Descendants of John Belt
Generation No. 1
1. JOHN1 BELT. He
married ELIZABETH TYDINGS.
Children of JOHN BELT and ELIZABETH
TYDINGS are:
2. i. JOSEPH2 BELT.
3. ii. BENJAMIN BELT, b. 1682, Prince George Co.,
MD; d. Abt. 1773, Prince George Co., MD.
iii. JOHN BELT, b. 1678, Anne Arundel Co., MD; d.
1745, Anne Arundel Co., MD; m. LUCY LAWRENCE, February 10, 1701/02, All Hallow
Parish, MD.
iv. CHARITY BELT, b. Abt. 1686, Anne Arundel
Co., MD; d. 1740, Prince George Co., MD; m. JAMES MULLIKIN, Abt. 1707,
Maryland.
v. SARAH BELT, b. Abt. 1690; m. THOMAS HARWOOD,
September 11, 1718, All Hallow Parish, MD.
vi. JEREMIAH BELT, b. 1698, Anne Arundel Co.,
MD; d. 1750, Prince George Co., MD; m. MARY WRIGHT.
Generation No. 2
2. JOSEPH2 BELT (JOHN1). He
married HESTER MARGERY BEALL 1707 in Maryland, daughter of NINIAN BEALL and
RUTH MOORE.
Notes for JOSEPH
BELT:
Information from the
intranet: Descendants of Ninian Beall:
Joseph Belt was a
member of the house of Burgesses 1727-1729 (MD Arch Vol. 35, folio 57) Colonel
Commanding Prince George Militia 1754-1756.
Justice of Peace for Prince
George County in 1726.
He patented land
called Chevie Chase, January 12, 1721, 550 acres and later enlarged to 1,000
acres. It lies just north of now
Washington City. The name is derived
from Cheviot Hills, a line of hills which separates England from Scotland. In 1725, Col. Belt built the Chevy Chase
Manor House. It was built of brick 2
1/2 stories tall, with a hip roof. It
was located about 400 yards SE of the now Chevy Chase Circle. It was razed in 1907 to make way for
improvements. It was in excellent
condition when it was torn down.
"Early Families of Southern Maryland" According to MD Deponents, Joseph was
38 in 1719. Near the entrance of All
Saint's Church at Chevy Chase Circle, Washington DC is an inscription on a
large stone: Col. Joseph Belt,
1680-1761, Oatentee of Chevy Chase, Trustee of the first free school in
Maryland, one of the founders of Rock Creek parish, Member of the House of
Burgesses, Col. of Prince Georges County, Militia during the French and Indian
Wars.
"First Familis
of America"- owned 1,000 acres; keeper of the Great Seal; Gent. justice,
Prince Georges County, MD., 1726-28; burges, 1725-37; commd It. col., of
militia, 1728-61; member Col. George Beall's Troop of Horse, 1748; trustee for
first free schools in Marylan; owned Friends Choice, Belts Discovery, Belts
Hunting Quarter, Good Luck, Addition to Good Luck, Oronoko, Seneca Hills,
Friendship, Arthurs Seat, Thompson's Lot, Belt's Pasture, and Chelsea; planter
and surveyor.
Children of JOSEPH BELT and HESTER BEALL
are:
i. JOHN3 BELT, b. May 13, 1707,
Queen Ann Parish, Maryland; d. Aft. 1765; m. MARGARET QUEEN.
ii. ANN BELT BELT, b. 1709, Maryland; d. 1762;
m. THOMAS CLAGETT, 1727.
4. iii. RACHEL BELT, b. December 13, 1711, Maryland;
d. 1761.
5. iv. JOSEPH BELT, b. December 19, 1717, Queen Ann
Parish, Maryland; d. May 06, 1761.
6. v. TOBIAS BELT, b. August 20, 1720; d. May 17,
1785, Prince Georges Co., MD.
vi. MARY BELT, b. December 24, 1722, Maryland;
m. (1) EDWARD SPRIGG; m. (2) THOMAS PINDLE; m. (3) EDWARD HALL, October 10,
1738.
vii. JAMES BELT, b. July 23, 1726, Maryland.
7. viii. JEREMIAH BELT, b. Abt. March 04, 1723/24,
Prince George Co., Maryland; d. 1784-1785, Prince George Co., MD.
3. BENJAMIN2 BELT (JOHN1)
was born 1682 in Prince George Co.,
MD, and died Abt. 1773 in Prince George Co., MD. He married ELIZABETH.
Children of BENJAMIN BELT and ELIZABETH
are:
i. JOSEPH3 BELT, b. 1716; d. June
16, 1793.
ii. MIDDLETON BELT, d. 1745.
iii. BENJAMIN BELT, d. 1775.
iv. SOPHIA BELT, m. BEALL.
v. ESTHER BELT, m. JOHN WALKINS.
vi. ANNE BELT, m. BASIL BRASHEARS.
vii. ELIZABETH BELT, m. BASIL WARING.
Generation No. 3
4. RACHEL3 BELT (JOSEPH2,
JOHN1) was
born December 13, 1711 in Maryland, and died 1761. She married OSBORN SPRIGG July 11, 1727, son of THOMAS SPRIGG and
MARGARET MARIARTE.
Children of RACHEL BELT and OSBORN SPRIGG
are:
i. THOMAS4 SPRIGG, b. 1747, Prince
George Co., Maryland; d. December 13, 1809, Washington Co., MD; m. ELIZABETH
BELT, 1780, Maryland.
ii. RACHEL SPRIGG, b. June 01, 1733; m. THOMAS
HARWOOD.
iii. PRISCILLA SPRIGG, b. September 26, 1735; m. BARTON LUCAS, November 28, 1762,
Anne Arundel Co., MD.
iv. ELIZABETH SPRIGG, b. Maryland; m. THOMAS
WATKINS.
v. ANN SPRIGG, b. Maryland; m. TURNER WOOTTON.
5. JOSEPH3 BELT (JOSEPH2,
JOHN1) was
born December 19, 1717 in Queen Ann Parish, Maryland, and died May 06, 1761. He married ANN SPRIGG, daughter of THOMAS
SPRIGG and MARGORIE WIGHT.
Children of JOSEPH BELT and ANN SPRIGG
are:
i. THOMAS4 BELT.
ii. JOSEPH BELT.
iii. CHARLES BELT.
iv. ELIZABETH BELT.
v. ANN BELT.
vi. WILLIAM BELT.
6. TOBIAS3 BELT (JOSEPH2,
JOHN1) was
born August 20, 1720, and died May 17, 1785 in Prince Georges Co., MD. He married MARY GORDON HAMILTON June 1752.
Children of TOBIAS BELT and MARY HAMILTON
are:
i. JERAMIAH4 BELT.
ii. HORATIO BELT.
iii. JOSHUA BELT.
iv. LEVIN BELT.
v. LLOYD BELT.
vi. FORBES BELT.
vii. LUCY BELT.
viii. DRYDEN BELT.
ix. ELIZABETH BELT.
7. JEREMIAH3 BELT (JOSEPH2,
JOHN1) was
born Abt. March 04, 1723/24 in Prince George Co., Maryland, and died 1784-1785
in Prince George Co., MD. He married
MARY SPRIGG June 1746, daughter of THOMAS SPRIGG and MARGERY WRIGHT.
Children of JEREMIAH BELT and MARY SPRIGG
are:
i. RICHARD4 BELT.
ii. EDWARD BELT.
iii. JOHN SPRIGG BELT.
iv. GEORGE BELT.
v. THOMAS SPRIGG BELT.
vi. MARY BELT.
vii. FIELDING BELT.
viii. MARGERY BELT.
ix. TOBIAS BELT.