Jacob Bedell (1707 - 1763)

Born 1707 in New Providence, Union Co., Province of New Jersey

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Died 9 Dec 1763 at about age 56 in New Providence, Union Co., Province of New Jersey

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Biography

This profile is part of the Bedell Name Study.

Jacob Bedell was born in 1707 in New Providence, Union Co., Province of New Jersey, son of John Bedell (~1684–1759) and Mary Linnington (~1687–~1750).

Jacob married Martha Lains (born in 1711). Their children were:

• Absalom Bedell (>1730–1778)
• Jacob Bedell (1737–<1768)

In the 1760 census Jacob was in Elizabeth, New Jersey.^[1]

Jacob died on December 9, 1763 in New Providence, aged 55.

1761, Oct. 11. Bedell, Jacob, Sr., of Essex Co.; will of. Sons, John and Jacob, the plantation on which they live. Son, Benjamin, plantation where I live. Wife, Martha, and my sons, Daniel, Joseph and Michael, and my daughter, Martha Lains, my moveable estate. Executors—my sons, Absolom and John Bedell. Witnesses—Jonathan Elmer, Elnathan Cory, Daniel Cox. Proved Dec. 23, 1763. ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ 1760 Census: "U.S., Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820"
   Document: Manuscript Collection, 1680s - 1970s, BAH: Legislative Records, 1724 - 1755 [New Jersey State Archives]; Call Number: Box 1-12, Folder 79; Page Number: 2; Family Number: 3
   Ancestry Record 2234 #78250 (subscription required, accessed 20 March 2024)
   Jacob Bedell in Elizabeth, New Jersey.
2. ↑ New Jersey Wills https://ia802700.us.archive.org/27/items/calendarofnewjer03newj/calendarofnewjer03newj.pdf