[3] He fought at the Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge, the first Revolutionary War battle in North Carolina, on February 26, 1776.^[1] Bullock also fought at the Battle of Guilford Courthouse and possibly carried the Guilford Courthouse flag.^[4] He served as a captain in the Granville County regiment.^[5]

After the war, in 1797, he filed a petition to build a grist mill on his property.^[1]

He was the father of Major Edward Bullock.^[1]

Bullock died between March 30, 1827 and May 1828.^[1]