John
Wilson
Bedwell
Born in Virginia, United States
Son of James Bedwell
and [mother unknown]
Brother of
William Wilson Bedwell [half], Sarah Wells (Bedwell) Hall and Margaret (Bedwell) Porter [half]
Husband of
Martha Sarah (Pool) Bedwell
— married
20 Dec 1820 in Grayson, Virginia, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Talitha Bedwell, Erasmus Bedwell, Wiley Bedwell, Eliza Bedwell, Levi Bedwell, Alfred Bedwell, WIlliam Bedwell, Charlotte Bedwell and Nancy (Bedwell) Pool
Died about
at about age 64
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 8 May 2020
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Biography
John Bedwell was born in 1800 in Virginia[1] to James and Jane Bedwell.
On December 2, 1821, John married Patsy Poole in Grayson County, Virginia.[2]
According to the 1850 census, John lived with Patsy and their children, Talitha, Wiley, Eliza, Leon, Alfred, William, Charlotte, Nancy, Feliz, and Martha in Grayson County, Virginia.[1]
John allegedly died on March 24, 1863. He is allegedly buried in the Bedwell-Wiley Cemetery in Independence, Virginia.[3]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "United States Census, 1850," database with images, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DS-2Z3 : 4 April 2020), John Bedwell, Grayson county, Grayson, Virginia, United States; citing family 356, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRZH-ZLH : 29 January 2020), John Bedwell, 1821.
- ↑ Find a Grave; https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/132634629
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