James Bedell (1710 - abt. 1753)

Born 1710 in Long Island City, Queens, New York

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Baldwin) Bedell — married 9 Feb 1732 in Hempstead, Long Island, Queens County, New York

Descendants

Died about 1753 at about age 43 in Hempstead, Livingston, New York

Biography

James Bedell died Between 22 Sep 1753 and 21 Jan 1754 Place: Hempstead, Queens Co., LI, NY

Father: James Bedell (Abt 1685 - Between 12 Aug and 25 Nov 1749) 1 Mother: ? Unknown ( - ) Spouse: Mary Baldwin ( - Aft 22 Sep 1753) Married: 9 Feb 1730/31 Place: Hempstead, Queens Co., LI, NY Children:

1 James Bedell ( - Between 29 Dec 1753 and 21 Jan 1754)

2 Elizabeth Bedell ( - )

3 Mary Bedell ( - )

4 Elisha Bedell ( - )

5 Isaac Bedell b. 15 May 1750, 351, 352, d. 25 Nov 1825,

6 Sarah Bedell ( - )

7 Jemima Bedell ( - )

8 Hannah Bedell ( - )

James Bedell m. Mary Baldwin 9 Feb. 1731 at St. George’s Ch., Hempstead. She was liv. 22 Sept. 1753, date of James’ will. James Bedell, “Juner,” registered his stock mark on the town books of Hempstead 6 Mar. 1731 as “a half penny under each ear and a hole in the off ear” and on 5 May 1740 “James Bedell” recorded a second mark on the same books which was “a slit in ye oaf ear and hapny under each ear and a hapny ye foreside of ye near ear”.

In 1738 “Jeams” Bedle was a private in Capt. Jacob Hickes’ Queens County Company of Militia.

James must have died between 22 Sept. 1753 and 21 Jan. 17tr, for his last will was dated and prob. at those times. In this doc. he mentioned w., Mary, 2 married daus., Elizabeth and Mary (surnames not given), 3unmarried daus. (names not given), and sons Elisha, Isaac and James, who was the eldest son, and who was appointed exr. The doc. was witnessed by Sylvanus and Sarah Bedell (prob. w. of Sylvanus). The names of the chil. are taken from this will and that of sonJames. Order, as usual, unknown Long.

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