Cpl. George (of Joab) Bell

1760 - 1834  (74 years)

• Name	George (of Joab) Bell  [1, 2]
  Prefix	Cpl.
  Birth	11 Mar 1760	Northampton Co, Virginia   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Rev War Veteran	Between 1776 and 1781  [2, 4]
  	He served with Col. Thomas Fleming, 9th Regt.
  Will - Fathers	27 Oct 1794	Northampton Co, Virginia   [1]
  	In his will Joab Bell gave 1/2 A. where the meeting house now stands to the use of the baptist preachers for their use to preach. To my loving wife Keziah during her widowhood the use of all the land where I now live, 1/3 of all the land at the marsh where my son Isaac now lives, and n. Pleasant forever. To my son Isaac the 100 A. where he now lives. To my son George the land where I now live after wife's widowhood. To my son William all the land that I recovered of John Major. After wife's widowhood moveable estate to be div. by my four daus. Abigal Dolby, Sarah Matthews, Ann Bell and Ador Gleson. Wife, son George, and Rickards Dunton extrs. Witt: George Brickhouse, Jr., Daniel Scott, Thomas Smith.
  Biography	1795  [4]
  	George Bell, son of Joab and Kiziah, grew up on the family farm near Marionville. His childhood ended abruptly at the age of 16 when he enlisted as a private serving John Blair's Company with the 9th Regiment of the Continental Army. U.S. Archive records show he received 6 2/3 dollars per month pay in November and December of 1776. In April 1776 he was promoted to corporal. He was captured by the British during the Battle of Germantown, PA on October 4, 1777 when General Howe turned back the attack of General Washington. He was imprisoned in an old stone Lutheran Church in Germantown on what is now known as Germantown Avenue. There is a tablet in the church yard listing his name among those who were imprisoned there. George Bell was married twice, first on December 25, 1795 to Susan Bell (a second cousin) who died sometime between 1802 and 1807. They had two sons and a daughter. His second marriage was to Elizabeth (Betsy) Scott and they had one daughter and six sons. One son, Agrippa Nelson Bell (1820-1913) served as a surgeon during the Mexican War(1846-1848). He was stationed on several ships and bases while treating patients for yellow fever. After the war he moved to Brooklyn , NY where he served as New York's Sanitarian. He published widely and became a national recognized physician in the field of sanitation and public health. Elizabeth Ireland's grandparents told her that George Bell was "rather short and stout". His son, George (IV), used to accuse his father of building the doorways in his house so low that he was "continually bumping his head against the tops of the doors in the old kitchen and the entry." This house, which burned in 1928, stood on the same site as the Margaret Wood house on the Marionville-Weirwood road. Both George (K), George (IV) and their wives were buried in a family cemetery there, and in 1955 were moved to Red Bank Cemetery.
  Land Division of	8 Jan 1810	Northampton Co, Virginia   [5]
  	George Bell and Betsey his wife Complainants against Hillary, Peggy, Susey & Bayly Scott Defendants. Thomas Jacob appointed guardian to Hillary and Peggy Scott, infants under the age of 21. It was ordered that Rickards Dunton, John B. Thomas and Anthony Bell do sell land and divide the proceeds in the following proportions; to Hillary and Peggy each two sevenths and to Susy Scott, Bayly Scott and George Bell in right of his wife Betsey each one seventh. Final Decree on page 147. Jan 8, 1810.
  Will	18 Apr 1832	Northampton Co, Virginia   [6]
  	In his will George Bell gave and bequeathed to son Savage Bell my Negro man Daniel and all the money which he is indebted to me. I give and bequeath to my son Savage Bell and to my daughter Polly Gleason the seventy acres of land which I purchased of Thos Smith dec'd. I give and bequeath to my daughter Polly Gleason my Negro woman Jane. I lend the balance of my property to my dear wife Elizabeth Bell during her life or widowhood and at her death the plantation we now live on I give and bequeath to my son George Bell to him and his heirs forever provided my son George will pay to my four sons; Joseph, William, Baley and Agrippa one thousand dollars. Son George Bell, executor. Signed with his mark, George Bell Witnesses: Jacob Nottingham Senr and Edward R. Turner.
  Death	21 Apr 1834	Northampton Co, Virginia   [2, 7]
  Will - Recorded	12 May 1834	Northampton Co, Virginia   [6]
  	It was on this date that his will was proved.
  Reference Identifer	DAR Patriot #A008704 (Cpl. with Col. Thomas Fleming, 9th Regt.)
  Record ID	92733
  Burial	Red Bank Churchyard, Marionville, Northampton Co, Virginia   [7]
  	The tombstone book shows him as George Bell, husband of Betsy, died 21 Apr 1834, age 74/1/10.
  Person ID	I92733	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	Joab (of Geo & Leah) Bell,   b. Abt 1730, Marionville, Northampton Co, Virginia d. Bef 9 Dec 1794, Marionville, Northampton Co, Virginia (Age < 64 years)
  Mother	Keziah 'Kazia' Brickhouse,   b. Abt 1730, Northampton Co, Virginia d. Bef 12 Oct 1812, Marionville, Northampton Co, Virginia (Age < 82 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1750  [1]
  Family ID	F24842	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Susey (of Wm) Bell,   b. Abt 1780, Northampton Co, Virginia d. Bef 23 Jul 1808, Northampton Co, Virginia (Age < 28 years)
  Marriage	19 Dec 1795	Northampton Co, Virginia   [3]
  	Anthony Bell was security on the M.L.B. of George Bell and Susey Bell.
  Children	1. Savage (of Geo) Bell,   b. Abt 1796, Northampton Co, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown   2. Ewell (of Geo) Bell, I,   b. 1799, Northampton Co, Virginia d. 1799, Northampton Co, Virginia (Age 0 years)   3. Polly (of Geo) Bell,   b. Abt 1801, Northampton Co, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown   4. Ewell (of Geo) Bell, II,   b. Abt 1824, Northampton Co, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F33111	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth 'Betsy' Scott,   b. 1783, Northampton Co, Virginia d. 24 Apr 1855, Northampton Co, Virginia (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	23 Jul 1808	Northampton Co, Virginia   [3]
  	Wm. Bell was security on the M.L.B. of George Bell and Elizabeth Scott.
  Children	1. George (of Geo) Bell,   b. Abt 1809, Northampton Co, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown   2. Margaret (of Geo) Bell,   b. Abt 1811, Northampton Co, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown + 3. Joseph E. (of Geo) Bell,   b. Abt 1813, Northampton Co, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown   4. William (of Geo) Bell,   b. Abt 1816, Northampton Co, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown + 5. Baly (of Geo) Bell,   b. 9 Jan 1818, Marionville, Northampton Co, Virginia d. 21 Jun 1897, Northampton Co, Virginia (Age 79 years) + 6. Dr. Agrippa Nelson (of Geo) Bell,   b. 3 Aug 1820, Marionville, Northampton Co, Virginia d. 15 Oct 1911, Brooklyn, New York City, New York (Age 91 years)
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F30654	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S497] Marshall, James H. Wills & Adm N'hamp Co,1632-1802, (Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1994), p. 521 (will of Joab Bell, wife Keziah), 497. [S3131] DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) National Society/Genealogy, (https://www.dar.org/national-society/genealogy), https://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A008704, 3131. [S622] Mihalyka, N'hamp Co Marriages 1660-1854, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), 622. [S3176] Margaret (Bell) Taylor - 15 July 1995, Taylor, Margaret (Bell) - Bells of the E.S. of VA, (Copy provided by Suzanne Scott Taylor to M.K. Miles, Nov 2021), p. 9 (narrative about George (III) Bell (1760-1834) written by James B. Bell), 3176. [S2498] David R. Scott, Descendants of Owen Scott, (Email to M.K. Miles, 3 Jan 2015), (Source: N'hamp Order Book, page 116, final decree page 147, 8 Jan 1810), 2498. [S1003] David R. Scott, Northampton Co, VA, Abstracts of Wills & Administrations, 1800-1854, (Rockland, ME: Picton Press, 2008), p. 168 (will of George Bell, wife Elizabeth), 1003. [S559] Mihalyka, N'hamp Co Gravestones, (Richmond, VA: Virginia State Library, 1984), 559.