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http://home.netcom.com/~boju2325/Bell.html B-1 Samuel Bell, b ca 1720-30, Ireland or Pennsylvania. He moved from Caswell Co to Guilford Co, NC in 1762, as did his brother Capt. Robert Bell. Their families became members of the Buffalo Presbyterian Church in Guilford Co. Samuel m Mary. He served as a ruling elder of the church, was a witness to the church trials (records of Buffalo Pres. Records 1773-1796). He was a Rev. War pensioner (Col Recs. Vol. 22, p 58). He served as a member of the Safety Committee of the country, and was accused of killing a man, but proved innocent, as the victim was a British spy. For more genealogy see "The Bells in USA and Allied Families, by Gintha Gina Bell, 1977." |