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Margaret Bell

1742 – 1830
Also written as Margaret Fry Bell / Margaret Fry — several passages in the source call her "Margaret Fry BELL" or "Margaret Fry" alone; unclear whether "Fry" is a genuine middle name or a transcription artifact.; "Margrit Shawhan" — her own signature (by mark) on the 1830 deposition below

Wife of Daniel Shawhan Jr. (direct-line ancestor, Gen 3). Daughter of Robert Bell and Agnes Fleming, whose family emigrated from County Antrim, Ireland, in the early 1740s.

Life events

  1. 1742Born (Belfast, Ireland, or Romney, Virginia — disputed, see Vital Information)
  2. 1762Married Daniel Shawhan Jr., Hampshire County, Virginia
  3. Early 1770sMoved with Daniel to near Fort Pitt, Pennsylvania (Chartiers Creek area)
  4. 1788Moved with the family to Bourbon County, Kentucky
  5. 11 May 1791Widowed; per the source, son John took over the family's 130 acres and cared for her, his younger siblings, and the property
  6. 1809 (shortly after)Per the source, she and youngest son Joseph went to live near an "improvement" set up by son Daniel (III), after John married and started his own family
  7. 9 Oct 1827A deposition places her living with daughter Jane (Shawhan) Beckett, Clark County, Indiana
  8. 22 Apr 1830Gave a deposition in Bourbon Circuit Court (Pughs Heirs v. John Shawhan) from Clark County, Indiana
  9. After 1830Died, Clark County, Indiana (no exact date located)

Sources

  • History and Genealogy of the Shawhan and Related Families — pp. 26-30, "Third Generation"