Henry Bell Jr. (1687 - bef. 1743)

Born 1687 in Lancaster, Virginia

Descendants

Died before 19 Sep 1743 before age 56 in Caroline Co., Virginia

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Biography

Henry Bell, Jr. was born in 1687 in the Lancaster Co., Virginia. He is the son of Henry Bell and Rebecca Unknown.

Names of Henry Bell, Jr. II's Children:

• 1. William Bell, (1720-1780), m. Mary Miller
• 2. John Bell, (1722 - ?)
• 3. Mary Bell, (1724 - ), m. Robert Wright II
• 4. Susannah Bell, (1726 - ?),m. _ _ _ _?Rowe
• . 5. Mildred "Milly" Bell, ( 22 Feb 1731 - ?), m. John Cave
• 6. Elizabeth Bell, (1734 - ?), m. John Bledsoe

Children of Henry Bell, Jr. named in his Son, William Bell of Orange County, VA's Will: William Bell's sibblings, named in his will Dated: 9 July 1776:

• 1. My Brother, John Bell
• 2. My Sister Mary Wright
• 3. My Sister Susanna Rowe
• 4. My sister Milley Cave
• 5. My sister Elizabeth Bell

Henry Bell, Jr. passed away on the 19th of Sept. 1743 in Caroline County, Virginia.

Sources

1695 Abstracts of Lancaster County, Virginia Wills 1653-1800; {Ida J. Lee} BELL, Henry. Will. 29 Apl. 1695. Rec. 10 July 1695. Dau. Rebecca Bell; sons: William and Henry Bell; wife, Rebecca Bell; Katherine Bell, dau. of Thomas and Sarah Bell. Extrs. friend Mr. Andrew Jackson, Capt. Wm. Lister, Dr. James Innis, Mr. Nicholas Wren., Sr. Wits: Wm. Bousch, Elizabeth Wrenn, Thos. Bell. W.B. 8, p. 49. - See uploaded page: https://www.wikitree.com/photo/jpg/Wren-1378

1731 Book Caroline County, Virginia County Surveys (1729-1762) and Proceedings of Committee of Safety (1774-1776) by Ruth & Sam Sparcio, printed 1997, p.43 - 45 - Bowcock v Bell, Dated: 5 April 1731, Caroline County, VA; See uploaded page 43; See uploaded page 44; See uploaded page 45

1733 - Book: NOTES ON OFTEN-CITED PERSONS, PLACES, AND THINGS IN ROBERT CARTER'S DIARY AND LETTERS: Edmund Berkeley, Jr. PENMOND'S (Peumond's, Pewmond's, etc.) END (plantation) was located in a part of Essex County (as Carter stated in his will), later to be Caroline County, where it appears on the Fry-Jefferson map near Port Royal. In the 1733 inventory of Carter's estate, there were 26 slaves, 50 hogs, and 92 cattle under the direction of overseer Henry Bell. (Carter Papers: An Inventory. . . .") Free Website: https://christchurch1735.org/robert-king-carter-papers/public/Cbiodir.html

1776 - 1781 The Will of William Bell of Orange County, VA – Executed Date: 9 July 1776, Codicil Executed: 24 November 1780, Probated December 28, 1780, Recorded 24 June 1781, Orange County, VA - See uploaded page: https://www.wikitree.com/photo/jpg/Bell-26135

Other Sources

• U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Application for Membership in August 19, 1960 - The Alabama Society, p. 1-2, For William Bell, and others - See uploaded page 1: https://www.wikitree.com/photo/jpg/Bell-26135-1 See uploaded page 2: https://www.wikitree.com/photo/jpg/Bell-26135-2
• https://www.geni.com/people/Henry-Bell/6000000021010495141