Family lines
The four main lines, then the families that married in.
Bell line
Francis Bell, a Revolutionary War soldier of Guilford Co., NC, settled in Jackson Co., GA around 1800. His son Joseph Scott Bell moved the family to Forsyth Co. in 1838–40, and the line continues through Anderson Smith Bell of Shake Rag, W. A. Bell and Thomas Randall Bell.
- verified Francis Bell settled in Jackson Co., GA around 1800; his son Joseph Scott Bell's family moved to Forsyth Co. in 1838–40. [source: Hiram P. Bell, Men and Things]
- verified Five generations are buried at Rogers-Bell Cemetery in Johns Creek, Fulton Co. [source: USGenWeb Archives]
People: Francis Bell · Esther Montgomery · Joseph Scott Bell · Anderson Smith Bell · Col. Hiram Parks Bell · Louis Raphael Bell · William Anderson “W. A.” Bell · Vergil Eugene “Pat” Bell · Basil R. Bell · Charlotte Nunn Bell · Thomas Randall Bell · Reuben Allan Bell · Robert Lamar Bell · Charles Duane Vantress · Helen Elizabeth (Bell) Vantress · Nell Bell Lambert · Sarah Blanche Bell Parrish · Grace Bell · Gwendolyn Behre McWhorter Bell · Walter Lenoir Bell · John Little Parrish Jr. · Joe Jeff (surname unknown) · Chester Lambert · Robert Adams · Hilda (O'Brien) Bell · Richard Bell · Jane Bell · Linda (maiden name unknown) · Robert Bell · Andrea Bell · Barbara Adams · John Adams · Kendra Rae Adams (born Poling) · Richard Bell Jr. (“Rick”) · Tommy Bell · Margaret (Parrish) Bell · Ellen Bell · Ben Norman · Alan Bell · Christy Bell · Austin Adams · Angela Adams · Grace Katherine Adams · Suzette (Bell) Daniels · Cindy (Bell) Evans · Therese (Bell) Ergle · Janet (Bell) Kitchens · Benjamin Norman · Kaylee Norman · Coble Bell · Raegan Bell · Jeff Daniels · Logan Daniels · Matthew Daniels · Karen Bell · Walter Kitchens · Jessica Kitchens Tyson · James Kitchens · Adien Kitchens · Asher Kitchens · Butch Evans · Mr. Reynolds (first name not recorded) · Michael Reynolds · Jordan Reynolds · Dylan Reynolds · Bill Ergle · Jennifer (Reynolds) Ergle Piedra · Sandy Reynolds · Brandon Bell · Brian Bell · Brock Bell · Barrett Bell · Barrett Kimball Adams · Elizabeth Rae Adams
Rogers line
John Rogers of Bulloch Co. and Sarah Cordery settled above the Chattahoochee; their granddaughter Albina married Anderson Smith Bell in 1846.
- verified John Rogers came from Bulloch Co., GA and married Sarah Cordery, who was part Cherokee; they settled one mile south of Suwanee Creek above the Chattahoochee. [source: Mt. Zion UMC 150th-anniversary history]
- verified John Rogers founded Mt. Zion Methodist (1828). At his death in 1851 he owned more than 600 acres and 15 enslaved people. [source: Chronicles of Oklahoma 50]
- verified William Rogers (1805–1870) was a Methodist preacher and one of the Cherokee delegation's agents in Washington in 1839. [source: Chronicles of Oklahoma 50]
- verified Nettie Rogers Chatham (1880–1973) is buried at Rogers-Bell; her place in the Rogers line is not yet known. [source: USGenWeb Archives]
People: John Rogers · William Rogers · Albina McNair Rogers Bell
McNair line
Capt. David McNair, a Scottish pioneer, built McNair's Stand at a Cherokee council ground in Tennessee; his daughter Mary Vann McNair married William Rogers.
- verified David McNair built McNair's Stand near Old Fort, Polk Co., TN around 1800 and commanded Cherokee scouts in the War of 1812. [source: Tennessee Historical Commission marker]
- verified David and Delilah McNair are buried in a stone-walled family plot near Old Fort, TN. [source: TNGenWeb Polk Co.]
- likely Martha McNair married the Cherokee chief David Vann. [source: RootsWeb]
People: Capt. David McNair · Mary Vann McNair
Chatham line
Mamie E. Chatham married W. A. Bell in 1919. Several Chathams rest at Rogers-Bell.
- verified Charley L. Chatham (1896–1938), Nettie Rogers Chatham (1880–1973) and Ernest Harold Chatham (1926–2005) are buried at Rogers-Bell. [source: USGenWeb Archives]
- likely The Rogers–Chatham marriage (Nettie) suggests long-standing local ties. Mamie's parents and the Chathams' origins are still open. [source: USGenWeb Archives]
People: Stephen M. Chatham · Sarah A. Chatham · Mamie E. Chatham Bell
Families joined by marriage
Cordery family
Sarah Cordery, part Cherokee, wife of John Rogers.
- likely Sarah was the daughter of the Scottish trader Thomas Cordery and Susannah Sconicoonie, Cherokee, of the Blind Savannah clan. [source: Adventures in Cemetery Hopping]
- testimony The Mt. Zion history gives a family legend of French nobility. [source: Mt. Zion UMC 150th-anniversary history]
- verified Her sister Ann Cordery married Parker Collins, whose will was the first probated in Forsyth Co. [source: Chronicles of Oklahoma 50]
People: Thomas Cordery · Susannah Sconicoonie · Sarah Cordery
Vann family
Delilah Amelia Vann, daughter of a Cherokee chief, married David McNair.
- verified Delilah was the daughter of a Cherokee chief. [source: Tennessee Historical Commission marker]
- likely Her father was James Vann of Spring Place, GA, son of the trader Clement Vann. [source: RootsWeb]
- verified She died in 1838 during Cherokee Removal, on the Hiwassee River, and her children were allowed to bring her home for burial. [source: Chronicles of Oklahoma 50]
People: James Vann · Delilah Amelia Vann
Phinazee family
Rachel Phinazee, a native Georgian of Irish descent, married Joseph Scott Bell around 1813–14.
- verified Rachel was the daughter of Sarah Harris; she and her mother both lived to 91. [source: Hiram P. Bell, Men and Things]
- likely Her father was John Phinazee (1760–1837). [source: WikiTree Bell-1242]
People: John Phinazee · Sarah Harris · Rachel Phinazee
Allen family
Julia Blanch Allen married Louis Raphael Bell and, after his death, Walter Lenoir Bell.
- verified Julia Blanch Allen Bell (1867–1952) is buried at Rogers-Bell. Her parents are still open. [source: USGenWeb Archives]
People: Julia Blanch Allen Bell