| Scott Simpson's Virginia Genealogy |
| Unknown |
!William Bell had been married to someone else before he married Elizabeth CAVE JOHNSON on 23 Feb. 1786, as indicated by the record of that marriage, which calls William a widower. (Marriages of Orange County, by Catherine Knorr). !William Bell's daughter, Sarah Bell (and probably his son John Bell as well) were not borne by Elizabeth CAVE JOHNSON. One of Sarah's children, Nancy Bell, was herself married in 1786, so Sarah was necessarily born well before William Bell and Elizabeth CAVE JOHNSON were married in that year (1786). !This first wife of William Bell was probably not the Elizabeth (Unknown) Davis who married a (different) William Bell in Orange County, Virginia, about 1734-1738. See note under William Bell. !Death date is based entirely on the fact that William Bell married his second wife in 1786. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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