Samuel Bellamy (1784 - 1855)

Born 25 Jan 1784 in Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Amy Winters — married about 1803 in Tennessee, United States

Descendants

Died 6 Jul 1855 at age 71 in Washington Township, Marion County, Iowa, United States

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Biography

Samuel Bellamy was born in Virginia in 1784, and when twelve years old moved with his parents, Elisha Bellamy and Nancy Parker, to near Nashville, TN, where he grew to manhood. In 1816 he moved to Switzerland County, Indiana, and in 1852 to Marion County, Iowa where he died, July 6, 1855.

His children by his first wife were:

• Mary Ann, who married Thomas Carter Johnson
• Amy, who married Isaac Moler
• Matilda, who married John Gray

By his second wife he had the following children:

• Elisha Porter Bellamy
• Jesse Parker Bellamy
• John Hill Bellamy
• James Guinn Bellamy
• Jane West, who married John Anderson and Alexander May
• Elizabeth Foster, who married Elijah Bilbo
• Samuel King Bellamy
• infant son, Archibald Bellamy

Samuel Bellamy entered the ministry of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Tennessee. After moving to Indiana he was a charter member of the Mt. Zion congregation in Switzerland County, serving as a circuit preacher covering a wide territory of southeastern Indiana.

Residence: ABT 1796, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee

Residence: 1816, Craig Township, Switzerland County, Indiana

Religion: ABT 1816, Pleasant Township, Switzerland County, Indiana

Occupation: circuit-riding preacher

Census-1820, Craig Township, Switzerland County, Indiana

Land - 24 JUL 1825, Switzerland County, Indiana

Land - 3 JAN 1831, Switzerland County, Indiana

Land - 28 FEB 1832, Switzerland County, Indiana

Land - 29 DEC 1832, Switzerland County, Indiana

Land - 2 APR 1836, Switzerland County, Indiana

Census -1840, Switzerland County, Indiana

Census -1850, Craig Township, Switzerland County, Indiana

Residence: 1852, Marion County, Iowa

Burial: Concord Cemetery in Washington Township, Marion County, Iowa ^[1]

Research Notes

Find a Grave ^[1]

• Rev Samuel Bellamy
• Birth: 25 Jan 1784 Cumberland, Cumberland County, Virginia, USA
• Death: 6 Jul 1855 (aged 71) Marion County, Iowa, USA
• Burial: Concord CemeteryMarion County, Iowa, USA
• Memorial #: 24993806
• Bio: [The very long bio on Find a Grave has been written into the main biography section, and is now in a "hidden" portion of these notes, only visible when editing]
• Family Members
  • Spouse
    • Elizabeth Foster Johnson Bellamy 1786-1866
  • Children
    • Mary Ann Bellamy Johnson
    • Amy Bellamy Moler 1807-1888
    • Matilda Bellamy Gray 1809-1889
    • Elisha Porter Bellamy 1813-1845
    • Jesse Parker Bellamy 1814-1897
    • John Hill Bellamy 1816-1902
    • James Guinn Bellamy 1818-1887
    • Elizabeth F Bellamy Bilbo 1823-1890
    • Samuel King Bellamy 1824-1890
    • Archibald Bellamy 1826-1827
• Maintained by: dare2dream (48776535)
• Originally Created by: Michelle Colon (46980058)
• Added: 2 Mar 2008

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 9 August 2021), memorial page for Rev Samuel Bellamy (25 Jan 1784–6 Jul 1855), Find A Grave: Memorial #24993806, citing Concord Cemetery, Marion County, Iowa, USA; Maintained by dare2dream (contributor 48776535). Headstone photo.

See also

• WikiTree profile Bellamy-114 created through the import of ancestors.ged on Aug 19, 2011 by x x.