David Bedell (1761 - 1840)

Born 17 Apr 1761 in Morristown, Morris, New Jersey

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Descendants

Died 24 Mar 1840 at age 78 in Greene, Missouri, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Private David Bedell served with 4th Continental Light Dragoons, Continental Army during the American Revolution.

David Bedell was born on 17 APR 1761 in Morristown, Morris, New Jersey. He migrated to Burke County, North Carolina after the Revolutionary War and to Missouri after 1830. He died on 24 MAR 1840 in Greene County, Missouri. ^[1]

Parents: Absalom Bedell

Spouse: Ruth (Fairchild) Bedell

Children:

1. Daniel Guard Bedell (1795–1870)
2. David Hudson Bedell (1796-1860), married Marina Wallace in North Carolina^[2]
3. Lewis Bedell (1804–1849)
4. Mahlon Bedell (1806-1865), married Jane Susan King
5. Possibly Chilion Bedell (1808–1825)

Military Service

Served in the Revolution^[3]

Service: PENNSYLVANIA Rank(s): PRIVATE

Pension Number: S17839

Service Description: 1) CAPTS. GRAY, CRAIG, GILL, COL. 2) 4TH CONT.DRAGOONS,GENA LA FAYETTE,GREEN

Served in War of 1812^[4]

Biography

David Bedell Birth: 1761 Death: 1840 David Bedell, 1761-1840, was a New Jersey native who entered service at age 17, just after his father was killed in the Revolution. He served first as a drummer boy, and later in the cavalry under Col. Stephen Moylan's 4th Continental Light Dragoons in Virginia, South Carolina and Pennsylvania. After the war, he married and lived in North Carolina for many years before he homesteaded in Greene County with his sons in 1835. He is buried in Old Salem Cemetery in northeast Greene County. Revolutionary War Soldier BEDELL, David (1761-1840)—Old Salem Cemetery, 10 miles north of Springfield, on Fruitland Road, Greene County, Missouri. This grave was marked with a government headstone by the Rachel Donelson Chapter DAR around 1911. The Ozark Mountain Chapter SAR held a joint memorial service for David Bedell and Elisha Headlee (who were brothers-in-law and are buried almost side by side) on May 16, 1992 (an SAR insignia had been placed at his grave several years earlier).

Sources

1. ↑ #FG, #DAR, #Birth, #C1800, #C1810, #C1820, #C1830
2. ↑ #C1830Son
3. ↑ #DAR, #Pension, #PensionPay
4. ↑ #W1812

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (Link: 13 December 2015), David Bedell, ; Burial, Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States of America, Old Salem Cemetery; citing record ID Find A Grave: Memorial #20612965
• "New Jersey Births and Christenings, 1660-1980," database, FamilySearch (Link: 12 December 2014), David Bedell, ; citing FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH,MORRISTOWN,MORRIS,NEW JERSEY, reference ; FHL microfilm 0899807 V. I.
• "United States Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers, 1818-1872," database with images, FamilySearch (Link: accessed 3 October 2016), David Bedell, 04 Sep 1834; citing North Carolina, United States, NARA microfilm publication T718 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1962), roll 10; FHL microfilm 1,319,390.
• United States War of 1812 Index to Service Records, 1812-1815, database with images, FamilySearch (Link: 11 March 2016), David Bedell, 1812-1815; citing NARA microfilm publication M602 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); roll 14; FHL microfilm 882,532.
• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed May 16, 2018), "Record of David Bedell", Ancestor # A008403.
• Revolutionary War Pension Application Transcription, S17839, David Bedell, Burke County, North Carolina
• "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHR8-VK1 : accessed 17 May 2018), David Biddle, Burke, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 731, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 29; FHL microfilm 337,905.
• "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH26-D55 : accessed 17 May 2018), David Beedle, Morganton, Burke, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 306, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 39; FHL microfilm 337,912.
• "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (Link: accessed 17 May 2018), David Biddle, Burke, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 39, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 83; FHL microfilm 162,799.
• Two David Beddel in Burke County, probably father and son, father is believed to be "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (Link: 22 August 2017), David Beadle, Burke, North Carolina, United States; citing 150, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 118; FHL microfilm 18,084.
• "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (Link: 22 August 2017), David Beadle, Burke, North Carolina, United States; citing 150, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 118; FHL microfilm 18,084.