NOELL FAMILY OF VIRGINIA
Cornelius Noell, Sr., died in Bedford County, Va., in 1821; he left a
will, dated 14 Oct. 1820, which was probated in Bedford County 27
March 1821. In it he mentions his Wife Sally Noell
dau. Ann Cobbs
dau. Sally Millner
dau. Elizabeth Ronald
dau. Peggy Estes
dau. Polly Millner
dau. Susan Merritt
dau. Cornelius Noell
son. Jesse Noell
son. Simon M. Noell
son. James Noell
son. John Noell
son. Caleb Noell.
Simon M. Noell, Cornelius Noell and Jesse Noell qualified as
executors of the will.
Jesse Noell died in Bedford County, Va., 25 Oct. 1821; he left a
nuncupative will, which was proved and probated in Bedford County 27
Nov. 1821. His wife was Miss Judith Shelton Price, daughter of Charles
Price, to whom he was married 17 Jan. 1808; he left his estate to his
wife and children. Names of his children:
Livingston P. Noell
Lameria A. Noell
Eliza S. Noell — married Ashford Dove.
Addison A. Noell
Susan A. Noell
Catherine J. Noell — married Wiillam D. Street
and Jesse M. Noell
Subsequently, on 23 December 1824, Mrs. Judith S. Noell, the widow of
Jesse Noell, deceased, united in marriage with John L. Cobbs. The
following are the names of the children of that marriage, to wit:
Virgina L. Cobbs — married Charles W. Price.
Amanda Cobbs
and Thomas N. Cobbs — married Miss Margaret L. Buford.
Mrs. Judith Shelton Cobbs died in 1848, and in 1849, the two sets of
children united in a friendly suit in the County Court of Bedford and
had the two estates of the late Jesse Noell and Mrs. Judith S. Cobbs
equally divided between them.
Thomas Noell died in Bedford County, Va., in 1831; he left a will
dated 9 Sept. 1831, which was probated in Bedford County 26 Sept.
1831. His wife is not mentioned in his will; it is presumed she had
departed life. He mentions his
dau. Polly P. Noell
dau. Catherine Falls
Son. John C. Noell
son. Zachary Noell
dau. Permelia Douglass
son-in-law Uriah Hatcher, who married daughter Nancy Noell.
son. Richard Noell’s two daughters, Mary and Corrasinda.
dau. Theodosia Baughn’s nine children, to wit:
Adeline Johnson
Sarah Gilliam
Samuel H. Boughn
Richard C. Baughn
Elizabeth Baughn
Frances Baughn
Millard Baughn
Millard Baughn
and Zachary Baughn
John C. Noell, qualified as executor of the will
Charles Noell died in Bedford County, Va., in 1839; he left a will
dated 20 Aug. 1833, which was probated in Bedford County Court, 28
Jan. 1839. In it he mentions his
wife Susan Noell
dau. Mary L. Noell
dau. Nancy D. Noell
dau. Avery G. Noell
dau. Martha H. Noell
son. William E. Noell
dau. Elizabeth H. Gaines, wife of Robert F. Gaines.
grand-son Charles I. Fox, son of daughter Catharine N. Fox
grand-dau. Sally Ann Fox, daughter of daughter Catharine N. Fox.
William E. Noell qualified as executor of will, 22 April 1839.
SOURCE: Vol, IX, No 2, February Genealogy: a journal of American ancestry