Newsletter for the interchange of genealogical data and history of the Bell (and variant spellings) families who originated in Dumfriesshire, Berwickshire, and Perthshire, Scotland. They descend from a follower of David I, a Norman who reigned until 1153. William Bell, the Red Cloak was the Chief of the Clan Bell until his death in 1628. Bells are a sept of the MacMillans. The Bells were primarily a Border clan, although some were from the Highlands....