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Catherine (Katherine) Wells 1720–1781 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Sep 1720

Birth Location: Queen Anne's County, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 28 Jul 1781

Death Location: Talbot County, Maryland, USA

Father: Humphrey Wells

Mother: Elizabeth Spry

Spouse(s): Thomas Spry

Children(s): Benjamin Spry, Thomas Jr.

The story of Catherine (Katherine) Wells began in 1720 in Queen Anne's County, Maryland, USA. Catherine (Katherine) Wells married Thomas Spry, and had children including Benjamin Spry, Thomas Spry Jr. Catherine (Katherine) Wells passed away in 1781 in Talbot County, Maryland, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Catherine (Katherine) Wells began in 1720 in Queen Anne's County, Maryland, USA.
  • Catherine (Katherine) Wells married Thomas Spry, and had children including Benjamin Spry, Thomas Spry Jr.
  • Catherine (Katherine) Wells passed away in 1781 in Talbot County, Maryland, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Humphrey Wells
1680–1750
Birth Location: Queen Anne, Talbot, Maryland, USA
HW
Elizabeth Spry
1681–1759
Birth Location: Queen Anne's County, Maryland, USA
ES

Spouses(s)

Thomas Spry
1723–1767
Birth Location: Queen Anne, Prince George's, Maryland, USA
TS

Children(s)

Benjamin Spry
1762–1858
Birth Location: Chester, Queen Anne's, Maryland, USA
BS
Thomas Jr.
1756–1836
Birth Location: Queen Anne's County, Maryland, USA
TJ

Catherine Wells's Ancestors

Self
Catherine Wells
1720–1781
Birth Place: Queen Anne's County, Maryland, USA
Parents
Humphrey Wells
1680–1750
Queen Anne, Talbot, Maryland, USA
Elizabeth Spry
1681–1759
Queen Anne's County, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
Zorobabel Wells
1646–1696
Northumberland County, Virginia, USA
Catherine ((Katherine)) Davenport
1650–1696
Talbot County, Maryland, USA
Christopher Spry
1630–1706
Kent County, Maryland, USA
Mary (Spry) Brinson
1660–1712
Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Wells
1618–1661
Elinor Robinson
1625–1696
Humphrey Davenport
1615–1671
Ann Collinson
1615–1705
Oliver Sprye
1605–1668
Johanna Stansby
1609–1674
William Brinson
1648–1685
Mary Henson
1650–1686
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Wells
1599–1638
Alicia Harding\Hardinge
1597–1639
Piers Robynson\Robinson
1580–1644
Margaret Fowke
1592–1626
Oliver Spry
1580–1610
Catherine Trenoweth
1580–1607
William Henson
1625–

Catherine Wells's Descendants

1.
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Catherine ((Katherine)) Wells (4 Sep 1720–28 Jul 1781) m. Thomas Spry (1723–4 Feb 1767)
  1. 1. Benjamin Spry 1762–1858
    1. 1. Benjamin Spry 1826–1866
    2. 2. Rebecca Spry 1819–1895 m. Isaac Lamb 1816–1895 m. Daniel McElroy 1823–1879
      1. 1. Gilbert McElroy 1848–1926 m. Ella (E.) Curfmann 1849–1923
        1. 1. Charles (Gilbert) McElroy 1888–1969
        2. 2. William (Henry) McElroy 1875–1953 m. Mattie (Alice) Miller 1873–1953
        3. 3. George (H.) McElroy 1867–1932 m. Martha Bennett 1869–1952
      2. 2. Ambrose McElroy 1861–1941
      3. 3. Wilbert McElroy 1843–1863
      4. 4. Rhoda (Emeline) McElroy 1850–1861
      5. 5. Cornelius McElroy 1855–1938
    3. 3. John Spry 1823–1907
    4. 4. Rhoda Spry 1830–1895
    5. 5. Cornelius Spry 1832–1903
    6. 6. Aaron Spry 1835–1880
    7. 7. John (Wesley) Spry 1789–1869
    8. 8. Catherine Spry 1817–1896 m. Daniel (H.) Terry 1817–1850
      1. 1. Alfred (Marion) Terry 1846–1922 m. Nancy (Ann) Coleman 1847–1905
        1. 1. Anna (G.) Terry 1883–1981
        2. 2. John (William) Terry 1868–1947
        3. 3. Florence (Catherine) Terry 1879–1934 m. Arthur Christner 1879–1928
        4. 4. Minnie (Francis) Terry 1883–1954
        5. 5. Alice (Irene) Terry 1874–1931
        6. 6. Amanda (Ella) Terry 1866–1947
    9. 9. Sarah Spry 1799–1851 m. Benjamin Spry 1785–1858
      1. 1. Samuel (William) Spry 1815–1881 m. Charlotte Barker 1818–1874
        1. 1. Harriet (Rebecca) Spry 1852–1935 m. Noah Risley 1848–1916
        2. 2. Sabrina (A.) Spry 1841–1880 m. George (Washington) Wheaton 1838–1908
        3. 3. Samuel (Richard) Spry 1844–1914 m. Charlotte Risley 1852–1881
      2. 2. Emily (J.) Spry 1818–1898 m. Robert (Kennedy) Jr. 1817–1912
        1. 1. Rebecca Kennedy 1855–1944 m. Samuel (C.) Little 1852–1939
        2. 2. Lemuel (Edgar) Kennedy 1863–1922 m. Lucy (Ellen) Hokit 1871–1956
        3. 3. John (Wells) Kenedy 1859–1926 m. Mary (Lela) Kennedy 1864–1959
        4. 4. Hannah Kennedy 1841–1842
        5. 5. Elmina Kennedy 1840–1936
        6. 6. Robert (Wllson) Kennedy 1851–1912 m. Mary (E.) Cuzick 1861–1936
        7. 7. Benjamin (F.) Kennedy 1866–1912 m. Martha (Jane) Hokitt 1868–1950
        8. 8. Mary (Ann) Kenedy 1844–1925 m. Thomas (Henry) Wheeler 1840–1921
      3. 3. Rebecca Spry 1817–1884 m. George Benson 1815–1884
        1. 1. William Benson 1838–1880 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Wilson 1848–1933
        2. 2. Lyman Benson 1837–1874
        3. 3. Cornelia (Ann) Benson 1849–1876
        4. 4. Henry Benson 1855–1910
        5. 5. Rebecca (E.) Benson 1845–1876
        6. 6. Sarah Benson 1842–1886
        7. 7. Louisa Benson 1850–1871
        8. 8. Eurania Benson 1844–1915
        9. 9. George Benson 1858–1866
      4. 4. William (Jackson) Spry 1829–1908 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Roberts 1838–1911
        1. 1. Clement (Lerne) Spry 1863–1928
        2. 2. Sarah (Matilda) Spry 1862–1933 m. Andrew McKinney 1862–1933
        3. 3. Edward Spry 1879–1946
      5. 5. Sophia Spry 1835–1928 m. Enoch Stone 1829–1906
        1. 1. Easter ((Polly)) Stone 1876–1955 m. Ballard ((Carpenter)) Howard 1875–1964
    10. 10. Benjamin (Wesley) Spry 1802–1855 m. Priscilla Barber 1816–1913
      1. 1. Washington (Smith) Spry 1841–1920
      2. 2. Henry (Asbury) Spry 1839–1925
      3. 3. George (W.) Spry 1834–1908
        1. 1. Frances (Ann) Spry 1872–1962 m. Clarence (Dwight) Lillie 1866–1949
    11. 11. Magdalena Spry 1833–1902 m. Robert (Convington) Thomas 1832–1903
      1. 1. Sarah (Alice) Thomas 1856–1890 m. James (Granville) Shelby 1826–1905
        1. 1. Lana (E.) Shelby 1889–1947 m. William (Byron) Gregory 1876–1950
        2. 2. Winfield (Scott) Shelby 1881–1911
      2. 2. William (H.) Thomas 1854–1903
      3. 3. Ida (May) Thomas 1872–1946
      4. 4. Mary (Eleanor) Thomas 1861–1915
      5. 5. Melvin (Leroy) Thomas 1866–1948
      6. 6. Clarissa (Belle (Clara)) Thomas 1875–1946 m. Dana (Whitcomb) Maryott 1872–1952
        1. 1. Gifford (Lloyd) Maryott 1908–1987 m. Ruth (Nora) Rolfsness 1908–1992
      7. 7. Adda Thomas 1868–1872
      8. 8. Charles (R.) Thomas 1871–1872
      9. 9. Emma (L.) Thomas 1863–1891
  2. 2. Thomas (Spry) Jr. 1756–1836 m. Ruth (Margaret (m1785\William Spry) Taylor Spry) (p4GGM) 1766–1845
    1. 1. Benjamin Spry 1785–1858 m. Elizabeth ((Betsy)) Eaton 1793–1853 m. Sarah Spry 1799–1851
      1. 1. Mary (B.) Spry 1820–1895 m. David (S.) Wallace 1823–1876
        1. 1. John (Bunyon) Wallace 1852–1936 m. Martha Kaler 1859–1938
        2. 2. Elizabeth Wallace 1849–1870
        3. 3. Albert (Thomas) Wallace 1854–1931
        4. 4. Lana ((Leany)) Wallace 1855–1938
        5. 5. Mary (Catherine) Wallace 1857–1929
    2. 2. Elizabeth Spry 1786–1845 m. Matthews Harrington 1782–1864
      1. 1. Israel (E.) Harrington 1818–1906 m. Matilda Barney 1819–1913
        1. 1. George (Jay) Harrington 1862–1924 m. Emma (Elizabeth) Law 1862–1932
        2. 2. Smith (A.) Harrington 1848–1927
      2. 2. Loretta Harrington 1824–1904
      3. 3. Ira (Spry) Harrington 1822–1912
      4. 4. Catherine Harrington 1811–1876
      5. 5. Sarah Harrington 1808–1869
      6. 6. Lucretia Harrington 1809–1858
      7. 7. William Harrington 1805–1881
    3. 3. Perry Spry 1790–1831 m. Mary Chadwick 1788–1880
      1. 1. Andrew (J.) Spry 1824–1904 m. Cecilia Clayton 1823–1904
        1. 1. Simon Spry 1859–
        2. 2. Mary (Jane) Spry 1857–1936 m. George (Washington) Proctor 1855–1938
    4. 4. Mary (S.) Spry 1797–1872 m. Josephus Downs 1795–1868
      1. 1. Mahala (Jane) Downs 1839–1921 m. Richard (Philemon) Martin 1837–1891
        1. 1. Jurrell (Samuel) Martin 1871–1922 m. Cora (Ellan) Hayden 1879–1939
        2. 2. Nellie Martin 1880–1966 m. Loyal (Grafton) Jordan 1875–1950
      2. 2. Josephus Downs 1820–
      3. 3. William (H.) Downs 1816–1907
      4. 4. Samuel (Lorraine) Downs 1818–1898
      5. 5. James (L.) Downs 1818–1898
      6. 6. John (L.) Downs 1832–1919
      7. 7. Adeline Downs 1836–

Catherine Wells's Timeline

2 Records

1720
4 Sep 1720
Birth of Catherine (Katherine) Wells in Queen Anne's County, Maryland, USA
Queen Anne's County, Maryland, USA
1781
28 Jul 1781
Age 61
Death of Catherine (Katherine) Wells in Talbot County, Maryland, USA
Talbot County, Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Sep 1720
    Event Place: Queen Anne's County, Maryland, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jul 1781
    Event Place: Talbot County, Maryland, USA
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