John Bell (1668 - 1713)

Born 1668 in Surry, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Ann (Bennett) Bell — married 30 Aug 1694 in Isle of Wight, Virginia

Descendants

Died 17 Jun 1713 at about age 45 in Surry, Virginia

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Teresa Davis [send private message]

Biography

This profile is part of the Bell Name Study.

John Bell was born 1668 in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, and died Abt. 1713 in Surry County, Virginia. He was the son of Richard Bell. ^[1] He married Anne Bennett before 1694, daughter of Richard Bennett, Jr. and Henriette Neale. She was born about 1678 in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, and died about 1736 in Surry County, Virginia. ^[2]

(1694) Ann Bell, lately Ann Bennett, a dtr. of Richard Bennett, Jr., of the Upper Par. of IOW Co., was married to John Bell with the consent of her gr/father Richard Bennett, Sr.. Rchard Bennett Sr. gives Ann Bell, his gr/dtr., for love and affection..."four score acres in the Lower Par., of Surry Co., pt. of 630 AC escheated to sd. Bennett, SR., and b/b the W/S of Pocatnick Swamp, and the land of my son James Bennett" Sig: Richard X Bennett Wts: John Bell, James X Bennett, & Joseph Ford Rec'd: Sept 4, 1694^[3]

Children of John Bell and Anne Bennett include:

1. Richard5 Bell, born Bef. 1695 in Surry County, Virginia; died 1735 in Surry County, Virginia.
2. John Bell, born Abt. 1700 in Virginia; died May 25, 1746 in Surry County, Virginia.
3. Benjamin Bell, born Abt. 1705; died 1751 in Sussex County, Virginia.
4. Joseph Bell ^{[4] [1] [5]}
5. William Bell ^[1] born Aft. 1705; died 1725 in Surry County, Virginia.
6. Thomas Bell, born Abt. 1710 in Surry County, Virginia; died Aft. 1758 in Granville County, North Carolina.
7. Rebecca Bell ^[6] born Bet. 1695 - 1710.

June 10,1698 , June 8,1700, June 10,1701 , Tithe list,Lawnes Creek Parish,Surry County Virginia.John Bell 2 tithes. And in Southwarke Parish , Surry County Virginia,June 9,1703 John Bell 1 Tithe. Then we see John Bell in the 1704 Quit Rent rolls for 200 acres and in Surry county 1704 Quit Rent 180 acres .^[7]

Sept 2, 1699 Richard Bennet, SR of Upper Par., of IOW Co., to John Bell of the Lower Par of Surry Co., land on W/S of Pokatnick Swp adj. John Mangom, & Anne Belke, pt. of 630 AC grtd. sd. Bennett. Sig: Richard Bennett Wts: Thos. Edwards, Thos. Wood Rec'd: Sept 5, 1699^[8]

John's estate appraised by wife Ann Bell. June 17,1713. signed: Henry Hart, James Bruton.^[9]

Name: John Bell. ^{[10] [11]}

Born 1669 Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA. Map: Latitude: N36.907. Longitude: W76.7112. ^[10]

Died 1713 Surry County, Virginia, USA. Map: Latitude: N37.1198. Longitude: W76.8905. ^[10] Source: ^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Eliza Timberlake Davis, Wills and Administrations of Surry County, Virginia 1671-1750, (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore; 1980)
2. ↑ James Elton Bell, Frances Jean Bell. Sir Robert Bell and His Early Virginia Colony Descendants: A Compilation of 16th, 17th, and 18th Century English and Scottish Families with the Surname Bell, Beale, Le Bel ... Et Al. Wheatmark, Inc., 2007. p65-6. Google books
3. ↑ Surry DB5, P 17
4. ↑ John Bennet Boddie, Southside Virginia Families, Volume I, (Pacific Coast Publishers, Redwood City, California; 1955
5. ↑ Virginia State Library, Virginia Land Office Patents and Grants, (http://198.17.62.51/collections/LO.html), "Electronic."), born Abt. 1705; died 1733 in Surry County, Virginia
6. ↑ Gertrude R. B. Richards, Register of Albemarle Parish, Surry and Sussex Counties, 1739-1778, (The National Society Colonial Dames of America in the Commonwealth of Virginia; 1958)
7. ↑ http://www.sadiesparks.com/rbennett,jr.htm
8. ↑ Surry DB5, P 178
9. ↑ Surry County, Virginia Will 6 , p.150
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1 10.2} Source: S21
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1} Source: S270 Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M84-0047

See also:

• GenForum
• Source: S21 Ancestry.com U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012; NOTEFind A Grave. Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi.

• Source: S270 Ancestry.com Alabama, Surname Files Expanded, 1702–1981 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA;