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Captain Samuel Wells 1734 – 1782 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Sep 1734

Birth Location: St Pauls Par, Stafford, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 2 Apr 1782

Death Location: Jefferson, Kentucky

Father: Charles Wells

Mother: Mary Edwards

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Farrow

Children(s): Margaret Wells

Captain Samuel Wells II was born in 1734 in St Pauls Par, Stafford, Virginia, USA, the child of Charles "Carty" Wells and Mary Elizabeth Edwards. Captain Samuel Wells II married Elizabeth "Ann" "Hayden" Farrow, and had children including Margaret "Peggy" Wells. Captain Samuel Wells II passed away in 1782 in Jefferson, Kentucky.

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Biography

  • Captain Samuel Wells II was born in 1734 in St Pauls Par, Stafford, Virginia, USA, the child of Charles "Carty" Wells and Mary Elizabeth Edwards.
  • Captain Samuel Wells II married Elizabeth "Ann" "Hayden" Farrow, and had children including Margaret "Peggy" Wells.
  • Captain Samuel Wells II passed away in 1782 in Jefferson, Kentucky.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Wells
1713 – 1765
Birth Location: St Pauls Parish, Stafford, Virginia, USA
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Mary Edwards
1715 – 1768
Birth Location: Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, USA
ME

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Farrow
1738 – 1780
Birth Location: Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Margaret Wells
1765 – 1814
Birth Location: Stafford, Stafford, Virginia
MW

Captain Wells's Ancestors

Self
Captain Wells
1734 – 1782
Birth Place: St Pauls Par, Stafford, Virginia, USA
Parents
Charles "Carty" Wells
1713 – 1765
St Pauls Parish, Stafford, Virginia, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Edwards
1715 – 1768
Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Captain (Samuel) Wells
1682 – 1716
Warwick, Isle of Wight, Virginia Colony
Eleanor McCarty
1689 – 1729
St. Paul's Parish, Stafford, Virginia, USA
William (Edwards) III
1687 – 1746
Westmoreland County, Virginia, United States of America
Mary (Nicholson) Hayden
1694 – 1770
Wicomico, Northumberland, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Wells
1644 – 1721
Elizabeth Pate
1648 – 1693
Major McCarty
1652 – 1694
Thomas Haydon
1640 – 1717
Anne Denny
1670 – 1710
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Wells
1617 – 1684
Elizabeth Fletcher
1619 – 1664
# wives
1611 – 1680
Maria Pickering
1615 – 1699

Captain Wells's Descendants

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Captain (Samuel) Wells (16 Sep 1734 – 2 Apr 1782) m. Elizabeth ("Ann" "Hayden") Farrow (1738 – 1780)
  1. 1. Margaret ("Peggy") Wells (1765 – 1814) m. James Harding (1764 – 9 Feb 1808)
    1. 1. Mary (Ann) Harding (1785 – 25 Dec 1884) m. JOHN MASTERSON* (1790 – 1827)
      1. 1. James Masterson (1813 – 1832)
      2. 2. Joseph (D) Masterson (15 Aug 1817 – 1857)
      3. 3. Zachariah Masterson (1818 – 1870)
      4. 4. Susan Masterson (1819 – )
      5. 5. David Masterson (1821 – )
      6. 6. John Masterson (1823 – )
    2. 2. Samuel Harding (Abt. 1789 – Aug 1861) m. Margaret VanWinkle (1793 – 4 Feb 1864) m. Ann Shipp (1800 – ) m. Mary Moorman (21 OCT 1790 – 1840)
      1. 1. Phoebe Harding (1811 – 1830)
      2. 2. Sarah (Sally) Harding (13 Jan 1813 – 04 Jun 1852) m. Moses Sandage (1 Sep 1805 – 08 May 1874)
        1. 1. Samuel Sandage (1830 – 3 Dec 1866)
        2. 2. Thomas Sandage (May 1833 – 27 Mar 1894)
        3. 3. William Sandage (8 Nov 1835 – 18 Jan 1888)
        4. 4. Abraham Sandage (12 Mar 1841 – 4 Sep 1912)
        5. 5. Isaac Sandage (22 May 1844 – 23 Mar 1916)
        6. 6. Jacob (Peter Sandage) * (12 Mar 1849 – 1894)
      3. 3. Dorothy (A) Harding (19 Feb 1814 – 20 January 1866) m. Lewis (T.) Connor (4 Jul 1811 – 5 Apr 1897)
        1. 1. Margret (A.) Connor (08 MAR 1839 – 30 OCT 1909)
        2. 2. James (F.) Connor (Abt. 1841 – Bef. 1900)
        3. 3. Emma (Jane) Connor (Abt. 1843 – )
        4. 4. Davis (B. David) Connor (9 Jun 1845 – 2 Sep 1907)
        5. 5. Erastus Conner (Mar 1847 – 28 Sep 1920)
        6. 6. Emanuel Connor (Abt. 1849 – AFT 1881)
        7. 7. Marcy Connor (Abt. 1853 – )
        8. 8. Indiana (J.) Connor (1856 – 1 Oct 1949)
        9. 9. Joseph (Ross) Connor (25 Apr 1858 – 12 May 1941)
      4. 4. Martha (Ann) Harding (1 Dec 1816 – Dec 1835) m. Abraham Harding (1817 – 13 Nov 1841) m. Michael Basinger (1802 – 16 December 1870)
        1. 1. Delia (Jane) Harding (Bet. 1834–1844 – Bef. 1850)
        2. 2. Daniel Harding (3 Mar 1838 – 4 Mar 1871)
        3. 3. Sarah (Ann) Harding (1841 – Bef. 1855)
        4. 4. Nathaniel Harding (1843 – 21 Apr 1863)
      5. 5. Abraham Harding (1817 – 13 Nov 1841) m. Martha (Ann) Harding (1 Dec 1816 – Dec 1835)
      6. 6. Alexander Harding (1818 – 6 Oct 1847) m. Elizabeth (Ann (Harding)(Kelim)) Taylor (13 Oct 1818 – 30 Aug 1900)
        1. 1. Alexander Harding (1842 – 1850)
        2. 2. Sarah (Louisa (Lynch)) Harding (4 Mar 1846 – 5 Sep 1898)
        3. 3. James (Henderson) Harding (4 Feb 1847 – 27 Dec 1915)
      7. 7. Samuel (H.) Harding (08 Jun 1829 – 27 Feb 1887) m. Matilda Leftridge (abt 1824 – 8 September 1912)
        1. 1. William (Henry) Harding (6 November 1844 – 1 May 1906)
        2. 2. Margaret (E) Harding (7 Nov 1847 – 4 Apr 1860)
        3. 3. Phoebe Harding (abt 1849 – 14 Dec 1893)
        4. 4. Matilda Harding (20 Nov 1851 – 7 Sep 1852)
        5. 5. Henry Harding (abt 1854 – 22 Aug 1919)
        6. 6. William (H) Harding (abt 1854 – bef 1860)
        7. 7. Abraham Harding (22 Mar 1855 – 29 Dec 1856)
        8. 8. Isaac (N.) Harding (18 Dec 1857 – 19 Mar 1924) m. Malinda (J) Harding (4 Feb 1861 – 27 Dec 1932)
        9. 9. Twins ((one girl and one boy)) Harding (7 Jan 1861 – 8 Jan 1861)
        10. 10. Nancy Harding (1 April 1862 – 14 November 1904)
        11. 11. Sarah (Ann) Harding (abt 1865 – 19 Feb 1951)
        12. 12. Elfred (James) Harding (7 Mar 1876 – 1944) m. Bessie (E) Harding (6 Oct 1886 – Bet. 1931–1981)
      8. 8. William (H) Harding (1821 – Jan 21, 1888) m. Mary (Abt. 1823 – Aft. 1860)
        1. 1. Eliza Harding (Abt. 1844 – )
        2. 2. Daniel (Andrew) Harding (Sep 1846 – 19 Mar 1932) m. Martha (L) Bruce (1844 – 18 March 1896) m. Martha (Elizabeth) Brown (10 Apr 1880 – 22 May 1959)
        3. 3. Perry Harding (Abt. 1851 – )
        4. 4. Richard Harding (abt 1853 – 1883) m. Barbara (E) Hill (1858 – )
        5. 5. Evan Harding (Abt. 1855 – Sep 1859)
      9. 9. Abraham Harding (About:1822 – 13 Nov 1843)
      10. 10. Isaac Harding (14 Aug 1825 – 31 Mar 1885) m. Emeline ((Emaline)) Ramsey (26 Mar 1827 – 06 Jun 1904)
        1. 1. Delilah (Jane) Harding (1846 – 3 Mar 1927)
        2. 2. Samuel Harding (27 Dec 1847 – 3 October 1933)
        3. 3. Caroline Harding (24 Jun 1849 – 05 May 1913)
        4. 4. Sarah (Margaret) Harding (21 Dec 1850 – 17 Apr 1936)
        5. 5. Mary (E) Harding (06 Mar 1853 – 06 Aug 1853)
        6. 6. James (Henry) Harding (28 May 1854 – 12 Jan 1924)
        7. 7. Dorothy (Dollie) Harding (Aug 1856 – 1937)
        8. 8. Daniel Harding (30 May 1859 – 03 Jul 1945)
        9. 9. Isaac (R) Harding (11 Dec 1861 – 20 Dec 1938) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Seibert (20 Apr 1868 – 3 Apr 1929) m. Indiana (Terry) Bray (04 Feb 1864 – 22 May 1939)
        10. 10. Clement (A Hardin) (Harding) (08 Sep 1864 – 19 Dec 1908)
        11. 11. Abraham Harding (05 Feb 1865 – 17 June 1943)
        12. 12. Emeline ((Emaline) Hardin) (Harding) (13 Jan 1867 – 21 Apr 1933)
      11. 11. Jacob (T or Isaac) Harding (3 August 1829 – 6 February 1911) m. Harriet Gilliland (26 Nov 1832 – 17 Jan 1914)
        1. 1. Daniel Harding (3 Mar 1837 – 4 Mar 1870)
        2. 2. John (Samuel) Harding (abt 1851 – 12 January 1931) m. Huldah (I.) Cummings (12 June 1844 – 15 June 1920) m. Mary (J.) Unknown (Abt. 1859 – )
        3. 3. Margaret (A.) Harding (11 Mar 1853 – 7 Jan 1924) m. Isaac Hyde (Apr 1851 – after 1920)
        4. 4. James (Thomas) Harding (5 Jan 1855 – 25 Jan 1946) m. Sarah (E.) Harding (May 1860 – Bet. 1882–1954) m. Nancy (E) Sandage (Dec 1849 – )
        5. 5. Jesse (Filmore) Harding (24 Oct 1856 – 17 Mar 1951)
        6. 6. Infant Harding (16 DEC 1859 – 22 DEC 1859)
        7. 7. William (Van Winkle) Harding (25 May 1860 – 29 Nov 1942)
        8. 8. Phoebe (Alice) Harding (15 Mar 1862 – 20 Jan 1930)
        9. 9. Lucy (Jane) Harding (2 Feb 1864 – 12 Oct 1955)
        10. 10. Sarah (Elizabeth "Lizzie") Harding (27 Dec 1865 – 28 Jun 1914)
        11. 11. America Harding (14 Mar 1868 – 9 Sep 1891)
        12. 12. Daniel (Webster) Harding (26 Feb 1870 – 10 Apr 1950)
        13. 13. Norman Harding (24 Feb 1872 – 19 Jan 1960) m. Mary (Louise) Hendershot (25 Nov 1873 – 20 Jan 1958)
      12. 12. James (H) Harding (1 April 1834 – 12 August 1872) m. Margaret (Ann) Anderson (16 March 1837 – 27 December 1890)
        1. 1. Sarah (E.) Harding (May 1860 – Bet. 1882–1954) m. James (Thomas) Harding (5 Jan 1855 – 25 Jan 1946)
        2. 2. Ira (F) Harding (1862 – 28 Jul 1938)
        3. 3. Daniel (O) Harding (3 January 1863 – 10 OCT 1929)
        4. 4. Viona (Matilda) Harding (1865 – 1900)
        5. 5. Mahala (Anna) Harding (Jan 1865 – Bet. 1895–1958)
        6. 6. America (B) Harding (16 SEP 1866 – 02 NOV 1866)
        7. 7. Caroline ("Tine") Harding (16 Oct 1867 – 5 Jun 1947)
        8. 8. James (E) Harding (3 Jun 1869 – 30 Oct 1915)
        9. 9. Martha Harding (Oct 1872 – 25 Mar 1902)
      13. 13. Rebecca Harding
    3. 3. Peyton Harding (1790 – EstBetween:1791/00/00-1880/00/00)
    4. 4. Nancy Harding (1802 – EstBetween:1803/00/00-1896/00/00)
    5. 5. John Harding (1804 – EstBetween:1805/00/00-1894/00/00)
    6. 6. James Harding
    7. 7. Polly Harding
    8. 8. William Harding

Captain Wells's Timeline

2 Records

1734
16 Sep 1734
Birth of Captain Samuel Wells II in St Pauls Par, Stafford, Virginia, USA
St Pauls Par, Stafford, Virginia, USA
1782
2 Apr 1782
Age 48
Death of Captain Samuel Wells II in Jefferson, Kentucky
Jefferson, Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Sep 1734
    Event Place: St Pauls Par, Stafford, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Apr 1782
    Event Place: Jefferson, Kentucky
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