Davidson County TN Archives History .....Majr. Rbt. Bell - Gen. Rutherford Abt. 1845
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Book Title: The Draper Manuscript Collection
The Draper Manuscript Collection
Drapers Notes
Series S
Vol. 26-31
Photographed for:
State Historical Society of Wisconsin
Division of Archives and Manuscripts
From the Tennessee State Library and Archives
403 Seventh Avenue North
Nashville, TN 37243
v. 31: Notebook H; pp. 321-323
These interview notes were made during a trip Lyman Copeland Draper took to
the south early in his career, sometime between 1841 and 1844. They are now
housed in volume 30S of the Draper Manuscripts (Draper's Notes).
Majr. Rbt. Bell - Gen. Rutherford
(From his son, Rev. Robt. Bell of Pontotoc (county) Mis.(Mississippi)
Maj. Robt. Bell was born in Penn at 12 years of age his father moved to
Amherst County, VA. subsequently to Caswell, & in 71 to Guilford County,
N.C. when he, Maj. B., was about 34 years old. At the age of 28, he had
married Miss Catherine Walker, by whom he had 3 sons & 3 daughters; married a
second time in Guilford County in Dec. 74 to Miss Mary Boyd, by whom he had
10 sons & 3 daughters 19 children in all, of whom 11 were living in 1841.
When the Revolution broke out, he commanded a company and served throughout
the war went with his company on Gen. Rutherfords campaign in 76 against
the Cherokees there was no fighting, for the S.C. troops had met & defeated
the Indians previous to Rutherfords joining them however the North Carolina
troops burnt some Indian towns, destroyed corn Maj. Bell fought at the
battle of Eutaw Springs under Gen. Pickens at the close of which, he was
placed in command of the guard that conveyed the prisoners 22 miles to a place
of security. They had marched 6 miles before engaging making 28 miles march
that day, beside the engagement. Gen. Greene in consideration of Bells good
services promoted him to a Majority in the regular service. Major Bell was in
a private capacity at the siege of Ninety-Six; & was often out against the
Tories. He was temporarily absent from the army after a supply of corn, or he
would have taken part at Guilford battle.
In 1785 Majr. Bell emigrated to Sumner county in the Cumberland
Country since Tennessee. In the fall of 92 there were **rted at Maj. Bells
a dozen families, & when getting logs to stockade the place, 40 Indians were
lurking about but did not attack the fort. Maj. Bell was much of a military
man was a professor of religion from a young man. In 98 or 99 removed from
Sumner County to Mill Creek in Davidson: He died of the cold plague in
January, 1816, in his 80th year, while at John Edmondsons, in the
neighborhood of the Hermitage: was born in Dec. 1736. His son Nathaniel
sickened with the cold plague [A severe form of congestive fever, seen in the
Southern States. Bilious pneumonia, in which there is no reaction, has been,
also, so called. [Dunglison1868]. A malignant form of bilious pneumonia.
[Appleton1904].], a terrible malignant disease, while at Edmondsons, & Maj.
Bell & one of his daughters went to minister to him he recovered , but the
aged father & daughter were seized by the fearful malady & died Edmondson
also died, & there were 4 corpses in the house at the same time.
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