Robert Bell, Jr.

Robert Bell and Jane (Minor) Bell were both natives of Ireland (now Northern Ireland). They lived (and died) in the Sewickley Settlement, Westmoreland Co., PA.

Robert and Jane were the parents of eight children:
1. Joseph Bell (1765-1803)
2. James Bell (1766-)
3. Elizabeth Bell (1768-)
4. John Bell (1770-1855)
5. Samuel Bell (1773-1856)
6. William Bell (1776-)
7. Margaret (Bell) McLaughlin (1778-)
8. Jane (Bell) Fleming (?-)

Stewart's History of Indiana Co. (1913), page 868, column 1 [John Taylor Bell sketch]: 

"[excerpts] ... Robert Bell was born in 1736 near Belfast, in the north of Ireland, and came to this country with two brothers, landing at Philadelphia. One of the brothers went South, and one remained in eastern Pennsylvania, Robert going first to Center [sic] county, PA, and thence to Westmoreland county, where he made a settlement near Sewickley. Among his descendants are the Bells of Kentucky, ... Robert Bell died June 11, 1826, long surviving his wife, Jane, who died April 3, 1791. ..."* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Jun 17 2022, 23:27:42 UTC

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Robert Bell and Jane (Minor) Bell were both natives of Ireland (now Northern Ireland). They lived (and died) in the Sewickley Settlement, Westmoreland Co., PA.

Robert and Jane were the parents of eight children:
1. Joseph Bell (1765-1803)
2. James Bell (1766-)
3. Elizabeth Bell (1768-)
4. John Bell (1770-1855)
5. Samuel Bell (1773-1856)
6. William Bell (1776-)
7. Margaret (Bell) McLaughlin (1778-)
8. Jane (Bell) Fleming (?-)

Stewart's History of Indiana Co. (1913), page 868, column 1 [John Taylor Bell sketch]: 

"[excerpts] ... Robert Bell was born in 1736 near Belfast, in the north of Ireland, and came to this country with two brothers, landing at Philadelphia. One of the brothers went South, and one remained in eastern Pennsylvania, Robert going first to Center [sic] county, PA, and thence to Westmoreland county, where he made a settlement near Sewickley. Among his descendants are the Bells of Kentucky, ... Robert Bell died June 11, 1826, long surviving his wife, Jane, who died April 3, 1791. ..."* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Mar 27 2024, 12:13:33 UTC