'Bell02'
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Families covered: Bell of Beaupre Hall, Bell of Wallington Hall
| Sir Robert Bell, later of Beaupre Hall in Outwell, Norfolk (d 25.07.1577, Speaker of the House of Commons, Chief Baron of the Exchequer) | |||||||||||||||
| HoP ("Robert Bell") reports that "Bell's emergence from obscurity dates from a fortunate third marriage, which brought him a large estate in Norfolk, the status and local offices that went with it, and progress in his profession." | |||||||||||||||
| m1. (sp) Mary Chester (dau of Anthony Chester) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (sp) Elizabeth (widow of Edmund (sb William?) Anderson, dau-in-law of Sir Edmund Anderson, Lord Chief Justice)) ## see here ## | |||||||||||||||
| m3. (1559) Dorothy Beaupre (dau of Edmund Beaupre of Well or Outwell, m2. John Peyton) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Sir Edmund Bell of Southacre, later of Beaupre Hall (bpt 07.04.1562, d before 22.12.1607, MP) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Ann Osborne (dau of Peter Osborne (Osbourne) of Chicksands & London) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Sir Robert Bell of Beaupre Hall (b 15.01.1589, bur 31.10.1639, MP) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Chester (dau of Sir Anthony Chester of Chicheley) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Francis Bell of Beaupre Hall (d 1680) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Dorothy Oxburgh (dau of Lawrence Oxburgh of Hagbeach Hall, Emneth) | |||||||||||||||
| 'The Genealogical Magazine' shows Francis & Dorothy as parents of Philip whose line it follows. BHO ('A Topographical History of the County of Norfolk', vol 7, 'Clackclose Hundred and Half: Upwell and Outwell') confirms that Philip's elder brother was ... | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Beaupre Bell of Beaupre Hall (a 1720) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (01.04.1703) Margaret Oldfield (bpt 19.12.1681, bur 20.10.1720) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Beaupre Bell of Beaupre Hall (b 1704, dsp 1741-5, antiquary) subject of Wikipedia ("Beaupre Bell") | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | Dorothy Bell | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Greaves of Fulbourne | |||||||||||||||
| b. | Philip Bell of Wallington Hall, Norfolk (d 1746) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anne Peyton (dau of Sir Algernon Peyton, Bart of Doddington) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Henry Bell of Wallington Hall (d 1753) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Catherine Warmoll (dau of John Warmoll of Boyland Hall) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Henry Bell of Wallington Hall (d 1820) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Browne (dau/heir of Scarlet Browne of King's Lynn) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Scarlet Browne Bell (dvp 1805, Captain) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Frances Brodie (dau of Francis Brodie) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Elizabeth Bell (d 1882) | ||||||||||||||
| m. George Josselyn of Ipswich | |||||||||||||||
| ii.+ | 7 son (5 dvp) + 2 daughters | ||||||||||||||
| B. | Philip Bell (b 19.06.1590, d 03.03.1678, Governor of Bermuda then Providence Island then Barbados) | ||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia ("Robert Bell") identifies a son of Sir Robert as Governor Bell but Wikipedia ("Philip Bell, Governor") that the Governor was probably this Philip. | |||||||||||||||
| C.+ | other issue - Henry, Peter, Beaupre | ||||||||||||||
| m2. Elizabeth | |||||||||||||||
| m3. Muriel (Merriell) Knyvett (dau of Sir Thomas Knyvett, 4th Lord Berners) | |||||||||||||||
| F. | Frances Bell probably of this generation, presumed of this marriage | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir Heneage Finch of Kensington (d 05.12.1631, Speaker of House of Commons) | |||||||||||||||
| G.+ | at least 2 other daughters | ||||||||||||||
| 2. | Robert Bell (b c1563, dsp 1593, Captain) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Inkpen ## see here ## | |||||||||||||||
| 3. | Synulph Bell of Thorpe Manor (b 03.1564, d 1628) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Janet or Anne Calthorp (dau of Christopher Calthorp of Cockthorp by Jane, dau of Roger Rookwood) | |||||||||||||||
| A.+ | 8 sons + 3 daughters | ||||||||||||||
| 4. | Beaupre Bell (b c1570, bur 13.04.1638, Governor of the Tower of London) | ||||||||||||||
| 5. | Phillip Bell (b 14.06.1574, a 1650) not mentioned by Visitation | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Anne Peyton | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Mary Elfrith (dau of Daniel Elfrith) | |||||||||||||||
| 6. | Margaret or Mary Bell (b c1560, d 14.09.1591) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir Nicholas Le Strange of Norfolk | |||||||||||||||
| 7. | Dorothy Bell (b 19.10.1572, d 30.04.1640) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (21/2.04.1590) Sir Henry Hobart, 1st Bart of Blickling Hall (d 26.12.1625, Attorney General) | |||||||||||||||
| 8. | Frances Bell (b 02.12.1577, d 09.11.1657) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir Anthony Dering of Surrenden Dering (d 1636) | |||||||||||||||
Main source(s):
(1)
'The Genealogical Magazine (vol 3, 1899-1900, 'Hawkwood-Josselyn Pedigree', p103+) with thanks to a contributor (CV, 07.08.17) for drawing our attention to that magazine which may be found at archive.org
(2)
Visitation (Norfolk, 1563+1589+1613, 'Bell & Beaupre'), Wikipedia ("Sir Robert Bell") with further input/support as reported above
[The early generations of the above were first launched within a Temporary page on 23.02.06.]
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