He and his cousins James and Esther came from Ballymoney, Ireland, to Boston c.1743. Thomas was in Cambridge, MA by 1744 and Roxbury,MA by 1755. He purchased five lots in Colrain, MA from heirs of Hugh Henry on June 3, 1755.
He married his cousin Esther Bell at Boston on Oct 18,1743.
"Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCQY-LJJ : 9 February 2018), Thomas Bell and Esther Bell, 18 Oct 1743; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 0928191 IT 2.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thomas by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Thomas: