where in NC...county ?? ----- Original Message ---- From: Nathan Mallard <rblnate@cableone.net> To: ragan-roots@rootsweb.com Sent: Tue, August 10, 2010 5:34:19 PM Subject: Re: [RAGAN-ROOTS] John Rgn/Bell NC I have been following the Ragan line on this site and was wondering if anyone has info on a Willioam S. Ragan bn abt 1814 in N,C. ,died abt 1891 in Hickman Co. Tn. Married a Sarah Griffin bn 1813 in N.C. Had oldest son named Thomas,eiiz,Isaac,Henry Geo Cephas and others , married in 1835 in N.C. Need any help please. Thanks. Nathan Mallard Dyersburg Tn. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Maryellen Horrigan" <mellenpatch5@cinci.rr.com> To: <ragan-roots@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2010 11:21 AM Subject: [RAGAN-ROOTS] John Rgn/Bell NC > The first Thomas Bell who died in 1761 was married to Mary Thompson. They > had a son, Thomas Bell, who died in 1782. The second Thomas Bell was > married to a daughter of Samuel Jones and wife Agnes who were also the > parents of Daniel Pegram's wife, Agnes Jones. > > Thomas Bell (2) left his Will dated 26 May 1782, probated November Court > 1782 and recorded in WB3:159. He names sons Thomas Bell, John Bell, > William Bell and Muntford Bell and daughter Patty. He left a life estate > to his wife, not named. Sons William Bell and Muntford Bell are identified > as being minors. Executors were Henry Jones, Jesse Bell and Daniel Pegram. > Witnesses were John Colclough, John Harton and Daniel Pegram. > > The 1800 Census of Warren Co. shows that Thomas Bell and wife Martha have > 2 sons. One is between 10 and 15 and the other is 16 to 25. They have 2 > daughters between 10 and 15 which we have not identified. In 1810, there > are no males left in the home. We know that Thomas, Jr. and his new wife > are living close by. John is not found in Warren Co. in 1810 and may have > left with other family members who had already started westward. > > Thomas Bell (3) and his wife Martha Pegram, together with the familiy of > their adult son, Thomas , went to Tennessee shortly after the turn of the > century along with Daniel Pegram (Martha's nephew) who had married Lucy > Milam. Many of Lucy Milam's family traveled with them. Also in this > migration was John Bell who we believe was a brother of Thomas Bell. The > Pegrams, Bells and Milams all lived within shouting distance of each other > in Warren Co., and soon settled within shouting distance of each other in > what is now Cheatham Co., Tennessee. Unfortunately for anyone researching > these families, they began spreading to other areas shortly after arriving > in Tennessee. > > John Bell, who we believe to be a brother of Thomas Bell (3) is of > interest since his descendants subsequently married back into the Pegram > family. > > Ann Bell, the wife of John Riggan of NC, is held to be a daughter of > Thomas Bell  (1)and Mary Thompson.  Mary Thompson's father Samuel, was a > son of William Thompson. and the only descendent of the original Rev > William Thompson in New England to have children. His 1748 sale of land > prior to a move to NC has John Sr Riggen, John Jr Reggen, and Joseph > Reggen as witnesses. > > Mary Thompson's mother was Sarah Edwards, whose father William Edwards > left a 1721 will: > > William Edwards' will names daughters Mary, Elizabeth, Ann and Sarah; > sons, Benjamin, William and Micajah. He also devised to Francis Regan "one > dividend of land lying at the mouth of Susquehannah branch, lower end of > his line and the great swamp below his house not exceeding 10 acres, > formerly promised to Samuel Kindred." (Bk. 7, p. 389). > > > > Okay, let's backup. John Riggan ( est b. 1720-25 I'm not wild about this > date) married a daughter, Anne, of Thomas Bell (I) and Mary Thompson. Her > father died in 1761. That's the only date we have so far. > > Martha Pegram ( b.c. 1760) married Thomas Bell #3 ( marriage  1782) > > Mary Pegram ( b.c. 1743) married Jun 1759, Francis Riggan ( b.c. 1730) > (please note Francis was 29 for this marriage and there is  time for a > first wife, however, I think he was born later and this his first > marriage) > > Anne  Bell Riggan, wife of John, is the aunt of Thomas (#2) Bell/xxx > Jones. This This Thomas Bell #2 is the father in law of Martha Pegram. The > Pegram girls have married into Bells that are 2 generations apart. ( one > married generation #2 and > > Martha and Mary Pegram are sisters, born 17 years apart. I'm not buying > the John and Francis Riggan as brothers...and these birth dates are awful > ! > > > > But, back to Francis... In 1721, when William Edwards leaves a bequest of > 10 acres to Francis Regan, our NC Francis Sr. was, by all practical > estimates, not yet born. Francis Sr of NC died in 1818. He'd have to be > well over 100. How does Francis ( Francis, Daniel) fit in here? If > John/Bell is the Francis Jr of Thompson's 1748 land witness, who is SR? > Is the Joseph witness our odd b. 1710 Joseph ? > > Okay, James, I get it.. John and Francis are most likely from Daniel... > but I am not through with William. I think you have applied data to one > William that is actually 2 Williams. William and Charles are James....the > $64 dollar questions is...drum roll...can we relate Daniel to > James...Maybe...and there are 2 Dans in early I of W that I keep mixing up > with Dan Jr that Sam keeps correcting...they need to be > placed...meanwhile, back at the ranch, I'd like to try to nail William and > get he and his off the list of orphan and misapplied Rgns of NC. Then on > to Charlie...And yes, I believe Daniel and James connect, but not Timothy. > M'ellen > > BTW, don't repeat this but answer fresh as it is getting too big. > > > for Ragan-Roots archives go to > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=ragan-roots > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > RAGAN-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. 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