Display Patriot - P-112702 - Thomas BELL

Thomas BELL

SAR Patriot #: P-112702

The following information was assembled from numerous sources and cannot be used directly as proof of Qualifying Service or Lineage.
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State of Service: VA      Qualifying Service: Civil Service / Patriotic Service
DAR #: A008807

Birth: 1727 / / PA
Death: bef 1803 / Orange / VA

Qualifying Service Description:
  1. Thomas Bell and the Orange Committee presented a resolution to Capt Patrick Henry, then the Virginia militia cmdr., taking occasion to protest Dunmore's fraudulent taking of Virginia's powder magazine that protected the colony
  2. Resolutions were sent to 2nd Cont. Congress by a delegation of Orange Committeemen
  3. A member of the Committee of Safety of Orange County, VA appointed on 22 Dec 1774
  4. Justice for Orange County

Additional References:
  1. "Patriots of the Upcountry" by Wm. H. B. Thomas, Orange County VA in the Revolution published in 1976 ps. 12 & 18
  2. Wm. & Mary College Quarterly Hist. Mag, Vol V, Oct. 1896, No 2, pg 247 - Thomas Bell, Orange Co, VA
  3. SCOTT, A HIST OF ORANGE CO, VA, pg 65, 71

Spouse: (1) Mary Linnon; (2) Elizabeth Taylor
Children: Margaret; Elizabeth; Henry; Francis; James;
Members Who Share This Ancestor
Date Approved Society ACN SAR Member Info Lineage via Child View Application Detail
2000-09-22 TX 7168 Cannon Hulbert Pritchard (144043) Margaret   
Burial:
UNKNOWN (Unindexed)
Location:
Orange / Orange / VA
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Comments:
  • No Find-a-Grave record found - May 2022
  • record showed cemetery as "pvt family cem"


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Additional Information:

Thomas Bell is a descendant of two Mayflower Passengers: (1) William Brewster; and (2) Isaac Allerton. As such, he is listed in the Patriots to Passenger Project.



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