Euphemia 'Famey' (93) Bell

Abt 1765 - Bef 1833  (< 68 years)

• Name	Euphemia 'Famey' (93) Bell  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	Abt 1765	Accomack County, Virginia, USA
  Gender	Female
  Will - Named in Grand Mothers will	10 Jul 1793	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [4]
  	She was shown as a granddaughter Famey Mears in the will of Ann Ellioitt, widow of Thomas Elliott, dec'd.
  Will - Named in Fathers will	26 Sep 1797	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [5]
  	She was shown as a daughter Famey Mears in the will of William Bell.
  Will - Named in Mothers will	23 Oct 1817	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [6]
  	She was shown as a daughter Fanny Mears in the will of Ann Bell. Also named were granddaughters Nancy B. Mears and Betsy Mears (underage), daughters of Hillary Mears.
  Death	Bef 29 May 1833  [7]
  	On 30 Dec 1850 it was recorded that Hillary Mears, a soldier of the Rev. War, died circa 1 Apr 1836, leaving no widow, but leaving the following children: William B. Mears, Jesse Mears, Nancy Mears who married John Turlington, George Mears and Elizabeth Mears. Since his death the following have died: Nancy Turlington, wife of said John Turlington, who left the following children: William T. Turlington and Nathaniel Turlington who are 21 years of age and upwards, Elizabeth A. Turlington and John H. Turlington, minors; Peter Turlington is their guardian. William B. Mears died leaving children: David P. Mears, who is 21 year old or older, Jesse Mears and Thomas Mears who are minors. George H. Bell is admr. of the estate of Hillary Mears.
  Land - they were named in a land cause	29 May 1833	Northampton County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  	She was shown as Euphemia wife of Hillars Mears and a child of _____ Bell and Nancy, his wife, who was formerly Nancy Elliott who died in the life time of her nephew John T. Elliott, who died intestate in N'hamp Co, VA, some 10 years earlier.
  Marr Name	Euphemia 'Famey' (93) Mears
  Record ID	33857
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Robert Bell,   b. Abt 1580, England d. 1657, England  (Age 77 years)  (3 x Great Grandfather)  Ann Kelly, (Kelly?),   b. Abt 1675   d. Yes, date unknown  (2 x Great Grandmother)
  Siblings	5 brothers
  + 1. John (89) Bell,   b. 18 Oct 1760, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1811, Somerset Co, Maryland  (Age 50 years) ╚═ Lucreshe 'Creshe' Bradford,  m. Jun 1795 ;   Mary Catherine 'Polly' Marshall,  m. 10 Jan 1797 + 2. Euphemia 'Famey' (93) Bell,   b. Abt 1765, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 29 May 1833  (Age < 68 years) ╚═ Hillary Mears,  m. 23 Sep 1787 + 3. Geodiah (88) Bell,   b. Abt 1765, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Nov 1825  (Age 60 years) ╚═ Catharine 'Caty' Harmon,  m. Abt 1795 ;   Leah Harmon,  m. 26 Jun 1813 ;   Barbara Harmon,  m. 6 May 1812 + 4. William H. (90) Bell,   b. Abt 1775, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Jan 1827  (Age 52 years) ╚═ Rachael (86) Bradford,  m. 3 Oct 1800 + 5. George (92) (of Wm) Bell,   b. Abt 1780, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 1824  (Age < 43 years) ╚═ Nancy Hall,  m. 13 Jul 1805 + 6. Anthony (91) Bell,   b. 22 Oct 1789, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 8 Jul 1864  (Age 74 years) ╚═ Ann Tignal,  m. 18 Dec 1813 ;   Keturah Garrison,  m. 18 Oct 1848
  Person ID	I33857	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2007

  
  

  Father	William (52) Bell,   b. Abt 1734, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Sep 1800 (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Anne 'Nancy' Elliott,   b. Abt 1745, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Feb 1824, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1765  [1, 4, 8]
  	According to Rev. John W.A. Elliott's Ledger Book, Anne Elliott the only daughter was much petted and was not deprived of anything that would be to her comfort. It was the custom of young ladies to practice the riding on horseback. She became very expert on the saddle, and frequently visited her mother's relations in Northampton. She was handsome. Her feats of horse riding procured quite a sensation on the young fellows whom she met, so that quite a rivalry for the gay young damsel arose. Finally a Mr. Bell gained the suite, and they were married. Wedding parties went the rounds, dancing was very fashionable at these early times. After through with their parties the wife wished to settle in the neighborhood of her father and bought and situated themselves on Machipongo, built the house now known as Thomas H. Bell's, one of the descendants. Their family was large and a large descent, many of the great-grandchildren yet remain.
  Family ID	F11933	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hillary Mears,   b. Abt 1759, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1 Apr 1836 (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	23 Sep 1787	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [9]
  	Arthur Mears was the security on the M.L.B. of Hillary Mears and Uphemy Bell.
  Children	+ 1. William B. Mears,   b. 17 Jun 1791, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1 Oct 1846, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age 55 years) ╚═ Mary 'Molly' Phillips  (Age 77 years)  m. 28 Aug 1815 + 2. Jesse Mears,   b. Abt 1794, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Oct 1854, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age 60 years) ╚═ Elizabeth Lingo 'Betsy' Wyatt  m. 8 Aug 1814 + 3. Nancy B. Mears,   b. Abt 1800, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 13 Apr 1847 (Age < 47 years) ╚═ John (of Asa) Turlington  (Age < 47 years)  m. 10 Apr 1826 + 4. George Mears,   b. Abt 1801, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 7 Dec 1858, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age 57 years) ╚═ Patsy 'Patty' Turlington  (Age 50 years)  m. 29 Dec 1824   5. Elizabeth 'Betsy' Mears,   b. Abt 1802, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F10698	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1765 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Marriage - 23 Sep 1787 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - Named in Grand Mothers will - 10 Jul 1793 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - Named in Fathers will - 26 Sep 1797 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - Named in Mothers will - 23 Oct 1817 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Land - they were named in a land cause - 29 May 1833 - Northampton County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S688] Moody K. Miles III & Barry W. Miles, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1800-1860, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 2000), p. 49 (will of Ann Bell) & p. 53 (will of William Bell), 688. [S884] Stratton Nottingham, Northampton County, Virginia, Land Causes 1731-1868 & Lancaster County, Virginia, 1795-1848, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1991), p. 119-126 (suit for division of land of John T. Elliott), 884. [S940] John Frederick Dorman, Dorman, Adv of Purse & Person, 4th Ed, Vol 3, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc., 2007), p. 210 (Richard Smith Family), 940. [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 428 (will of Ann Elliott, widow of Thos.), 570. [S688] Moody K. Miles III & Barry W. Miles, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1800-1860, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 2000), p. 53 (will of William Bell), 688. [S688] Moody K. Miles III & Barry W. Miles, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1800-1860, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 2000), p. 49 (will of Ann Bell), 688. [S575] Nottingham, Soldiers & Sailors of the E.S. of VA, (Westminster, MD: Family Line Publications, 1995), 575. [S885] Elliott, Rev. J.W.A. - Ledger Book, 885. [S558] Turman, Nora Miller, Accomack Co, VA, Marriages, 1776-1854, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1994), 558.