Philip Bell (governor of Bermuda (then canned Somers Isles), governor of Providence Island Colony, governor of Barbados)

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Personal and Family Information

Philip was born on 19 JUN 1590 in Norfolk, Norfolk, England, the son of sir Robert Bell and Dorthy Beaupré.

He died on 03 MAR 1678 in Norfolk, Norfolk, England.

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)


 

Philip Bell
(1590-1678)

  

sir Robert Bell
(c1537-1577)

  

Robert Bell
(c1513-c1610)

    
 		  
     
 		  
   

Anne Rutter
(c1524-c1556)

    
 		  
     
 		  
   

Dorthy Beaupré
 

  

Edmund de Beaupré
(c1495-1568)

  

Nicholas de Beaupré
(c1465-1514)

 +
   

Margaret Foderinghay
(-1514)

 +
   

Katherine Bedingfield
 

  

Philip Bedingfield
 

  
     
 		  

Events

EventDateDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
Birth 19 JUN 1590
Place: Norfolk, Norfolk, England
Death 3 MAR 1678
Place: Norfolk, Norfolk, England

Attributes

AttributeDateDescriptionDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
Nobility Title FROM 1626 TO 1629 governor of Bermuda (then canned Somers Isles)
Nobility Title FROM 1629 TO 1636 governor of Providence Island Colony
Nobility Title FROM 1640 TO 1650 governor of Barbados

Notes

Note 1

During his terms of office in Providence and Barbados, the colonies moved from using indentured English workers to slaves imported from West Africa. The Providence Island colony, despite its puritan ideals, became a haven for privateers attacking ships in the Spanish Main.