CATHERINE BELL
d. March 7, 1802, New Madrid Co., Missouri
(My 5th great-grandmother)
married 1st James Faris
married 2nd David Shelby
Research compiled by
me from my own reasearch and other various persons:
Phyllis Vines, descendant of Elizabeth Balla's sister
Judith A. Trolinger, deed research New Madrid County, Missouri
Wilma Faris Lorance,
descendant of James Faris & James' son, John Faris
Author of
"James Faris and Catherine (Bell) Faris, Descendants and
Family History 1770-1993"
Information in her book is not taken for inclusion on my website,
unless done so unwittingly.
My thanks for bringing Catherine Bell to life and to share with others.
Catherine
Bell
first married
James Faris, killed by Indians.
Their children are:
John Faris
Humphrey Faris
James Faris
1) JOHN FARIS b. January 11, 1770 in
Pennsylvania d. January 2, 1851 in Highland Co., Ohio
..... married Jane Watson b. October 4, 1778 in Pennsylvania d.
april 29, 1850 in Highland Co., Ohio
......Jane Watson's father: James Watson d. Beaver Co., PA, blind
and poor. Pensioned for Am. Rev.
John and Jane are both buried: Barker Cemetery, Pricetown,
Highland, Ohio
(My 4th
great-grandparents:)
2)
HUMPHREY FARIS b. January 30, 1773 in Pennsylvania d. March 1,
1853 in Harrison County (West) Viriginia married SARAH
ROSS
b. January 12, 1777 m. Bef. February 17, 1800 probably in
Harrison Co. (West) Virginia
Humphrey Faris married second Mary Magdaline Goodwin d. Bef. 1850
It is a possibility that Humphrey & Sarah are buried in or near Bridgeport, West Virginia. It is my understand that he lived in Bridgeport in a stone house built and owned by James Faris, Humphrey's father. It has since been occupied by a George T. Faris, and possibly now by a son of George T. Faris.
3) JAMES FARIS b. Abt. 1777 in Pennsylvania d. probably in Perry County, Missouri
| Wilma
Faris Lorance in an email to me says "James Faris laid claim to 400 acres in Harrison Co. ca 1770." He was killed by Indians somewhere near Wheeling between 1774-1783. The property was first occupied by James' eldest son, John (my ancestor). Then in 1797, John moved to what is now Hancock Co. WV. Humphrey moved onto the Harrison Co.property and built a stone house there, which is still occupied by descendants." . |
Catherine
Bell
married second Abt. 1783
David Shelby
d. Bet. January 18 - August 16, 1799
DAVID SHELBY
is the son of Evan Shelby and Catherine Morgan. |
DAVID SHELBY's
siblings are |
DAVID SHELBY married first |
| It is believed that David and Elizabeth (Balla) Shelby lived on a parcel called Green Spring which David had received from his brother Evan Jr. located on the provincial line at the entrance to the Little Cove until 1772 when they relocated to western Pennsylvania where he acquired two 300 acres tracts called "Validolid and Cross Keys on Dunkard Creek just below the settlement of Taylortown. |
| David Shelby's Will written 18 Jan 1799 in New Madrid, Missouri |
| New Madrid County, Missouri deed in French dated 16 August 1799 and signed Catherine x Bell, widow Shelby |
| Greene County, Pennsylvania, Orphans Court records, 13 August 1798, Jonathan Shelby dec'd, intestate; letters of administration granted to James Shelby. |
Catherine & David's children are:
REES Shelby
b. Abt. 1784 in Pennsylvania, d. November 27, 1819
ELI Shelby b. Abt. 1787 in Pennsylvania d. AFTER April 26, 1839
MARY Shelby b. Abt. 1792 in Pennsylvania d. BEFORE November 27,
1819
In 1795, David Shelby was not a young man and he was comfortable on a large farm, but he could not resist. He sold part of his farm to his son Jonathan Shelby and David Brown and left the remainder in the hands of his son James Shelby. The rest of the family and the youngest of his step-sons, James Faris, began the journey to the New Madrid District of the Spanish Louisiana. They arrived by 20 May 1795 and on July 21, David and the other new immigrants from the United States took the oath of allegiance to the King of Spain.
David Shelby's name appears on the 1796 tax list with
a crop of 200 bushels of corn.
New Madrid Earthquakes
http://newmadridonline.tripod.com/earthquakes/
David Shelby was deceased in 1811 when the New Madrid district experienced a series of earthquakes, but here are three court records which indicate the effect they had on the property of John Faris, Reese Shelby, Humphrey Faris, James Faris, Reuben Shelby.
| Deed Book 15, page 17. John Faris of Highland County, Ohio, half brother and heir at law to Reese Shelby etc., sells to James Faris of (looks like Ceressed??) County, Missouri Territory, land formerly in New Madrid County, but now removed to the county of Howard by act of Congress of February 17, 1815, granting relief to inhabitants of the late county of New Madrid in Missouri Territory, whose land have been materially injured by earthquake 17 February 1815--lands injured by the earthquake. Acknowledged in Highland County, Ohio by John Faris December 10, 1819 and received and recorded in New Madrid County, Missouri, 15 April 1836. |
| Deed Book 15, page 19. Humphrey Faris of Harrison County, Virginia, half brother and heir at law to Reese Shelby, son of David and Catherine Shelby, formerly Catherine Faris, all deceased, of this county sells to James Faris, land formerly this county, but now removed to Howard County by the earthquake. Deed dated 27 November 1819, recorded 15 April 1836. |
| Deed Book 16, page 286. James Shelby of the county of Greene, state of Pennsylvania, to Reuben Shelby of the county of Perry, state of Missouri. The said James Shelby half brother to Reese Shelby deceased formerly of New Madrid County, Missouri, who died leaving 4 half brothers, one half sister, and one brother his only heir, their names as follows, to Wit aforesaid James Shelby, James Farris, John Farris, Humphrey Farris, Elizabeth Shelby late Elizabeth Burns dec'd & Eli Shelby, the six being the only heirs as aforesaid of the said Reese Shelby dec'd who formerly lived in the county of New Madrid in the state of Missouri and owned land there by deed of purchase of one Henry Masters, which lands were injured by the earthquake of 1812, for which injury by virtue of the law of the United States passed in the year 1815 for the benefit of those who suffered by Earthquake, a certificate of new location was granted in the name of Henry Masters by Grederick Bates the Recorder of land titles for the Territory of Missouri. Acknowledged 26 April 1839 in Greene County, Pennsylvania, recorded in New Madrid County. |
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23 April 2003 |