William (52) Bell

Abt 1734 - 1800  (66 years)

• Name	William (52) Bell  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1734	Accomack County, Virginia, USA
  Gender	Male
  Will - Named in Father's will	20 Feb 1749/50	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  	He was shown as sone William Bell in the will of Jeodiah Bell, wife Sarah.
  Anecdote	10 Jul 1793	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  	He was named as a son-in-law William Bell and one of the Executors in the 10 Jul 1793 will of Ann Elliott, widow of Thomas, who also named a daughter Nancy Bell.
  Will	26 Sep 1797	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [4]
  	To son John Bell the land on eastern & northern part of my land adjoining Thomas H. Bradford's land. To sons William Bell & Anthony part of plantation to be divided. Anthony Bell to have the house. To son George Bell £100. To daughter Famey Mears ... To wife Ann Bell ... To son Anthony Bell my still & my other sons John, Geodiah, William & George the use of the still. To William, George & Anthony the remainder. Son John Bell, Geodiah Bell & Nanny Bell Extrs. Witt: Thomas H. Bradford & Branson Turner.
  Death	Sep 1800  [4]
  Probate	28 Apr 1801	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [4]
  	The will was partly proved on 29 Sep 1800 and fully proved on 28 Apr 1801. James Laws & James Polk were securities.
  Reference Identifier	#Dean
  Record ID	37601
  Siblings	1 brother and 5 sisters
  1. George (51) Bell,   b. Abt 1732, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 25 Jun 1792, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 60 years) + 2. William (52) Bell,   b. Abt 1734, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Sep 1800  (Age 66 years) ╚═Anne 'Nancy' Elliott,   b. Abt 1745, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Feb 1824, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 79 years),  m. Abt 1765     3. Rachel (53) Bell,   b. Abt 1736, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   4. Sarah (54) Bell,   b. Abt 1738, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   5. Hannah (55) Bell,   b. Abt 1740, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   6. Ann (56) Bell,   b. Abt 1742, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   7. Betty (57) Bell,   b. Abt 1744, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Robert Bell,   b. Abt 1580, England d. 1657, England  (Age 77 years)  (2 x Great Grandfather)  Elizabeth Johnson, (Johnson?),   b. Abt 1625   d. Bef 1655  (Age < 29 years)  (2 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID	I37601	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	30 May 2011

  
  

  Father	Jeodiah Bell,   b. Abt 1694, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 28 Aug 1750, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 56 years)
  Mother	Sarah (18) (of Wm & Bridget) Bradford,   b. Abt 1708, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1727  [1]
  Family ID	F8500	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anne 'Nancy' Elliott,   b. Abt 1745, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Feb 1824, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1765  [3, 5, 6]
  	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.
  Children	+ 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  (Age < 38 years)  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  (Age 77 years)  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  (Age 76 years)  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  (Age 44 years)  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  (Age 58 years)  m. 18 Dec 1813;    ╚═ Keturah Garrison  (Age 81 years)  m. 18 Oct 1848
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F11933	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1734 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - Named in Father's will - 20 Feb 1749/50 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Anecdote - 10 Jul 1793 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - 26 Sep 1797 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Probate - 28 Apr 1801 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S940] John Frederick Dorman, Dorman, Adv of Purse & Person, 4th Ed, Vol 3, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc., 2007), p. 203 (Richard Smith Family), 940. [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 156 (will of Jeodiah Bell, wife Sarah), 570. [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) & p. 53 (will of William Bell), 688. [S885] Elliott, Rev. J.W.A. - Ledger Book, 885.