Bladen County, NC - Bedsole Family Ancestors/Descendants

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BEDSOLE FAMILY ANCESTORS/DESCENDANTS
 
Country Of Origin for the surname Bedsole is Prussia which became Germany. Prior 
to Prussia, there are no records, so Germany in the country of origin, for 
practical matters. In the German language, Bedsole is spelled BETZOLD, but 
pronounced as Bedsole.
 
1. The first Bedsole ancestor into this country was William Henry Bledsoe, (Sr.), 
from Germany as Wilhelm Heinrich Betzold. He was most likely born 1690-1710. His 
name was written by an english Scribe upon boarding the ship as; William Henry 
Bledsoe, since these names were close in english spellings to his German names. 
Also, except for Scribes, none of the Bedsole ancestors could read, write or 
spell until about 1800. It appears William arrived here with brothers Abraham and 
Isaac. William married and had sons William Jr., Elisha, Vincent and John Bedsole, 
all born between 1726 and 1735. I have been unable to find his wifes name, or any 
more of his children, if any. William Henry Bedsole, Jr. was born in Virginia in 
1727, in St. Marys Parish, Virginia, but moved to Beaverdam, NC (Bladen County), 
in 1747, together with his 3 brothers. He married Rhoda West, b. 1730,(a daughter 
of James West), in 1748 in NC. A son, Thomas Bedsole, (Sr) was born in 1750 at 
Beaverdam. They also had a son John Bedsole, b. 1753. Thomas Sr. married Rebecca 
Jones, b. 1753, in 1770, at Beaverdam, NC.

The Bedsole ancestor/Descendant list contains many thousands of name, dates and 
places and is contained in the Bedsole History Book, 1690-1990, along with all 
the old land records, etc, which were found over a period of 53 years of hard work. 
The book is available from JD Bedsole, 100-B Beamon Avenue, Opp, Alabama 36467, 
only for the $25 cost of copying, binding and mailing it. To get one, E-mail 
jbeds@oppcatv.com. However, due to the extreme length of that list, the following 
is only a summary for display here, at the Bladen County site:
 
2. Thomas Bedsole, Sr. b. 1750, Beaverdam, NC
    + Rebecca Jones, b. 1753, Beaverdam, NC
       3. Rhoda Bedsole, b. 1770, Beaverdam, NC
          + John Parker, Jr., b. 1753
       3. Sarah Bedsole, b. 1779, Beaverdam, NC
           + Benjamin Muccei
       3. William Henry Bedsole, b.1773-1825
          + Sarah Smythe, b. 1775, NC
       3. Thomas Bedsole, Jr. b. 1785, NC
          + Charlotte English, b. 1788, NC
       3. Robert Bedsole, b. 1780, NC
          + Rebecca Starling, b. 1782, NC
       3. Travis Bedsole, b. 1782, NC
          + Nancy Simmons, n. 1784, NC
       3. Owen Bedsole, b. 1787, NC
          + Wife Unknown
       3. Duncan Bedsole, b. 1797, NC
          + Catherine Hair, b. 1798, NC
       3. Francis Bedsole, b. 1802, NC
         + Benjamin Faircloth, b. 1799, NC
       3. Elizabeth Bedsole, b. 1775, NC
          + Steven Ryals/Rials, b. 1773, NC

NOTE: Each of the Thomas Bedsole, Sr.descendants had from 8 to 12 children. Any 
Bedsole or Bedsaul, (and many Bledsoes) in the United States today, can trace 
their ancestors back to these children of Thomas Sr. and Rebecca.
                                                JD Bedsole
 
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