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Lt. Col. Thomas Bell 1618–1678 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1618

Birth Location: Happisburgh Norfolk England

Death Date: 10 Dec 1678

Death Location: Jamestown, James, Virginia, USA

Father: Robert Bell

Mother: Lady Chester

Spouse(s): Mary Neal

Children(s): Elizabeth Bell

The story of Lt. Col. Thomas Bell began in 1618 in Happisburgh Norfolk England. Lt. Col. Thomas Bell married Mary Neal, and had children including Elizabeth Rebecca Bell. Lt. Col. Thomas Bell passed away in 1678 in Jamestown, James, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Lt. Col. Thomas Bell began in 1618 in Happisburgh Norfolk England.
  • Lt. Col. Thomas Bell married Mary Neal, and had children including Elizabeth Rebecca Bell.
  • Lt. Col. Thomas Bell passed away in 1678 in Jamestown, James, Virginia, USA.

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Lt. Bell's Ancestors

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Lt. Bell
1618–1678
Birth Place: Happisburgh Norfolk England
Parents
Robert Bell
1588–1639
Beaupre Hall, Outwell, Norfolk, England
Lady (Mary) Chester
1590–1656
Chicheley, Buckinghamshire, , England
Grandparents
Sir (Knight Edmund) Bell
1562–1607
Outwell, Norfolk, , England
Lady (Anne) Osborne
1564–1646
Chicksands, Bedfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert*, Exchequer
1539–1577
Dorothie*, Dodington)
1538–1603
Peter Osborn
1521–1592
Anne Blythe
1530–1615
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edmund Beaupre
1480–1568
Lady Bedingfield
1505–1602
Richard Osborn
1490–1544
Elizabeth Coke
1508–1524

Lt. Bell's Descendants

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Lt. (Col. Thomas) Bell (1618–10 Dec 1678) m. Mary Neal (1628–23 Sep 1702)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Rebecca) Bell 1655–1710 m. Abraham Martin 1644–1711
    1. 1. Martin Martin 1678–1745 m. Sarah Hix 1682–1780 m. Sarah Hix 1683–1745
      1. 1. Mary (Ann) Martin 1722–1805 m. Richard Duncan 1722–1809
        1. 1. Elijah Duncan 1757–1840 m. Cate (Cloe) Cole 1755–1837

Lt. Bell's Timeline

2 Records

1618
1618
Birth of Lt. Col. Thomas Bell in Happisburgh Norfolk England
Happisburgh Norfolk England
1678
10 Dec 1678
Age 60
Death of Lt. Col. Thomas Bell in Jamestown, James, Virginia, USA
Jamestown, James, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1618
    Event Place: Happisburgh Norfolk England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Dec 1678
    Event Place: Jamestown, James, Virginia, USA

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