Ann Bell

• Not the same as Ann Bell
• Not the same as Ann Chamblin
• Not the same as Anne Bell

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Anne Bennett (Richard /Bennett/, Richard /Bennett/, Thomas /Bennett/) was born ABT 1678 in Isle of Wight Co,VA, and died about 1736 in Surry County, Virginia.

Family

John Bell and Ann Bennett married on 30 August 1694 in Surry County, Virginia. John4 Bell (Richard3, Richard2, ?1) was born 1668 in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, and died Abt. 1713 in Surry County, Virginia.

Children of John Bell and Anne Bennett include:

1. Richard Bell, born Bef. 1695 in Surry County, Virginia; died 1735 in Surry County, Virginia.
2. John Bell, born Abt. 1700 in Virginia; died May 25, 1746 in Surry County, Virginia.
3. Benjamin Bell, born Abt. 1705; died 1751 in Sussex County, Virginia.
4. Joseph Bell[2] [3] [4]
5. William Bell[3] born Aft. 1705; died 1725 in Surry County, Virginia.
6. Thomas Bell, born Abt. 1710 in Surry County, Virginia; died Aft. 1758 in Granville County, North Carolina.
7. Rebecca Bell[5] born Bet. 1695 - 1710.

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Surry DB 5-P 17 (No date) Rec'd Sept 4, 1694 Ann Bell, lately Ann Bennett, a daughter of Richard Bennett, Jr. of the Upper Par, IOW Co. was married to John Bell, with the consent of her gr/father Richard Bennett, Sr ; Richard Bennett Sr gives Ann Bell, his gr/dtr, for love and affection, 4 score acres in the lower parish of Surry Co, pt of 630 Ac escheated to sd Bennett, SR and b/b W/S of Pocatmick Swamp, and the land of my son James Bennett. Wts: John Bell, James (X) Bennett & John Ford Sig: Richard (X) Bennett, SR

Ann, married John Bell. She is not mentioned in the will for father, as she had already received her portion. On August 30, 1694, Richard (Not the Governor) Bennett, Sr., of Isle of Wight made a deed of gift to Ann Bell, "the now wife of John Bell, lately Ann Bennett, daughter of Richard Bennett, Jr., of Isle of Wight." (Surry W & D. Bk., 1693-1707.) John Bell gave testimony in a lawsuit, July 9, 1705, and said he was 37 years old. He died intestate in Surry in 1713 and his wife Ann was administratrix. As he left no will his children cannot
be ascertained and but two of them seem to be known. A Joseph Bell made his will in Surry in 1733 and left his property to his brother John and "cousin (nephew) Burrell.? This John Bell made his will in Surry in 1746 and mentions his son "Burrell," above named, and other children -- John, Benjamin, Balaam, James, Ann Parham, Hannah and Mary; wife Hannah. Hannah Bell made her will in Sussex in 1768 and mentions, daughter Hannah Thompson, grandson Lewis Parham, son Benjamin, son James, daughter Mary Anderson, grandsons Silvanus and Zadock Bell, granddaughter Phoebe Bell. The above-mentioned daughter, Hannah Thompson, married William Thompson prior to 1744. They moved from Sussex to Chatham County, North Carolina about 1750. Hannah Thompson made her will in Chatham, Sept. 7, 1784 and same as probated May, 1788. She mentions sons John and Balaam; daughters Sussannah Kendrick, Sarah Terrell, Hannah Terrell, Ann Kendrick: and her deceased husband William Thompson. The birth dates of the three oldest children of William and Hannah (Bell) Thompson are shown in the Albemarle Parish Register for Surry and Sussex, as follows: John Thompson, born June 24, 1744, baptized August 19, 1744. Balaam Thompson, born Oct.13, 1745; baptized Dec. 15, 1745. Sussannah Thompson, born Nov. 16, 1749; baptized March 8, 1750.

Ann Bennett (1686 - 1727) Born in Isle Wright, Virginia, USA on 1686 to Richard Bennett and Ann. Ann married John Bell and had 6 children. The book "17th Century Isle of Wight County Virginia," by John Bennett Boddie, 1938, chapter XVI, Descendents of Richard Bennett of Isle of Wight: "Richard Bennett, Jr., eldest son of Richard, Sr., and his wife Ann, in 1699 was given the plantation "bought of William Miles in 1656" by his father, Richard, Sr. The name of Richard’s wife is unknown. He made his will in 1720, as follows, "I, Richard Bennett, of the Upper Parish of Isle of Wight, give to son Richard 200 acres of land where he now lives; to my son James the other 200 acres where he now lives, it being a conveyance of 400 acres taken out Mr. John Cofer's patent of 1450 acres; to Jane Cofer and her two sons Robert and John Cofer, my plantation whereon I now live, it being part of the land which was bought of William Miles. Also to Jane Cofer a small trunk and a gold ring; to Richard Cofer my long gun. To Magdalen Cofer a great pewter dish and basin; to Frances Mangum my granddaughter a feather bed and furniture; to dau. He Silvester, dishes and plates. Jane Cofer and William Allen, exrs. My trusty friends, John and James Carter to the overseers." urry DB 5-P 17 (No date) Rec'd Sept 4, 1694 Ann Bell, lately Ann Bennett, a daughter of Richard Bennett, Jr. of the Upper Par, IOW Co. was married to John Bell, with the consent of her gr/father Richard Bennett, Sr ; Richard Bennett Sr gives Ann Bell, his gr/dtr, for love and affection, 4 score acres in the lower parish of Surry Co, pt of 630 Ac escheated to sd Bennett, SR and b/b W/S of Pocatmick? Swamp, and the land of my son James Bennett. Wts: John Bell, James (X) Bennett & John Ford Sig: Richard (X) Bennett, SR

Surry DB 5, P 18 Sept 4, 1694 Richard Bennett, SR of the Upper Par, IOW Co, to his son, James Bennett, of the Lower Par, of Surry Co, 200 AC he now lives on, on the W/S Pocatmick Swamp, adj. Frances Mason, and is prt. of 630 AC. Wts: John Bell, William (X) Arnoll, Joseph Ford Sig: Richard (X) Bennett, SR

References

• GEDCOM Note Ancestor 2M3(6M3)7M <p>Person # 1457</p>
• https://wc.rootsweb.com/trees/106991/I30272/anne-bennett/registry
• http://www.sadiesparks.com/rbennett,sr.htm
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Bennett-1897 cites

1. James Elton Bell, Frances Jean Bell. Sir Robert Bell and His Early Virginia Colony Descendants: A Compilation of 16th, 17th, and 18th Century English and Scottish Families with the Surname Bell, Beale, Le Bel ... Et Al. Wheatmark, Inc., 2007. p65-6. Google books
2. John Bennet Boddie, Southside Virginia Families, Volume I, (Pacific Coast Publishers, Redwood City, California; 1955
3. Virginia State Library, Virginia Land Office Patents and Grants, (http://198.17.62.51/collections/LO.html), "Electronic."), born Abt. 1705; died 1733 in Surry County, Virginia
4. Gertrude R. B. Richards, Register of Albemarle Parish, Surry and Sussex Counties, 1739-1778, (The National Society Colonial Dames of America in the Commonwealth of Virginia; 1958)
5. Surry DB5, P 17
6. http://freepages.family.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mcgee411/GHTOUT/np77...
7. http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/13917731/person/105583535
8. https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/bell/6150/

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Not the same as Ann Bell