Rachael (86) Bradford

1785 - 1862  (76 years)

• Name	Rachael (86) Bradford  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	9 Nov 1785	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  	She was under age in 1800.
  Gender	Female
  Will - Named in Father's will	17 Nov 1794	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Will - Named in Aunt's will	31 Jan 1800	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [4]
  	She was shown as Rachel Bradford, daughter of James, (under age) in the will of Elizabeth Bell, who was evidently an Aunt.
  Will - Named in Husband's will	8 Jan 1827	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [5]
  	She was shown as my wife Rachel Bell in the will of William Bell.
  Heir - named as	9 Jan 1829	Northampton County, Virginia, USA   [6]
  	It was on this date that Rachel, Nancy, Eliza & Catherine Bell sold to John G. Joynes, all of Acc Co, for $48.33, their right, title & interest they have or may become entitled to in the estate of John T. Elliott dec'd of N'hamp Co, be it land, Negroes, rents, bonds or other estate. Rachel being the widow of William Bell dec'd and Nancy, Eliza & Catherine Bell being children of William Bell who was son of Nancy Bell who was an own aunt of John T. Elliott dec'd on the Paternal side. Signed: Rachel (X) Bell, Nancy Bell, Elizabeth Bell & Catherine (X) Bell. Witt: Thomas A. Coleburn, George H. Bell & Geo. C. Ames
  Census with son	1850	St. George Parish, Accomack Co, Virginia   [7]
  	She was shown as Rachel Bell, age 62 in HH#617 headed by Jno. G. Bell, a 34 year old farmer with real estate valued at $3,000.
  Marr Name	Rachael (86) Bell
  Record ID	34088
  Death	17 Feb 1862  [1]
  Burial	Thomas H. Bell Plot, Old Tower, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  	Her tombstone shows her as Rachel Bell, the wife of Wm. and the daughter of Jas. & Lucretia Bradford (unable to verify).
  Siblings	2 brothers and 1 sister
  1. John (84) Bradford,   b. Abt 1781, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   2. William Mears (85) Bradford,   b. Abt 1783, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown + 3. Rachael (86) Bradford,   b. 9 Nov 1785, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 17 Feb 1862  (Age 76 years) ╚═William H. (90) Bell,   b. Abt 1775, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Jan 1827  (Age 52 years),  m. 3 Oct 1800, Accomack County, Virginia, USA     4. Nancy (87) Bradford,   b. Abt 1787, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Nathaniel Bradford,   b. Abt 1640   d. Bef 19 Nov 1690, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 50 years)  (2 x Great Grandfather)  Margaret (--?--),   b. Abt 1645   d. Yes, date unknown  (3 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID	I34088	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2010

  
  

  Father	James (50) Bradford,   b. Abt 1732, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 29 Jun 1795, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 63 years)
  Mother	Lucreshe 'Creshe' Bradford,   b. Abt 1760, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown Other Partners: ╚═John (89) Bell,   b. 18 Oct 1760, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1811, Somerset Co, Maryland  (Age 50 years)  m. Jun 1795
  Marriage	Abt 1780	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [8]
  Family ID	F10781	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William H. (90) Bell,   b. Abt 1775, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Jan 1827 (Age 52 years)
  Marriage	3 Oct 1800	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [9]
  	John Bell was the security on the M.L.B. of William Bell and Rachel Bradford.
  Children	1. Nancy Bell,   b. 5 Jul 1801, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 10 Oct 1876 (Age 75 years) + 2. Catharine 'Caty' Bell,   b. 13 Aug 1805, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 19 Sep 1882, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age 77 years) ╚═ Arthur (87D) Bradford  (Age < 36 years)  m. 2 Dec 1833 + 3. Elizabeth 'Betsy' Bell,   b. Abt 1809, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Kendal Mager (of Rachel) Sturgis  (Age < 50 years)  m. 27 Jul 1837   4. William Bell,   b. Abt 1812, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Atta Ann Harris  m. 25 Jan 1855   5. John S. Bell,   b. 21 Jan 1815, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 16 Feb 1894 (Age 79 years) + 6. James S. Bell,   b. 4 Aug 1816, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 4 Dec 1886, St. George Parish, Accomack Co, Virginia (Age 70 years) ╚═ Elizabeth Mears  (Age 87 years)  m. 22 Dec 1844   7. Margaret A. Bell,   b. 27 Nov 1819, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 12 Nov 1876 (Age 56 years) ╚═ Thomas H. Bell  (Age 63 years)  m. 17 Dec 1844   8. Juliet Emily Bell,   b. Abt 1824, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   9. Arintha J. Bell,   b. 1827, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F10780	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 9 Nov 1785 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - Named in Father's will - 17 Nov 1794 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - Named in Aunt's will - 31 Jan 1800 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Marriage - 3 Oct 1800 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - Named in Husband's will - 8 Jan 1827 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Burial - - Thomas H. Bell Plot, Old Tower, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S502] Jean Merritt Mihalyka & Faye Downing Wilson, Graven Stones of Lower Accomack County, Virginia, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1987), 502. [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 429-430 (will of James Bradford, wife Lucresha), 570. [S940] John Frederick Dorman, Dorman, Adv of Purse & Person, 4th Ed, Vol 3, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc., 2007), p. 208 (Richard Smith Family), 940. [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 464 (will of Elizabeth Bell), 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. [S874] N'hamp Co Deed Bk 29, 1828-1834, p. 62 (Bell et al to John G. Joynes), 874. [S638] Family Tree Maker's Family Archives, 1850 Virginia Census Microfilm Records, CD#309, 6 CD set, (Broderbund Software, Inc., 1997), 638. [S502] Jean Merritt Mihalyka & Faye Downing Wilson, Graven Stones of Lower Accomack County, Virginia, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1987), p. 21 (daughter Rachel Bell tombstone), 502. [S558] Turman, Nora Miller, Accomack Co, VA, Marriages, 1776-1854, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1994), 558.