Jacob BEDELL * (son of John BEDELL * and Susannah VALENTINE*) was born 1726 in Long Hill, Morris co, NJ, and died 16 Jun 1777 in New Providence, Essex, NJ.
He married Aula (Eleanor) POWERS*, daughter of David POWERS*.
He was an Elder in the church.
JACOB BEDELL, inherited half of his father's Lots, Nos. 24 and 20 in Morris County,and owned also 120 acres in Essex county, on the opposite side of the River, 100 acres of which is still owned and occupied by his grand-daughter, Catherine, the wife of Philemon Elmer, son of Jonathan.
JACOB BEDELL, and Eleanor Powers, had children :
1.Abraham BEDELL, b. 12 Feb 1756, Morris co, NJ, d. Nov 1805, Hardiston, Sussex Co, NJ.Abraham, married Polly Osborn, daughter of John, Sen.
2. Eleanor BEDELL *, b. 07 Feb 1759, New Providence, Essex Co, NJ, d. Sep 1842, Washington Co, PA.. Eleanor, who married Samuel Rutan, son of Abraham, [See Rutan.]
3. David BEDELL, b. 17 Apr 1761, Morris co, NJ, d. 24 Mar 1840, Morris co., NJ.
4. John BEDELL, b. 22 Aug 1764, New Providence, Essex, NJ, d. 01 Jun 1788, UNKNOWNNew Providence, Essex, NJ. John, 3d, married Martha Bebout, daughter of Peter, Sen.
Jacob Bedell, son of Elder John, died 16th June, 1777, aged 51 years ; his widow, Aula, married Capt. Jonathan Mulford, and died about 1803.
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