John "Jack" Bell and Ann Drummond

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Husband John "Jack" Bell ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: Abt 1757 - Paxton Twp, Lancaster Co, PA
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           Died: 1833 - Barree Twp, Huntingdon Co, PA 1 3
         Buried: 

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         Father: George Bell (Abt 1734/1736-1816) 4 5
         Mother: Mary Bell (      -Bef 1816) 4

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       Marriage: Abt 1782

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Wife Ann Drummond ³

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           Born: 
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         Father: Col.  Drummond (      -      ) 3
         Mother: 

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Children

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1 M George W. Bell ^{1 6}

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           Born: 31 Dec 1782 6
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           Died: 22 Apr 1864 - Huntingdon Co, PA 1 6
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         Spouse: Margaret McMahan (1799-1844) 1 6

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2 M Alexander Bell ^{1 6}

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           Born: 24 May 1784 6
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           Died: 22 Aug 1864 - Huntingdon Co, PA 6
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         Spouse: Elizabeth Moore (1788-1875) 1 6
           Marr: 1805 6

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3 M William Bell ^{1 6}

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           Born: 1789 6
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         Spouse: Elizabeth Henry (1796-      ) 1 6

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4 M John Bell ^{1 6}

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           Born: Abt 1791
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           Died: Abt 1816
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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5 M Thomas Bell ^{1 6}

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           Born: 1795 6
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           Died: 9 Aug 1833 - Huntingdon Co, PA 6
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         Status: Twin

         Spouse: Elizabeth Wilson (      -Abt 1828) 6

         Spouse: Margaret Ewing (1796-1875) 1 6

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6 M Arthur Bell ^{1 6}

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           Born: 1795 6
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           Died: while young
         Buried: 
         Status: Twin

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7 F Ann Bell ^{1 6}

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           Born: 2 Dec 1796 6
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           Died: 2 Nov 1872 - Huntingdon Co, PA 6
         Buried: 

         Spouse: John McMahan (1794-1884) 1

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General Notes: Husband - John "Jack" Bell

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The oldest son of his father, he was known as "Jack" and was famous as a hunter. Many stories are told of his expert marksmanship. He could load quicker than anyone else. He had a little black dog which always accompanied him. At the age of 17 we are told he became ill and had to be taken to Paxtang by canoe for medical treatment. He was a soldier in the Revolution. In 1789 he was a witness to the will of George Sigler, Sr., a neighbor. He was a captain in the militia in 1793. We have no record of him after the death of his father.

His oldest son, George, was born while William Bell, Sr. of Paxton, the great-grandfather, was still living. John Bell was back and forth between Jacks Valley and Paxton until about 1786. Beginning with 1787 he was taxed in Derry Township. On December 18, 1789 he was a witness to the will of a neighbor, George Sigler, Sr. In the 1790 census he appeared in Mifflin County with one male over 16, four under 16, two females. In 1793 John Bell was Captain of the Fourth Company of the First Kishacoquillas Regiment of Mifflin County militia.
It was to Barree township, Huntingdon County, that John Bell migrated in 1794 or 1795. The name of John Bell appears on the tax lists of Barree Township 1795 to 1833, the year of his death. The farm on which he lived was located half a mile northeast of Masseyburg, near Shaver's Creek.

Another source:
He was never married and appeared on the assessment rolls as a "freeman".

1 J. Simpson Africa, The History of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1883), Pg 212.

2 Raymond M. Bell, Founders of the Bell Family (Carlisle, PA: Privately printed, 1929), Pg 9.

3 Raymond Martin Bell, The Bell Family of Mifflin County, Pennsylvania (Ann Arbor, MI: Edwards Brothers, Inc., 1941), Pg 32.

4 Raymond M. Bell, Founders of the Bell Family (Carlisle, PA: Privately printed, 1929), Pg 4.

5 Raymond Martin Bell, The Bell Family of Mifflin County, Pennsylvania (Ann Arbor, MI: Edwards Brothers, Inc., 1941), Pg 12.

6 Raymond Martin Bell, The Bell Family of Mifflin County, Pennsylvania (Ann Arbor, MI: Edwards Brothers, Inc., 1941), Pg 53.