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James Bell 1725 – 1797 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1725

Birth Location: Brunswick, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1797

Death Location: Bolivia, Brunswick, North Carolina, USA

Father: John Bell

Mother: Priscilla Hesldine

Spouse(s): Sarah Wingate

Children(s): Joseph BELL

James Bell Sr was born in 1725 in Brunswick, North Carolina, USA, the child of John Thomas Bell and Priscilla Ann Hesldine. James Bell Sr married Sarah Wingate, and had children including Joseph BELL. James Bell Sr passed away in 1797 in Bolivia, Brunswick, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • James Bell Sr was born in 1725 in Brunswick, North Carolina, USA, the child of John Thomas Bell and Priscilla Ann Hesldine.
  • James Bell Sr married Sarah Wingate, and had children including Joseph BELL.
  • James Bell Sr passed away in 1797 in Bolivia, Brunswick, North Carolina, USA.

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Children(s)

James Bell's Ancestors

Self
James Bell
1725 – 1797
Birth Place: Brunswick, North Carolina, USA
Parents
John Thomas Bell
1680 – 1735
Lincolnshire, England
Priscilla (Ann) Hesldine
1683 – 1730
Lincolnshire, England
Grandparents
John Bell
1665 –
Knaresdale, Northumberland, England
Thomas Hasseldine
1648 – 1721
Lincolnshire, England
Elizabeth Bee
1648 –
Harmston, Lincolnshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Bee
1625 – 1699
Elizabeth (Bee)
1621 – 1692
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard grandfather
1565 – 1634
Robert Thomson
1598 – 1660
Elizabeth Rose
1585 – 1644

James Bell's Descendants

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James Bell (1725 – 1797) m. Sarah Wingate (1723 – 1793)
  1. 1. Joseph BELL (Abt. 1775 – 01 Oct 1835)
    1. 1. Mariah Bell (Abt. 1804 – Aft 1860) m. James (Joseph) Merrill (1799 – 1831)
      1. 1. Charlotte (Elizabeth) Merrill (5 Sep 1824 – 13 Oct 1883) m. Joseph (Berry "J.B.") Cosper (6 Sep 1820 – 4 Dec 1895)
        1. 1. James (Glenn) Cosper (1852 – 20 September 1934) m. Ruthie (Emma) Veal (1857 – 12 Jul 1935)

James Bell's Timeline

2 Records

1725
1725
Birth of James Bell Sr in Brunswick, North Carolina, USA
Brunswick, North Carolina, USA
1797
1797
Age 72
Death of James Bell Sr in Bolivia, Brunswick, North Carolina, USA
Bolivia, Brunswick, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1725
    Event Place: Brunswick, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1797
    Event Place: Bolivia, Brunswick, North Carolina, USA

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