"MARRIAGE BOND: McFALL, David and Polly RUDDILL of BC.
Bond Date: 25 Apr 1808. Bondsman: James RUDDELL"

Information regarding Cornelius & Jane (Mulherin) Ruddell's daughters, Nancy and Polly:

"Rutherford County Court, June 18, 1821

On application and petition of David McFall, guardian for Carnelius R. McFall, Barbara H. McFall, John D. McFall and Polly R. McFall, infants and minor heirs of Polly McFall, late wife of said David McFall and formerly Polly Ruddell, daughter and heir of Carnelius Ruddell of Davidson County, dec’d. And it appearing to this court here that said Carnelius Ruddell has departed this life leaving two children, the said Polly, mother of said infants and also Nancy, his daughter afterwards married to one Isaac Cooke and now deceased leaving Jane Cooke her only child and all of which dying intestate. And it appearing that said David McFall, guardian for said infants being desirous to have a certain tract of land divided which was granted by the State of North Carolina to said Cornelius Ruddell which has since descended to the said Polly and Nancy, his two daughters and which has since descended to the said infants and heirs of Polly and Jane, infant and heir of said Nancy. And it also appearing to this court that said David McFall, guardian for said infants of Polly, his late wife, has given to said Isaac Cooke, natural guardian of said Jane Cooke, now a minor more than ten days notice that he should at this time prefer this his petition for a division of said tract of land as described in said petition and bound as follows: Beginning at a white oak on the east bank of Stone’s River about half a mile above the mouth of Searcy’s creek, thence east one hundred and ninety two poles to an elm, thence south four hundred and fifty two poles to a white oak, thence west two hundred and twenty six poles to a white oak and dogwood, thence north four hundred & fifty two poles to an elm & white oak, thence east to the beginning containing by estimation 640 acres. It is therefore ordered by the courts that Burrill Perry, Glover W. Banton, Robert Montgomery, General Lee Nolin and Edwin Sharpe be and are hereby appointed commissioners to partition, divide, value and set apart to said infants & heirs of said Polly, one half of said tract of land according to quantity and quality and make a plain plat thereof and make return of the proceedings to this court as soon as they can at this term ""