Marsha, this probably won't be of any help to you but I wonder is this Will B. Bell is the father to the Will B. Bell Jr. you mention. The two witnesses on my record here are all tied to my Harris line Orange Co. death records--Lewis Harris is my DNA #12636 (brother to my Lindsay Harris, Lindsay is my direct line). 28 Aug 1809 - The will of Thoms Bell mentions children Sucky Bowling, wife of John; Becky Clark, wife of Larkin Clark; sons, Roger, Brockman, Thomas W., Will B. Bell. Daughters Polly Bell and Sally Bell. Wife Saley Bell. Wit: Thos. Ellis, Lewis Brockman, Lewis Harris. Orange Co. Will Bk 4, p 334, source: Pamunkey Neighbors of Orange Co., VA, by Sam & Ruth Sparcio. Carol On Sat, 7 Oct 2006 16:31:52 -0400 (EDT) marsha moses <mosesm@earthlink.net> writes: > I got a bit long winded, so I am going to ask my question both at the > beginning and end: > > My question is does anyone know if there was a doctor who might have > delivered babies, a famous or respected neighbor, etc in Orange > County in this time period with the name Powell? > > I was reviewing a report sent to me by another researcher with the > following" > > 9. RUEBEN POWELL BELL (FRANCES4 BOSTON, SARAH3 HAWKINS, BENJAMIN2, > BENJAMIN J.1) was born September > 14, 1807 in Orange County Va.. He married (1) SARAH MCKAY August 18, > 1832 in Page County Va.. She was > born Abt. 1810 in Page County Va.. He married (2) SARAH C. JONES May > 16, 1842 in Page County Va.. She > was born May 21, 1822 in Caroline City VirginiaOrange County Va.. > > My brick wall in Orange County is Thomas R. Hawkins who named his > only son, Edward Powell Hawkins. I am quite certain that this > family had connections to my Thomas R. Hawkins both because of DNA > results which link my Hawkins line with the Hawkins family named > above and also because my Thomas R. Hawkins is found as both a > bondsman and witness at a Bell marriage: > > William B. Bell (Jr.) and Frances Newman 17 Dec 1821; wit Thomas R. > Hawkins and Bonner S. Newman and P.S. Fry. Bondsman Thomas R. > Hawkins Frances Newman is said to be the daughter of Andrew Newman. > > > My question is does anyone know if there was a doctor who might have > delivered babies, a famous or respected neighbor, etc in Orange > County in this time period for whom these children might have been > named? Is it likely to have been a maiden name of a mother or > grandmother? Any ideas. marsha in WV > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > VAORANGE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >