Lucy Talbot (Lawrence) Belt (abt. 1685 - 1727)

Born about 1685 in West River, Anne Arundel, Maryland, British Colonial America

Ancestors

Wife of John Belt II — married 10 Feb 1700 in Westminster Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland

Descendants

Died 1727 at about age 42 in Anne Arundel, Prince George's, Maryland, British Colonial America

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Biography

If she is the daughter of Benjamin & Elizabeth (Talbott) Lawrence she would have to be the unborn child mentioned in the will of her father. No birth record has been found.

Marriage

10 Feb 1701/02 West River & Cliff's Meeting House, All Hallow's Parish, Anne Arundel County, Maryland^[1]

John Belt and Lucy Lawrence married 10 Feb 1701/02 at a Quaker meeting, conivingly... "which sd. Lucy Lawrence was then and now at the time of this registring is the betrothed wife of Jospeh Tilly... which accon is contra'ry to the law of God and man."^[2] This is interesting in that they had declared their intention to marry the first time at a monthly meeting at William Richardson's house on 3 Jan 1701/02; and the second time at the Monthly Meeting at Ciffs on 30 Jan 1701/02, at which time they were cleared to proceed.

Children of Lucy and John:^[3]

1. John Belt Jr.
2. Leonard Belt, d. Sep 1793.
3. Higginson Belt
4. Joseph Belt
5. Sarah Belt
6. Lucy Belt
7. Elizabeth Belt

On 12 Feb 1721, John and Lucy sold 400 acres (of 800) of "Belt's Hills."

Lucy date of death is uncurrently unknown.

Sources

1. ↑ Peden, Henry C. Quaker Records of Southern Maryland: Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Abstracts from the Minutes, 1658-1800. Westminster, Md.: Willow Bend, 2000.
2. ↑ Ancestry.com. "Maryland, U.S., Compiled Marriage Index, 1634-1777" [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: Barnes, Robert, compiler. Maryland Marriages, 1634–1777. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc., 1975.
3. ↑ Shirk, Ida Morrison (Murphy). Descendants of Richard and Elizabeth (Ewen) Talbott of Poplar Knowle, West River, Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Clearfield. p. 30. Available at https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/005769477

• From index of Maryland provincial land records: PEDDICART, WILLIAM to PHILIP HAMMOND. Lib. E.I. No. 3 (1727), Deed, p. 454.

Where the Record Is Found (Citation) All Hallows Parish Register, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland, p. 21, Image 33/227 at: [1]

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