James
Bell, Sr.
was born on May 6, 1744 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland. on Jul
11, 1765 he married Eleanor Helen Neilson in Kippen,
Scotland (Marriage
Record), daughter of James Neilson (1725-) and Janet Christal (1825-1805).
She was born on June 1, 1746 in Kippen, Scotland. They immigrated to the United States in 1768, arriving in Virginia.
Their children were born in Scotland and Virginia. James died on Jun
8, 1805 in Babbs Run, Frederick, Co. VA. His wife Eleanor died
on May 1, 1813 in Babbs Run. There are birth records for James' 4 eldest
children from Scotland.
The 8 children of
James and Eleanor are:
| 1 |
John Bell (Jan
11, 1767 in Kippen, Stirlingshire, Scotland - Nov 25, 1808 in VA)
Birth
Record |
| 2 |
James Bell, Jr. (Nov
20, 1768 in Kippen, Stirlingshire, Scotland - 1825 in WV)
Birth Record;
Marriage Record
Married Margaret Fulton
(1780-1847) on Jul 23, 1795 in Berkeley, WV)
I have 1
DNA match from this family
Click here
to go to James' extended family page
 |
| 3 |
Jeanette Hettie Ann Bell (Nov
18, 1770 in Glasgow, Scotland - 1859 in Brewer, AR)
Birth
Record
Married Lachlan "Laughlin" Bell
(1766-1848) in 1789 in Randolph, NC
I have
8 DNA matches from this family
Click here to go to
Jeanette's extended family page
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| 4 |
Adam Frederick Bell (May
17, 1772 in Glasgow, Scotland - May 17, 1854 in NY)
Birth Record
Married
Anna Eva Bauer (1772-1841) in 1794
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| 5 |
Jane Bell (May
18, 1774 in Babbs Run, VA - Jul 29, 1817 in Belmont Co., OH)
Married Peter Babb, Jr. (1769-1837) on Nov 2, 1797
in Frederick Co., VA
Marriage Record
I have 23 DNA matches from this family
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to go to Jane's extended family page
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| 6 |
Thomas Martin Bell (Jan
3, 1777 in Babbs Run, VA - )
Married (1) Hannah Boggess (1782-1823) in 1803
Married (2) Marie Euphrosine Lambert (1798-1851) in
1814
I have 2
DNA matches from this family
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to go to Thomas' extended family page
|
| 7 |
Elizabeth Bell
(1778-1873) (See Generation #2 Below) |
| 8 |
Stephen Bell
(1779 in Babbs Runn, Frederick Co., VA - Apr 10, 1845 in VA)
Married Martha Lynn (1800-1885) in
1821 |
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Elizabeth F. Bell,
daughter of James Bell Sr., and Eleanor Helen Neilson was born in 1778 in
Babbs Run, VA. On Mar 10, 1810 she married
Jacob Jones
in Frederick, VA. (Marriage
record). Jacob died in 1840 in Hancock, IN. Elizabeth died on
Jul 11, 1873 in Belmont, OH. I descend from their daughter Eleanor
Jones who married David Hawk. See the Jones
surname page for continuation of this line. |