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Northumberland / Re: Matthew Bell/ Salkeld/Woolsington Hall
« on: Wednesday 29 June 11 13:05 BST (UK) »
Found this website.
http://vermontcivilwar.org/state/obits.php?input=9141
The key imformation is:
John Austin of Glasgow, Scotland, invented the tulip-shaped bell for which he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth and took the name of Bell. James, a son, came to America, and a descendant of his, another James Bell, the grandfather of the subject of this sketch, came to Hardwick from Lyme, N.H., not far from 1800. Three or four years later he moved to Walden and in 1810 he settled on the farm known as The Belfry, where his grandson was born.
Now if this is correct then John Austin, later John Bell only became a Bell under Queen Elizabeth. Sir Robert Bells family and the John Bell of Londerry can be traced as Bells for at least four generations PRIOR to Queen Elizabeths reign. So either theres no relationship OR the John Austin/Bell line and John Bell of Londerry line inter married. Which of course is highly possible.
http://vermontcivilwar.org/state/obits.php?input=9141
The key imformation is:
John Austin of Glasgow, Scotland, invented the tulip-shaped bell for which he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth and took the name of Bell. James, a son, came to America, and a descendant of his, another James Bell, the grandfather of the subject of this sketch, came to Hardwick from Lyme, N.H., not far from 1800. Three or four years later he moved to Walden and in 1810 he settled on the farm known as The Belfry, where his grandson was born.
Now if this is correct then John Austin, later John Bell only became a Bell under Queen Elizabeth. Sir Robert Bells family and the John Bell of Londerry can be traced as Bells for at least four generations PRIOR to Queen Elizabeths reign. So either theres no relationship OR the John Austin/Bell line and John Bell of Londerry line inter married. Which of course is highly possible.