Martha (McFarland) Bell (1735 - 1820)

Born 1735 in Orange, North Carolina

Wife of John McGee — married 1758 in Guilford, North Carolina

Wife of William Bell — married 6 May 1779 in North Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 9 Sep 1820 at about age 85 in Mile Old Union Church, Randolph, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Martha (McFarland) Bell is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-328207
Rank: Lady Patriot, Physician

Martha (McFarland) Bell is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A008762.

Martha (McFarland) Bell performed Patriotic Service in North Carolina in the American Revolution.

Martha McFarland was born in Orange County, North Carolina. 1735. She passed away in 9 September 1820 in Randolph, North Carolina, and is ^[1] buried in the Mile Old Union Church, Randolph, North Carolina, United States ^[2]View Headstone

Martha McFarland and Colonel John McGee married in about 1759 . He was a widower with two children from his first marriage. Colonel John McGee was a commissioned officer in the British army. ^{[3] [1] [4]} They had five children together. After his death in 1774 Martha married Captin William Bell on 6 May 1779. Martha and William Bell had no children together. ^{[1] [3] [4]}

Children of Martha McFarland and John McGee:

1. Jane McGee ( 9 March 5 1760 - Jan 5 1835) Married 1776 to John Welborn ^[3][1]View Headstone
2. Susannah McGee Mendenhall (1761-1843) ^[3]View Headstone
3. Rev. John McGee (1763-1836) ^[3]View Headstone
4. Rev. William McGee (1768-1817) married Anna King ^[3]View Headstone
5. Andrew McGee (d. 1819)^[3]

Martha is counted in the household of William Bell who is shown living in Randolph, North Carolina, United States in the 1790 Census. ^[5]

Martha is counted in the household of William Bell as living in Randolph, North Carolina, United States in the 1810 Census. ^[6]

Military Service during the American Revolution

View monument erected by Guilford Battle Chapter NSDAR on September 14, 1997 View monument at the Gilford Courthouse National Military Park erected by Alexander Martin Charter DAR 1928

SAR membership application # 65719 supports Military Service of Martha (McFarland) McGee Bell states the following:

"A North Carolina Heroine: served as a nurse and spy for the American Troups, and preformed many deeds of patriotism during the Revolutionary period. Lived in Randolph County.".

Authorities for this statement: "The Old North State in 1776" by Rev E. W. Caruthers, First Series, Page 348. Second Series, Page 304 - 340. North Carolinia Revolutionary Army Accounts Vol II, page 48 folio 1. Records in the official custody of the N. C. Historical Commission Raleigh, NC ^[1]

SAR Membership Applications # 46196 & 65618 support daughter Jane McGee's union to John Welborn and birth of her son, Rev John Welborn. ^[7][8]

NSSAR Patriot #: P-112752 see P-328207

Type of Service: Lady Patriot, Physician

DAR Ancestor #: A008762 Information (see sources template)

Service Source: Haun, NC REV ARMY ACCTS, VOL V, PART IV, P 437, #140

Service Description: 1) Provided Supplies

There have been several articles written about the courage of Martha McGee Bell Please take the time to read these interesting histories of her life.

1. Bell, Martha McFarlane McGee, By Joseph R. Suggs, 1979 from the Dictionary of North Carolina Biography ^[3]
2. Martha McGee Bell: Randolph County heroine, patriot, spy. By Chip Womick Published Jul 29, 2017 , http://www.courier-tribune.com/

Notes

As per Find A Grave: Martha "Mattie" McFarlane married Col. John McGee (d. 1773)around 1759. He was a prosperous land owner and merchant, a widower with two children: Samuel McGee (c.1752-1810) and Ann "Nancy" McGee (1753/4-1832, Mrs. Robert Lindsay). There were five children born to the marriage of Martha and John: Jane McGee (1760-1835, Mrs. John Welborn), Susannah McGee (1761-1843, Mrs. Elisha Mendenhall), Rev. John McGee (1763-1836), Rev. William McGee (1768-1817) and Andrew McGee (d. 1819).

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Sources

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 23 December 2017), "Record of BELL, MARTHA MCFARLANE MCGEE", Ancestor # A008762.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} Source Citation- Volume: 329. Ancestry.com. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls. [1] SAR Membership:65719
2. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 23 December 2017), memorial page for Martha “Mattie” McFarlane McGee Bell (1735–9 Sep 1820), Find A Grave Memorial no. 17972512, citing Bell Welborn Cemetery, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by John Field Pankow (contributor 46637223) .FAG
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7} Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, 6 volumes, edited by William S. Powell. Copyright ©1979-1996 by the University of North Carolina Press. Bell, Martha McFarlane McGee. By Joseph R. Suggs, 1979. 1735–9 Sept. 1820. [2] (Web 23 December 2017) Colonel John McGee was a commissioned officer in the British army married Martha McFarland 1759
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Randolph County Historical Society (N.C.);Randolph Arts Guild. "Randolph County, 1779-1979 by Randolph County Historical Society (N.C.);Randolph Arts Guild. " Internet Archive. January 01, 1980. Accessed December 23, 2017. Page 35. [3] On May 6 1779 Captin William Bell married Martha McFarland McGee the widow of Colonel McGee whom she married in 1759
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHK1-MZL : accessed 11 January 2019), William Bell, Randolph, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 311, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 7; FHL microfilm 568,147.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLM-LVQ : accessed 11 January 2019), William Bell, Randolph, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 158, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 38; FHL microfilm 337,911.
7. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls.[4] SAR Membership: 46196
8. ↑ Source Citation Volume: 329. Ancestry.com. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. - Original data: Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls.[5] SAR Membership: 65618

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