Samuel Bellah Sr. (1752 - 1828)

Born 2 Jan 1752 in Rowan, North Carolina

Ancestors

Husband of Jean (Morgan) Bellah — married 15 Jul 1786 in Rowan, North Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 5 May 1828 at age 76 in Morgan, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Timeline

• 1790 U.S. Census: Samuel Bellah lived in Rowan County, North Carolina, with one male under age 16 (John, age 9), six males 16 and older (Samuel, 38, and ?), and two females (wife Jean, 27, and ?) .^[1]
• 1810 U.S. Census: Samuel Bellah lived in Captain Tolbert's District, Morgan County, Georgia, with one male over age 45, (Samuel, age 58), one female 16-26 (Temperance, age 15), and one female 45 and over (wife Jean, 47). Also 2 slaves ^[2] Youngest daughter, Mary Margaret not on this census.

• 1828 Pvt. Samuel Bellah, Sr. died, age 76, on May 5, 1828, in Morgan County, Georgia, and was buried in the Bellah Family Cemetery, Madison, Morgan County, Georgia. Find A Grave: Memorial #146630593 ^[3]

Married to Hannah (last name is unknown).

Will

Will of Samuel Bellah Senr. Morgan Co., GA, WB B (1815-1830), pp. 238-241, w. 18 Sep 1826, p. 5 May 1828. Digital image at Ancestry.com - https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/8635/images/005756795_00332?pId=68665

wife Jane
daughter Elizabeth Phillips
sons Reuben and Samuel Bellah
my son Moses Estate
son John Bellah
son James Bellah
daughter Tempey wife of William Haynes
daughter Peggy wife of Ephraim (Shaw?)
dau Rachel wife of Thomas Davis
son Morgan Bellah
granddaughter Pegga Jane daughter of William Haynes
Exrs: my sons John and James Bellah
Wit: Nathan Formby, Leonard Carden, Aaron Formby

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYY8-373D?cc=1803959&wc=3XTM-BD8%3A1584071002%2C1584071032%2C1584070607 : 14 May 2015), North Carolina > Rowan > Not Stated > image 16 of 27; citing NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YB8-6NY?cc=1803955&wc=3L7N-HJQ%3A1586985603%2C1586986310%2C1586985674 : 16 July 2015), Georgia > Morgan > Capt Tolberts District > image 2 of 3; citing NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 13 August 2019), memorial page for Pvt Samuel “Sam” Bellah, Sr (2 Jan 1752–5 May 1828), Find A Grave Memorial no. 146630593, citing Bellah Family, Madison, Morgan County, Georgia, USA ; Maintained by Lewie Dunn (contributor 47860774) .

• "United States Census, 1820", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHG6-GBM : accessed 10 October 2015), Samuel Bellah, 1820.
• Ancestry.com. North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: North Carolina County Registers of Deeds. Microfilm. Record Group 048. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, NC.

Acknowledgments

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