Lucy A. J. Bell

Notes:

Shirley Brinkley notes that he married second Lentitia Bostic, born in Louisiana.

(Research):

Census Listings:

1850 Census
Mississippi, Copiah County
Enumerated 11 Sept 1850
515-515
Isaac N. Bell 26 M Farmer La $---
Ann Bell 22 F La
Martha F Bell 3 F La
Lucy A. J. Bell 11/12 f La
516-516
Drury N. Bell 64 M Meth Minister $800 NC****
Susannah Bell 56 SC

Enumerated 17 Sept 1850
590-590
Thaddeus Bell 39 M Blacksmith $1300 Ga
Martha Bell 30 F La
Catherine V Bell 12 F Mi
Mary J Bell 19 F Ala
Frances Bell 17 F Ala
Hugh Buckaloo 25 M Laborer Miss

****Notes on the Drury Bell family, all from

http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.bell/1443.1.1.2/mb.ashx


In the Name of God Amen I William Rafor Bell of the State of South Carolina District of Sumter, & County of Salem, Planter, being very Sick & weak in Body, but of Perfect, Mind & Memory, thanks be given unto God, calling Unto Mind the Mortality of my body & knowing that it is appointed for all Men once to die, so make & ordain this my last will & Testament; that is to say, Principally & first of all, I give & recommend my Soul into the Hands of Almighty God, that gave it and my Body, I recommend to the Earth to be buried in a Decent Christian burial at the Discretion of my Executors, Nothing doubting, but at the general resurrection, I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God And as touching such worldly Estate Wherewith it has pleased God to bless me in this life; I give, demise and Dispose of the same in the following Manner & form.&emdash; First, I allow all My lawful Debts, to be paid, out of the penishable property & Crop Item, I give, unto my beloved Wife Mary, the use of my plantation Thereon I now live and all Stock, of cattle & Hoggs & together with my Horse Creatures, & plantation & farming Tools During her life time, for the benefit of my children, if she remains single and if she should Marry, then in that Case, all the property to be divided, as hereafter to be Mentioned-- First I give to my loving Wife Mary If she Marries again, Immediately after her Marriage, one Equal part with my children, of all my property Except land--Item, I give & bequeath unto my beloved Daughter Mary Bell One feather bed & furniture Exclusive of her Equal part, at the Division of all my other property inclusive. I give & bequeath unto my beloved daughter Elizabeth Bell one feather bed & furniture & one cow & calf which is now Call,d hers together with their Increase, Exclusive of her Equal part at the division of all my other property- Item I give & bequeath unto my beloved sons, John Bell, Archibald Bell, Thomas Bell, William Bell, James Bell, Drury Bell, Jesse Bell, Benjamin Bell & Robert Bell, Each their Equal part of all my property when a division of the same takes place, Either, at the Marriage or at the Death of my Wife Mary Bell, when then I allow my lands to be sold at publick sale, and such of my sons, as may be arrived to age to have his Equal part thereof, and Each of my other sons, who may not yet be of age, for his part of the Money to be put to interest, & paid to them as they arrive to age for demanding the same, Likewise I allow all my stock to be sold when my Lands are, & the Money arising therefrom to be divided accordingly, I do hereby appoint Mosses Gordon, Esqr. Executor, to this my last will & testament, disanulling all other wills, heretofore made, & Ratifying & confirming this & none other to be my last will & testament. In witness whereof I have here unto set my hand & seal this 26th day of Dec. 1803

Sign,d, Seal,d, published pronouced

W..Rafor Bell (SEAL) & declared by the said Wm. Rafor Bell as his last will & testament, in the presence of us, who in his presence,& in the presence of

Each other, have hereunto subscribed our names

Lewis Bell

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Mary X Stuckey
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(Recorded in Will Book A page 76)
(Recorded March 15th 1809)

William Taylor ordy
Bundle 10 Pkge 3



William Rafor/Rasor Bell is said to be son of John Bell who died in Camden District, SC

DEATH: Bell, John - dec'd - Will
original- 18 Oct. 1786
Wife- Mary
eldest son- Frederick Bell & his dau. Penelope Hurst
son- William Rasor Bell & his ch.- son- John Bell
eldest dau- Penelope Stuckey

addtional notes- John Bell Jr. , son of John Bell Sr. of Duplin County, NC moved to SC in 1783 after his father's death. John Bell Jr. died 1786 in Camden District, SC.
John Bell Jrs. only known children were Frederick, William Rasor, and Penelope who married John Stuckey in Duplin County, NC and after his death moved to SC.

Passports issued by Georgia Governors 1810-1820:
"page 348, Friday, May 1, 1812,.........thro the Indian Nations to the Western Country, viz, One for Messrs. Alexander Fleming, William Fleming, Robert Fleming, and Drury Bell, the former with his wife and two children and One for Mr. Jesse Williamson with his wife and eleven children, all from Darlington District, South Carolina"

Rev. Drury Bell was born in the state of North Carolina, December 25, 1783. Of his early life but little is known. While young his mother died. At the age of fourteen he attended a Methodist camp meeting, and joined the church. His conviction for sin was very great, almost in frenzy. As he had but little religious instruction and no education he was left to the guidance of his own convictions and judgment. His conversion was very demonstrative and powerful.

About this time he was carried in what is now East Feliciana Parish, La. He volunteered in the War of 1812 and served to the end but amid all the contaminating influences of army life, he never faltered in his religion so powerful had been his conviction and conversion. Soon after returning from the War he was married to the widow Crawford, of sterling religious integrity, with whom he lived nearly sixty years. When life's weary wheels stood still she went before and left the dear old man to go along by himself. He was so anxious to read the word of God that he commenced first to spell, then to read, for he had never been to school a day in his life. His wife was his instructor and so well did he improve that he became mighty in the Scriptures.

In leaving Louisiana for the new purchase in Mississippi he asked his presiding elder to give him license to exhort the people where he was going as there was no church or ministry there. It was granted him and when the itinerant made his way down on the waters of the Pearl River in Copiah County, there was Father Bell all aglow with the Spirit of the Master, and well did he use the authority given him. He held religious services on Sunday and in the week day by night, in private houses, under bush arbors, in school-houses, had many of his neighbors converted and ready for church membership and when a church and Quarterly Conference were organized, he was licensed to preach.

So some seventy years he was a licensed exhorter and preacher, and, though he became a man of power to the pulpit, he had but three books in his library-his Bible, his own personal experience, his knowledge of men. He was simple-hearted, meek, humble. He suffered many inconveniences and wants that he might win souls to Christ. His theme in the pulpit was largely confined to the atonement of Christ and the experimental character of the gospel. Therefore he was very effective in preaching. Take him altogether, his early disadvantages and struggling poverty, weakly constitution, want of self-confidence, he was a very remarkable man. Truly, it was said the day he was buried a great man has this day fallen in Israel. Though of a very weakly constitution in his boyhood, so abstainous was he in his habits that he lived to be ninety-seven years of age, and during that long life not a blur or stain was upon his character, no complaint or charge ever brought against him in the church.

For seventy years, the question was asked annually in the Quarterly Conference "Anything against Bro. Drury Bell?". The answer came back: "Nothing against him."." How has he done his work as a local preacher?" "He has done it well." Yes, he expounded the gospel well. The artisan dropped his tools, the lawyer left his office, the student his books, the merchant his store, the farmer his plow, to go and hear that old man preach. One of the most prominent traits of his character was his devotion to prayer. I was told he spent a large portion of the night by his bed in prayer, sometimes almost the entire night. It often distressed his dear old wife. She tried to dissuade him from it. He finally became quite deaf and blind, but so well did he know the road that led to his dear Providence* where slept the most of his loved ones and old companions in the service of God, that every Sunday he was there, if the weather would permit. He always got happy before he left. January 27, 1880 he crossed the last river. He died as we would expect him to die-fell asleep in the arms of Jesus without a groan or struggle. So has passed away one among the last links that bound us to the past generation. - by A. E. Nicholson

Isaac married Ann Cammack on 24 Apr 1846 in Copiah County, Mississippi. Ann (daughter of Thomas S. Cammack and Jemima McLemore) was born about 1828 in Copiah County, Mississippi; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Shirley Brinkley writes that she died ca 1878, and is buried in an unmarked grave at the Old Providence Church.

Notes:

Shirley Brinkley writes that there was "some question whether Thos. Cammack immigrated at 13 yrs. of age accompanying a widowed mother to Horab, SC (Fairfield Co) or TN. One source suggested that Thomas, his widowed mother, older bro. Wm. and twin, James, immigrated to NY in 1797 and journeyed to SC where he stayed with his Uncle David Cammack several years."

Thomas married Jemima McLemore about 1815. Jemima was born about 1789 in North Carolina; died on 2 Sep 1858 in Copiah County, Mississippi; was buried in Poplar Springs Cemetery, Copiah County, Mississippi. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Might she be from the Sampson/Duplin county McLemore family? Her daughter Ann married a BELL with roots in those counties of North Carolina. Or she may have been born in Georgia, as was reported on the 1850 Copiah County, Mississippi census.