Aquilla
Belt
Sr
Born in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Richard Belt
and Keturah (Price) Belt
Brother of
John Belt, Rachael (Belt) Hooker, Lucy Belt, Isabel Belt, Charlton Belt, Milcah (Belt) Greenberry, Jeremiah Belt and Benedict Belt
Husband of
Mary Polly (Inscho) Belt
— married
29 Feb 1804 in Fairfield, Ohio, USA
Descendants 
Father of
Milcah (Belt) Crow, Elizabeth (Belt) Trussell, Aquilla Belt Jr., Kitturah (Belt) Church, Richard Belt, Aaron Inscho Belt, Naomi (Belt) Ames, Mariah (Belt) Warner, Angeline (Belt) Douglass, Benedict Belt, Frances Astury Belt and Henrietta (Belt) Lash
Died
at age 68
in Leesburg, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 31 Aug 2011
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Biography
Aquilla was born in 1780. His parents were Richard Belt (1735 - 1789) and Keturah (Price) Belt (1739 - 1790). They were married 1/24/1760 in Gunpowder, Baltimore, Maryland.
Aquila married Mary Polly (Inscho) Belt (1787 - 1848 • LHSQ-1WS) on 2/29/1804 in Fairfield, Ohio.
Their children include...
- Milcah (Belt) Crow (1804 - 1860) - Married John Atkinson Crow (1804 - 1891)
- Elizabeth (Belt) Trussel (1807 - ) m. Marshall Trussel (1806 - )
- Aquila Belt Jr. (1808 - 1893) m. Henrietta Elizabeth Lewis (1812 - 1892)
- Patty Inscho Belt (1809 - 1809) Died as a baby
- Kitturah (Belt) Church (1811 - 1843 ) m. Edward Lewis Church (1811 - 1886 )
- Richard Belt (1812 - 1872) m. Elizabeth Cole (1814 - 1889)
- Aaron Inscho Belt (1813 - 1889) m. Sarah Sell (1828 - 1897)
- Naomi (Belt) Ames (1815 - ) m. Stephen Ames (1812 - 1846)
- Mary Belt (1815 - 1820) d. 5 yrs old
- Mariah (Belt) McSherry, Warner (1818 - 1867) m. James McSherry (1817- ), m. Peter Warner (1791 - 1878)
- Hannah Belt (1818 - 1829) d. 11 yrs old
- Angeline (Belt) Douglass (1820 - ) m. Thomas Douglass (1820 - 1899)
- Rev. Benedict Belt (1822 - 1906) m.Cecilia Griffis (1830 - 1911)
- Hester Belt (1825)
- Franis Asbury Belt (1827 - 1917) m. Martha Elvira Hawn (1834 - 1904)
- Henrietta (Belt) Lash (1829- 1900) m. John Lash (1828 - 1907)
He died in 1848 at the age of 68.
Burial
- Leesburg Cemetery, Leesburg, Kosciusko County, Indiana, USA. [1]
- Aquilla Belt Sr. (7 Jul 1780–17 Oct 1848)
- - Find A Grave: Memorial #72279085
- Mary Polly (Inscho) Belt (1787 - 1848) (spouse)
- - Find A Grave: Memorial #72279313
- Aquilla Belt Sr. (7 Jul 1780–17 Oct 1848)
* Aquilla's page lists and has links to his Father, 1 sibling, spouse, 6 children. #add-to-vc.
Research Notes
Original Information
Named in Aquilla's will:
- Polly Belt, widow & executor
- Kitturah Church, daughter (deceased)
- Angelin Douglass, daughter (deceased)
- Asbury Belt, youngest son & executor
- Milcah Crow, heir
- Elizabeth Russell, heir
- Aquilla Belt, heir
- Richard Belt, heir
- Aaron J. Belt, heir
- Mariah M????, heir
- Benedict Belt, heir
- Henrietta Belt, heir
Sources
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/72279085/aquilla-belt: accessed 7 Dec 2022), memorial page for Aquilla Belt Sr. (7 Jul 1780–17 Oct 1848), Find A Grave: Memorial #72279085, citing Leesburg Cemetery, Leesburg, Kosciusko County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by Martha Malinowski (contributor 47506372).
- Aquila Belt Sr: FamilySearch RecordID
- Mary Polly Inscho (spouse): FamilySearch RecordID
- Author: Yates Publishing Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Publication: Name: Online publication: Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data. This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived;
- Indiana, Wills & Probate Records, 1869: Ancestry (subscription service)
See also:
- Source: S58 Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1820 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication: Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data: Fourth Census of the United States, 1820. (NARA microfilm publication M33, 142 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record. Residence place: Licking, Ohio, United States.
- Source: #S69 Data: Text: Residence date: Residence place: Kosciusko, Indiana, United States. 1837 Residence: Kosciusko, Indiana, USA.
- Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1840 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication: Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data. Sixth Census of the United States, 1840. (NARA microfilm publication M704, 580 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record G;
- Source: #S33 Page: Year: 1840; Census Place: , Kosciusko, Indiana; Roll. 1840 Residence: Kosciusko, Indiana, USA.
Acknowledgments
- WikiTree profile Belt-253 created through the import of Steve Sanders family tree_2011-08-28.ged on Aug 30, 2011 by Sanders-1150.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Aquilla by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
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- Billy Belt
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test - Rob Belt :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup R-BY104319, FTDNA kit #B778939
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~3.12%
Percy Thomas :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member percythomas1
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch LD5763217 [compare], FTDNA kit #IN42378
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~1.56%
Steve Sanders :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A692738 [compare], Ancestry member stevesanderstx
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~1.56%
Steve Smith :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A238106 [compare]
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~1.56%
Living Notestein :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member cponote
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch H063606 [compare]
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~1.56%
Wendy (Loveless) Waldron :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T278655 [compare], yourDNAportal WEN2e058a05, FTDNA kit #982689
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~0.78%
Sally (Bower) Bruhn :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Austin Findley :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch EF3061490 [compare], yourDNAportal AUS5b3a9c69, Ancestry member Austin.Findley
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B985238
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MyHeritage DNA
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Kathy (Whitfield) Stepp
Dennis Gordon
Kathy (Whitfield) Stepp
I do not see anywhere that they had two sons named Aaron. Merge them?
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by Kathy (Whitfield) Stepp
Dennis Gordon
Merged Belt-251 into Belt-245. Thanks for the heads-up!
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by Dennis Gordon
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