Pane-Joyce Genealogy
Family of Jerijah Strong (13194) & Thankful Stebbins
25324. Thankful Strong. Born on 26 Aug 1702 in Northampton, MA. Thankful died in Northampton, MA, on 5 May 1785; she was 82.
On 6 Aug 1724 when Thankful was 21, she married Jonathan Hunt, son of Lieut. Jonathan Hunt (1666-1 Jul 1738) & Martha Williams (19 May 1671-21 Mar 1750/1), in Northampton, MA. Born on 24 Apr 1697 in Northampton, MA. Jonathan died in Northampton, MA, on 22 Apr 1768; he was 70.
25325. Bela Strong. Born on 4 Oct 1719 in Northampton, MA. Bela died in Northampton, MA, on 5 May 1803; he was 83.
Bela, also spelled Belah, is an uncommon name in New England. The name appears in the Bible as a town on the Dead Sea, as the eldest son of Benjamin (Genesis 46:21, 1 Chronicles 7:6 and 8:1, Numbers 26:38), as a son son of Beor king of Edom (Genesis 36:32, 1 Chronicles 1:43), and a son of Azaz (1 Chronicles 5:8). It is Bela the son of Benjamin that is probably the source for the given name Bela in New England.
Apparently, Bela Strong was the first of that name in New England. The first few Bela’s of New Engand appear to be
1. Bela Strong, b. 4 Oct 1719 at Northampton, CT, son of Jerijah & Thankful (Stebbins) Strong.
2. Bela Hitchcock, b. 27 Oct 1719 at Wallingford, CT, son of Benjamin & Elizabeth (Ives) Hitchcock. There seems to be no relationship between the Strong and Hitchcock families.
3. Bela Lewis, b. 28 Sep 1724 at Wallingford, son of Benjamin & Esther (Matthews) Lewis. Note that Benjamin Lewis was the first cousin of Benjamin Hitchcock.
4. Bela Belcher, b. 28 Dec 1730 at Stoughton, MA, son of Samuel & Mary (Puffer) Belcher. Apparently unrelated to the previous.
5. Bela Bronson, b. 7 Mar 1752 at Waterbury, CT, son of Joseph & Mary (Fulford) Bronson;
6. Bela Strong, b. 5 Aug 1732 at Durham, CT, son of Hewitt & Dianh Strong;
7. Bela Bronson, b. 20 Jan 1732/3 at Farmington, CT, son of Benjamin & Martha (Barnes) Bronson;
8. Bela Wood, b. 17 Mar 1732/3 at Norwich, CT, son of Thomas & Experience (Abell) Wood;
9. Bela Lincoln, b. 11 Mar 1733/4 at Hingham, MA, son of Benjamin & Elizabeth (Thaxter) Lincoln;
10. Bela Benton, b. 19 Oct 1734 at North Guilford, CT, son of Ebenezer & Esther (Crittenden) Benton;
11. Bela Fuller, b. 13 Mar 1736/7 at Mansfield, CT, son of Rudelphius & Anne (Hall) Fuller;
12. Bela Searls, b. ca. 1738, son of Zophar & Anne (Clark) Searls;
13. Bela Hubbard, b. 27 Aug 1739 at Guilford, son of Daniel & Diana (Ward) Hubbard;
14. Bela Buell, b. 14 Aug 1740 at Killingworth, CT, son of Samuel & Elizabeth (Benton) Buell;
15. Bela Andrews, b. 16 Mar 1740/1 at Wallingford, son of Elnathan & Hannah (Hitchcock) Andrews;
16. Bela Hills, b. 24 Aug 1741 at Goshen, CT, son of Benoni & Hannah (Strong) Hills;
17. Bela Alvord, b. 31 Aug 1741 at Durham, CT, son of Aaron & Mehitable (Strong) Alvord;
18. Bela Parsons, b. 9 Dec 1741 at Westhampton, MA, son of Moses & Sarah (Janes) Parsons;
Bela married Eunice Alvord (35177) , daughter of Benjamin Alvord (Sep 1695-22 Oct 1772) & Eunice King (29095) (12 Mar 1702/3-8 Oct 1732). Born on 14 Jun 1727 in Northampton, MA. Eunice died on 18 Feb 1763; she was 35.
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