Bethel Durant Bellamy (abt. 1811 - bef. 1836)

Born about 1811 in Tallahassee, West Florida

Ancestors

Died before 16 Nov 1836 before about age 25 in St. Marks, Wakulla County, Florida, United States

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Biography

Bethel was born about 1811. ^[1] He was the son of Jack Bellamy. He passed away 1836. ^[2] He served under his brother-in-law Brigadier General Leigh Read in the 1st Brigade, Florida Militia during the Florida War. ^[3] He enrolled 10 September 1836 at Tallahassee and perished about two months later, 16 November 1836 and was posthumously promoted to Major. He was twenty-five. ^[4] He never married.^[5]

Death

"Bellamy, Bethel Durant, Major, d. in St. Marks, Fla., aged 25 (CC. Dec. 21, 1836)" ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Columbian Centinel
2. ↑ Columbian Centinel
3. ↑ Service Record
4. ↑ Service Record
5. ↑ Plantations, Jefferson County
6. ↑ Columbian Centinel

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• Columbian Centinel (Massachusetts, United States), 21 December 1836; database and digital images, "U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930," Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014 (http;//www.ancestry.com : accessed 5 August 2018).
• Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Florida During the Florida Indian Wars, 1835–1858. Microfilm M1086, 63 rolls. ARC ID: 300395. Records of the Adjutant General’s Office, 1780’s–1917; Record Group 94. The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; database and digital images, "Florida, Compiled Service Records, Florida Indian Wars, 1835-1858," Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011 (http;//www.ancestry.com : accessed 5 August 2018); National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of Florida During the Florida Indian Wars, 1835-1858; Record Group Number: 94; Series Number: National Archives Microfilm Publication M1086, 63 rolls.