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Johannes V 'John' "SLAVEOWNER" Bell 1747–1825 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 09 Janury 1747

Birth Location: Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 30 March 1825

Death Location: Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, USA

Father: Joseph Bell

Mother: Elizabeth Johnson

Spouse(s): Margaret Wakefield

Children(s): Catherine Bell, George Bell

Johannes V 'John' "SLAVEOWNER" Bell was born in 1747 in Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Joseph John Bell And Elizabeth Johnson. In 1790, Johannes V 'John' "SLAVEOWNER" Bell resided in Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1800, Johannes V 'John' "SLAVEOWNER" Bell resided in Bullitt, Kentucky, United States. Johannes V 'John' "SLAVEOWNER" Bell married Margaret Wakefield, and had children including Catherine A Bell, George Bell. Johannes V 'John' "SLAVEOWNER" Bell passed away in 1825 in Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Johannes V 'John' "SLAVEOWNER" Bell was born in 1747 in Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Joseph John Bell And Elizabeth Johnson.
  • In 1790, Johannes V 'John' "SLAVEOWNER" Bell resided in Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1800, Johannes V 'John' "SLAVEOWNER" Bell resided in Bullitt, Kentucky, United States.
  • Johannes V 'John' "SLAVEOWNER" Bell married Margaret Wakefield, and had children including Catherine A Bell, George Bell.
  • Johannes V 'John' "SLAVEOWNER" Bell passed away in 1825 in Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Bell
1720–1793
Birth Location: Caroline, Maryland, USA
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Elizabeth Johnson
1705–1796
Birth Location: Craven, North Carolina, USA
EJ

Spouses(s)

Margaret Wakefield
1745–1815
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
MW

Children(s)

Catherine Bell
1767–1842
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
CB
George Bell
1772–1819
Birth Location: Kentucky, Kentucky, USA
GB

Johannes Bell's Ancestors

Self
Johannes Bell
1747–1825
Birth Place: Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Joseph John Bell
1720–1793
Caroline, Maryland, USA
Elizabeth Johnson
1705–1796
Craven, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Colonel (Ninian (Bale, Bell Baly, Baily)) Beall
1672–1764
VERIFIED- Largo Plantation, Prince George's County, Maryland, America -Largo Plantation was held by the Beall family. Located within greater Upper Marlboro, and is an unincorporated area. It was sold to John Contee in 1745.
Elizabeth Magruder
1689–1764
Rock Creek, Calvert, Maryland, USA
William (Charles) Johnson
1665–1726
Accomack County, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Susanna Duncombe
1634–1728
Richard Johnson
1632–1689
2nd-Great-Grandparents
ANTONIO\ANTHONY JOHNSON
1596–1670
Mary
1605–1672

Johannes Bell's Descendants

1.
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Johannes (V 'John' "SLAVEOWNER") Bell (09 Janury 1747–30 March 1825) m. Margaret Wakefield (2 FEB 1745–1815)
  1. 1. Catherine (A.) Bell 1767–1842 m. John (William) Shoptaugh 1764–1851
    1. 1. Thomas Shoptaw 1790–1850 m. Rachel (Welch Shoptaw) Hashfield 1794–1852
      1. 1. William (J) Shoptaw 1822–1896 m. Mary Carr 1817–1870 m. Franky (A. Yancey or) Yancy 1830–
        1. 1. John (Westley) Shoptaw 1850–1933 m. Alvaretta (Bettie) Garrett 1860–1920
        2. 2. Cassie Shoptaw 1849–
        3. 3. David Choctow 1838–
        4. 4. Caroline Choctow 1846–1882
        5. 5. Rebecca Choctow 1847–1916
        6. 6. Sarah (J) Shoptaw 1847–
        7. 7. William Shoptaw 1853–
        8. 8. Louisa Yancy 1869–
      2. 2. Adam (Hoke) Shoptaw 1820–1886
      3. 3. Elizabeth Shoptaw 1818–1911
      4. 4. Jane Shoptaw 1837–
      5. 5. Jeremiah Shoptaw 1829–
      6. 6. Rebecca (A) Shoptaw 1825–1852
      7. 7. Susan (M) Shoptaw 1835–1887
  2. 2. George Bell 1772–1819

Johannes Bell's Timeline

7 Records

1747
09 Janury 1747
Birth of Johannes V 'John' "SLAVEOWNER" Bell in Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
1790
2 Aug 1790
Age 43
Johannes V 'John' "SLAVEOWNER" Bell resided here in Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
1800
1800
Age 53
Johannes V 'John' "SLAVEOWNER" Bell resided here in Bullitt, Kentucky, United States
Bullitt, Kentucky, United States
1810
6 Aug 1810
Age 63
Johannes V 'John' "SLAVEOWNER" Bell resided here in Kentucky, Nelson, Kentucky, USA
Kentucky, Nelson, Kentucky, USA
1820
7 Aug 1820
Age 73
Johannes V 'John' "SLAVEOWNER" Bell resided here in Little York, Hardin, Kentucky, USA
Little York, Hardin, Kentucky, USA
1825
30 March 1825
Age 78
Death of Johannes V 'John' "SLAVEOWNER" Bell in Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, USA
Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, USA
1831
4 Mar 1831
Age 84
Johannes V 'John' "SLAVEOWNER" Bell resided here in Nelson, Kentucky, USA
Nelson, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 09 Janury 1747
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., the Pension Roll of 1835
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1790
    Event Place: Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1790 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1800
    Event Place: Bullitt, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: Kentucky, U.S., Tax Lists, 1799-1801

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 6 Aug 1810
    Event Place: Kentucky, Nelson, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1810 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 7 Aug 1820
    Event Place: Little York, Hardin, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1820 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 4 Mar 1831
    Event Place: Nelson, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., the Pension Roll of 1835

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 March 1825
    Event Place: Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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