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Col George M Wells 1644–1696 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Apr 1644

Birth Location: Lower, Norfolk, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 19 Jul 1696

Death Location: Bayside Village, Harford County, Maryland, United States of America

Father: Richard surgeon

Mother: Frances Whyte\White

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Goldsmith

Children(s): Richard Wells

In 1644, Col George M Wells entered the world in Lower, Norfolk, Virginia, USA, born to Richard Wells Major Surgeon And Frances Elizabeth Whyte White. Col George M Wells married Elizabeth Blanche Goldsmith, and had children including Richard Harrison Wells. Col George M Wells passed away in 1696 in Bayside Village, Harford County, Maryland, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1644, Col George M Wells entered the world in Lower, Norfolk, Virginia, USA, born to Richard Wells Major Surgeon And Frances Elizabeth Whyte White.
  • Col George M Wells married Elizabeth Blanche Goldsmith, and had children including Richard Harrison Wells.
  • Col George M Wells passed away in 1696 in Bayside Village, Harford County, Maryland, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard surgeon
1609–1667
Birth Location: Saltash, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
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Frances Whyte\White
1616–1697
Birth Location: Hutton Hall, Essex, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Goldsmith
1649–1704
Birth Location: Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
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Children(s)

Richard Wells
1691–1782
Birth Location: St James Parish, Anne Arundel or Talbert, Maryland, USA
RW

Col Wells's Ancestors

Self
Col Wells
1644–1696
Birth Place: Lower, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Parents
Richard Wells Major surgeon
1609–1667
Saltash, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Frances (Elizabeth) Whyte\White
1616–1697
Hutton Hall, Essex, England
Grandparents
Hugh (Thomas) Welles\Wells
1590–1672
Colchester, Essex, England
Elizabeth (de Elyott) Elliott
1587–1609
Saltash, Cornwall, England
Richard (White Sir Lord) IV
1580–1645
Hutton Hall, Essex, England
Katherine Weston
1594–1727
Roxwell, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Essex
1540–1620
ANNE Kimball
1568–1678
William Elliott
1569–
Barbara Godfrey
1567–1620
Richard Sir
1554–1614
Mary Lady
1548–1593
Richard I
1577–1635
Frances Waldegrave
1581–1645
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Col Wells's Descendants

1.
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Col (George M) Wells (27 Apr 1644–19 Jul 1696) m. Elizabeth (Blanche) Goldsmith (1649–21 Apr 1704)
  1. 1. Richard (Harrison) Wells 1691–1782 m. Elizabeth Parker 1700–1776
    1. 1. Susanna Wells 1731–1782 m. Francis (Downing) Sr. 1726–1814
      1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) DOWNING 1764–1849 m. John (William) Whitt 1765–1833
        1. 1. Elijah Whitt 1800–1879 m. Rebecca Ellis 1824–1854

Col Wells's Timeline

5 Records

1644
27 Apr 1644
Birth of Col George M Wells in Lower, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Lower, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
1653
09 Apr 1653
Age 9
Col George M Wells was married in Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
1695
20 Feb 1695
Age 51
Col George M Wells - Probate in Maryland, USA
Maryland, USA
1696
Abt 1696
Age 52
Col George M Wells resided here in Baltimore, Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland
1696
19 Jul 1696
Age 52
Death of Col George M Wells in Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Apr 1644
    Event Place: Lower, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 19897.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: WAY
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 09 Apr 1653
    Event Place: Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1652-1653
    Event Place: Maryland
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Maryland; Year: 1652-1653; Page Number: 234

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1696
    Event Place: Baltimore, Maryland
    Record Source: Maryland, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Will Books; Author: Maryland. Prerogative Court

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1696
    Event Place: Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Maryland, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Will Books; Author: Maryland. Prerogative Court
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bayside Village, Harford County, Maryland, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1695
    Event Place: Maryland, USA
    Record Source: Maryland, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Will Books; Author: Maryland. Prerogative Court
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