Howard I will dig out those papers and post both the first and second families of Captain Robert Bell. I can't recall from the quick look, if they give too much information on locations or not. If they do, it help link it back to the Boyd family as they most likely moved with, before or after the Bells to the same areas of TN. I am not sure who may pages there are on the 13 children of Robert Bell and Mary Boyd - but quite a lot. Mike Boyd Historical Committee. HBS ----- Original Message ----- From: jonesh To: Mike Boyd ; BOYD-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2011 3:10 AM Subject: Re: [BOYD] Captain Robert Bell and Mary Boyd his second wife Dear Mike, I do not know who Mary Boyd was, but I can tell you that the children, at leasst some of them, are to be found in Davidson and Williamson Cos., TN. Some of them married into my Edmondson family. Samuel, a son of Robert Bell's first wife, was the father of Sen. John Bell, who ran for president in 1860 but was defeated by Lincoln. A son of Mary Boyd, David, married anEdmondson and I have some descendants in my files. I think there is another marriage, but cannot find it right now. Best, Howard V. Jones