William Bell (1749 - 1838)

Born 1749 in Ireland

Husband of Rachel Waters — married about 1783 in South Carolina, USA

Descendants

Died 12 Dec 1838 at about age 89 in Charleston, South Carolina, USA

Correct William Revolutionary Service

Biography

William was born about 1755.

BELL, WILLIAM

• Ancestor #: A008827
• Service: SOUTH CAROLINA Rank(s): PRIVATE
• Birth: CIRCA 1749
• Death: 12-12-1838 LAURENS DIST SOUTH CAROLINA
• Pension Number: R727V
• Service Source: R727V
• Service Description: 1) PVT, CAPTS WEEMS,JOS PICKENS,COL PICKENS
• 2) ALSO CAVALRY, CAPT MAXWELL'S HORSE CO
• 1) RECEIVED STATE PENSION
• Residence

*1) District: NINETY SIX DIST - State: SOUTH CAROLINA

• Spouse
• Number Name

*1) RACHEL WATERS

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• https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9WB-HHXQ?i=276&cc=2068326

• William Bell
• United States Census, 1830
• Name: William Bell
• Event Type: Census
• Event Date: 1830
• Event Place:Laurens, South Carolina, United States
• Page:208

• https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH5S-DWT

• William Bell
• United States Census, 1830
• Name: William Bell
• Event Type: Census
• Event Date: 1830
• Event Place: Newberry, South Carolina, United States
• Page: 123

• https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHP2-MB6

• Name William Bell Sr
• Probate Date 8 Mar 1839
• Probate Place Laurens, South Carolina, USA
• Inferred Death Year Abt 1839
• Inferred Death Place South Carolina, USA
• Item Description Estate Papers, Packets 5-13 to 10-12, 1800-1931
• Household Members Name Age
• William Bell Sr

• Estate Papers, 1800-1867; General Index to Estate Papers, 1800-1931; Author: South Carolina. Probate Court (Laurens County); Probate Place: Laurens, South Carolina/ Ancestry.com

Notes

................3 Thomas Bell b: 1784
............. 3 Peter Bell b: Abt. 1786 in Laurens Co., SC d: Sep 1863 in Pickens Co., Al. ?
................. +Lucinda Eddins b: Abt. 1796 in Abbeville District, SC m: Abt. 1814 in SC? d: Abt. 1864 in Pickens Co., Al. ? Father: James Eddins Mother: Rebekah Green
............. 3 William Bell b: 11 May 1793 in Laurens Co., SC d: 03 Aug 1883 in Pickens Co., AL
................. +Mary Crews b: Abt. 1804 in Abbeville District, SC m: in Laurens District, SC d: 12 May 1863 in Pickens Co., Al. Father: William Crews Mother: Martha Unknown
............. 3 David L. Bell b: 1801 in SC d: 1856 in GA?
................. +Mary Henderson b: 1815 in SC

The above from http://boards.ancestry.com/thread.aspx?mv=flat&m=6253&p=surnames.bell

Type: Arrival

Date: 1768

Place: Charleston, South Carolina

Source: S-339064341 Repository: #R-898852530 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Page: Ancestry Family Tree Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=62215837&pid=764

• Source: S-339075775 Repository: #R-898852530 Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.
• Source: S-339064341 Repository: #R-898852530 Title: Ancestry Family Trees
• Repository: R-898852530 Name: Ancestry.com

A land map dated 12-14-1785 records 100 acres on the Washington Creek which runs into the Saludy/Saluda river and located in the Laurens Distric SC as owned by William Bell ^[1]

William and Rachel married in Abbeville District in 1792.

Sources

1. ↑ Abbeville District S.C. Marriages 1777-1852

Acknowledgments

Bell-9210 was created by Bill Sigmund through the import of Sigmund Family Tree.ged on Jul 1, 2014.