Robert Bell MP (1589 - 1639)

Born 1 Jan 1589 in Norfolk England [uncertain]

Ancestors

Died 31 Oct 1639 at age 50 in Norfolk, England

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Biography

"Bell owed his county status to the achievements of his paternal grandfather, Sir Robert†, who served as Speaker in 1572, became chief baron of the Exchequer in 1577 and acquired an extensive Norfolk estate through marriage.16 Bell’s father, Edmund, consequently enjoyed close ties with leading members of the Norfolk gentry, including his brother-in-law the attorney-general Sir Henry Hobart, who supervised his will." ^[1]

He married Mary Chester and they had ten children. ^[2] The baptisms of their children are in the parish register.

Children

1. Edmund d. unmarried ^[2]
2. Robert d. unmarried ^[2]
3. Mary d.1645 unmarried ^[2]
4. Henry d. young ^[2]
5. Beaupré d. young ^[2]
6. Francis (c.1626/7 - 1660) m. Dorothy Oxburgh ^[2]
7. Sinolphus d. young ^[2]
8. Elizabeth d. young ^[2]
9. Anthony d. young ^[2]
10. Philip (Governor of Barbados) d.1667/8 ^[2]

He was buried on 31 Oct. 1639 ^[2] at Outwell Church.

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1604-1629/member/bell-sir-robert-1589-1639
2. ↑ ^{2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11} Waters, R. E. C. (1878) Genealogical Memoirs of the Extinct Family of Chester of Chicheley, Their Ancestors and Descendants Vol.1, p.120, London : Robson. Viewed at https://archive.org/details/genealogicalmem01wategoog/page/n160 and at https://www.google.com.au/books/edition/Genealogical_memoirs_of_the_extinct_fami/JeoJAwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22sir+robert+bell+III%22&pg=PA120&printsec=frontcover

See also :

• The visitation of the county of Buckingham made in 1634 by John Philipot, esq. Page 26: Chester of Chicheley