Capt. Joseph Belt

1717 - 1761  (43 years)

Humphrey Belt

1615 - 1698  (83 years)

Birth	1615
Died	1698	Maryland
Children	+ 1. John Belt, Sr.           b. 1645, Linhaven Parish, Lower Norfolk Co., Virginia

Ruth Moore

- Aft 1713

Died	Aft 1713
Family	Ninian Beall, Sr.           b. Abt 1625-30
Children	1. John Beall   2. Thomas Beall   3. Charles Beall           b. Abt 1673   4. Jane Beall + 5. Ninian Beall, Jr.           b. 1674 + 6. Esther Beall           b. 1687   7. Rachel Beall   8. Hannah Beall + 9. Mary Beall + 10. Col. George Beall           b. Abt 1695

Col. Joseph Belt

1680 - 1761  (81 years)

Birth	1680
Died	28 Jun 1761	Prince George's Co., Maryland
Father	John Belt, Sr.           b. 1645, Linhaven Parish, Lower Norfolk Co., Virginia
Mother	Elizabeth
Family 1	Esther Beall           b. 1687
Children	+ 1. Rachel Belt           b. 13 Dec 1711, Leeland, Prince George's Co., Maryland + 2. Capt. Joseph Belt           b. 19 Dec 1717 + 3. Tobias (Thomas) Belt           b. 20 Aug 1720, Leeland, Prince George's Co., Maryland + 4. Mary Belt           b. 24 Dec 1722 + 5. Jeremiah Belt           b. 4 Mar 1724, Prince George's Co., Maryland   6. James Belt           b. 23 Jul 1727
Family 2	Margery Wight

Margery Wight

- Yes, date unknown

Died	Yes, date unknown
Family 1	Thomas Sprigg, III           b. Abt 1693
Children	+ 1. Mary Sprigg           b. 15 Dec 1723, "Northampton", Prince George's Co., Maryland + 2. Anne Sprigg
Family 2	Col. Joseph Belt           b. 1680

Esther Beall

1687 - Abt 1727  (40 years)

Birth	1687
Died	Abt 1727	Prince George's Co., Maryland
Father	Ninian Beall, Sr.           b. Abt 1625-30
Mother	Ruth Moore
Family	Col. Joseph Belt           b. 1680
Children	+ 1. Rachel Belt           b. 13 Dec 1711, Leeland, Prince George's Co., Maryland + 2. Capt. Joseph Belt           b. 19 Dec 1717 + 3. Tobias (Thomas) Belt           b. 20 Aug 1720, Leeland, Prince George's Co., Maryland + 4. Mary Belt           b. 24 Dec 1722 + 5. Jeremiah Belt           b. 4 Mar 1724, Prince George's Co., Maryland   6. James Belt           b. 23 Jul 1727

Anne Sprigg

- Yes, date unknown

Died	Yes, date unknown
Father	Thomas Sprigg, III           b. Abt 1693
Mother	Margery Wight
Family	Capt. Joseph Belt           b. 19 Dec 1717

• Name	Joseph Belt  [1, 2]
  Prefix	Capt.
  Birth	19 Dec 1717  [3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	6 Jun 1761  [3]
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Humphrey Belt           b. 1615             d. 1698, Maryland  (Age 83 years)  (Great Grandfather)  Ruth Moore             d. Aft 1713  (Grandmother)
  Notes	According to Peden, he "m. his stepsister Anne Sprigg . . . and d. testate on 6 Jun 1871; captain, Prince George's Co. Militia, by 1760. . . . Joseph Belt Jr., ‘aged a little above 40 years, after a long disposition,' d. 11 Jun 1761 at his home near Upper Marlborough, leaving a wife and children (names not given in obituary). Col. Joseph Belt, father of Capt. Joseph Belt, d. 26 Jun 1761, age 81 [not 86 as stated in the newspaper], ‘his death supposed to have been occasioned by grief for t he death of his son a few weeks before.'" [4]
  Person ID	I8516
  Last Modified	15 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Col. Joseph Belt           b. 1680             d. 28 Jun 1761, Prince George's Co., Maryland (Age 81 years) Other Partners: └─Margery Wight             d. Yes, date unknow
  Mother	Esther Beall           b. 1687             d. Abt 1727, Prince George's Co., Maryland (Age 40 years)

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Anne Sprigg             d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F6060	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Mar 2025

  
  

• Reference

  Pitard, D. "Capt. Joseph Belt". Genealogy at Pitard.net. https://ancestors.pitard.net/getperson.php?personID=I8516&tree=1sttree (accessed March 16, 2025).