Edward Bell

Abt 1680 - Bef 1743  (< 63 years)

• Name	Edward Bell  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1680	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Land - they bought land	1701	tract A133, Muddy Creek, Accomack Co, Virginia   [2]
  	It was in this year that Edward Bell bought the eastern 101 acres withing tract A133 from John & Sarah Kelly.
  Anecdote	24 Mar 1703/04	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  	On 24 Mar 1703/4 the inventory and appraisal of the estate of Nicholas Bloxom was taken. It was presented by Edw'd Bell on 1 Aug 1704, signed by Thomas Perry, Ralph Justice, Richard Hinman & James Davis.
  Will - Named in Fathers will	30 Jun 1715	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  	He was shown as son Edward Bell in the will of Thomas Bell, wife Cohole.
  Reference Identifier	Muddy Cr
  Record ID	69951
  Will	24 Jul 1742	Muddy Creek, Accomack Co, Virginia   [4]
  	To wife Mary 1/2 my land & plantation during her widow & then to my son William Bell. To son William Bell plantation where I now live containing 101 acres on Muddy Creek Branch. To grandaughter Susanna Bell. To son John Bell. Son Elias Bell. Daughter Tabitha Tathan. Daus. Elizabeth & Rachel Bell, they to be at age at 18. Daus. Mary, Elizabeth & Rachel residual legatees. Son William & wife Mary Exrs. Witt: Major Bird, John Bloxsom, Tabitha Bloxsom.
  Death	Bef 29 Nov 1743	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [4]
  	It was on this date that his will was probated. John Bell heir at law to the testator.
  Siblings	1 sister
  + 1. Sarah Bell,   b. Abt 1668, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 6 Apr 1724, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 56 years) ╚═John Marcum, Jr. (MacComb) (Harper),   b. Abt 1650   d. Bef 7 Jul 1685, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 35 years)   ╚═John Kelly,   b. Abt 1660   d. Bef 2 Jun 1724, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 64 years),  m. Abt 1686   + 2. Edward Bell,   b. Abt 1680, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 29 Nov 1743, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 63 years) ╚═Mary (--?--),   b. Abt 1686   d. Bef 30 Sep 1760, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 74 years),  m. Abt 1705
  Half-siblings	4 half brothers and 1 half sister (family of Thomas Bell and Dorothy 'Coe hole' Coe)
  1. Thomas Bell, Jr.,   b. Abt 1702, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   2. Oliver Bell,   b. Abt 1704, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   3. Mary Bell,   b. Abt 1706, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═(--?--) Hard,   b. Abt 1670   d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. Bef 30 Jun 1715     4. Elias Bell,   b. Abt 1708, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 30 Jul 1751, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 43 years) ╚═Elizabeth Daniel,   b. Abt 1712   d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. Abt 1730, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   + 5. Joseph Bell,   b. Abt 1710, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 27 Nov 1759, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 49 years) ╚═Comfort (--?--),   b. Abt 1720   d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. Abt 1740
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Thomas Bell,   b. Abt 1640   d. Bef 1 Nov 1715, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 75 years)  (Father)  (--?--) (--?--),   b. Abt 1650   d. Yes, date unknown  (Mother)
  Person ID	I69951	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	21 Jun 2015

  
  

  Father	Thomas Bell,   b. Abt 1640   d. Bef 1 Nov 1715, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 75 years) Other Partners: ╚═Dorothy 'Coe hole' Coe, (Quaker),   b. Abt 1657, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  m. Abt 1700
  Mother	(--?--) (--?--),   b. Abt 1650   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1668
  Family ID	F31079	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary (--?--),   b. Abt 1686   d. Bef 30 Sep 1760, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 74 years)  Other Partners: ╚═Nicholas Bloxom,   b. Abt 1680, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 24 Mar 1703/04, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 24 years)  m. Abt 1702
  Marriage	Abt 1705  [3, 4]
  Children	+ 1. John Bell,   b. Abt 1706, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 25 Mar 1760, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 54 years) ╚═ Elizabeth (--?--)  m. Abt 1730   2. William Bell,   b. Abt 1708, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 27 Mar 1764, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 56 years) ╚═ Bridget (--?--)  m. Abt 1750   3. Elias Bell,   b. Abt 1710, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown + 4. (s_o Edw) Bell,   b. Abt 1712, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 24 Jul 1742, Muddy Creek, Accomack Co, Virginia (Age < 30 years) ╚═ (--?--) (--?--)  m. Abt 1735   5. Mary Bell,   b. Abt 1718, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 29 Aug 1775, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 57 years) ╚═ Arnold Morgan  (Age < 72 years)  m. Bef 25 Feb 1764 + 6. Tabitha Bell,   b. Abt 1720, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Thomas Tatham  (Age < 54 years)  m. Abt 1742   7. Elizabeth Bell,   b. Abt 1726, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown + 8. Rachel Bell,   b. Abt 1728, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 19 Jun 1759, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 31 years) ╚═ (--?--) Lucas  m. Abt 1745;    ╚═ John (of Thos) Northam  (Age 88 years)  m. Abt 1746
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F22713	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1680 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Anecdote - 24 Mar 1703/04 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - Named in Fathers will - 30 Jun 1715 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Death - Bef 29 Nov 1743 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 53 (will of Thomas Bell, wife Cohole), 570. [S572] Ralph T. Whitelaw, Virginia's Eastern Shore (A History of Northampton and Accomack Counties), in a 2 volume set, (Gloucester, Mass.: Peter Smith, 1968), p. 1212-1213 (tract A133), 572. [S98] Accomack Co, VA, (Deeds), Wills & c, 1692-1715 (xi) original, Part 2, p. 116 (inventory & appraisal of Nichoas Bloxom), 98. [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 131 (will of Edward Bell, wife Mary), 570.