Generation No. 1

1.  ROBERT1 BEDELL1 was born Bef. 1620 in England?, and died Bet. August 1698 - May 20, 1702 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York.  He married BLANCHE (UNKNOWN)2 Bef. 1644.  She died Bef. August 1698 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York.

Notes for ROBERT BEDELL:
Other Spellings:  Beadell, Beadle, Beagle, Bedele, Beedle

Robert was an inhabitant of Hempstead, Long Island, New York, as early as 17 Mar 1657.

Robert was one of the few men chosen by the town of Hempstead for townsmen on 17 Mar 1657.

Previous history of this ancestor was unknown to the author, although the book states that he was probably born in England, probably before 1620 as the birth date of his son Matthew, who was not his eldest child can be placed about 1645.  The writer presumes that Robert married before 1644, probably to the Blanch(e) Bedell (maiden name unknown) whom he called wife shortly after 11 Dec 1667.

Robert Bedell was a farmer and also, at least twice, acted as cowkeeper for the town of Hempstead.  He does not appear to have held any local office other than townsman, mentioned at the beginning of the article.

Robert's death occurred sometime between the date of the Hempstead census of Aug 1698 and 20 Mar 1701/2, when an inventory was taken of his estate, as he had died intestate.

Robert appears several times in the public records of Hempstead:

     In 1657 "Robord Beedell" owned 8 head of cattle at least, and 6 "gats...at the neck"
     Probably during that same year he was granted 16 acres of land by the town and on 29 Nov 1658 he "concluded" to take up more land.
     Among the "cowes" kept by Spragg in 1658 were 5 which belonged to Robert.
     On 8 Mar 1659, the townsmen of Hempstead "made a rate for the levy of the public charge for the year 1658."  Robert's share was 28 shillings.
     The townsmen of Hempstead made an agreement with Robert "Beedle" on 25 Mar 1659 to the "effect that he take charge of ye west herd of cowes belonging to the town from May 1 on."  The inhabitants were to send out their cows when Robert blew his horn and then he was to take the herd to pasture when the sun was "a half hour above the horizon" and to return them a half-hour before sunset."  He or his eldest son was to consider this his sole employment.  His salary was 14 shillings per week.  He was replaced by Walter Wall on 13 Apr 1660.
     On the last day of Feb 1660 at a general town meeting the home-lot belonging to the town of Hempstead was leased to Robert for 20 shillings.
     George Mills of Rusdorp sold his house, barn and home-lot in Hempstead and another adjoining it to Robert Bedell on 13 Dec 1661, and the remainder of his land to Thomas Ellison.
     Among the calves which were to be kept in the "north woods" in "the height of fly time" were 6 of Robert's.
     On 9 Feb 1663 he leased the home-lot belonging to the town house for 14 shillings.
     On 14 Jun 1665 Robert recorded the ownership of a mare marked with a half penny under each ear and on 13 Sep of the same year he sold a cow, marked in the same way, to Mr. Ogdin Broun.  This cattle mark, was with slight additions such as a slit in the off ear, etc., used by his descendants for over a century.
     Robert Bedell and William Thickstun each sold a cow to Arynn Lambartsun of "the flatbush" on 23 Jun 1666.
     During the year of 1667 Robert sold two cows and a mare, purchasers unknown.
     The records of the house and land which Robert Beddell bought of Steaven Hudson, and the home-lot and house, formerly Hope Washburne's, which he purchased from George Hewlett and William Osborne, are to be found on the town books of Hempstead under date of 11 Dec 1667.
     "Robert Beadle doth frely acknowledge that his wife Blanch Beadle shall have use and improvement of the house and land in this bill of sale (probably that one formerly belonging to Washburne) her whole life time in case her husband die before her."  He signed by making his mark, as usual.  The writer has been unable to find, indeed, any document to which Robert's autograph is attached.
     Robert was witness to a deed of Thomas Iarland's dated 31 Mar 1668.
     On 11 Jan 1668 Robert was in Mr. Seaman's company to draw lots for land for planting.
     At a town meeting 30 Jan 1668, he leased the "home lot" of the town for 16 shillings.
     On 3 Jun 1669 it was agreed that Goodman Bedle was to keep the east herd of cattle belonging to the town for 14 shillings per week, and on the following 19 Mar he began his "coucekeeping".
     Sometime during 1669 Robert recorded his ownership of a lot at the "half neck," containing 4 acres and 69-1/2 rods, on the town books.
     Robert bought the old town barn for 3 pounds on 22 Jun 1670 and the town house for 9 pounds 25 Apr 1671.
     On 30 Jun 1671 Robert deeded a tract on "Cowes great neck," south of the town of Hempstead, to his obedient and loving sons, Daniel and John husbandmen.  Blanch Bedell signed the release too, making her mark.
     On the same date, Robert Beedel of Hempstead, husbandman, sold to his son, Daniel, 3 acres and 1 sq. rd. of land in the southern part of the town, formerly the property of Stephen Hudson and 4 acres in the "Half neck," north of land belonging to John Smith, Rock, Jr.
     In the Hempstead census of 1673 appear the names of the following members of the Bedell family:  Robert, Daniel, Matthew, and John.
     At a town meeting in Hempstead 8 Mar 1674, the same four men whose names appear in the preceding paragraph leased some land from the town.
     At a court held by the constable and overseers of Hempstead 7 Apr 1675, Henry Boman alleged that Robert Bedell owed him for cow keeping. The disposition of the case does not appear.
     On 5 May 1675, at a similar court, Thomas Ellison brought suit against Robert Bedell.  The plaintiff claimed that he had kept a company of "Mat" Bedell's cattle for three or four days and that he should have been paid 3 shillings a day for his service.  Robert Bedell was named as defendant because, Ellison alleged, Robert had promised to pay the charge if Matthew did not, and that neither had done so.  The court found for the plaintiff.
     At a court held 2 June 1675, John Junnins entered an action of debt against Matthew Bedell for a new cart and wheels, value 3 pounds.  Robert Bedell appeared as a witness for his "soone" Matthew, and stated that the plaintiff was to have "pined and earebred" and which he had not done. The court ordered the work to be finished and then the plaintiff was to be paid.
     At a court on 6 July 1675, Robert Jackson entered an action of the case against John Junnins, a settler with whom the Bedells had several legal quarrels.  Robert, Matthew, John, and "Betty" testified for the plaintiff, no doubt gladly, but were unable to cause the defendant much discomfort as the case was thrown out of court.
     At a town meeting 9 Apr 1677 the proprietors of Hempstead were empowered to take up 100 acres of woodland apiece.  Robert Bedell was among this number, as was also Daniel; the latter, however, was granted but a half-share.
     On 20 Jun 1679 at a town meeting Robert Bedell was given 50 acres and Daniel 25 acres, as proprietors of Hempstead.
     On 1 Sep 1681 "Robert Bedle, Senr, of Hempstead" conveyed to his son, Robert the elder's "now dwelling house witt home lott and orchard and all housing, barns," etc.  Robert, Jr., was not to take possession until his father's decease, and he was to allow his mother, Blanch, to dwell there during her lifetime, should her husband predecease her, and she was to have use of the orchard whenever she wished.
     "Robert Bedell, the elder, husbandman," deeded to his son-in-law, "Charls Abrams," a hollow on Hempstead Plain on 26 Nov 1681.
     On 24 May 1682 the inhabitants of Hempstead agreed to maintain Jeremy Hubbard, as minister.  The Bedells were to contribute as follows toward the expense, yearly:  Robert, Sr 1 pound, Daniel 1 pound, John 10 shillings, Matthew 5 shillings, and Robert Jr. 5 shillings, the contributions to be made in corn or cattle.
     Robert Bedell, Sr., sold to Richard Minthorne 5 Jan 1682 all his right in the east "ox pasture," consisting of 4 "ox gattes".
     An Account of ye vallvation of the Estates of thee inhabbitants of ye towne of Hampsted on Long Island" on 11 Oct 1683:  "Robert Beagle, Senior" 3 cows and 3 sheep.  At this time he evidently possessed no farm land, having transferred all to his sons and others.  The sons owned 35-1/2 acres of "land and meadows."
     Thomas Ellison of Hempstead conveyed to John Tredwell a meadow lot on the west side of "cose Neck" on 16 Nov 1683; said meadow being "bounded on the south end by a whit oak tree next ye woods adjoining to goodman Begles fence".  This notice probably refers to Robert, Sr.
     By a vote of the town Simon Garman was given about 1-1/2 acres south of Jeremiah Wood's and "near his father bedle" on 22 Jun 1684 or 1685. Simon Garman (Jarman, Jerman, etc.) was most likely a son-in-law of Robert, Sr.
     On 14 Apr 1685 Thomas Higam of Hempstead sold to Robart Bedle his "now dwelling house and home lott" consisting of about 3 acres and located east of Daniel Bedle's 50-acre lot.  The writer is not certain to which of the Robert Bedells this notice refers.  The "Vallvation" list mentioned above of date 11 Oct 1683 seems to indicate the Robert, the elder, had transferred all of this holding, with the possible exception of a "house lot" or two, to others, and was probably no longer actively engaged in business, and therefore, should have no use for the three-acre lot.  However, Robert, Sr., might have decided to move, or perhaps, wished to make an investment.
     In a deed dated 16 Jul 1685, Charles Abrahams of Hempstead and his wife conveyed to Josias Starr a hollow, which had been given to Abrahams by his father-in-law "Robart Bedall" situated on Hempstead Plains, the hollow being about 1-1/2 miles north of the town.  This conveyance was signed by Charles and "Serah" Abrahams by making their marks.  The document was witnessed by "Robart Bedle" and "John Bedall" the latter signing his own name and thereby gaining for himself an enviable distinction of being the first member of the family ever to do so on any public record.
     A deed of John Ellison's of 23 Feb 1686/7 contains a notice of a lot which had been sold by his father, "Laranc Ellison," to Robard Bedle, Sener.
     Robert Bedel, Sener., deeded certain real property in Hempstead to Elias Doughty 1 Mar 1686.
     On 7 Apr 1686 Robert Bedele, Sener, made a gift to his son John of the house and lot where the latter was then dwelling, aid property being east of Daniel's land and west of the donor's.
     Robert, Sr., Daniel, and John Bedell were among the proprietors of Hempstead to whom John Stuard addressed his petition for a grant of 18 or 20 acres, dated 16 Feb 1691/2.  Stuard stated that he intended to pursue the trades of "coper" and surgeon, and so impressed the townsmen by his versatility that his request was granted.
     Richard Cornell of Hempstead in his will dated 7 Nov 1693 mentioned land in the "fresh cove" in which a meadow of Robert Bedell had been laid out.  This may refer to Robert Jr.
     On 3 Apr 1697, Robert Beedel, Sener, planter, conveyed to his son Robert 1/4 of the meadow on Coes Neck, bounded, westerly by Hicks Neck Creek, northerly by Thomas Ellison's land, and easterly by land of John Smith, Rock.
     In the census of 1698 for Hempstead, Robert Bedle's name occurs immediately before that of his son John, with whom he may have been living at the time.
     On 15 May 1699, Daniel Bedle caused an entry to be made on the town books concerning 24 acres of his "on ye south part of ye town...bounded north by ye lot of Robert Bedle" (Which one?).
     Among the "nams of those yet paid to ye pattin with ye number of aceres" appear John 4-1/2 shillings, Daniel 1 pound and 3 shillings, Robard (Jr.?) 3-1/2 pence, Robard (Sr.?) 3 pence.  Undated.
 

As mentioned earlier, Robert Bedell, the founder of the Long Island family, died intestate, and an inventory was taken of his estate 20 mar 1701/2 and on 28 May following, his eldest son Daniel was appointed administrator.

Robert Bedell's family consisted of four sons and probably three daughters.  His wife, Blanch, may have been mother of all of the children but there is proof of maternity in the case of Robert, Jr. only.

The order of the children's births is unknown to the compiler; Daniel, however, was the eldest son.  Their places in the arrangement is based on their first appearances on the records as probably adults.  There may have been other children but the writer is reasonably certain that no other sons reached maturity.
 
 
 

Notes for BLANCHE (UNKNOWN):
Blanch Bedell was living as late as 1 Sep 1681 but must have died sometime between that date and Aug 1698, as her name does not appear in the Hempstead census of the latter year.
 

Children of ROBERT BEDELL and BLANCHE (UNKNOWN) are:
 i. ELIZABETH2 BEDELL3.

Notes for ELIZABETH BEDELL:
"Betty" Bedell appeared as a witness in the suit Robert Jackson brought against John Junnins, 6 July 1675.  She testified that "When John Bedell came from the mill he went to William Thickstone's and Junnins was there with an ax as Johhn asked him what he was going to do and he said to cut wood for Mr. Jackson and further saith not."
     An Elizabeth Bedell appears in the census of Hempstead for 1698, mentioned above, at that time wife of Robert Bedell, Jr.
     These are the only notices the writer has found relating to Elizabeths of the second generation or connected with it.  It is quite possible that Robert Bedell, Jr., married at an early age, but as he does not appear on the census of 1673, nor did his father trouble to affix "Sr." to his name in any record the writer has seen until 1 September 1681, he believes "Betty," the witness, was not identical with Elizabeth Bedell of the 1698 census.
     While John and "Betty" were living in the same house in 1675, evidently, --- to consider another possibility, --- John was married to Sarah Southard before 7 October 1690 and probably living at his father's house in 1675, as he received a home-lot from the town 5 Aug 1678, and, therefore, there can be no presumption that "Betty," the witness, was wife of John.
     If she was an earlier wife of Daniel than Anne Powell, "Betty" must have died before 22 November 1679.  She may have even have married Matthew, as in those happy Colonial days there were few bachelors, male or female, but the writer believes the simplest explanation is that "Betty" was daughter of Robert Bedell, and either died or married before 1698.
 

2. ii. ROBERT BEDELL.
3. iii. SARAH BEDELL, d. Aft. April 1, 1699.
 iv. MARY BEDELL4, m. SIMON GARMAN4, Bef. June 22, 1684.

Notes for MARY BEDELL:
As mentioned under Robert, Simon Garman (Jarman, Jerman, etc.) was probably a son-in-law of the former by 22 June 1684 or 1685.
     The compiler has presumed that the daughter of Robert Bedell who married this early settler was named Mary, for on 26 October 1697, Simon Jerman of Hempstead and his wife, Mary, conveyed some real property to Joseph Please.  Bother Simon and Mary Jerman made their marks in signing.
     The name Simon Jarman appears on the list of proprietors and freeholders of Hempstead to whom John Stuard addressed his petition 16 February 1691/2, mentioned above.
     Simon Jarman was a witness to a deed of John Robison of Hempstead to his son, Joseph Robison, dated 6 April 1697.
     Neither Simon nor Mary Jarman, Garman, or the like, appears in the 1698 census for Hempstead, showing that they either moved or, what is less likely, died before that date.  the only Jarman listed was John, doubtless a relative of Simon, possibly his son.
 

4. v. DANIEL BEDELL, b. Abt. 1644; d. Aft. February 15, 1713/14, Hempstead, Long Island, New York.
 vi. MATTHEW BEDELL5, b. Abt. 1645; d. Bef. March 2, 1708/09, Hempstead, Long Island, New York.

Notes for MATTHEW BEDELL:
The earliest notice of this member of the family is found on the town records of Hempstead under date of 17 March 1665/6, when he bought a cow of somebody, unnamed.  Matthew's name occurs fairly often thereafter not always under favorable circumstances, unfortunately, as shall be seen.
     The compiler has found no record of ownership of farm land belonging to Matthew, and, indeed, it may be doubted if he owned land of any sort after 30 Jan 1681/2, at which time "Mathew Bedle of Hempsted," who signed by making his mark, sold his home lot to "William Lee".  His occupation was probably that of farm laborer, although he owned several head of cattle, unlike those who follow his occupation today.
     The second record, in chronological order, which relates to Matthew, is found on the town books, and refers to the sale by John Carman to "Mathy Bedell" of "one ster with a swallowtail on ye of aer and a slit in it," is dated 13 Feb 1666.
     And now we come to an episode in Matthew's career which must have cause his family some embarrassment.  "At a townd corte held in Hempsted by the Constbl and overseers the 5 of June 1672 by his magestys authoriti . . . whereas there hath been several complaints against Mathew Bedell both by his bad words and actions the cort sese case to bynd him to his good behavioure and if further complaints . . . then he shall pay 40 shillings."
     At a court held 3 July 1672, Matthew entered in action of debt against Richard Vallintin.
     On 2 April 1673, at a court, John Ellison entered an action of the case against Matthew Bedle.  The defendant's misdemeanor is not shown, but the court fined him 40 shillings, payable to the plaintiff, "or else be whipped an to pay all caust and charge of suit."
     On 7 May 1673, Caleb Carmen brought an action of the case against Matthew Bedle.  The plaintiff alleged that he had "lost several things out of his house in the time that Mathew Bedle kept at his house," among them being "A sith and two sickel."  The disposition of the case does not appear.
     Matthew promised 4 June 1673 to pay 7-1/2 shillings to Thomas Ferse or his "Assigns" for the use of a meadow.
     At a court held 7 Apr 1675, John Ellison entered an action of debt against Matthew Bedle, alleging that he was owed for a load of hay which had been delivered the previous winter.  Matthew admitted the debt.
     On 5 May 1675, Matthew brought an action of debt against Thomas Ellison, alleging that the defendant owed him a sum for "two da work in harvist."
     Richard Gilder claimed Matthew Bedell owed him for 4 bushels of wheat at a court held 3 July 1677, and asked that costs be included in the judgment.  The disposition of the case does not appear.
     At a court held in Hempstead 6n Mar 1677/8, Edward Rainer entered an action of trespass against Matthew Bedle, alleging that the defendant had taken part of his "cart tacklin."
     On 23 Nov 1681, John Bayly sued Matthew Beedel to recover possession of a cow.  The court ordered the defendant to return the cow and to pay 30 shillings damages.
     John Vndrill (Underhill) of Matinicock brought suit against Matthew Bedle 10 Feb 1681/2 for trespass on the case.  The plaintiff alleged that Matthew had 2 cows in his possession claiming that they were his, but which the plaintiff rightfully owned.  The plaintiff was awarded the 2 cows, 20 shillings damages, and costs.
     At a court held 6 Dec 1682, Henry Linington brought an action against Matthew Bedle.  The plaintiff asked that the sum of 16 shillings be given him for having wintered a black cow of the defendant's.
     In the "Account of ye vallvation of the Estates of thee inhabbitants of ye towne of Hempsted . . . 11 Oct 1683," Mathew Beagle is listed as the owner of 4 oxen, 6 cows, 10 other head of cattle, and 2 horses.
     In a volume marked "Miscellaneous" in the Office of the Register of Queens County, N.Y., there is the record of a bond, dated 22 Oct 1687, executed by Matthew Bedell to Richard Cromwell.
     Mathew Bedle was a private in Capt. Peter Schuyler's company, 17 Jun 1692.  This was during the period of King William's War, but whether or not Matthew saw active service is unknown.  ("Queens County in Olden Times," by H. Onderdonk, Jr., 1865, p. 13.)
     In the Hempstead census of 1698, Matthew "Bedle" is listed apart from the other members of his family and between two other family groups, which may indicate that at the time he was either living alone or with neighbors.
     He died intestate and his brother, Daniel was appointed administrator on his estate 2 Mar 1709.  The record of the appointment was made 8 days later. (P.184, liber "A," Administrations, Register's Office, Queens Co., N.Y.)
     Matthew Bedell, no doubt, never married.
 
 
 

5. vii. JOHN BEDELL, b. Abt. 1650; d. Bet. February 26, 1715/16 - April 3, 1716, Hempstead, Long Island, New York.
 

Generation No. 2

2.  ROBERT2 BEDELL (ROBERT1)  He married ELIZABETH (UNKNOWN)7 Abt. 1685 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York.  She died Aft. August 1698 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York.

Notes for ROBERT BEDELL:
The earliest notice of Robert appears on the town records of Hempstead 1 September 1681 when his father deeded him the elder's dwelling house for future use, which was reported under Robert.
     He married probably about 1685, Elizabeth (maiden name unknown). She was living as late as August 1698, as her name was listed on the Hempstead census of that date.  Their household then included their two sons, James and Job, and Daniel Bedell, Jr., nephew of Robert.
     Robert Bedell was a farmer.  His name appears very seldom on the public records, unfortunately, so it is impossible to learn little more about him.  In addition to those notices which have appeared earlier in this sketch, the writer has but four more to present.
     In the list of evaluations of estates made by the authorities in Hempstead, dated 11 October 1683, Robert Beagle, Juner, was declared to be the owner of 23 acres of land and meadows, 4 oxen, 3 cows, 3 head of other cattle, 3 sheep, and 1 horse.
     On 1 June 1697 Robert Bedle Juner of Hempstead deeded a tract of land to Jeremiah Wood sener, for the same place.  Robert signed by making his mark, as did his brother Daniel, who witnessed the same.
     On 10 June 1702 Timothy Carele of Hempstead conveyed to his brother, Joseph Carele, and Robert Bedele of Hempstead, a lot on "mill river," in the same town.
     The latest notice which has come to the writer's attention is found on the town records under date of 4 August 1703, when Robert Bedell and his brothers Daniel and John, made an agreement regarding a meadow at "Cow necke".
     No record of either a will of letters of administration on his estate has been found.
     The order of birth of the two children is taken from the Hempstead census of 1698.  he may have had others.
 

Children of ROBERT BEDELL and ELIZABETH (UNKNOWN) are:
6. i. JAMES3 BEDELL, b. Abt. 1685, Hempstead, Long Island, New York; d. Bet. August 12 - November 25, 1749, Hempstead, Long Island, New York.
 ii. JOB BEDELL8, b. Abt. 1692, Hempstead, Long Island, New York.

Notes for JOB BEDELL:
Job Bedell was probably born the beginning of 1692, for on 3 May 1712 he recorded his ear mark on the town books of Hempstead as "a slip under the right ear and a half penny under each ear".
     At a town meeting held 28 June 1728 it was decided by vote of the freeholders that the sheep which were running free on the plains should not be enfolded for that year.  Job Bedell registered a protest.
     No further record.
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3.  SARAH2 BEDELL (ROBERT1)9 died Aft. April 1, 1699.  She married CHARLES ABRAHAMS9 Bef. November 26, 1691 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York.

Notes for SARAH BEDELL:
 Sarah Bedell married Charles Abrahams, or Abrams, before 26 November 1691, as Robert refers to him as son-in-law at that time.
      On 2 April 1684 Charles Abrams, evidently of the opinion that one's affections for his spouse need not be extended to her relatives, brought actions of debt and damage against his brothers-in-law, Matthew and John Beadle.
      In Hempstead census for 1698, Charles Abrams and his wife, Sarah Abrahams, are found dwelling with their children, John, Charles, Sarah, and Jane.
      Sarah (Bedell) Abrahams was living as late as 1 April 1699 as her husband mentioned her in a deed of that date, when he disposed of a "parsell" to Jeremiah Wood.
 

Children of SARAH BEDELL and CHARLES ABRAHAMS are:
 i. JOHN3 ABRAHAMS9.
 ii. CHARLES ABRAHAMS9.
 iii. SARAH ABRAHAMS9.
 iv. JANE ABRAHAMS9.

4.  DANIEL2 BEDELL (ROBERT1)10 was born Abt. 1644, and died Aft. February 15, 1713/14 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York.  He married ANNE POWELL11 Aft. November 22, 1679 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York.  She died Aft. 1698 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York.

Notes for DANIEL BEDELL:
Daniel Bedell was a farmer and evidently a fairly prosperous one, when we consider that he was able to present each of his and Ann's seven sons with a good-sized amount of land.  He was illiterate like so many of the early colonists of Hempstead.  He does not seem to have held any local office.

Public Record of Hempstead:

     The name of Daniel Bedell first appears under the date of 30 Jan 1668 when he leased the grass on the east side of "Near Rockaway" for the coming summer for 12 shillings.
     The second time his name occurs was 30 Jan 1669 when he and Joseph Petet were given leave to have a fence at the "Cover neck" by the townsmen of Hempstead.
     At a town meeting held 1 Apr 1669, Daniel Bedell and Joseph Genens were given all the fence in the "east ox pastures."
     On 25 Apr 1671 he leased the "parsonage meadow" at Mr. Denton's Neck" for 1 pound.
     On the Hempstead town records are notices of several payments by Daniel Bedell for use of land belonging to the town, for 1671 through 1673.
     At a town meeting at Hempstead 18 Apr 1673, Daniel Bedell and his brothers, John and Matthew leased some meadow land from the town.
     Daniel Bedell was a witness in the case brought by John Junnins against Richard Totten at a court held by the constable and overseers of Hempstead 3 Feb 1674.  The plaintiff alleged that he was "damnified to the valu of 5 pounds" because, as Daniel Bedell testified, the defendant had said that the plaintiff had stated "there was but three or four ownnist wimmin in the townd."  The question of the accuracy of the plaintiff's alleged observation was not passed on by the court, unfortunately, but the latter simply found for the defendant.
     At a court held 2 Jun 1675, Daniel Bedle entered an action of debt against that gentleman of the caustic wit, John Junnins, for a sow, value 23 shillings.
     On 22 may 1676 George Huylett of Hempstead sold to Daniel Bedell real property which had once been owned by Capt. Thomas Toppin.
     At a town meeting in Hempstead 25 Dec 1676, Daniel Bedell was granted a home-lot.
     On 1 Jan 1676 Joseph Pettit sold his house in Hempstead and half of the lot connected with the house to Daniel Bedell.
     At a town meeting 12 May 1680, Daniel Bedel was granted 3/4 of an acre.
     Daniel Bedell brought an action of debt against his brother, Matthew on 7 Dec 1681 at a court.  He proved to its satisfaction that the defendant was indebted to him for the "most part of 18 weeks dyat" valued at 2 pounds, 9 shillings, and 6 pence.
     At a court 1 Mar 1681/2, Daniel Bedell sued Joseph Langdon for 2-1/2 shillings, which he claimed the defendant owed him for Daniel's killing and dressing a cow.  Daniel lost the suit.
     On 23 Feb 1682 William Jacoks of Hempstead sold a half lot to Daniel Bedle.
     Daniel Bedell brought an action for damages he sustained as a result of a slanderous remark made by Henry Linnington, at a court held 6 Mar 1682/3.  He alleged that one day at the defendant's mill, Linnington accused Daniel of stealing a swine.  A witness testified that the plaintiff answered that he had "heard that he (Linnington) had often charged him but  he (Daniel) could not prove it but now he could prove it."  The disposition of the case does not appear.
     On 11 Oct 1683, Daniel Beagle is listed as the owner of 9-1/2 acres of land, 4 oxen, 10 head of other cattle, 2 hogs, 12 sheep, and 2 horses.
     At a town meeting 25 Jan 1686/7, it was voted that Daniel Bedle be allowed to keep the pasture he had evidently bought and paid for, but of which no record could be found.
     On 20 Feb 1690/1 the owners of Cow Neck, Daniell Bedle being of this number, agreed to bestow 30 or 40 acres upon Thomas Barcar.
     Samuel Tites of Hempstead on 18 Mar 1691/2 deeded some land to Thomas Marbin, which was bounded westerly by a meadow belonging to Daniell Bedle.
     In the Hempstead census of 1698, Daniel Bedle's family consisted of his wife, "An," and their children, Thomas, An, David, Jeremiah, Richard, Joseph, Mary, and Abraham, who are listed in that order.  Their son, Daniel Jr., was evidently at that time dwelling with the family of Robert (Bedell) Jr.
     Under date of 15 July 1702 on the town books is a record of 50 acres in the "North Woods" which had been laid out to Daniel Bedell.
     Richard Smith of Hempstead on 12 Mar 1702 sold a meadow in "Hungry Harbor," Hempstead, to Daniel Bedell, said meadow being bounded easterly by Daniel's present land, and under the same date a record of some land which had been laid out to Daniel Bedell some time previously in the woods on the north side of the "great plains," was made upon the town books.
     On 9 June 1712 Daniel Bedele of Hempstead sold to his son, David, 1/2 of his 50 acre lot in the town.
     On 15 Feb 1713/4 Daniel Bedell Sr., presented his sons, Richard and Abraham, with his homestead in the town and each 1/3 of said "meddo" and 50 acres of wood land in the "south Woods," where Daniel Jr. was then dwelling, and all the elder's "hollows on plains."
     The same day Daniel gave to his sons, Thomas and David, half the meadow and land at "Hungry Harbor," and to his remaining sons, Jeremiah and Joseph, 147 acres at "Shearman's neck," on the east side of Rockaway River, and half of the meadow at Hungry Harbor.
     No later notice of Daniel Bedell, Sr. has been found by the writer. He probably died within a short space after executing the deeds just described, which must have disposed of all his holdings.

Daniel Bedell and his wife, Ann (Powell) Bedell, had at least 7 sons and 2 daughters.  The order of birth of the children, with the exception of Daniel, Jr., cannot be ascertained definitely.  The writer is inclined to think the order in which they appear in the census of 1698 is wrong, because, for example, Joseph is listed as the seventh child, and as shall be seen later, a son of this Joseph was a registered cattle-owner in 1722, which would place Joseph's birth nearer to that of the eldest child, Daniel Jr., who was born 18 September 1680.  Further, their appearances on the public records as probable adults bears little or no relationship to the order in which they appear in the census.  The writer has adopted the following order for the sons on the basis of their registrations of cattle marks and the census of 1698, with the exceptions noted; the daughters taking places as in the census:
     Daniel was born 18 September 1680 and baptized 23 November 1680.
     Joseph
     Ann
     Jeremiah
     David
     Thomas
     Richard
     Mary
     Abraham
 
 

Notes for ANNE POWELL:
Anne Powell was possibly a daughter of Thomas Powell, the only early settler of the same name in the vicinity.  Further, she and Daniel had a son, Thomas Bedell, which may indicate a relationship.  She was living as late as 1698 in Hempstead, as her name appears on the census.
 

Children of DANIEL BEDELL and ANNE POWELL are:
 i. MARY3 BEDELL12.
 ii. ABRAHAM BEDELL12.

Notes for ABRAHAM BEDELL:
The following undated rights were laid out to Abraham:
     1 acre and 90 sq. rds. "in his farm where he now liveth in the South woods" of Hempstead, in the right of John Bates, and 16-1/2 acres "at his farm in the South Woods," in the right of John Bates, Jr.
     Mordecai Lester had a right laid out (date not given) consisting of 11-1/4 acres on the west side of the road which led "from Abraham Bedels to Liningtons old mill".
     Abraham Bedell was a witness of the last will of Caleb Carman of Hempstead, dated 9 September 1720.
     These few notices and the two which were given under Daniel are the only ones which, in the writer's opinion, definitely refer to Abraham. As the name does not occur again on the records for a space of over 20 years, it seems probable that Abraham passed away within this period, and the notices which follow relate to some other Abraham, relationship unknown.
     An Abraham Bedell witnessed the last testament of Joseph Hall of Hempstead 22 March 1743/4.
     On 22 April 1745, Abram Bedle and others made a request to the Hempstead authorities for a highway near "east meadow" and later, on 20 October of the same year, he and others asked that a highway be run from "West meadow" northward to "Great Neck Path".
     On 12 August 1749, Abraham joined his kinsmen, James, Richard, Silvenus, Samuel, and James Bedell, Jr. in petitioning for a highway in Hempstead which was to begin at the north side of James Bedle's land in the "South Woods" and run west southwest through said land to "Merrock," along the line between "Jonathan Smith and Henry Smith and James Bedell".
     Abraham Bedell was a witness of the will of James Beedle, Jr. of Hempstead, dated 29 December 1753; and also that of Samuel Totten of the same town dated 15 Jan 1755.
     In an indenture between Silvanus Bedell of Hempstead and his son Hezekiah, dated 3 May 1779, reference is made to a tract, formerly belonging to Jeremiah Bedell's homestead, in the town spot, said homestead being bounded easterly, by a highway leading to St. Georges Church and to the "house where Abraham Bedell once lived".
 

 iii. DANIEL BEDELL13, b. September 18, 1680, Hempstead, Long Island, New York.

Notes for DANIEL BEDELL:
Daniel Bedell, Jr. was born 18 September 1680 and baptized 23 November same year.

     In 1698, as mentioned above, he probably resided with his uncle, Robert Bedell, Jr.

     Daniel Beedel, Jr., was witness to a deed of Richard Gildersleeve of Huntington to John Boldin of Hempstead dated 1 March 1703/4.  Daniel signed by making his mark.

     The last notice which definitely refers to this member was mentioned under Daniel of date 15 February 1713/4.

     The following undated rights were laid out to Daniel Bedell:

     75-1/2 acres in the "south woods" of Hempstead "above Coes Neck in his possession...in the propriety right and blank of Mr. Tappen".
     20 acres and 100 sq. rds. in the same place, south of Samuel Bedel's dwelling house in the patent-right of Robert Bedel.
     25 acres and 100 sq. rds. located to the south of Thomas Southard's land, 23-3/4 acres "near Abraham Bedel's house joyning to said Abraham Bedel's lands," and a lot of 21 acres and 21 sq. rds. at Rockaway "near ye Cornell housen," all in the patent right of Daniel Bedell.
     4-3/4 acres in "south woods joyning to Carmans Swamp...in ye possession of Munsey" in the patent right of Robert Bedell, Sr.
     No further record.
 
 

More About DANIEL BEDELL:
Baptism: November 23, 1680, Hempstead, Long Island, New York

7. iv. JOSEPH BEDELL, b. Abt. 1681, Hempstead, Long Island, New York.
 v. ANN BEDELL13, b. Abt. 1684, Hempstead, Long Island, New York.
8. vi. JEREMIAH BEDELL, b. Bef. 1690, Hempstead, Long Island, New York; d. Bet. September 20 - December 23, 1773, Hempstead, Long Island, New York.
9. vii. DAVID BEDELL, b. Bef. 1691, Hempstead, Long Island, New York; d. Bet. May 3 - June 6, 1759, Hempstead, Long Island, New York.
10. viii. RICHARD BEDELL, b. Bef. 1694, Hempstead, Long Island, New York; d. Bet. May 13, 1761 - April 25, 1762, Hempstead, Long Island, New York.
11. ix. THOMAS BEDELL, b. Bef. 1698, Hempstead, Long Island, New York; d. Bet. August 13, 1750 - June 4, 1751, Hempstead, Long Island, New York.

5.  JOHN2 BEDELL (ROBERT1)14 was born Abt. 1650, and died Bet. February 26, 1715/16 - April 3, 1716 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York.  He married SARAH SOUTHWARD14 Bef. October 7, 1690 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York.  She died Aft. February 26, 1715/16 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York.

Notes for JOHN BEDELL:
The earliest notice of John Bedell occurs in the will of John James, probably nearly schoolmaster of Hempstead, dated 13 March 1660, in which the testator left John Bedell his blackcloth breeches and doublet and 40 shillings which John's father owed him, "to keep him to school."  (Wills of the Smith families of N.Y. and L.I. 1664-1794," by W. S. Pelletreau, New York, 1898, p 199.)
     As noted under Robert, on 30 June 1671 John Bedell and his brother, Daniel, were deeded a tract on "Cowes great neck" by their father, and were described as "husbandmen."  This deed and the words of his last will, in which he calls himself "aged," seems to places John's birth abt the middle of the century or slightly before.
     Sometime before 7 Oct 1690, John Bedell married Sara Southward or Southard, for on that date he gave a receipt to Thomas and John Southard for 20 pounds, Sarah (Southard) Bedell's part of "ye estate of our father deceased."
     According to page 68 of a typewritten booklet in the Main Branch of the N.Y. Public Library, entitled "Records in the Office of the County Clerk at Jamaica, N.Y." by W. D. A. Eardeley (1918), Sarah (Southard) Bedell was daughter of Thomas and Annica (Jansen) Southhard and granddaughter of Anthony and Grielje Jansen.  She was living as late as 26 February 1715/6, date of John Bedell's will, to be noted later.

     The following notices relative to John Bedell are to be found on the town books of Hempstead and elsewhere:
     At a court held by the constable and overseers of Hempstead 3 March 1674, John Bedle entered an action of debt against William Wieare for a "bridill."  The disposition of the case does not appear.
     On 4 April 1677 John Bedell sued Timothy Halstead and Samuel Denton for the value of 2 loads of hay which the defendants had burned accidentally, and for which he recovered.
     At a town meeting 5 August 1678 John Bedel was granted a 3 acre home-lot.
     According to the evaluation of the estates of the inhabitants of Hempstead 11 October 1683, John Beedle owned 3 acres of land and meadows, 4 oxen, 2 cowes, 6 head of other cattle, and 1 horse.
     Sometime during 1684 John Bedle bought a heifer marked "with a crop of the near ear and a half penny under the off ear."
     On 22 December 1684 he registered his ear mark which was a "a half penni of ye under side of ye near ear and a half penni of ye upper side of ye off ear."
     On 17 April 1688 Thomas Irland of Hempstead sold to Joseph of the same town a 3 acre home-lot in the "south est part of town," bound northerly by John Bedle's land.
     The names of John Bedle, wife, Sarah, and 5 of their children, John, Jr., Samuel, Jacob, Benjamin, and Martha are to be found on the Hempstead census for 1698.
     John Bedele witnessed a deed dated 9 November 1600, executed by Thomas Jecocks to David Jecocks.
     On 26 December 1709, John Bedell conveyed to his son, Samuel 25 acres of land in the "South Woods of Hempstead."  David Bedell was a witness (p. 465, Liber B, No 2 of Deeds, Register's Office, Queens Co., N.Y.).
     Roberd Williams was authorized by the town of Hempstead on 5 February 1710/11 to lay out a highway between his lot, which was located south of "the parsonage and town lots," and John Beadle's lot.
     In his last will, dated 26 February 1715/6 and prob. 3 April 1716 John Bedell, Sr., of Hempstead, described himself as "yeoman" and "aged." He mentioned wife, Sarah, and children, John, Samuel, Jacob, Benjamin, Martha, Elizabeth and Phebe, the three daughters being surnamed Bedell. Job Bedell witnessed the document making his mark (p. 73, Liber B of Wills, Register's Office, Queens Co., N.Y.).
     The order of birth of the first 5 children is taken from the census of 1698.  Elizabeth and Phebe Bedell were probably born between that date and the date of John's will.
 
 
 
 

Children of JOHN BEDELL and SARAH SOUTHWARD are:
 i. JACOB3 BEDELL15.
 ii. BENJAMIN BEDELL16.

Notes for BENJAMIN BEDELL:
On 3 March 1725/6 Benjamin Bedell witnessed the last will of Abraham Southard of Hempstead.

(Taken from his brother John's record)
     After the date just given (1738) an adult John Bedell does not appear until about the middle of the century in Hempstead.
     A possible explanation of the disappearance of John from the Long Island scene may be found in "The Descendants of John Bedell who lived in the Passaic Valley, N.J.," by Edwin Bedell, 22 pages (1885).
     This author states on page 3 that John, Henry and Benjamin Bedell in 1750 lived in what is now called Morris County, New Jersey, and suggests that possibly they had arrived in that colony some years before that date.  He notes that this John Bedell was father of another John, whose eldest child was born about 1726, and suggests that the first John was related to Henry and Benjamin.
     Now as John Bedell of Hempstead had a brother, Benjamin, and the latter's name is not to be found in Hempstead records either after 3 March 1725/6 it seems possible the John Bedell and Benjamin Bedell removed to New Jersey and are identical with those men Mr. Edwin Bedell mentions.  Further, the first John Bedell in that volume, in order to be the grandfather of a child born about 1726, must have entered the world at a date corresponding roughly to that date at which we know John Bedell arrived.
 

 iii. MARTHA BEDELL16.
 iv. ELIZABETH BEDELL16.
 v. PHEBE BEDELL16.
12. vi. SAMUEL BEDELL, b. Abt. 1686, Hempstead, Long Island, New York.
 vii. JOHN BEDELL17, b. Abt. 1689, Hempstead, Long Island, New York.

Notes for JOHN BEDELL:
He was probably born as early as 1689, for on 20 November 1710 "John Beadle Ju" recorded his cattle mark on the town books as "a half penny on the uper side of the right ear and a half penny and a nick under the left ear".
     He was doubtless a resident of Hempstead on 1 June 1722, when John or the authorities deemed it necessary for the latter to identify himself as the son of Joseph to avoid confusion.
     The name John Bedell does not appear again in records relating to Hempstead until 1738, when on is listed as a private in Capt. Jacob Hicks' Queens County Company of Militia (DHNY 4:210 and CMR 1:576).  Who was this John?  He might have been either  of the two already referred to or even a third member of the family.
     After the date just given an adult John Bedell does not appear until about the middle of the century in Hempstead.
     A possible explanation of the disappearance of John from the Long Island scene may be found in "The Descendants of John Bedell who lived in the Passaic Valley, N.J.," by Edwin Bedell, 22 pages (1885).
     This author states on page 3 that John, Henry and Benjamin Bedell in 1750 lived in what is now called Morris County, New Jersey, and suggests that possibly they had arrived in that colony some years before that date.  He notes that this John Bedell was father of another John, whose eldest child was born about 1726, and suggests that the first John was related to Henry and Benjamin.
     Now as John Bedell of Hempstead had a brother, Benjamin, and the latter's name is not to be found in Hempstead records either after 3 March 1725/6 it seems possible the John Bedell and Benjamin Bedell removed to New Jersey and are identical with those men Mr. Edwin Bedell mentions.  Further, the first John Bedell in that volume, in order to be the grandfather of a child born about 1726, must have entered the world at a date corresponding roughly to that date at which we know John Bedell arrived.
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Generation No. 3

6.  JAMES3 BEDELL (ROBERT2, ROBERT1)18 was born Abt. 1685 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York, and died Bet. August 12 - November 25, 1749 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York.  He married (UNKNOWN)19.

Notes for JAMES BEDELL:
"Jeams Bedle" was listed on the 1698 census of Hempstead and was born probably as early as 1685, if, as the writer will shortly attempt to prove, he was father of children to be named.
     On 14 October 1723 he and Thomas signed a protest, at a town meeting in Hempstead, against the work of the dividers of the formerly unallotted lands of the town.
     James Bedell was among the signers of the request for a highway dated 12 August 1749, addressed tot he Hempstead authorities, reported under Abraham (Bedell).  The lands mentioned in this petition were probably James'.
     James Bedell probably died between the last mentioned date and 25 November the same year, for on the later date Daniel Bedell entered as his earmark, on the town books of Hempstead, "a swallowfork in the off ear and a half penny under each ear".  The Daniel Bedell was probably the son of James, and who had married about 21 years, before.  His recording of a cattle mark so long a time after his majority seems to imply either a gift of a bequest from his father, and most likely the latter, as no notice of James of a later date than 12 August 1749 has come to the compiler's attention.
     Now, unfortunately, the earmark of James, and he probably had one, has not been discovered.  However, the earmark of Robert was "a half penny under each ear", and as neither Daniel's branch nor John's had marks which could have been grafted onto that of Robert, and as Job, brother of James, registered his mark as "a slip under the right ear and a half penny under each ear", a variation of that of his grandfather, Robert, the writer believes there is a strong presumption that the earmarks of both James and his father, Robert, consisted of "a half penny under each ear," and some distinguishing mark perhaps.
     A James Bedell, Juner, recorded his mark on the town books 6 March 1731 as "a half penny under each ear and a hole in the off ear", and on the same day a Joel Bedell recorded a mark consisting of "a half penny under each ear and a hole in the near ear".
     Now a check will show that the signs of stock ownership of Daniel, James, Jr., and Joel Bedell, given above, were such that none of them could have been superimposed upon that of Job and therefore, if the presumptions regarding such signs are correct, Daniel James, Jr., and Joel Bedell were probably sons of James.
     The following undated patents were laid out to James Bedell:
     One consisting of 22 acres and 72 sq. rds., which he had bought of Benjamin Valentine, in the "South woods...between Sticklings Neck Path and ye land where Henry Seaman dwelt".
     ("Under Benjamin Valentine") 6 acres and 20 sq. rds. "east of Henry Seaman's land in the South Woods".
     1-1/4 acres in the South Woods "ye south side of town line, between Sticklings Neck path and Hicks neck path," north of Benjamin Valentine's land.
     1/2 acre "joyning to ye west side and toward ye south west corner of the Willises land between Hicks Neck path and Sticklings neck path," both this and the 1-1/4 acre plot comprising one section.
     Children (?) of James Bedell; maternity unknown:
 

Children of JAMES BEDELL and (UNKNOWN) are:
13. i. JAMES4 BEDELL, d. Bet. September 22, 1753 - January 21, 1754, Hempstead, Long Island, New York.
 ii. JOEL BEDELL19.

Notes for JOEL BEDELL:
Probably the same who witnessed the last testament of Richard Betts, Jr., of Newtown, Long Island, 26 January 1709/10.  No further record.
 

14. iii. DANIEL BEDELL, d. Bet. May 12, 1766 - June 2, 1774, Hempstead, Long Island, New York.

7.  JOSEPH3 BEDELL (DANIEL2, ROBERT1)20 was born Abt. 1681 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York.  He married (UNKNOWN)21.

Notes for JOSEPH BEDELL:
As mentioned above under Daniel, a son of this Joseph, John was a registered cattle owner in 1722, which places the birth date of Joseph abt. the year 1681.  The name of his wife has not come to the compilers attention, nor has a single fact concerning her.
     Joseph Bedell was a farmer and doubtless also a fuller.  He probably resided at Rockaway, Long Island at least as late as April 1728.
     His name first appears on the town books under date of 24 November 1712 when he registered his ear mark as a "a nick under the right ear".
     Joseph Bedell and his brother, David, were among the owners of the meadow land on "hungry harbor neck," Hempstead 22 April 1718.
     On 6 April 1725, the town of Hempstead granted Joseph Bedel the right to set up a fulling mill on Rockaway River.
     At a town meeting held in Hempstead 4 April 1727, Joseph Bedel was given 97 acres on the "east side of ye Rockaway river near ye fulling mill" in the right of Stephen Hudson.
     No notice of a Joseph Bedell of Hempstead appears after 2 April 1728, noted above, until 1738.  At the latter date a Joseph Bedle was listed as a private in Capt. Jacob Hickes' Queens County Company of militia (DHNY 4:210 and CMR I:577).  This Private Joseph was probably a younger man than Joseph, if the presumption regarding his birth date is correct.  After 1738 there is no notice of a Joseph with a Hempstead background, which can even vaguely be connected with Joseph.
     Now on 1 November 1733, "Mr. Joseph Beadle" was appointed by the Colonial legislature a commissioner to let to farm the excise" for the county of Richmond, New York, from 1 Jan 1734 to 1 Jan 1735 and reappointed to fulfill the same duties until the beginning year 1739. ("The Colonial Laws of New York," 2:820, 49, 903, 929, 942.)
     According to histories of Staten Island or Richmond County, New York, the Beadles or Bedells of the Colonial period in that region were descendants of Long Island settlers.  The spelling Bedell is now universal in that region and was occasionally used in the records of the earlier days.  With the possible exception of the case of Private Joseph of 1738, no conflicting dates have come to the writer's attention.  For these reasons does it not seem possible that "Mr. Joseph Beadle" of Richmond is identical with Joseph of Queens County?
     The next notice of a Joseph Beadle of Richmond is found in the last will of William Tillyer of Richmond, who appointed him an exr. thereof. This document is dated 1 December 1738.
     However, this and the notices below may refer to another Joseph, as will be shown.
     On 18 September 1747 letters of administration on the estate of Edmund Butterfield of Richmond County were granted to Joseph Beadle.
     Joseph Beadle was appointed to collect the excise for the county of Richmond for the year 1754, and also reappointed for the years 1759 through 1768.  The date of the last appointment is 3 February 1768.
     Joseph Bedell was a witness and John Bedell an exr. of the last will of Hendrick Sleght of Richmond County, dated 26 May 1757.
     Joseph and Silas Bedell were appointed exrs of the last testament of Jonathan Lewis of Richmond, dated 7 May 1764.
     Now the writer believes that the Joseph Bedell who was appointed an exciseman for the last time in 1768 could not be Joseph, because it seems extremely doubtful that even the most careless of legislatures would choose a man over 80 years of age for such a task.  Further, there is an interim of some 18 years between what seem two series of appointments.
     Probably Joseph Bedell, if he be the same who resided in Richmond County until 1737 at least, died many years before the beginning of the second series of appointments.
 

Children of JOSEPH BEDELL and (UNKNOWN) are:
15. i. JOSEPH4 BEDELL, d. Bef. May 23, 1768, Staten Island, Richmond County, New York.
 ii. JOHN BEDELL22,23, b. Abt. 1701.

Notes for JOHN BEDELL:
Recorded his cattle mark on the town books of Hempstead 1 June 1722, as "John Bedle, son of Joseph".  No further record.
.

8.  JEREMIAH3 BEDELL (DANIEL2, ROBERT1)24 was born Bef. 1690 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York, and died Bet. September 20 - December 23, 1773 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York.  He married (UNKNOWN)25 Bef. 1720.  She died Bef. September 20, 1773 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York.

Notes for JEREMIAH BEDELL:
Jeremiah Bedell was born probably before 1690 as he recorded his ear mark on the town books of Hempstead 9 May 1710 as "a slitt down the end of the right ear and a half penny on the upper side of each ear."
     He probably married before 1720 (name unknown).  She probably died before 20 September 1773, date of his will.
     Jeremiah was doubtlessly a planter or farmer.  He must have occupied a higher place in the social scale than most of his family, as he prefixed "Mr." to his name on various occasions.  We may judge how rare this title was during Colonial days by the fact that only 4 men were given it in the Hempstead census of 1698, and while the number had grown somewhat by the time of Jeremiah's majority, only a small proportion of the population were so designated at any time during this period.
     He was also called "Leftenant" as early as  7 April 1730, probably holding that commission in the local militia.  his name also occurs on the list of vestrymen and wardens of St. George's Church, Hempstead, from 1728 to 1757 (p. 80, "The Annals of Hempstead, etc." by H. Onderdonk, Jr. - 1878).
     Jeremiah Bedell held many local offices in Hempstead.  He was a fence-viewer from 1718 until 1727, when he was elected "a survair of the highways," a fence-viewer again from 1729 until 1733, an assessor from 1731 to 1734, an "apprisor" of intestate estates from 1739 to 1742, a commissioner for laying out the highways 1740 and 1741, and assessor again from 1742 until 1751.  In these notices he is called "Jeremy Bedell," "Mr. Jeremiah Bedell," "Leftenant Jeremiah Bedell," etc.
     On 17 March 1724/5 Jeremiah Bedell witnessed the will of John Thomas of Hempstead.  At a town meeting held in Hempstead 3 April 1738 Jeremiah Bedle and others were commissioned to inspect the town flock and to geld any coarse-wooled rams.  On 1 April 1740 Jeremiah and Richard were elected to fence the town burial ground by the voters of Hempstead.  At a town meeting 6 April 1742 Jeremiah Bedell and others were instructed to take steps to protect the town house from vandals.
     He and several others were appointed 22 April 1745 to "discuss and decide what is to be done regarding the plains of Hempstead."  The following 13 May the cogitators announced that a decision had been reached.
     On 22 April 1745 Abram, Timothy, and Jeremi Bedel, Sen. and others entered a petition for a new highway near "East Meadow".  In her will dated 3 August 1748, Phebe Tredwell left 10 pounds for the purpose of repairing the Presbyterian Meeting House and directed that the sum be placed in the hands of Jeremiah Bedell and John Hall.  At a town meeting held in Hempstead 13 march 1749/50, it was voted that a "comety" be chosen to examine and correct the division, recently made, of the former common lands of the town.  Jeremiah Beadle registered a protest with others.  On 30 march 1752 Jeremiah Bedle was among those who voted against dividing the plains of Hempstead.  Jeremiah Bedel owned 2 slaves in 1755, 1 male and 1 female.  In an indenture dated 17 April 1759, Capt. Benjamin Smith of Hempstead sold to his son, Samuel Smith, a parcel on the east side of Coes neck, bounded westerly by a highway leading to Jeremiah Beadle's land, and "southerly, by Jeremiah Beadle".  On 30 May 1768 Jeremiah and Silvanus Beadle petitioned the commissioners of highways in Hempstead to reopen a road from John Birdsall's to "James Seamans or Jerusalem," which had lately been blocked up.
     Jeremiah Bedel had the following updated rights laid out to him:
     17-1/2 acres in the "south woods ye west side of the road that leads from Hempstead to Linington's Old Mil" in the right of Mr. Tappen and 13 acres in the same area in the right of Stephen Hudson.
     11-1/2 acres in the "South Woods"..."Near Bates his field" in the right of Stephen Hudson.
     14-3/4 acres on the "west side of the road from town to Linington's old mil north of Derick Brewers house" in the right of Christopher Yeomans.
     Jeremiah and Richard Bedel had a right of 11 acres laid out to them both in the "south woods on the east side of the road from Town to Johnson's mill ye east side of Bedels Swamp below fulling mill" in the right of Christopher Yeomans.
     Jeremiah Bedell of Hempstead died sometime during the latter part of the year 1773, for his will was dated 20 September and probated 23 December of that same year.  In it he described himself as being "weak." He mentioned his daughters, Hannah Bedell, Keziah Coombes, Mary Lester, wife of Benjamin Lester, granddaughter Catherine Willett, and grandsons Benajah Bedell and Timothy Bedell.  Jeremiah named his "kinsmen" David Bedell and Sylvanus Bedell and his son-in-law, Benjamin Lester as exrs.
     On 13 April 1774 Silvanus Bedell, "Esq.", Benjamin Lester, and David Bedel, as exrs. of the last will of Jeremiah, sold to Nehemiah Sammis for the sum of 330 pounds, the 20 acres in the "town spot" where Jeremiah Bedell had lived before his death, said land being bounded, northerly, by land of Silvanus Bedell, westerly by lands of said Silvanus and Isaac Bedell, and easterly, by a highway from St. George's Church, Hempstead, to John Batty's land.  The next day Nehemiah Sammis sold the land just described to Silvanus Bedell, Esq. for the same sum.
     Jeremiah may have had other children than those listed below, whose names are taken from the will; order unknown.
          Jeremiah
          Timothy
          Hannah
          Keziah
          Mary
 

Children of JEREMIAH BEDELL and (UNKNOWN) are:
 i. HANNAH4 BEDELL26, d. Bet. October 6 - November 20, 1776, Hempstead, Long Island, New York.

Notes for HANNAH BEDELL:
In his will dated 23 July 1745 John Tredwell of Hempstead mentioned Hannah Bedle, daughter of his friend Jeremiah Bedle of Hempstead.
     Hannah Bedell's own will was dated 6 October 1776 and probated 20 November same year.  She mentioned Catherine, daughter of Silvester Bedell, Mary, daughter of brother, Jeremiah, and bequeathed remainder of her estate to her "cozen" Silvester Bedell, who was also named sole exr.
     Identity of this Silvester Bedell is unknown.
 

 ii. KEZIAH BEDELL27, m. (UNKNOWN) COOMBES27, Bef. September 20, 1773.

Notes for KEZIAH BEDELL:
She had evidently married _______ Coombes before 20 September 1773 (father's will).  No further record.
 

 iii. MARY BEDELL27, d. Aft. September 20, 1773, Hempstead, Long Island, New York; m. BENJAMIN LESTER27, July 10, 1740, Hempstead, Long Island, New York.

Notes for MARY BEDELL:
Married 10 July 1740 to Benjamin Lester at St. George's Church, Hempstead.  Living 20 September 1773 (father's will).  No further record.
 

 iv. DAVID BEDELL28.
16. v. TIMOTHY BEDELL, b. Abt. 1720, Hempstead, Long Island, New York; d. Aft. May 14, 1746, Hempstead, Long Island, New York.
17. vi. JEREMIAH BEDELL, b. Abt. 1721, Hempstead, Long Island, New York; d. January 21, 1788, Hempstead, Long Island, New York.

9.  DAVID3 BEDELL (DANIEL2, ROBERT1)29 was born Bef. 1691 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York, and died Bet. May 3 - June 6, 1759 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York.  He married (UNKNOWN)30 Bef. 1721.  She died Bef. May 3, 1759 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York.

Notes for DAVID BEDELL:
David Bedell was probably born before 1691 for he recorded his ear mark on the town books of Hempstead 6 June 1711 as "a half (penny?) on the fore side of earch ear".  He married probably before 1721 (name unknown) who doubtless died before 3 May 1759, date of his will, to be described.
     David was a fuller and probably also a farmer.  He acted as constable and collector of the town of Hempstead from 7 august 1721 until April 1735, and again from 5 April 1737 to 3 April 1753, and probably during the interim.
     The earliest notice of David Bedell, following the appearance of his name on the census of 1698, is under date of 26 December 1709, when he witnessed the deed of John Bedell to John's son, Samuel, described under John.
     On 26 February 1711/2 Isaac Smith of Hempstead sold, for 70 pounds, to David Bedele 50 acres of land, south of the "great plains of Hempstead," at a place called "Sharman's Neck," and he delivered possession 5 March that year.  In 1715 David Beedell was listed as a private in a company of "horse in Queens County under ye command of Capt. Timothy Bagley".  On 7 October 1723 David Beedel was instructed to warn all the freeholders of Hempstead of a town meeting to be held the following Monday.  In a petition dated 20 October 1745 David and Abraham Bedell asked that a highway be run from a point where the Hempstead-Jamaica road touched "West Meadow" northward to Great neck path".
     The following undated patents were laid out to David Bedel:
     11 acres in "Shearman's Neck," Hempstead, part of a card of 33 acres in the right of Jeremiah Wood, Jr.
     12 acres on the same neck in the right of Jeremiah Wood, Sr.
     6-1/4 acres on the same neck in the right of the elder Wood, "joyning to his (David's) farm".
     Jacob and David Seaman had a right laid out (undated) consisting of 22-1/3 acres in the "South Woods," part of a card of 55 acres and 144 sq. rds., on the east side of Rockaway River, bounded easterly by a highway "from between John Durland's and David Bedels housen to Langdon's Mill...said land lyeth below David Bedels fulling mill".
     15-1/4 acres were laid out to Robert Hubbs in the patent right of John Hubbs (undated) said land being on "the east side of Rockway River between river and a highway from Hempstead to Langdon's mill and a little above David Bedels fulling mill".
     The next three notices may possible refer to a son of David, David:
     On 9 May 1751, David, Joseph, Jacob Bedell and others consented to Benjamin Lewis's request that the lane which led to Bloom's Mill be stopped.
     David, Jacob and Daniel Bedell and others, on 20 December 1755 voted against fencing the plains of Hempstead and at the same time entered a request for a highway to the watering holes on the same.
     At a town meeting 19 April 1757 David and Jacob Bedel and others declared themselves against "using public money" to have the plains fenced in.
     The death of David took place in May or June 1759, for his last will was dated 3 May 1759 and probated 6 June following.  In this document he called himself David Bedel of Hempstead.  He mentioned son, David, to whom he left his fulling mill and "instruments of fulling and 100 acres of land adjoining the mill, and 1/2 the meadow and land at Hungry Harbor," Hempstead; son, Elias not of age, to whom he left the homestead of 83 acres, lying between land of John Durlon and Daniel Combs, and 1/2 the meadow and land at "Hungry Harbor" and all his patent right in the town of Hempstead; testator's grandchildren, Jacob and Elizabeth Bedell, who were children of his deceased son, Jacob, and Jacob's widow, Hannah, and testator's daughters, Phebe "D Mott," Elizabeth Alburtus, Hannah Hall, Anne Pine, and Mary Bedell.
     The names of the children are taken from the will; order unknown:
 

Children of DAVID BEDELL and (UNKNOWN) are:
18. i. JACOB4 BEDELL, d. Bet. April 19, 1757 - March 22, 1758, Hempstead, Long Island, New York.
 ii. HANNAH BEDELL31, m. JOSEPH HALL31, Aft. December 6, 1752.

Notes for HANNAH BEDELL:
Married Joseph Hall (probably of Hempstead) after 6 December 1752. No further record.
 

19. iii. ANNE BEDELL, b. May 8, 1733, Hempstead, Long Island, New York; d. May 24, 1796, Hempstead, Long Island, New York.
 iv. ELIZABETH BEDELL31, m. STEPHEN ALBERTUS31, July 21, 1748, Hempstead, Long Island, New York.

Notes for ELIZABETH BEDELL:
Married 21 July 1748 at St. George's Church, Hempstead, to Stephen Albertus.  No further record.
 

 v. PHEBE BEDELL31, m. ANTHONY DE MOTT31, July 27, 1747, Hempstead, Long Island, New York.

Notes for PHEBE BEDELL:
Married 27 July 1747 at St. George's Church, Hempstead, to Anthony De Mott who later was an exr. of the last will of Elias Bedell, dated 28 July 1768.
 

 vi. MARY BEDELL31.
20. vii. DAVID BEDELL, b. Abt. 1721, Hempstead, Long Island, New York; d. January 12, 1803, Hempstead, Long Island, New York.
21. viii. ELIAS BEDELL, b. Aft. May 3, 1738, Hempstead, Long Island, New York; d. Bet. July 28 - September 6, 1768, Hempstead, Long Island, New York.

10.  RICHARD3 BEDELL (DANIEL2, ROBERT1)32 was born Bef. 1694 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York, and died Bet. May 13, 1761 - April 25, 1762 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York.  He married PHEBE (UNKNOWN)33 Bef. 1720 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York.  She died Aft. May 13, 1761 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York.

Notes for RICHARD BEDELL:
Richard Bedell was probably born before 1694 for on 4 May 1714, he entered his cattle mark on the Hempstead records as "a half penny ye fore side of each ear and a slit on ye end of ye left ear".  He married Phebe (maiden name unknown) possibly before 1720.  She was living as late as 13 may 1761, date of his will.
     Richard was probably a farmer.  He held local offices continuously from 5 April 1737 until April 1758, with the exception of the year 1739. He served as surveyor of highways for 1737, 1740 through 1745, overseer of highways in 1738, and appraiser of interstate estates from 1742 through 1757.
     Richard was a private in Capt. Jacob Hickes' Queens County Company of Militia in 1738.
     On 8 June 1754 a plea was made for a highway be certain inhabitants of Hempstead, which was to be run near Richard Bedle's fence, from the Presbyterian Meeting House.
     The following undated patents were laid out to Richard:
     14-3/4 acres "north of Jeremiah Bedel...on the same side of the road" in the patent right of Christopher Yeomans.
     29 acres near "his house...southward of Hempstead town" in the right of Mr. Tappen.
     Richard Bedell must have died between 13 May 1761 and 25 April 1762, the dates of his will and probate.  In this testament he stated that he was of Hempstead, mentioned wife, Phebe, son Isaac, Isaac's daughter Elizabeth Green, son Silvanus, daughter Mary Carman and her children Samuel, Stephen, Mary, Anne and Richard Carman, his granddaughter Mary Pearsall, then wife of Nathaniel
Ross, and testator's son-in-law, Carman Rushmore.  The will was witnessed by a Mary Bedell and others.
     The order of the children's births has been adopted on the basis of their marriage dates, known or assumed.
 

Children of RICHARD BEDELL and PHEBE (UNKNOWN) are:
22. i. ISAAC4 BEDELL.
23. ii. MARTHA BEDELL, b. Hempstead, Long Island, New York; d. Abt. 1766.
24. iii. MARY BEDELL.
 iv. (DAUGHTER) BEDELL34, m. CARMAN RUSHMORE34.
25. v. SYLVANUS BEDELL, b. Abt. 1728.

11.  THOMAS3 BEDELL (DANIEL2, ROBERT1)35 was born Bef. 1698 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York, and died Bet. August 13, 1750 - June 4, 1751 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York.  He married (UNKNOWN)36 Abt. 1720.  She died Bef. 1750 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York.

Notes for THOMAS BEDELL:
Thomas Bedell was born before 1698 and probably as early as 1695 as he registered his cattle mark on the town books of Hempstead 18 September 1716 as "a half penny on ye fore side of ye right ear and a half penny on ye under side of ye left ear and a slit in the end of same".
     Thomas married probably about 1720.  His wife's name is unknown to the compiler.  She probably died before 13 August 1750, date of his will, to be noted.
     Thomas was a farmer as he described himself as "yeaman".  He does not seem to have held any local office.
     In a deed of Charles Mott, the former referred to a lot bounded, easterly, by "Thos Bedells land at Couneck".  At a town meeting 14 October 1723, held in Hempstead, Thomas and James Bedell and others protested against the method of division of the formerly unallotted lands of the town.  In an indenture dated 11 November 1724 Johathan Smith of Mereck conveyed to Charles Mott of Hempstead a plot at "Cowneck head" bounded, southerly and westerly, by land of Thomas Bedell, and another parcel bounded on the south by land of the same Thomas in that area. Cornelius Polhemus of Hempstead sold 27 March 1730 to Joseph Mott of the same town 2 parcels of land, consisting of 80 acres or more, near Thomas Bedell's land on "Cow Neck".  On 10 September 1741 Adam Mott conveyed to Richard Mott, both of Hempstead a parcel near "ye head of cow neck" bounded, northerly, by "Cow neck fence," easterly , by the highway which separated the plot of the swamp, on which Thomas Pearsall's mill stood, and southerly, by land of Thomas Bedell.
     On 26 April 1742 Thomas Bedle of Hempstead, who signed by making his mark, because of the "affection and good will" he bore them, deeded to his sons, William and Joseph Bedle, about 132 acres in the "North Woods" of Hempstead and the same day Thomas, "yeaman," sold for the sum of 450 pounds a lot at "Near Rockaway" to these same sons, herein described as "yeamen".
     Sara Mott, Edmond Mott, and Thomas Pearsall, all of Queens County, as exrs. of the last will of Richard Mott, sold to John Pine of Hempstead, land at the head of "Cow Neck," which the deceased had bought of Adam Mott said land being north of Thomas Bedell's land, deed bearing date of 30 March 1744.  According to an undated patent, Thomas Bedell had 50 acres laid out lying south of "road which crossed the Necks at ye head of Cowneck," in Mr. Tappen's right.  Thomas also had a patent of 10 acres at the "head of Cosneck...in his possession" laid out (undated) in the rights of John Seaman and Robert Dean.  Solomon Seaman had a right laid out of 2 acres near the "head of cowneck" south of a 50 acres lot of Thomas Bedel, "being part of land said Solomon sold to said Bedel". Joshua Carman had a lot of 10 acres "near ye head of Cowneck...lying at ye south end of Thomas Bedel 50 acres" in the proprietary right of Mr. Carman.
     On 13 August 1750, Thomas Bedell, of Hempstead, "being sick," made his last will, which was prob 4 June 1751.  He directed that all his lands and moveables be sold and that the proceeds be divided equally among his seven children, Thomas, William, Joseph, Daniel, Timothy, Catherine and Mary, surnames not given, with a note that sons, Thomas and William were to have 6 shillings apiece out of the estate before the division took place.
     The names of the children and the order of birth are taken from the will.
 

Children of THOMAS BEDELL and (UNKNOWN) are:
26. i. THOMAS4 BEDELL, d. Bet. November 26, 1781 - January 9, 1782, Hempstead, Long Island, New York.
 ii. DANIEL BEDELL37, d. Aft. June 19, 1775; m. MARGARET GILDERSLEEVE38, August 12, 1757, Hempstead, Long Island, New York.

Notes for DANIEL BEDELL:
The earliest notice which definitely refers to this Daniel Bedell occurs in his father's will, noted above, dated 13 August 1750.
     He was probably the same Daniel Bedell who married Margaret Gildersleeve 12 August 1757 at St. George's Church, Hempstead.
     He was living as late as 19 June 1775, as his brother, William, mentioned him as a resident of Queens County in his will of that date.
     No further record.
 

 iii. TIMOTHY BEDELL39.

Notes for TIMOTHY BEDELL:
Mentioned in his father's will, 13 August 1750.  This is, unfortunately, the only record the compiler has which definitely refers to this Timothy but seen notes for Timothy, son of Jeremiah and (Unknown).
 

 iv. CATHERINE BEDELL39.

Notes for CATHERINE BEDELL:
No further record.
 

 v. MARY BEDELL39.

Notes for MARY BEDELL:
No further record.
 

27. vi. WILLIAM BEDELL, b. Abt. 1720, Hempstead, Long Island, New York; d. Bet. June 19 - October 5, 1775, Charlotte, Dutchess County, New York.
 vii. JOSEPH BEDELL40, b. Abt. 1723, Hempstead, Long Island, New York; m. SARAH LANGDON40, Hempstead, Long Island, New York.

Notes for JOSEPH BEDELL:
Joseph Bedell was born about 1723.  He married Sarah Langdon at St. George's Church, Hempstead.  She was very probably the daughter of Samuel and Mary Langdon of Hempstead, as Samuel Langdon's will, dated 13 July 1752 mentioned his daughter, Sarah Bedell.  Nothing further is known concerning her.
     Joseph Bedell was a saddler by trade and probably also a farmer.
     As mentioned above he was probably the same who consented with others to Benjamin Lewis's petition 9 May 1751.
     Joseph registered his ear mark on the town books of Hempstead on 19 March 1754 as "a slit in the near ear and a half penny under the same and a half penny the fore side the oft ear", a mark which was probably identical to that recorded some years earlier by his father.

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12.  SAMUEL3 BEDELL (JOHN2, ROBERT1)41 was born Abt. 1686 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York.  He married (UNKNOWN).

Notes for SAMUEL BEDELL:
Samuel Bedell was born probably as early as 1686, for his earmark was entered on the town books of Hempstead 27 September 1707 as "a swallowfork one the right ear and a half penny one the same side the fore side and a half penny one the under side the left ear".
     As mentioned under John, Samuel's name occurs in his father's will, 26 February 1715/6.
     He had the following undated patents laid out to him:
     20 acres "lying in ye place where he now liveth in ye South woods" in the right of John Bedel.
     12 acres in the "South Woods...east of his other lands" and bounded southerly, by land of Daniel Bedell, and easterly, by land of Samuel Southward's, in the patent right of John Bedell.
     5-1/2 acres in the "South Woods" lying east of "Stickling's Neck Path" and bounded, northerly, by William Mott's, easterly, by the Willises" and James Bedell, and southerly by Benjamin Valentine's, in the right of Samuel Titus.
     The following were laid out to various inhabitants of Hempstead:
     To John Tredwell -- 12 acres at south end of "Sam Bedels farm".
     To Able Smith -- 10 acres and some 150 sq. rds. "east of Samuel Bedels in South Woods".
     To Joshua Carman -- 4 acres 112 sq. rds. "south of Samuel Bedels in South Woods" and 2 acres or more "below Samuel Bedles land in South Woods".
     To Thomas Carman -- 8 acres "south of Samuel Bedels farm in the South Woods".
     To Thomas and Joshua Carman -- 23 acres "south of Samuel Bedels".
     It seems reasonable to presume from these notes that Samuel had a farm in the "South Woods".
     The foregoing are the only notices the compiler possesses relating to Samuel.  It is his belief, however, that he was father of at least two sons.  Samuel and William.  His reasons for this assumption are as follows:
     Samuel Bedell (Samuel's son), had a son Joseph who on 27 May 1766 or 1767, on the town books of Hempstead, registered as his earmark "a swallowfork in the off ear and a half penny the fore side the same, and a nick under the half penny and a half penny under the near ear".
     William Beadle registered as his earmark 26 November 1748 on the town books of Oyster Bay, Long Island, "a half penny under the near ear and a swallowfork the off ear and a half penny the fore side of the off ear".
     Now, there are a few cases in this family, and doubtless in other families in this region and elsewhere where the live stock were earmarked, in which the sons' marks bore no resemblance to that of their parents.  However, in a far greater number of instances, each son's sign of ownership was similar to that of his father, the point of unlikeness being a distinguishing mark added to the parent's for the child, and, of course, marks to distinguish brother from brother where that was necessary.  This system was followed for obvious reasons.  Furthermore, but one example is known to the writer where a Bedell registered as his mark one consisting of the mark of a member of the family other than a progenitor, plus an addition.  Even this example is doubtful as the man with the simpler mark had died before the date of the later recording, and the language used in the description of the marks is not too clear.
     A comparison of the cattle marks of Samuel and Joseph, known son of Samuel will, the compiler believes, warrant a presumption of relationship between the elder and younger Samuels, on the basis of the preceding paragraph.  Similarly, a check of the cattle marks of William and of Samuel shows that they are practically identical, which furnishes even better proof of relationship.
 

Children of SAMUEL BEDELL and (UNKNOWN) are:
28. i. WILLIAM4 BEDELL.
29. ii. SAMUEL BEDELL, b. Abt. 1707, Hempstead, Long Island, New York.
 

Generation No. 4

13.  JAMES4 BEDELL (JAMES3, ROBERT2, ROBERT1)42 died Bet. September 22, 1753 - January 21, 1754 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York.  He married MARY BALDWIN42 February 9, 1730/31 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York.  She died Aft. September 22, 1753 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York.

Notes for JAMES BEDELL:
James Bedell m. Mary Baldwin 9 Feb. 1731 at St. George's Ch., Hempstead.  She was liv. 22 Sept. 1753, date of James' will.
     James Bedell, "Juner," registered his stock mark on the town books of Hempstead 6 Mar. 1731 as "a half penny under each ear and a hole in the off ear" and on 5 May 1740 "James Bedell" recorded a second mark on the same books which was "a slit in ye oaf ear and hapny under each ear and a hapny ye foreside of ye near ear".
     In 1738 "Jeams" Bedle was a private in Capt. Jacob Hickes' Queens County Company of Militia.
     James must have died between 22 Sept. 1753 and 21 Jan. 17tr, for his last will was dated and prob. at those times.  In this doc. he mentioned w., Mary, 2 married daus., Elizabeth and Mary (surnames not given), 3 unmarried daus. (names not given), and sons Elisha, Isaac and James, who was the eldest son, and who was appointed exr.  The doc. was witnessed by Sylvanus and Sarah Bedell (prob. w. of Sylvanus).
     The names of the chil. are taken from this will and that of son James.  Order, as usual, unknown.
 
 

Children of JAMES BEDELL and MARY BALDWIN are:
 i. JAMES5 BEDELL42, d. Bet. December 29, 1753 - January 21, 1754, Hempstead, Long Island, New York.

Notes for JAMES BEDELL:
Will, dated 29 Dec 1753 and prob. 21 Jan 1754, mentioned bros.., Isaac and Elisha, sisters, Mary, Sarah, Jemima, and Hannah, sis. Elizabeth's chil. (names not given); friend William Bedle was appointed exr. and Abraham Bedle witnessed the doc.
 

 ii. ELIZABETH BEDELL42.
 iii. MARY BEDELL42.
 iv. ELISHA BEDELL42.
 v. ISAAC BEDELL42.

Notes for ISAAC BEDELL:
Possibly the Isaac Beedle listed in the census of 1790 (p. 156), a resident of South Hempstead, N. Y., and whose family consisted of 2 males over 16 yrs. and 4 females; and whose family in 1800 consisted of 1 male and 2 females, all over 45 yrs. of age.
 

 vi. SARAH BEDELL43.
 vii. JEMIMA BEDELL43, m. SAMUEL BROWN43, November 21, 1758, Hempstead, Long Island, New York.

Notes for JEMIMA BEDELL:
Prob. the Jemima who m. Samuel Brown at St. George's Ch., Hempstead 21 Nov. 1758.
 

 viii. HANNAH BEDELL43.

14.  DANIEL4 BEDELL (JAMES3, ROBERT2, ROBERT1)44 died Bet. May 12, 1766 - June 2, 1774 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York.  He married MARY TOTTEN45 April 9, 1728 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York.

Notes for DANIEL BEDELL:
Daniel m. Mary Totten 9 Apr. 1728 at St. George's Ch., Hempstead.
     Daniel was a witness of the last will of Gershom Smith of Hempstead dated 8 Sept. 1735.  His name also appears on the roll of Capt. Jacob Hickes' Militia company in 1738.
     On 6 Feb. 1755 the commissioners for laying out highways in Hempstead complained of a poor road on the "south side of Hempstead" said road running "between Capt. Benjamin Smith's and Daniel Beadle's".
     In a deed dated 17 Apr. 1759 Capt. Benjamin Smith of Hempstead conveyed to his son, Samuel Smith, among other pieces, a parcel north of the grantor's dwelling, said parcel being bounded, northerly by land of Samuel Rainor's, easterly, by "the highway" (prob. the same one leading to Washburne's Neck), southerly by a hedge fence, and westerly by land of Daniel Beadle.
     On 13 Mar. 1764 William Rainor of Hempstead conveyed to his bro., John, one fourth of the plot of some 40 acres where their father, John Rainor, had lived.  This plot was bounded, northerly, by land of Josias Smith, westerly by Daniel Beadle's land, southerly by Samuel Smith, Rock, and easterly, by a highway from the palins "to Washbands neck".
     On 12 May 1766, Willett Rainor of Hempstead sold to his bro., John Rainor, a half part of the lot described in the preceding paragraph, which at this time was bounded, southerly by land of Benjamin Stimest, otherwise, as before.
     Sometime between the date last noted and 2 June 1774 Daniel Bedell must have died for on the latter date Thomas Tredwell of Hempstead conveyed to his son, Benjamin Tredwell, one half of a lot of some 200 acres, where the said Thomas Tredwell was then living, on the "south side of the town of Hempstead," the 200 acres being bounded as follows: beginning at a point on the west side of the highway from "House Jacob Beadles down by Joseph Southards into Coes neck untill it comes to the land that died belong to Daniel Beadle dec'd" and running westerly "by Beadles (Daniel or Jacob?) fence and land, thence southerly by Beadle's land, thence westerly by the same as far as Hicks Neck Creek (the present Millburne Creek) which formed the western boundary.  The lot was bounded on the north by land of Daniel Pine and a highway from Pine's land to the house of the late Capt. Benjamin Smith and easterly by the first noted highway.  (The land belonging to the Bedells mentioned above had been in their possession as early as 26 Jan. 1719/20.)  Benjamin Tredwell also received one half of 50 acres of woodland near the house of Jacob Beadle "on the east side of the road from said Jacob Beadle" to the town of Hempstead, these 50 acres being bounded easterly by land of Benjamin Stimass, northerly by land of Uriah Beadle, westerly by land of said Uriah Beadle and land that "doth or did lately belong to Abijah Beadle," and southerly by land of Jacob Beadle and land that "doth or did" belong to "said Beadle" (prob. Jacob).  And lastly, the above mentioned Benjamin Tredwell also received one half of some 4 acres of woodland "near Joseph Southards" said 4 acres being bounded westerly by the highway from Jacob Beadle's to Joseph Southard's, southerly by land of Joseph Southard, easterly, by land of John Smith, Rock, and northerly, by the highway running from the said Thoams Tredwell's land to the house of the late Capt. Benjamin Smith.
     Now on 27 May 1766 or 1767, "Jacob Bedell, of Daniel," Uriah and Abijah Bedell recorded their stock marks on the town books of Hempstead. (Abijah recorded two marks but only one need be taken up here.)  The marks of all three men were very similar to one another, as they were all variations of "a half penny under each ear," which leads the writer to the presumption that a close relationship existed among these men. Further, a comparison of the deeds bearing dates from 17 April 1759 to 2 June 1774, described above, seems to indicate that on the last date, Jacob, Abijah, and Uriah Bedell, were occupying lands which were formerly Daniel's.  As the early colonists were not very clear in their conveyances and as the highways so designated and adjacent property holders have long since gone, it is, unfortunately, impossible for the writer, at least, to state this last fact with certainty.
     However, "Jacob...of Daniel" was surely a son of Daniel and for the reasons given, the compiler thinks that Abijah and Uriah were also sons of this member quite possibly.
 

Children of DANIEL BEDELL and MARY TOTTEN are:
 i. ABIJAH5 BEDELL46.
 ii. URIAH BEDELL46,47, b. Abt. 1733, Hempstead, Long Island, New York; d. November 6, 1815, Hempstead, Long Island, New York.

More About URIAH BEDELL:
Occupation: Deacon

 iii. JACOB BEDELL48.

15.  JOSEPH4 BEDELL (JOSEPH3, DANIEL2, ROBERT1)49,50 died Bef. May 23, 1768 in Staten Island, Richmond County, New York.  He married HANNAH DISOWAY50.  She died Aft. May 23, 1768 in Staten Island, Richmond County, New York.

Notes for JOSEPH BEDELL:
The collector of excise of this name who was appointed for the last time 3 February 1768 was undoubtedly the same whose will, dated 13 October 1760, was probated 23 May 1768.  In this document he calls himself "Joseph Bedell" of Richmond County, and mentions the following relationships:
     Wife, Hannah, daughter Ann, wife of Israel Disosway, daughter Miriam wife of Mathew Decker, Jr., grandchildren Rachel and Anne Tellier, both under 18 years, and sons, Silas, Joseph and John Bedell.
 

Children of JOSEPH BEDELL and HANNAH DISOWAY are:
30. i. HANNAH5 BEDELL, b. Abt. 1715, Hempstead, Long Island, New York; d. Bef. October 13, 1760, Staten Island, Richmond County, New York.
31. ii. JOHN BEDELL, b. Abt. 1717, Hempstead, Long Island, New York; d. January 7, 1781, Staten Island, Richmond County, New York.
32. iii. SILAS BEDELL, b. Abt. 1719, Hempstead, Long Island, New York; d. Staten Island, Richmond County, New York.
 iv. ANN BEDELL51, b. Abt. 1723; m. ISRAEL DISOSWAY51.
33. v. JOSEPH BEDELL, b. Abt. 1730, Hempstead, Long Island, New York; d. Bef. November 19, 1793, Staten Island, Richmond County, New York.
 vi. MIRIAM BEDELL51, b. 1738; m. MATTHEW DECKER51.

16.  TIMOTHY4 BEDELL (JEREMIAH3, DANIEL2, ROBERT1)52 was born Abt. 1720 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York, and died Aft. May 14, 1746 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York.  He married HANNAH SMITH53 Bet. September 22, 1738 - May 14, 1746 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York.  She died Aft. May 14, 1746 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York.

Notes for TIMOTHY BEDELL:
The birth of Timothy Bedell probably took place about 1720.  He was living 20 September 1773 and was father of Benajah and Timothy Bedell (father's will), which is the only statement the writer can make with certainty regarding Timothy, because he had a cousin of the same name, who was living 13 August 1750, date of the will of Thomas, father of Timothy (cousin), and whose subsequent career is unknown.  However, the name of Timothy Bedell never appears on the records with a distinguishing suffix at any time, and as we are certain that Timothy (this Timothy) was living in 1773, as contrasted with the date of the last appearance of Timothy (cousin), 1750, the following notices most likely concern Timothy (this Timothy):
     On 22 April 1745 timothy Bedle and others petitioned the commissioners for laying out highways in Hempstead to run a road near "East Meadow".  As Jeremiah Bedell, Sr., also signed this petition, this probably refers to Timothy (this Timothy).
     In his will, dated 14 May 1746, Jonathan Smith of Hempstead left a cow and a calf to his daughter, Hannah, wife of Timothy Bedell, and the latter was appointed exr.
     Timothy Bedell married Hannah Smith sometime between 22 September 1738 and the date of Jonathan Smith's will.
     Hannah (Smith Bedell was daughter of Jonathan Smith, Jr., ("Rock") and his wife Elizabeth (Ellison?), granddaughter of Jonathan Smith ("Rock") and his wife Grace (Mott) Smith, and great-granddaughter of John Smith ("Rock") and his wife Hanah, and Adam Mott and his wife Jane (Hewlett) Mott.
     On 20 July 1751 Elias Cornelius of North Hempstead in his last will refers to his "uncles," John Smith and Timothy Bedell, and named the latter as exr.  This was undoubtedly the same Timothy Bedell who had married Hannah Smith.
     Timothy Beadle and others asked that a highway be run to "Little Merock" from Hempstead in a petition dated 17 Oct. 1751, addressed to the commissioners of highways.
     Timothy was appointed an overseer of highways of the town of Hempstead on the first Tuesday in April 1754, a position he continued to hold until 1759, when he was elected a fence-viewer, and reelected as such every year until 1765.
     Timothy Bedell and others petitioned the commissioners of highways of Hempstead 1 July 1761 to stop a road from "Merrock" to Benjamin Rainer's.
     At a town meeting held 31 Aug. 1761 Timothy Bedle and others were appointed to sue for fines for cutting grass on the town's lands and to see that no fences were erected on the common meadows.
     In a deed dated 14 May 1764 from John Hall of Hempstead to John Hall, Jr., a lot is mentioned, located in the town, bounded northerly, by land of Samuel Carman, and easterly by a highway from Timothy Beadle's to Benjamin Hewlett's.
     Timothy Bedell was among those who voted for "No deputies" to the Provincial Congress 7 Nov. 1775, at the poll held at Jamaica, Long Island.
     Timothy must have removed from Hempstead and vicinity or died before 1790, as his name does to appear in the census of that date.
     As mentioned earlier, under Jeremiah, the latter referred to his grandchildren, Benajah and Timothy Bedell, in his will.  As the testator had but two sons evidently, Jeremiah, Jr., and Timothy, and as the former did not mention Benajah or timothy in his testament, they were doubtless Timothy's.
 

Notes for HANNAH SMITH:
Hannah (Smith Bedell was daughter of Jonathan Smith, Jr., ("Rock") and his wife Elizabeth (Ellison?), granddaughter of Jonathan Smith ("Rock") and his wife Grace (Mott) Smith, and great-granddaughter of John Smith ("Rock") and his wife Hanah, and Adam Mott and his wife Jane (Hewlett) Mott.
 

Children of TIMOTHY BEDELL and HANNAH SMITH are:
 i. BENAJAH5 BEDELL54, d. Aft. May 22, 1822, Hempstead, Long Island, New York; m. PHEBE ROBBINS54, Aft. December 21, 1772, Hempstead, Long Island, New York; d. Aft. May 22, 1822, Hempstead, Long Island, New York.

Notes for BENAJAH BEDELL:
Benajah Bedell m. Phebe Robbins aft. 21 Dec. 1772.  She was liv. 22 May 1822, date of his will.
     Some time during the yr. 1774 Benajah recorded his stock mark on the town books of Hempstead as "a half penny the fore side each ear and a slitt in the off ear".
 

 ii. TIMOTHY BEDELL55.
 iii. HANNAH BEDELL56.

Notes for HANNAH BEDELL:
In his will dated 21 July 1772, Jorge Stimets of Hempstead left 52 pounds to Hannah Bedle, daughter of Timothy Bedle.  No further record.
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17.  JEREMIAH4 BEDELL (JEREMIAH3, DANIEL2, ROBERT1)57 was born Abt. 1721 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York, and died January 21, 1788 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York.  He married MARY BALDEN58 April 26, 1745 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York.  She died August 1, 1791 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York.

Notes for JEREMIAH BEDELL:
If, as the writer presumes, Jeremiah was the private of that name in Capt. Hickes' Company in 1738, his birth must have occurred as early as 1720.  However, he must have reached man's estate by 22 April 1745, as then, for probably the first time,his father added "Sr." to his name.
     Jeremiah married 26 April 1745 at St. George's Church, Hempstead, Mary Balden (Baldwin) who was living 2 June 1787, date of his will, to be noted.
     Jeremiah Bedell was a farmer, for at least once he was described as "yeoman."  He acted as "pender" or pounder of the town of Hempstead from 5 April 1748 until April 1776.
     Jeremiah Bedell, Jur., entered his earmark on the town books of Hempstead 21 March 1746/7 as "a slit in ye off ear and a half penny ye fore side of each ear and a nick under ye off ear".
     On 6 September 1759 on the same books, a record was made of a highway which had been laid out alongside the lot of Jeremiah Bedle, Jr.
     An indenture, dated 23 December 1759, states that Peter Vergereau of New York City sold to Jeremiah, yeoman, of Queens County, for the sum of 45 pounds, a lot of 6 acres in Hempstead, which had been occupied by Vergereau's grandfather, father, and himself, in turn.
     On 10 June 1761, certain inhabitants of Hempstead, having previously petitioned the authorities to run a new highway on the west side of Jeremiah Bedell, "Juner's lot" in Hempstead, across the plains to Richard Williams' land, a record was made on the books of the town that the said highway had been made as requested.
     At a town meeting held early in April 1763, several persons asked that land on the east side of St. George's Churchyard and south of Jeremiah Bedell, "Junior's lot," be appropriated for new "publick" burying ground, the old one having become filled.
     Jeremiah Bedle, Jun., protested against a decision of the townspeople of Hempstead, the first Tues. in Apr. 1767, to "stop" a lane on the east side of the burying ground.
     A record by the commissioners for laying out highways, dated 10 Oct. 1767, mentions land of Jeremiah Bedel, Junior's, on the old road from Hempstead to the Westbury Meeting House, where the said road crossed the "Brook".
     At a town meeting 27 Dec. 1774 it was noted that Jeremiah, Jr. and others were to take care of "our old church or town house".
     Shortly before 1 May 1775 Jeremiah Bedell, Jr., must have suffered severe financial reverses for under that date on the town books the following record was made:
     "I, Thomas Willett, High Sheriff of Queens County...was commanded, that of the goods and chattels of Jeremiah Beadle Juner...of Hempstead, I should cause to be made 320 pounds and 10 shillings which Benjamin Treadwell had recovered...sold to John Simonson of Hempstead...dwelling house in town spot near the Presbyterian Meeting House".
     The record of Jeremiah Bedell during the troublesome years of the Revolution is a creditable one.  Unfortunately, however, he unwisely chose to side with the loyalists.  Unlike many of the inhabitants of Queens County, Long Island, who changed sides with the greatest of rapidity, Jeremiah served but one party and probably took up arms against a stronger force at least once.
     Furthermore, Jeremiah Bedell cannot be considered one of those "Tories" who acted with that side because they wished either to keep their sinecures or to prevent the rise of the "rabble" and the consequent dispossession of the wealthy from their estates.  Jeremiah held but a minor political position and surely must have been rather insecure financially at the time.  As a member of the "yeoman" class in a "Tory" county, he had far more to gain by enlisting on the side of the patriots.  Therefore, the compiler thinks it but just that Jeremiah be considered one who was a loyalist as a result of honest and praiseworthy convictions.
     On 7 Nov. 1775 Jeremiah Bedel voted to send no deputies to the Provincial Congress, and on 19 Jan. 1776 his name is not found among those apologists who regretted their former stand.
     He was captured at the same time as his kinsman, Joseph in Hempstead Swamp and is  described as "A disaffected person" on Lt. Col. Crary's list of prisoners, dated 29 June 1776.  He was probably one of those who gave surety to the authorities as no later mention of his case appears.
     At a town meeting held 22 Dec. 1783 in Hempstead (the first under a new form of government) a Jeremiah Bedell was elected pender.  This may refer to a son Jeremiah, as the election of a former "Tory" would hardly be very pleasing to the new authorities so soon after the cessation of hostilities.
     The last will and testament of Jeremiah Bedell of South Hempstead was dated 2 June 1787 and probated 16 Mar. 1789, showing that his death must have occurred between these two dates.  In this document he mentioned wife Mary, sons Richard, Jacob, and Jeremiah, dau. Mary, and grandsons, Adam and Jeremiah Bedell.  The will was witnessed by Silvanus and a Phebe Bedell.
     The names of the children are taken from the will and in one case, from a baptismal record; order unknown.
 

Children of JEREMIAH BEDELL and MARY BALDEN are:
 i. MARY5 BEDELL59,60,61, m. (UNKNOWN) DORLAND62,63.
34. ii. JACOB BEDELL.
 iii. GILBERT BEDELL64,65.
 iv. JEMIMA BEDELL66,67, m. (UNKNOWN) MILES68,69.
 v. SARAH BEDELL70,71, m. (UNKNOWN) PETTIT72,73.
35. vi. JOSEPH BEDELL.
36. vii. SYLVESTER BEDELL, b. September 21, 1745, Hempstead, Long Island, New York; d. January 21, 1811, Greene County, New York.
37. viii. JEREMIAH BEDELL, b. 1751, Hempstead, Long Island, New York.
 ix. CATHERINE BEDELL74,75, b. November 23, 1753, Hempstead, Long Island, New York; d. March 11, 1824; m. THOMAS CLOWES76,77, Abt. 1776.
 x. ADAM BEDELL78,79, b. Abt. 1759, Hempstead, Long Island, New York.

Notes for ADAM BEDELL:
Baptized 5 May 1759 as son of Jeremiah and Mary Bedle at St. George's Church, Hempstead.  Probably died young.
 

More About ADAM BEDELL:
Baptism: May 5, 1759, St. George's Church, Hempstead, Long Island, New York

38. xi. RICHARD BEDELL, b. April 10, 1762, Hempstead, Long Island, New York; d. December 20, 1831.

18.  JACOB4 BEDELL (DAVID3, DANIEL2, ROBERT1)80 died Bet. April 19, 1757 - March 22, 1758 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York.  He married HANNAH WIGGINS81 December 25, 1745 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York.

Notes for JACOB BEDELL:
Jacob m. Hannah Wiggins 25 Dec. 1745 at St. George's Ch., Hempstead.  Three notices of this Jacob were reported under David.
     On 7 Jan. 1755 Jacob registered his ear mark on the town books of Hempstead as "a hole in the off ear and a half penny the fore side of the same and a half penny each side the near ear".
     Jacob must have died sometime between 19 Apr. 1757, the date of his last appearance and 22 Mar. 1758, when letters of administration were granted to his wife, Hannah, as he had died intestate.
     The names of the two children are taken from the will of Jacob Bedell's father, David.
 

Children of JACOB BEDELL and HANNAH WIGGINS are:
 i. ELIZABETH5 BEDELL82.
 ii. JACOB BEDELL82,83, b. November 9, 1755; d. October 31, 1834.

Notes for JACOB BEDELL:
In Grave 86 of Hempstead Burying Ground are the remains of a Jacob Bedell who d. 31 Oct 1834, aet. 78 yrs. 11 mos, and 22 days, and therefore, if g.s. is correct was born abt 9 Nov. 1755.  This Jacob was prob. one of the two Jacob Bedells of Queens County who voted for "No deputies" to the Provincial Congress on 7 Nov 1775, and later on 19 Jan 1776 apologized.
     Now, one of these Jacobs was prob., son of Daniel, for we are sure that this Jacob was alive and old enough at the time, that his two bros. were loyalist sympathizers, and once the name Jacob appears immediately bef. that of Abijah Bedell, bro. of Jacob (son of Daniel), and these two names are widely separated from the names of the other members of the family; this seems more than a mere coincidence.
     But who is the Jacob Bedell of Grave 86 and prob. the other signer of the two doc?  Jacob, son of Jeremiah was alive in 1787 and prob. had been born sometime bef. 1760.  Jacob (this Jacob) was born at least as early as 1758 and most likely some yrs. bef., but we cannot be sure that he was living in 1775.
     However, as we have no record to show that Jacob, son of Jeremiah, was old enough in 1775, while (this) Jacob prob. was, and as none of Jacob's (son of Jeremiah) bros. signed the docs. which may show that they were all living at their father's house at the time, the writer is inclined to think that the signer of the docs. was (this) Jacob.
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19.  ANNE4 BEDELL (DAVID3, DANIEL2, ROBERT1)84,85 was born May 8, 1733 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York, and died May 24, 1796 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York.  She married JAMES PINE86,87 November 23, 1753 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York.  He was born December 26, 1732, and died January 5, 1797 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York.

Notes for ANNE BEDELL:
Married 23 November 1753 at St. George's Church, Hempstead, to James Pine, son of William Pine of Hempstead.  James and Anne (Bedell) Pine were the parents of Richard, William, David, Elias, Mary, Elizabeth, and Sarah Pine.
 

Children of ANNE BEDELL and JAMES PINE are:
 i. RICHARD5 PINE88.
 ii. WILLIAM PINE88.
 iii. DAVID PINE88.
 iv. ELIAS PINE88.
 v. MARY PINE88.
 vi. ELIZABETH PINE88.
 vii. SARAH PINE88.

20.  DAVID4 BEDELL (DAVID3, DANIEL2, ROBERT1)89,90 was born Abt. 1721 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York, and died January 12, 1803 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York.  He married ELIZABETH H. WIGGINS91,92 March 18, 1755 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York.  She was born Abt. 1728, and died June 12, 1806 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York.

Notes for DAVID BEDELL:
David Bedell was born about 1721.  On 18 March 1755 he married Elizabeth Wiggins at St. George's Church, Hempstead.  She died 12 Jun 1806, at age 78 and was buried in Hempstead Burying Ground.
     As his father's fulling mill was left to David, perhaps he also pursued that occupation.
     David Bedell was an overseer of highways for the town of Hempstead for the years 1763 to 1765 and acted as constable and collector from 1772 until the first election aft. New York became a free state late in 1783.
     By indenture 27 Apr. 1768, Thomas, Benjamin and Richard Wiggins of Hempstead conveyed to Samuel Hewlett a lot "of salt meadow" in "Hungry Harbor Neck," bounded, southerly, by the meadow of David Bedell.
     By an act of the legislature of New York 30 Dec. 1769, David Beadle and others were empowered to prevent the burning of grass on the plains of Hempstead.
     On 6 July 1771 the commissioners of highways, having taken "a vue of the highway from Isaac Denton's to the plains over the deep river," entered a memorandum on the town books of Hempstead, stating that they thought "it should be stoped as far as to the north side of Israel and James Carmons land adjoining David Beadl's wood land".
     On 8 May 1775 David Bedle of Hempstead sold to William Cornell of the same town, for the sum of 60 pounds "a meadow lot in Hungry Harbor Neck"; and on the 25th of the same month for the sum of 37 pounds sold to Samuel Hewlett, also of Hempstead, another meadow in the same neck.
     At the poll held in Jamaica, N.Y., 7 Nov. 1775 David Bedel voted to send no deputies to the Provincial Congress.  Congress, somewhat taken back by the fact that 787 others in Queens County expressed themselves in the same fashion and justly suspecting many more -- who had not troubled themselves to sign the papers -- of a fondness for George III, decided to take measures.  These measures to prevent the Queens County "Tories" from becoming a thorn in the side of American independence took the form of several hundred miltiamen who were instructed to round up the "disaffected" and to disarm them, which was done, and then to suggest a new course of reasoning.
     On the 19 Jan. 1776, David Bedell was among those souls who apologized for having caused the patriots uneasiness and promised that to do anything to hinder the later from realizing their ideal.   They also swore that all their side arms had been given up, etc.
     When the American forces evacuated Long Island and she was again under the rule of England, David Bedell and 1,292 others petitioned Viscount Howe to be restored to the King's favor, on 21 Oct. 1776.
     Lest descendants of this David worry themselves unduly over his not very heroic conduct, may the writer state that most of his fellow townsmen followed the same course?
     David Bedell was a witness of the last will of Elias Durlon of Hempstead, dated 6 Apr. 1778.
     On 20 Feb. 1779 Benjamin Dorlon of Hempstead sold to Richard Smith, some land in the "town spot," where Benjamin Dorlon had been living, said land being bounded, westerly, by John Dorlon's land, southerly, by the Jamaica-Hempstead road, and easterly, by land of David Beadell.
     In 1790 David Beedle's household consisted of two white males over 16 yrs of age and 2 white females.
     In the census for 1800, he and his wife are listed as inhabitants of Hempstead.
     David Bedell d. 12 Jan 1803, aet. 81, predeceasing his wife and was buried in Hempstead Burying Ground.
     David's last will was dated 14 Dec. 1801 and pro. 1 Feb 1803.  He mentioned w. Elizabeth, daus, Hannah and Margaret (surnames not given), and three sons, Jakamiah, Abraham, and David.
     The names of the children are taken from the will, order unknown.
 

More About DAVID BEDELL:
Burial: January 1803, Hempstead Burying Ground, Hempstead

More About ELIZABETH H. WIGGINS:
Burial: June 1806, Hempstead Burying Ground, Hempstead

Children of DAVID BEDELL and ELIZABETH WIGGINS are:
 i. HANNAH5 BEDELL93.
 ii. MARGARET BEDELL93.
 iii. JACAMIAH BEDELL93.
 iv. ABRAHAM BEDELL93.

Notes for ABRAHAM BEDELL:
Possibly the same Abraham Beedle mention p. 156, N.Y. Census of 1790, and also Census of 1800; a resident of Hempstead and head of a large family.  No further record.
 

 v. DAVID BEDELL93.

Notes for DAVID BEDELL:
David Bedell was possibly the other male "over 16" in his father's household in 1790.  His name does not appear in the Hempstead census for 1800 but we know he was alive 29 June 1829, at which time his brother Jacamiah mentioned him in his will of that date.
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21.  ELIAS4 BEDELL (DAVID3, DANIEL2, ROBERT1)94 was born Aft. May 3, 1738 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York, and died Bet. July 28 - September 6, 1768 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York.  He married PHEBE PARSELL94 Aft. October 16, 1761 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York.

Notes for ELIAS BEDELL:
Elias must have been born aft. 3 May 1738 (Father's will).
     On 5 May 1761, he entered his stock mark on the town books of Hempstead as "a hole in the off ear and a half penny the fore side of each ear".
     Sometime after 16 Oct. 1761 he m. Phebe Parsell (Pearsall).
     Elias's last will was dated 28 July 1768 and pro. 6 Sept. the same year, which, of course, places his death between these two dates.  In this doc. he mentioned wife, living, dau. Ann, and stated that his two sons were to be put to trades, and the estate was not to be disposed of until the youngest child was 12 years of age.  The names of his wife and two sons are not given in the will but have fortunately been secured from other sources, to be given.
 

Children of ELIAS BEDELL and PHEBE PARSELL are:
39. i. ANN5 BEDELL, d. Bef. May 1, 1851.
 ii. DANIEL BEDELL94.
 iii. JAMES BEDELL94, d. Bet. May 1 - July 9, 1851, Hempstead, Long Island, New York; m. ELIZABETH BALDWIN.

Notes for JAMES BEDELL:
M. Elizabeth, prob born Baldwin.  In his will, dated 1 May 1851 and pro. 9 July foll., he left his estate almost entirely to the chil. of his deceased sister, Ann, and his bro., Daniel.  David Baldwin, bro.-in-law, and Elias Lewis, nephew, were named exrs.  James resided in Hempstead. Prob. childless.
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22.  ISAAC4 BEDELL (RICHARD3, DANIEL2, ROBERT1)  He married SARAH LOSEE95 December 5, 1736 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York.

Notes for ISAAC BEDELL:
On 5 Dec. 1736 he m. Sarah Losee at St. George's Ch., Hempstead. The license for the marriage was dated 25 Nov. 1736 and the prospective bride's name therein reads Sara Leosha.
     An Isaac Bedell was living in the "town spot" on 13 Apr. 1774 and continued to reside there until 3 May 1779 at least.  This was prob. Isaac.
     The name of his dau. is taken from her grandfather's will.  There may have been other children.
 

Child of ISAAC BEDELL and SARAH LOSEE is:
 i. ELIZABETH5 BEDELL95, m. JEREMIAH GREEN95, Bet. October 2, 1759 - May 13, 1761, Hempstead, Long Island, New York.

Notes for ELIZABETH BEDELL:
M. aft. 2 Oct. 1759 and bef. 13 May 1761 (grandfather's will) to Jeremiah Green.  No further record.
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23.  MARTHA4 BEDELL (RICHARD3, DANIEL2, ROBERT1)96,97 was born in Hempstead, Long Island, New York, and died Abt. 1766.  She married HESEKIAH PEARSALL98,99.  He was born Abt. 1699 in England, and died Abt. 1782.

Children of MARTHA BEDELL and HESEKIAH PEARSALL are:
 i. MARY5 PEARSALL100,101, m. NATHANIEL ROSS102,103.
 ii. MARTHA PEARSALL103, m. JOSEPH DORLON103.
 iii. SUCKE PEARSALL103, m. ISAAC DENTON103.
 iv. URIAH PEARSALL103.
 v. HENRY PEARSALL103.
 vi. THOMAS PEARSALL103, m. (1) CHARITY DENTON103; m. (2) CATHARINE MURRAY103.

24.  MARY4 BEDELL (RICHARD3, DANIEL2, ROBERT1)  She married BENJAMIN CARMAN104 June 1740 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York.

Notes for MARY BEDELL:
Mary married in June 1740 at St. George's Church, Hempstead to Benjamin Carman of the same town.  Benjamin Carman was probably the same who was appointed guardian of infant James Bedell 31 July 1769 (Vol. marked "Miscellaneous," Register's Office, Queens Co., N.Y.).  Was this infant James Bedell, son of Elias who had died the preceding year; James, orphan son of John and Martha, baptized September 1763, relationship unknown; or some other James?
 

Children of MARY BEDELL and BENJAMIN CARMAN are:
 i. SAMUEL5 CARMAN104.
 ii. STEPHEN CARMAN104.
 iii. MARY CARMAN104.
 iv. ANNE CARMAN104.
 v. RICHARD CARMAN104.

25.  SYLVANUS4 BEDELL (RICHARD3, DANIEL2, ROBERT1)105 was born Abt. 1728.  He married SARAH CROMWELL106 March 9, 1749/50 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York.  She died Aft. March 3, 1774 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York.

Notes for SYLVANUS BEDELL:
Sylvanus Bedell was born prob. as early as 1728 for he signed the request for a highway, described under Abraham (son of Daniel and Ann (Powell) Bedell) on 12 Aug. 1749.
     He m. Sarah Cromwell on 9 Mar. 1750, at St. George's Ch., Hempstead.  She was living as late as 3 Mar. 1774, for on that date John Cromwell of Hempstead made his last will and in it he mentioned his sister, Sarah Bedell, his bro.-in-law, Silvanus Bedell, their chil. (names not given) and testator's bros., Joseph and Benjamin Cromwell. Silvanus Bedell was also named as exr.
     Sylvanus was a deacon of the Presbyterian Church of Hempstead as early as 22 Apr. 1766 as he is so called in a deed of Nehemiah Sammis of that date.  He was elected appraiser of intestate estates for the year of 1775 and continued to serve until  the British relinquished sovereignty over the State in 1783, and was a trustee of the town from 1779 until 22 Dec. 1783.
     Silvanus was a justice (prob. of the peace) and was so designated as early as Apr. 1781, but he prob. held the office some time earlier as he was called "Silvanus Bedell, Esq." on 13 Apr. 1774, noted below.
     On the town books of Hempstead under date of 31 Mar. 1767, a record was made of a highway which had been laid out previously and which ran near Silvanus Beadle's lots.
     At a town meeting held Apr. 1768, Silvanus Bedell and Timothy Clowes were chosen to sell such "stray sheep as no owners appears to claim at the time of parting".
     Silvanus Bedel was one of a committee appointed by the town of Hempstead at a meeting 28 Dec. 1769, for the purpose of reaching an agreement with a similar committee of Oyster Bay, if one should be appointed by that town, regarding the amount each town should contribute "to make up a minister's salary".
     Silvanus Bedell, Esq. prob. lived in the "town spot" according to the indenture dated 13 Apr. 1774, reported under Jeremiah (son of Daniel and Ann (Powell) Bedell).
     He voted to send "no deputies" to the Provincial Congress in the poll held at Jamaica 7 Nov. 1775, but aft. the advent of the "strong arm" men who were sent to persuade those inhabitants of Queens County with "Tory" leanings, he apologized.  The name Silvanus appears twice on each of these lists.  The second Silvanus Bedell was most likely the "Sylvanus Bedell, Jr." to whom letters of adm. on the estate of his father, Amos Bedell, were granted 21 Nov. 1781.
     (This Amos Bedell was he who was husband of Freelove (Allen) Bedell, dau. of Thomas Allen, and whose connection with the Bedell family is not known to the compiler.)
     As the Congress on 24 Aug. 1776 had ordered the cattle owners of Hempstead to remove their livestock out of the reach of the British, Silvanus Bedell and others, fearing that the cattle would starve, petitioned that body to rescind the order in Sept. of that yr.
     When the American forces evacuated Long Island in 1776, Silvanus and many others asked the British authorities to be restored to the King's favor.
     Silvanus was appointed an exr. of the last will of Jacobus Laurence of Hempstead 25 Feb. 1778 and also that of Elias Durlon of the same town on 6 Apr. 1778.
     On 3 May 1779, Silvanus Bedell of Hempstead for a consideration of 200 pounds deeded to his son, Hezekiah, a tract formerly part of Jeremiah's (son of Daniel and Ann (Powell) Bedell) homestead, said tract being bounded, northerly, by land of Silvanus, easterly, by a highway to St. George's Ch., Hempstead, and the house where Abraham once lived, southerly, by John Simonson, and westerly, by lands of Isaac Bedell and Silvanus.
     In a deed dated 16 Feb. 1780, John Simonson of Hempstead and his wife Rachel, conveyed to Stephen Carman of Jamaica, a lot comprising abt. 50 acres, nigh "the town spot," which had been purchased from William Beadle, and which was bounded, northerly, by land of Silvanus Bedle, Esq., westerly, by lands of said Silvanus Bedle and Benjamin Lester, southerly, by Silvester Bedle's land, and easterly by a highway to St. George's Ch., Hempstead.
     Sylvanus was prob. the same who was listed in the N.Y. census of 1790 as a resident of South Hempstead.  His household included 2 males over 16 yrs., 2 white women, and 4 slaves.
     Whether or not he is one of the two Sylvanus listed in the census for 1800 for that region is unknown to the compiler.
     The names of the two bros. of Hezekiah listed have been secured from the will of the latter, to be noted.  Order of birth of the chil. unknown.
 

Children of SYLVANUS BEDELL and SARAH CROMWELL are:
40. i. HEZEKIAH5 BEDELL, b. Abt. March 10, 1758, Hempstead, Long Island, New York; d. March 16, 1819, Hempstead, Long Island, New York.
 ii. SYLVANUS BEDELL107, d. Aft. February 18, 1819; m. REBECCA BALDEN107, March 23, 1777, Hempstead, Long Island, New York.

Notes for SYLVANUS BEDELL:
Most likely the same who m. Rebecca Balden (Baldwin) 23 Mar. 1777 at St. George's ch., Hempstead.
     Sylvanus entered his ear mark on the town books of Hempstead dur. 1781, prob. at the same time as his bro., Hezekiah.  Sylvanus's mark was "a slit in the near ear and a half penny the fore side of each" (ear).
     Possibly Sylvanus is the same who was a resident of South Hempstead in 1790 and was listed as "Sylvanus Beedle, Jr."  This worthy's household comprised 2 males over 16 yrs. 1 under 16 yrs. and 3 white women.
     Prob. one of the two Sylvanus who are listed in the N.Y. census for 1800 as residents of Hempstead.
     Sylvanus Bedell was liv. 18 Feb 1819, as he was appointed exr. in bro., Hezekiah's will of that date.  According to Mr. Gurney C. Gue this Sylvanus was a groceryman in New York like his bro. Benjamin.
 

 iii. MARY BEDELL107, m. DAVID SAMMIS107.

Notes for MARY BEDELL:
M. David Sammis of Oyster Bay (Gurney C. Gue).
 

More About DAVID SAMMIS:
Residence: Oyster Bay

41. iv. BENJAMIN BEDELL, b. Abt. 1753, Hempstead, Long Island, New York; d. March 25, 1840, Hempstead, Long Island, New York.

26.  THOMAS4 BEDELL (THOMAS3, DANIEL2, ROBERT1)108 died Bet. November 26, 1781 - January 9, 1782 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York.  He married (1) MARIANNA CLOWES108 October 2, 1758 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York.  She died Bet. October 2, 1758 - August 19, 1763 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York.  He married (2) SARAH DURFEY108 August 19, 1763 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York.

Notes for THOMAS BEDELL:
Possibly the same Thomas "Beagle who, at N.Y. 17 July 1746, enlisted as a private in Capt Richard Langdon's Company, to go to Canada.
     Prob. the same Thomas who m. 2 Oct 1758 Marianna Clows at St. George's Ch., Hempstead, and secondly on 19 Aug. 1763 m. Sarah Durfey at the same place.
     Thomas Beadle of Hempstead Harbor in Queens County, in his last will, dated 26 Nov 1781, and pro. 9 Jan 1782, described himself as being "sick and weak."  He mentioned wife (name not given), daus., Catherine and Mary, (surnames not given), left all his real estate to his son Thomas, and 5 shillings, only to "William Beadle, my son, so called).
     Names of children taken from will; order unknown.
 

Children of THOMAS BEDELL and MARIANNA CLOWES are:
 i. MARY5 BEDELL.
 ii. CATHERINE BEDELL.
 iii. WILLIAM BEDELL.
 iv. THOMAS BEDELL.

27.  WILLIAM4 BEDELL (THOMAS3, DANIEL2, ROBERT1)108 was born Abt. 1720 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York, and died Bet. June 19 - October 5, 1775 in Charlotte, Dutchess County, New York.  He married SARAH (UNKNOWN)108.  She died Bef. January 5, 1787 in Charlotte, Dutchess County, New York.

Notes for WILLIAM BEDELL:
William Bedell was b. abt. 1720.  He m. Sarah (maiden name not known) who survived him dying shortly bef. 5 Jan. 1787, at which time, Dan