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Abraham Vaughan Wells 1796–1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1796

Birth Location: Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 13 Jul 1862

Death Location: Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA

Father: Adam Senior

Mother: Dorothy None

Spouse(s): Sarah Williams

Children(s): Freeling Wells, Lucy Wells, Julietter Wells, Peter Wells, Mary Rowlett, Arianna Wells, William Wells, Marcus Wells, Frank WELLS, Edwin Wells, Emily Wells

The story of Abraham Vaughan Wells began in 1796 in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA. Abraham Vaughan Wells married Sarah Williams, and had children including Arianna Wells, Edwin Peterson Wells, Emily Virginia Wells, Frank Caulis Wells, Freeling Huyson Wells, Julietter P Wells, Lucy V Wells, Marcus A Wells, Mary Jane Wells Rowlett, Peter G Wells, William H Wells. Abraham Vaughan Wells passed away in 1862 in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Abraham Vaughan Wells began in 1796 in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA.
  • Abraham Vaughan Wells married Sarah Williams, and had children including Arianna Wells, Edwin Peterson Wells, Emily Virginia Wells, Frank Caulis Wells, Freeling Huyson Wells, Julietter P Wells, Lucy V Wells, Marcus A Wells, Mary Jane Wells Rowlett, Peter G Wells, William H Wells.
  • Abraham Vaughan Wells passed away in 1862 in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Adam Senior
1765–1840
Birth Location: Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA
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Dorothy None
1777–1797
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Williams
1797–1879
Birth Location: Greenbriar Co, West Virginia, United States
SW

Children(s)

Freeling Wells
1844–1923
Birth Location: Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA
FW
Lucy Wells
1828–1857
Birth Location: Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA
LW
Julietter Wells
1836–1846
Birth Location: Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA
JW
Peter Wells
1847–1880
Birth Location: Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA
PW
Mary Rowlett
1830–1872
Birth Location: Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA
MR
Arianna Wells
1839–1916
Birth Location: Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA
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William Wells
1842–1862
Birth Location: Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA
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Marcus Wells
1833–
Birth Location: Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA
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Frank WELLS
1823–1885
Birth Location: Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA
FW
Edwin Wells
1819–1880
Birth Location: Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA
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Emily Wells
1825–1872
Birth Location: Dinwiddie, Virginia
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Abraham Wells's Ancestors

Self
Abraham Wells
1796–1862
Birth Place: Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Adam Wells Senior
1765–1840
Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA
Dorothy
1777–1797
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Abraham Wells
1733–1767
Prince George County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Jane) Merrett
1735–
Potterne, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Abraham Wells\Willis
1704–1767
Sarah Hawksford
1706–1733
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Abraham Wells's Descendants

1.
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Abraham (Vaughan) Wells (1796–13 Jul 1862) m. Sarah Williams (1 Jan 1797–19 Dec 1879)
  1. 1. Freeling (Huyson) Wells 1844–1923 m. Martha (Emma) Baldwin 1845–1932
    1. 1. Frances (M) Wells 1865–1953 m. J (E Y) Wells 1864–1921
      1. 1. Clinton (Young) Wells 1890–1973 m. Bertha (Glade) Avery 1895–1991
        1. 1. Clinton (Y) Wells 1927–2025 m. Dorothy (Hartman) Wells 1932–2020
        2. 2. William (Franklin) Wells 1917–2003 m. Early (May) Hayes 1917–2000
      2. 2. Robert (Edwin) Wells 1892–1960 m. Estelle (Worthy) Smith 1892–1953
        1. 1. Mary Wells 1927–
      3. 3. Everett (R) Wells 1894–
      4. 4. Sydney (A) Wells 1896–
      5. 5. Carlton (A) Wells 1898–
      6. 6. Mattie (S) Wells 1901–
      7. 7. Carrie (D) Wells 1907–
    2. 2. Sarah Wells 1869–
    3. 3. Robert Wells 1871–
    4. 4. Emily Wells 1873–
    5. 5. Abraham Wells 1878–
  2. 2. Lucy (V.) Wells 1828–1857
  3. 3. Julietter (P.) Wells 1836–1846
  4. 4. Peter (G.) Wells 1847–1880
  5. 5. Mary (Jane Wells) Rowlett 1830–1872
  6. 6. Arianna Wells 1839–1916
  7. 7. William (H.) Wells 1842–1862
  8. 8. Marcus (A.) Wells 1833–
  9. 9. Frank (Caulis) WELLS 1823–1885
  10. 10. Edwin (Peterson) Wells 1819–1880
  11. 11. Emily (Virginia) Wells 1825–1872

Abraham Wells's Timeline

2 Records

1796
1796
Birth of Abraham Vaughan Wells in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA
Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA
1862
13 Jul 1862
Age 66
Death of Abraham Vaughan Wells in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA
Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1796
    Event Place: Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jul 1862
    Event Place: Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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