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Married at the Perquimens Quaker Meeting in Jon. Phelps Home. Their's was the fourth recorded wedding in the Perquimans minutes. Witnesses inclued Robert, Anne, and Isaac Wilson.

Perquimans County, North Carolina 1681-1729 Book 1 by Weynette Parks Haun
Page 9
No. 44
25th day 8th month called October 1687.
John Belman, Albemarle Co Province of Carolina to Richard Byar, all my houses, clear Ground & other Labour done upon my Land lying in Tanks Creek in Perquimans River, the same lying on the North side of sd Perquimons River (excepting to myself all Nursery Trees both Peach trees and Apple trees, with all other such trees as are not planted out at standing distance & as much Timber as will make four hundred Clap boards & to have all or what part of the TImber is already fallen upon sd Graound & to have liberty to carry it off the land when I please ….
With: Peter Gray, Robert Wilson. Ackd. April 7, 1690. Regt. Oct 10, 1690. Saml. Pricklove, Register.


A fragment of a record in the Albemarle Book of Warrants & Surveys 1681-1706, states a warrant was certified on 7 Feb 1693/4 to Jno. Belman. On 12 Apr 1694, he was entitled to 650 acres for the transportation of 13 persons. A Survey and return for Jno. Belman, for 280 acres was record 16 Oct 1694. Another entry for the same 280 acres to John Belman, planter, Pasquotank Precinct, 1 Jan 1694/95. And another for 314 acres, Pasqutank Precinct on the same date. On 25 Feb, 1696/97 Belman received another 198 acres, Pasquotank, for the transportation of three additional persons.

Pasquotank County, NC Record of Deeds, 1700-1751, compiled by Gwen Boyer Bjorkman; Heritage Books, Inc., 1990
A table in the Introduction of 1693-1696 North Carolina Land Patents:
John Belman: 280A, Albemarle Sound

CD "Genealogical Records: Early NC Settlers 1700s-1900s" Rent Rolls of Albemarle County prior to 1700: John Belman, Sound in Pascotank, 280 acres; John Belman, Pascotank, 314 acres; John Belman, Pascotank, 198 acres.

John Belman's children are listed in the records of Pasquotank Monthly Meeting. The dates of the births were Quaker dates would be Old Style dating with the 1st month beginning in March.. The New Style was accepted after the meeting on the 5th of the 4th month, 1752. The dates were given numerically, i.e. 6-28-1688 which does not transfer well - this would actually be the 28th of August, not June - but are transcribed as found.

The following child does NOT appear in the Quaker records with the other children and the location is puzzling. In 1680, Berkeley County replaced the name of Perquimans but was changed back in 1681. She was been assumed by some to be "Hannah".
North Carolina Historical Register Vol. 3 p. 216
Births, Deaths and Marriages in Berkeley, Later Perquiman's Precinct
---nah Bellman daughter of John Belman and wife Sarah was born Aug. 28, 1689

PASQUOTANK DEEDS, Bjorkman
p.15
DB A, p.31-2 22 Sep 1711 John Wardner and Sarah his wife for £3 to James Tooke, all that land formerly entered & surveyed by Jno Belman, purchased by Belman of Jno West. Situate on Island of Croaton, adj survey of Col Boyd. 600 acres known by name of Godfrey's Hammock. Signed: Jno (J) Wardner, Sarah (S) Wardner. Wit: E. Everigin, H. Parkimon, Wm Booth. Ack 1 Oct 1711. Reg. 28 Apr 1712.
p.46-7
DB A, p.119 17 Apr 1716 Wm Wallis & Ann his wife to Robert Weymouth. 100 acres part of 280 sold to me by Jno Belman, dec'd, patent dated 1 Jan 1694, sold to me 19 Sep 1707. Sarah Belman, Widow & Executrix of Will of Jno Belman has authority to dispose of all his lands excepting 100 acres called Bushy Neck given to sons John and Robert Belman. Located at mouth of Flatty Creek on the Sound side; corner tree of Richd. Stamps. Wit: Jno Mann, Jno Palin. Ack 17 Apr 1716. Reg. 21 Apr 1716.
p.78
DB A, p.206 15 Apr 1718 Richard Madren & Ann his wife for love & affection to daughter Penelope, wife of John Riggs, one half or moiety of described tract. Patent dated 26 ___1696 to John Bellman for 198 acres on SW side of Pasquotank River on Nobs Crook Creek. John Bellman & Sarah his wife assigned on 25 Oct 1700 to said Richard Madren.

DB A, p.287 21 Jan 1723/4 Valentine Wallis and Sarah his wife to Alex Crookshanks. About 60 acres on West side of Flatty Creek, where Thos. Collins lives, bounds my plantation. Part of greater tract patent to Jno Belman & sold to my father Wm Wallis.

DB A, p.402-3 30 Jun 1727 William Wallis to Richard Stamp. 180 acres on the Sound side. Patent dated 1 May 1668, granted to John Belman & by his Last W&T dated 5 Nov 1706 constituted wife Sarah Belman his Executrix & gave her full power to make sale of lands and whereas William Wallis, dec'd, purchased the afsd. land on 9 Sep 1707. William Wallis died possessed of the afsd lands & Valentine Wallis, eldest son & lawful heir did make over to his youngest brother William Wallis the Tract of 180 acres by assignment upon the back of sd patent, I the said William Wallis to sell to Richd. Stamp the 180 acres on the Sound Side and joining land of John Boyd.

DB C, p.342 9 Oct 1733 Alexander Crookshanks, Tailor, to Richard Stamp, Govr. Parcel of about 60 acres on SW side of Flatty Creek; adj plantation on which Valentine Wallis lives and line of land whereon Thomas Collings did live. Part of greater tract by Patent granted to John Bellman & by Bellman sold to Wm Wallis. Wit: Wm. Aikman, John Peggs.
DB B, p.233 5 Oct 1737 Richard Stamp assigns all Right of the within deed to Benjn. Massegy.

DB A, p.440 5 May 1746 Benjamin Massagy, planter to John Comey, Planter. Tract of 60 acres, on W side Great Flatty Creek, betwist a little Creek that runs Westerly out of Flatty Creek and on plantation that Valentine Wallis formerly lived and line of Land whereon Thomas Collins did live. Part of Great Tract by Patent granted to John Bellman & by Bellman sold to William Wallis.

Listed under 1693-1696 NC Land Patents:
John BELMAN 280 acres, Albemarle Sound
John BELMAN 198 acres, Beech Landing, Nobs Crook Creek

Abstracts of North Carolina Wills; NC Sect of State, 1910
Online at Eastern North Carolina Digital Library
http://digital.lib.ecu.edu/historyfiction/
Will dated 5 Nov 1706. January Court 1706/07. Sons John and Robert. Wife Sarah to be Executrix. Wit: Thos. Boyd, Benj'n West.

Birth	Abt 1662
Marriage	19 Aug 1687	Perquimans County, North Carolina - SARAH Wilson
Death	Bef Jan 1707	Pasquotank County, North Carolina

Spouse	SARAH Wilson (1668 - 1707)
Child	SARAH Belman (1688 - )
Child	Hannah Belman (1689 - )
Child	Esther Belman (1691 - )
Child	John Belman (1695 - 1740)
Child	Robert Belman (1697 - )
Child	Jane Belman (1701 - )
Child	Mary Belman (1701 - )
Child	William Belman (1704 - )
Child	Ruth Belman (1707 - )