This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bell Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/iQB.2ACE/775 Message Board Post: I am trying to find the parents of Abraham Bell. Abraham lived in New Castle, NH. I believe his wife was Mary Hall. Thank you.

According to his marriage record, Abraham (Abram) BELL [b. 1818, New Castle, NH] who married Mary M. HALL [born 28 Dec 1822 at New Castle, dau of William HALL; died 18 Jan 1897 also at New Castle] was the son of a "Shadrach BELL". WHICH "Shadrach", however, is the problem--we BELL descendants are still working on that tangled mess. . . I have information showing Abraham and his family on the US 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 Censuses - if you do not have that data. In the US 1850 Census, the Abram BELL family is living with the family of Hepsibah YEATON, whose first husband was a "Meshack BELL". The US 1830 and 1840 Censuses seem to indicate that Meshack and Hepsibah either had their own son born in the 1817-1820 range or were raising another BELL relative's son of that age group. Could this be Abram BELL?? Abram is the only male BELL still living & in New Castle in the US 1850 Census who is in the 1816-1820 age group. However, buried in the South Cemetery, Portsmouth (with wife Sarah M. 1820-1879) is a "Meshack BELL 1816-1891" (this family also appears in the US 1850 Census for Portsmouth, NH). There is legal evidence from New Castle that an older "Meshack BELL" was a *guardian* for a younger "Meshack BELL"--so the ward of Meshack (husb of Hepsibah) may have been this same Meshack (later married to Sarah M.) In summary, there are at least 3 options as I see it for the identity of the young male (b. 1816-1820) living with Hepsibah YEATON's family in 1850: OPTION #1 - another biological son of Hepsibah's first marriage. [Might be named "Meshack Jr." or "Abraham" BELL, or ?] OPTION #2 - Perhaps this is the Abram BELL (b. 1819) who md Mary HALL, and even though he was a "son of Shadrach" (New Castle marr Records) he was raised by Meshack-and-Hepsibah OPTION #3 It might be that Hepsibah's first husband, Meshach BELL was the legal guardian of a BELL relative's son, also named Meshach, who lived with the family: New Castle Town Records, vol 5 (Inventories and Tax Records 1812-1822 and 1823-1825),. FHL #15242. p505 - Mentions: "Meshach BELL as Guardian of Meshach BELL, Jr" was taxed for 1/2 of a dwelling house, valued at $133. in 1821. p689 - Mentions: "Meshach BELL, Guardian" and shows tax rate - 1824 So, getting back to Abram BELL--was he actually a son of a "Shadrach" (which one??) or could he be the unidentified "son" of Meshack-and-Hepsibah?? I can also send you a detailed summary of the information currently known about the various "Shadrach BELLs" of the area. PS--The various "Meshack BELLs" are almost as convoluted. ~ Carolyn Depp -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Sunday, November 19, 2006 8:21 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [NHROCKIN] Abraham Bell This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bell Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/iQB.2ACE/775 Message Board Post: I am trying to find the parents of Abraham Bell. Abraham lived in New Castle, NH. I believe his wife was Mary Hall. Thank you. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message