Joseph Belt (1680-1761)

Ancestry sent me a photo to add to my tree on Ancestry.  It is a quite impressive photo.  It is the photo of a monument to Joseph Belt who is a part of my Sprigg line.  I will check with Suzanne to make sure that I am adding this correctly.  Here is the photo:



And here is the information about this marker:

Inscription:  Colonel Joseph Belt
1680 Maryland 1761

Patentee of "Cheivy Chace", Trustee of first free schools in Maryland, one of the founders of Rock Creek Parish, member of the House of Burgesses, Colonel of Prince George's County militia during the French and Indian War.
 
Erected 1911 by The Society of Colonial Wars in the District of Columbia. 
 
Location. 38° 58.082′ N, 77° 4.599′ W. Marker is in Chevy Chase, Maryland, in Montgomery County. Marker is at the intersection of Western Avenue and Chevy Chase Circle and Connecticut Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Western Avenue.  Touch for map. It is on the northeast corner of Western and the circle. Marker is in this post office area: Chevy Chase MD 20815, United States of America.  Touch for directions.