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Adam Wells 1765 – 1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1765

Birth Location: Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA

Death Date: Bef. 1840

Death Location: Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA

Father: Abraham Wells

Mother: Elizabeth Merrett

Spouse(s): Dorothy None

Children(s): Abraham Wells, Balaam Wells, Adam Wells

In 1765, Adam Wells Senior entered the world in Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA, born to Abraham Wells and Elizabeth Jane Merrett. Years later, Adam Wells Senior married Dorothy, and the couple became parents to Abraham Vaughan Wells, Balaam Wells and Adam Wells. Adam Wells Senior died in 1840 in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA.

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Parents

Abraham Wells
1733 – 1767
Birth Location: Prince George County, Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Merrett
1735 –
Birth Location: Potterne, Wiltshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Dorothy None
1777 – 1797
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Abraham Wells
1796 – 1862
Birth Location: Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA
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Balaam Wells
1788 – 1857
Birth Location: Virginia
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Adam Wells
Birth Location: Dinwiddie County, Virginia USA
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: abt 1765
    Event Place: Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: Bef. 1840
    Event Place: Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA
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