Hester (Beall) Belt (1687 - 1726)

Born 1687 in Calvert County, Maryland

Wife of Joseph Belt Sr. — married 1707 in Prince George's, Maryland

Descendants

Died 23 Jul 1726 at about age 39 in Prince Georges County, Maryland

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Biography

Hester (Beall) Belt was a Marylander.

Name

Several versions of her name are found in the sources used:

• Hester Beall ^[1]
• Hester [Esther] Beall ^{[2] [3]}
• Ester Beall ^[4]
• After marriage, she became Hester (Beall) Belt

Birth 1687 & Parentage

She was born 1687 Calvert Co; d/o Col. Ninian Beall, immigrant, and his wife Ruth. ^{[1] [3]}

Marriage 1706

She married by 1706 Col. Joseph Belt, ^[2][5] b. 1680; d. 26 Jun 1761; ^[1] s/o John Belt and Elizabeth Tydings. ^[2] John Belt, b. 1645, was the s/o Humphrey Belt, b. 1615, who arrived at Jamestown, VA from England 23 Jul 1635. In 1663 he moved to Ann Arundel Co., Md. ^[1]

Note: F.M.M. Beall reports a marriage year of 1707. ^[1]

1706 Parents Gift Enslaved Girl

Hester received a deed of gift of an enslaved child from her parents Ninian and Ruth 10 Mar 1706. ^[2] Note that she is already married to Joseph Belt at this point.

Prince George's County Land Records, Folio 186:

• Deed of Gift, 10 Mar 1706
• From: Ninian and Ruth Beall of Prince George's County
• To: Hester Beall, daughter, wife of Joseph Belt of Prince George's County Of a Negro girl about 12 years of age
• Signed: Ninian Beall and Ruth Beall (mark)
• Witnessed: Thomas Evans and Alez'r Ross (mark) ^[6]

Inheritance 1717 from Father

Col. Ninian Beall's Will Book 1, p. 92-15, Jan 1717 - 28 Feb 1717 Pr. Geo. Co.

To son in law Joseph Belt, part of Good Luck 245 acres ^[4]

Death

She died 1726. ^[1][3] Jourdan states she died ca 1727. ^[2]

Note: The date of death 23 Jul 1726 was from the original profile; this date needs a source.

Children

Col. Joseph and Hester (Beall) Belt had children:

1. John Belt, b. 13 Mar 1707; m. Margaret Queen 4 Mar 1728 ^[4]
2. Rachel Belt, b. 13 Dec 1711; m. Osborn Sprigg 11 Jul 1727 ^[4]
3. Joseph Belt, b. 19 Dec 1717; ^[4] m. Ann Sprigg ^[1]
4. Tobias Belt, 20 Aug 1720; m. Mary Gordon ^[4]
5. Mary Belt, b. 24 Dec 1722; married 3 times ^[4]
6. Jeremiah Belt, 4 Mar 1724; m. Mary Sprigg 21 Jun 1745 ^[4]

Note (1): Heterick lists a 7th child: James Belt, b. 23 Jul 1727; not in father's will ^[4] This child is not listed by other sources.

Note (2): F.M.M. Beall lists a 7th child: Ann Belt, b. 1709, d. 1762; m/1 1727 to Thomas Claggett ^[1]

Note (3): Jack Day's child list has seven children, including Ann, with additional information not included above. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7} Fielder M.M. Beall, Colonial Families of the United States Descended from the Immigrants . . .; Higginson Book Company, Salem, MA, 1929, p.89-91
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4} Elise Greenup Jourdan, Early Families of Southern Maryland, Vol. 6, Heritage Books 2007, Westminster, Maryland.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} See Hester Beall (B-NIN-8) in Jackson H. Day, Pre-1800 Maryland Beall Database. Code Number identifies ancestor and generation and is essential to identifying person in database. Unpublished Manuscript, Available on Request from Author.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8} Elizabeth B. Heterick, Five Families "BEALL" of Maryland; Montgomery County Historical Society; IV: 1, 4
5. ↑ Mackenzie, George Norbury, and Nelson Osgood Rhoades, editors. Colonial Families of the United States of America: in Which is Given the History, Genealogy and Armorial Bearings of Colonial Families Who Settled in the American Colonies From the Time of the Settlement of Jamestown, 13th May, 1607, to the Battle of Lexington, 19th April, 1775. 7 volumes. 1912. Reprinted, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1966, 1995. Ancestry.com Colonial Families of the United States of America
6. ↑ Mike Marshall. Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties [https://colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I044431&tree=Tree1 Ninian Beall Documents 2. Accessed 19 July 2020 jhd

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