Taken from Inscriptions from Augusta Stone Church (oldest cemetery), Ft. Defiance, Augusta Co., Virginia, by Mrs. C. F. Rudolph, Washington, DC., 1953.
There is a note in this source that says:
James Bell, Esq, married three times
1st to Sarah "Sally" Allen
2nd to Sarah "Sally" Crawford
3rd to Margaret "Peggy" Craig
uswarchives online adds:
Bell, James, Esq.: is buried in the Augusta Stone church cemetery, located in Fort defiance in Augusta County. He was born on 4 June 1773, and died on 16 January 1856. He was married to Margaret, who was born on 25 December 1788 and died on 27 February 1856. He served as a Lieutenant Colonel in the 51st Virginia militia Regiment located in Frederick County. Information on his service may be found in Butler's book, "A guide to Virginia militia units in the War of 1812," on page 87. Information on his burial may be found in source number two on page 5.
His father, Joseph Bell "came from Lancaster, Penn., to Augusta Co., about 1740. He was one of several brothers born in Penn., whose father emigrated from the north of Ireland to America some years previously. He settled near the Founder, on the present Valley turnpike, on the farm now owned by Jacob Warwick. The other brothers of Joseph Bell settled in Ohio, Ky., and Tenn., and have left descendants in those States; among them was the late Hon. John Bell, of Tenn., a candidate for the Presidency in 1860 , the Whig ticket being 'Bell and Everett'" (http://genealogytrails.com/vir/augusta/bio_b.html)
There is a note in this source that says:
James Bell, Esq, married three times
1st to Sarah "Sally" Allen
2nd to Sarah "Sally" Crawford
3rd to Margaret "Peggy" Craig
uswarchives online adds:
Bell, James, Esq.: is buried in the Augusta Stone church cemetery, located in Fort defiance in Augusta County. He was born on 4 June 1773, and died on 16 January 1856. He was married to Margaret, who was born on 25 December 1788 and died on 27 February 1856. He served as a Lieutenant Colonel in the 51st Virginia militia Regiment located in Frederick County. Information on his service may be found in Butler's book, "A guide to Virginia militia units in the War of 1812," on page 87. Information on his burial may be found in source number two on page 5.
His father, Joseph Bell "came from Lancaster, Penn., to Augusta Co., about 1740. He was one of several brothers born in Penn., whose father emigrated from the north of Ireland to America some years previously. He settled near the Founder, on the present Valley turnpike, on the farm now owned by Jacob Warwick. The other brothers of Joseph Bell settled in Ohio, Ky., and Tenn., and have left descendants in those States; among them was the late Hon. John Bell, of Tenn., a candidate for the Presidency in 1860 , the Whig ticket being 'Bell and Everett'" (http://genealogytrails.com/vir/augusta/bio_b.html)
Taken from Inscriptions from Augusta Stone Church (oldest cemetery), Ft. Defiance, Augusta Co., Virginia, by Mrs. C. F. Rudolph, Washington, DC., 1953.
There is a note in this source that says:
James Bell, Esq, married three times
1st to Sarah "Sally" Allen
2nd to Sarah "Sally" Crawford
3rd to Margaret "Peggy" Craig
uswarchives online adds:
Bell, James, Esq.: is buried in the Augusta Stone church cemetery, located in Fort defiance in Augusta County. He was born on 4 June 1773, and died on 16 January 1856. He was married to Margaret, who was born on 25 December 1788 and died on 27 February 1856. He served as a Lieutenant Colonel in the 51st Virginia militia Regiment located in Frederick County. Information on his service may be found in Butler's book, "A guide to Virginia militia units in the War of 1812," on page 87. Information on his burial may be found in source number two on page 5.
His father, Joseph Bell "came from Lancaster, Penn., to Augusta Co., about 1740. He was one of several brothers born in Penn., whose father emigrated from the north of Ireland to America some years previously. He settled near the Founder, on the present Valley turnpike, on the farm now owned by Jacob Warwick. The other brothers of Joseph Bell settled in Ohio, Ky., and Tenn., and have left descendants in those States; among them was the late Hon. John Bell, of Tenn., a candidate for the Presidency in 1860 , the Whig ticket being 'Bell and Everett'" (http://genealogytrails.com/vir/augusta/bio_b.html)
There is a note in this source that says:
James Bell, Esq, married three times
1st to Sarah "Sally" Allen
2nd to Sarah "Sally" Crawford
3rd to Margaret "Peggy" Craig
uswarchives online adds:
Bell, James, Esq.: is buried in the Augusta Stone church cemetery, located in Fort defiance in Augusta County. He was born on 4 June 1773, and died on 16 January 1856. He was married to Margaret, who was born on 25 December 1788 and died on 27 February 1856. He served as a Lieutenant Colonel in the 51st Virginia militia Regiment located in Frederick County. Information on his service may be found in Butler's book, "A guide to Virginia militia units in the War of 1812," on page 87. Information on his burial may be found in source number two on page 5.
His father, Joseph Bell "came from Lancaster, Penn., to Augusta Co., about 1740. He was one of several brothers born in Penn., whose father emigrated from the north of Ireland to America some years previously. He settled near the Founder, on the present Valley turnpike, on the farm now owned by Jacob Warwick. The other brothers of Joseph Bell settled in Ohio, Ky., and Tenn., and have left descendants in those States; among them was the late Hon. John Bell, of Tenn., a candidate for the Presidency in 1860 , the Whig ticket being 'Bell and Everett'" (http://genealogytrails.com/vir/augusta/bio_b.html)
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