William Bell (abt. 1790 - 1834)

Born about 1790 in Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Julia J (Johnson) Bell — married 2 Jan 1808 in Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States

Descendants

Died Jul 1834 at about age 44 in Colony, Denton, Texas, United States

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Biography

from source >> http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/BELL/2007-07/1184266075

Record # 60

Julia Bell wife of William Bell, decd who emigrated to Texas in January 1834 and died in July of the same year and Thomas H. Bell and James M Bell, sons and heirs of age of the said William and (Andrew) Jackson, John P., Joseph J Bell, Adaline, Granville, and Frances, children and minor heirs of the said William Bell represented by their natural guardian Julia Bell presented their claims to the Commissioners for one league and labor of land as the universal heirs of the said William Bell, deceased and prayed for a certificate for the same. James Duff witness for the claimants deposed that the deceased William Bell emigrated to Texas with his family in the month of January 1834 and died in Jly of the same year and the witness further deposed that the said Bell decd never received the head right to which he was entitled. Clement Allen deposed to the best of his knowledge and belief that the deceased nor his heirs have not previously recd a title to the quantum of land to which the said deceased was entitled as his head right. The Board having investigated said claim and being satisfied the said William Bell decd acquiring the said head right of one league and one labor of land previous to his death issued to the above named heirs of said William Bell decd a certificate for the same.

Sons James M Bell and Thomas H Bell also applied for a league and a labor in records number 58 and 59. These all subscribed to the oath required by Law “I do solemnly swear that I was a resident Citizen of Texas at the date of the Declaration of Independence, that I did not leave the country during the Campaign of the Spring of 1836 to avoid a participation in the Struggle, that I did not refuse to participate in the war, that I did not aid or assist the enemy, that I have not received a title to my quantum of land and tht I conceive myself justly entitled under the Constitution and Laws to the quantity of land for which I apply.” Both of these brothers actively participated in the struggle. James was awarded land for having participated in the Battle of San Jacinto.

According to Land board hearing which are referenced in the book " From Jamestown to Texas, A History of Some Early Pioneers of Austin County, Texas, the Colonial Capitol of Texas" by Betty Smith Meischen and available on line at google.com/books:

From these records we find that James M. Bell and Thomas H. Bell immigrated to Texas in January 1834 (from Tennessee) with parents William and Julia Bell and siblings William, Jackson, John P, Joseph J, Adaline, Granville and Frances.

Above from page 75-77 of 681 when read on-line at google play

"On file in the Bellville, Austin County Courthouse are minutes of the land boawrd at San elipe d Austin, Jan. 19, 1839, which were to determine legal claims to land after the Battle for Indepenence in Texas was faught in 1836 and it became a Republic. Items Number 58, 59, and 60 were presented by James W. Bell, Thomas Bell, and Julia Bell, representing a claim for her descease husband William and his heirs, Thomas, James and minors, Jackson, John P., Joseph J., Adaline, Granville and Frances. Each took the oath required by law "I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of Texas at the date of the Declaration of Independence, that I did not leave the country during the Campaign of the Spring of 1836 to avoid participating in the struge, that I did not refuse to participate in the war, that I did not aid or assist the enemy, that I have not received a title to my quantum of land for which I now apply." James BEll claimed one-third league of land, indicating that at the time of his original claim and his intent was to farm and ranch. William Bell had also made the same claim. In these documents it states that William and Julia Bell came to Texas in January 1834 with their minor children. William died that same year in July. It is recorded in the marriage records at the Austin County Courthouse that Thomas Bell married Abigail Grimes on Nov. 13, 1828, one of the earliest recorded marriages in the colony. James Bell married Abigail's sister, Margaret Grimes."

Listed in Ancestor Surnames by The Daughters of The Republic of Texas Bell, William b. at AL - d. ca 1836 at TX

It should be noted that in the 1850 cenus in Austin Co, TX a Thomas Bell age 48 and Abigal age 40 as listed. His birth state is noted as South Carolina. Also a James N Bell age 46 born in South Carolina is listed in the 1850 census living in Austin Co, TX.

Name

Name: William /Bell/^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Birth

Birth:

Date: ABT 1790

Place: Birmingham, Green, Alabama, United States or Jefferson City, Jefferson Tennessee

Birth:

Date: 1790

Found multiple copies of BIRT DATE. Using ABT 1790

Alabama didn't become a state until 1819 and Birmingham wasn't founded until 1871. Vondrak-7 16:47, 2 September 2013 (EDT)

His son Joseph in the 1900 census stated his father was born in TN. His son Frank M also stated the same in the 1900 census. Vondrak-7 21:52, 27 January 2018 (EST)

Death

Death:

Date: JUL 1834

Place: Colony, Denton, Texas, United States

Death:

Date: JUL 1834

Found multiple copies of DEAT DATE. Using JUL 1834Array

Residence

Residence:

Date: 1805

Place: No Township Listed, Greene County, TN^[7]

Residence:

Date: 1820

Place: Smith, Tennessee, United States^[8]

Marriage

Husband: William Bell

Wife: @I369@

Child: @I1126@

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Adeline Juline Bell

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Marriage:

Date: BET 1806 AND 1830

Imported only 1806 from Marriage Date and marked as uncertain.

Husband: William Bell

Wife: @I565@

Marriage:

Date: BET 1806 AND 1830

Imported only 1806 from Marriage Date and marked as uncertain.

Sources

• Source: S3 Title: U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 (Beta) Publication: Name: Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 (Beta) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.; Repository: #R1
• Repository: R1 Name: Ancestry.com Address: E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
• Source: S4 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.; Repository: #R1
• Source: S42 Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1820 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010; Repository: #R1
• Source: S61 Author: Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp. Title: Tennessee Census, 1810-91 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 1999; Repository: #R1

1. ↑ Source: #S3 Object: @M181@
2. ↑ Source: #S42 Page: 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Smith, Tennessee; Page: 46; NARA Roll: M33_125; Image: 60 Object: @M182@
3. ↑ Source: #S3 Object: @M183@
4. ↑ Source: #S4 Page: Ancestry Family Tree
5. ↑ Source: #S61
6. ↑ Source: #S4 Page: Ancestry Family Tree
7. ↑ Source: #S61
8. ↑ Source: #S42 Page: 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Smith, Tennessee; Page: 46; NARA Roll: M33_125; Image: 60 Object: @M182@

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Diane Hoffman for creating WikiTree profile Bell-7106 through the import of Davis Family Tree_2013-08-21 Partial Bells.ged on Aug 23, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Diane and others.