George Bell

Abt 1774 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	George Bell  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1774	Worcester Co, Maryland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Will - Named in Fathers will	19 Sep 1786	Worcester Co, Maryland   [1]
  	In his will Henry Bell, wife Molly, named children Sally, George, Henry, William, Eijah, James, Nancy, Polly & Joshua.
  Guardian - Someone was named as their guardian	Aug 1788	Worcester Co, Maryland   [2]
  	William Townsend was cited as guardian to George Bell (over 14), Henry Bell (over 14), and William Bell (over 14).
  Administrator of an estate - Named as an Administrator of an estate	23 Feb 1798	Worcester Co, Maryland   [3]
  	It was on this date that administration on the estate of Joshua Gell was granted to George Bell.
  Census head of household	1810	St. Brides, Norfolk Co, Virginia   [4]
  	He was shown as George Bell with the following 1M<10, 1M26-45, 1F<10, 1F26-45.
  Census head of household	1820	Norfolk Co, Virginia   [4]
  	He was shown as George Bell with 1M26-45, 1F10-16, 1F26-45.
  Census head of household	1830	St. Brides, Norfolk Co, Virginia   [4]
  	He was shown as George Bell with 1M15-20, 1M40-50, 1F20-30, 1F40-50.
  Reference Identifier	Worcester
  Record ID	87003
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	(f_o Henry & Christian) Bell,   b. Abt 1700, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown  (Grandfather)  Mary 'Molly' (--?--),   b. Abt 1750, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown  (Mother)
  Siblings	5 brothers and 3 sisters
  + 1. Sally Bell,   b. Abt 1770, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown ▻ William Townsend,  m. Abt 1787   2. Henry Bell,   b. Abt 1772, Worcester Co, Maryland d. 31 Oct 1829, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age 57 years) + 3. William (of Henry) Bell,   b. Abt 1774, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown ▻ Polly Pitts,  m. 1 Feb 1797 > 4. George Bell,   b. Abt 1774, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown ▻ Nancy Mitchell,  m. 18 May 1801 + 5. Elijah Bell,   b. 1778, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Bef 16 Aug 1827, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age < 49 years) ▻ (--?--) (--?--),  m. Abt 1800 + 6. James Bell,   b. 1780, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown ▻ + 7. Nancy Bell,   b. 1782, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown ▻ Richard Clark,  m. 11 Sep 1798 > 8. Polly 'Molly' Bell,   b. 1784, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown ▻ Littleton Davis,  m. 2 Feb 1801   9. Joshua Bell,   b. 1786, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Bef 23 Feb 1798, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age < 12 years)
  Half-siblings	1 half sister (family of James Selby and Mary 'Molly' (--?--))
  1. Hetty Selby,   b. 1789, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I87003	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	5 Oct 2015

  
  

  Father	Henry Bell,   b. Abt 1740   d. Bef 13 Nov 1786, Worcester Co, Maryland (Age < 46 years)
  Mother	Mary 'Molly' (--?--),   b. Abt 1750, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown Other Partners: ╚═James Selby,   b. Abt 1746, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown  m. Bef Aug 1788
  Marriage	Abt 1770	Worcester Co, Maryland   [1]
  Family ID	F28525	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nancy Mitchell,   b. Abt 1780, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	18 May 1801	Worcester Co, Maryland   [5]
  Family ID	F31475	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

• Sources

  [S2395] Worcester Co, MD Wills JW-13 1783-1790, p. 70 (will of Henry Bell, wife Molly), 2395. [S2396] David V. Heise, Heise, Worcester Co Orphans Ct Vol 1, 1777-1800, (Westminster, MD: Family Line Publications), p. 125 (William Townsend cited as guardian to George, Henry and William Bell), 2396. [S2402] Vernon L. Skinner Jr., Skinner, Wor Co, MD Estate Docket 1742-1820, (V.L. Skinner Jr, Brookville, MD), p. 8 (adm of Joshua Bell to George Bell), 2402. [S2226] Vern Skinner, Skinner, Genealogy Research, 2226. [S2226] Vern Skinner, Skinner, Genealogy Research, citing Long & Long, Worcester Co, MD Marriage Licenses, p. 10, 2226.