The Brooke Family of Whitchurch, Hampshire, England51100
Pg 30 Ninian Beall Will: Item. I give and bequeath unto my Son in Law Joseph Belt (Source 46 Miss Catherine Dulany Belt says his wife was Margery Beall) part of a tract of land called Good Luck containing two hundred forty five acres he allowing unto my heirs the sum of four thousand pounds of tobacco according to our former agreement he deducting what I doe owe him on his books for severall wares and merchandizes had of him to the said Joseph and unto his heirs for (sic)
Item that whereas I owe several debts I doe empower my trustees hereafter named to enable them to pay the same to sell a certain Tract of land called the Recovery lying and being in the freshes of Patuxent River near the head of the Western Branch to be sold it containing four hundred acres, the aforesaid tract of land bequeathed unto my son Belt is adjoining there unto

Husband Osborn Sprigg, Wife Rachel Belt, Marr: Jul 11, 1727, Minister Jacob Henderson, dau of Col. Joseph Belt, children: Lucy Sprigg B: Jan 20, 1728/2927597
John Belt (s/o Col. Joseph Belt) & Margaret Queen Marr: 4 Mar 1727/28, Min Jacob Henderson;27597

Pg 388 Queen Anne’s Parish Register: Osborn Sprigg, was married to Rachel Belt, dau of Coll. Joseph Belt, the 11th July, pr. Rev Jacob Henderson, 172747337

Vol II Pt I-Pg1147069 Belt’s of AA Co - Col Joseph Belt, Chevy Chase was patented in 1722 marr twice (1) Esther, dau of Col Ninian Beall (2) ? by whom he had Joseph Sprigg Belt & Mary Belt.

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Pg 27 Col Joseph Belt;51102

Pg 77 Col Joseph Belt10901

Pg 697 Col Joseph Belt50270

folio 289/869 . Indenture, 27 Feb 1719; enrolled 15 Aug 172048118
From: Clement Hill, Gentl of Prince George's County
To: Morris Morris, planter of Prince George's County
For 2,400 lbs: of tobacco a parcel of land called Shrewsbury Plaine of 150 acres
/s/ Clement Hill (seal)
Wit: Jos Belt, Ths Sprigg
Acknowledged by Anne Hill, wife of Clement

Folio 119 . Indenture, 27 Feb 1720; enrolled 31 May 172148118
From: William Ray, Sr., planter of Prince George's County
To: Clement Hill, Gent. of Prince George's County
For £40 a tract of land in Prince George's County called Bread and Cheese; bounded by land
formerly surveyed for Maj. Thoma. Truman, land called St. Andrew, and land of Maj. Sewell;
containing 158 acres
/s/ William Ray (mark & seal)
Wit: Jos. Belt, Tho. Sprigg
Acknowledged by William Ray; no acknowledgement by wife

Folio 134 . Indenture, 27 Feb 1720; enrolled 24 Aug 172148118
From: Clement Hill, planter of Prince George's County
To: William Ray, Sr., planter of Prince George's County
For £40 a tract of land in Prince George's County part of The Forrest; containing 100 acres
/s/ Clement Hill (seal)
Wit: Jos Belt, Tho Sprigg
Acknowledged by Clement Hill: no acknowledgement by wife

folio 191 . Indenture, 22 Aug 1721; enrolled 7 Oct 172148118
From: Clement Hill, Gent. of Prince George's County
To: ThomaB Price, planter of Prince George's County
For £18 a tract of land part of Chance in Prince George's County; bounded by 100 acres of said
tract laid out for Edmond Henebree; containing 100 acres
/s/ Clement Hill (seal)
Wit: Jos. Belt, Thos. Sprigg
Acknowledged by Anne Hill, wife of Clement

folio 447 . Indenture, 30 Feb 1722; enrolled 7 Jun 172348118
From: Henry Darnall, Gent. of Prince George's County
To: Clement Hill, Gent. of Prince George's County
For £500 two tracts of land in Prince George's County; one called Forrest bounded by Crock
Creek of 712 acres; the other in Baltimore County on the south side of the main falls of the
Gunpowder River of 1,500 acres of land called Northampton
/s/ Henry Darnall (seal)
Wit: Joseph Belt, Thomas Sprigg
Acknowledged by Henry Darnall; no acknowledgement by wife

Liber M, Page 28048118
Enrolled at request of Thomas Miles 25 May 1728:
Indenture, 22 May 1728; Between Clement Hill, Gent. to Thomas Miles, planter; for £90; a parcel being part of a tract called Spye Park; bounded by the northernmost corner of a tract called Partnership originally surveyed for Maj. Nicholas Sewall & John Darnall, a tract now in possession of Thomas Tasker called The Grange; containing 91 acres;
/s/ Clement Hill; wit. Jos. Belt, Edw. Sprigg, John Buchanan; ack. 22 May 1728 by Clement Hill and Anne his wife

Pg 1080 Mary Sprigg, born PrinceGeorgeCo MD, Dec15, 1723, m. Prince George Co, Jun21, 1746, Jeremiah Belt, born PrinceGeorgeCo, Mar4, 1724, died PrinceGeorgeCo,1785 (son of Col Joseph Belt&Esther,dau of Col NinianBeall(ltr fm C. C. Magruder Jr of Wash DC)47337 (Col?)

Pg 48051101 - 1680 Humphrey’s grandson, Col Joseph Belt (1680 MD-1761 MD) b: Anne Arundel Co MD. There is a monument to his honor located on Chevy Chase Circle on the line between MD & District of Columbia. He is probably the most prominent of all Belt ancestors. He was one of the largest landowners in the colonies.
The most complete reports on Col Belt are (1) Col Joseph Belt by C.C. Magruder, Jr. dtd 5 Nov 1909, published as a Historical paper of the Society of Colonial Wars in the District of Columbia. (2) Montgomery Co MD Historical Society report on May 1969 Vol XII No. 3 by Martha Sprigg Poole on Col Joseph Belt & Col Ninian Beall. (Further research!)

Pg 27 Ninian Beall possible ch: Margery marr1 Thomas Sprigg III, marr2 Col Joseph Belt, her sister Hester’s widower51102 (married his former sister-in-law?)