While a resident of Washington County, Pennsylvania, in 1778, Nathaniel Bell volunteered and enlisted in the Continental Army from Pennsylvania and served 3 months in Capt. William Harrod's company, in Colonel Cannon's Pennsylvania Regiment. Nathaniel assisted in building a fort on Fishing Creek, near the Ohio River, and was in Fort Wheeling when it was attacked by Indians.
He was engaged by Col. Crooks to watch the Indians and Tories in 1780. He and his brother Benjamin Bell were scouts or spies. According to Benjamin, "Our duty was to act as spies between different ports and settlements, to watch frontiers, to advise settlers and the ports of the approach of the Indians."
In 1781, Nathaniel served as a sergeant under Captain James Archie and Colonel Morgan, ranging and scouting, and helped erect a fort on the frontiers. Nathaniel also served under Captain Stits as a Ranger on the Frontier.
After the Revolution, Nathaniel lived in Ohio for several years. He and his wife Mary "Polly" (Timmons) Bell, came to Johnson County about 1821, along with their large family. He ran a mill and was called "the little old man."
He was engaged by Col. Crooks to watch the Indians and Tories in 1780. He and his brother Benjamin Bell were scouts or spies. According to Benjamin, "Our duty was to act as spies between different ports and settlements, to watch frontiers, to advise settlers and the ports of the approach of the Indians."
In 1781, Nathaniel served as a sergeant under Captain James Archie and Colonel Morgan, ranging and scouting, and helped erect a fort on the frontiers. Nathaniel also served under Captain Stits as a Ranger on the Frontier.
After the Revolution, Nathaniel lived in Ohio for several years. He and his wife Mary "Polly" (Timmons) Bell, came to Johnson County about 1821, along with their large family. He ran a mill and was called "the little old man."
While a resident of Washington County, Pennsylvania, in 1778, Nathaniel Bell volunteered and enlisted in the Continental Army from Pennsylvania and served 3 months in Capt. William Harrod's company, in Colonel Cannon's Pennsylvania Regiment. Nathaniel assisted in building a fort on Fishing Creek, near the Ohio River, and was in Fort Wheeling when it was attacked by Indians.
He was engaged by Col. Crooks to watch the Indians and Tories in 1780. He and his brother Benjamin Bell were scouts or spies. According to Benjamin, "Our duty was to act as spies between different ports and settlements, to watch frontiers, to advise settlers and the ports of the approach of the Indians."
In 1781, Nathaniel served as a sergeant under Captain James Archie and Colonel Morgan, ranging and scouting, and helped erect a fort on the frontiers. Nathaniel also served under Captain Stits as a Ranger on the Frontier.
After the Revolution, Nathaniel lived in Ohio for several years. He and his wife Mary "Polly" (Timmons) Bell, came to Johnson County about 1821, along with their large family. He ran a mill and was called "the little old man."
He was engaged by Col. Crooks to watch the Indians and Tories in 1780. He and his brother Benjamin Bell were scouts or spies. According to Benjamin, "Our duty was to act as spies between different ports and settlements, to watch frontiers, to advise settlers and the ports of the approach of the Indians."
In 1781, Nathaniel served as a sergeant under Captain James Archie and Colonel Morgan, ranging and scouting, and helped erect a fort on the frontiers. Nathaniel also served under Captain Stits as a Ranger on the Frontier.
After the Revolution, Nathaniel lived in Ohio for several years. He and his wife Mary "Polly" (Timmons) Bell, came to Johnson County about 1821, along with their large family. He ran a mill and was called "the little old man."
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