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Elizabeth "Betsy" Wells 1791–1848 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 February 1791

Birth Location: Wallace, Duplin, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1 November 1848

Death Location: Toomsuba, Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: Jacob III

Mother: Ann Boney

Spouse(s): Timothy Pigford

Children(s): Timothy Pigford, Wright Pigford, William Pigford, Sarah Pigford, Martha Pigford, Alfred Pigford, Elizabeth Pigford, Jerusha Pigford, Enoch Pigford

In 1791, Elizabeth "Betsy" Wells entered the world in Wallace, Duplin, North Carolina, USA, born to Jacob Henry Wells Iii And Ann Nancy Boney. In 1840, Elizabeth "Betsy" Wells resided in Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA. In 1841, Elizabeth "Betsy" Wells resided in No Township Listed, Lauderdale County, MS. Elizabeth "Betsy" Wells married Timothy Richard Pigford, and had children including Alfred D Pigford, Elizabeth Pigford, Enoch Pigford, Jerusha Jane Pigford, Martha Patsy Pigford, Sarah Anne Pigford, Timothy Samuel Pigford, William Wells Pigford, Wright Pigford. Elizabeth "Betsy" Wells passed away in 1848 in Toomsuba, Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1791, Elizabeth "Betsy" Wells entered the world in Wallace, Duplin, North Carolina, USA, born to Jacob Henry Wells Iii And Ann Nancy Boney.
  • In 1840, Elizabeth "Betsy" Wells resided in Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1841, Elizabeth "Betsy" Wells resided in No Township Listed, Lauderdale County, MS.
  • Elizabeth "Betsy" Wells married Timothy Richard Pigford, and had children including Alfred D Pigford, Elizabeth Pigford, Enoch Pigford, Jerusha Jane Pigford, Martha Patsy Pigford, Sarah Anne Pigford, Timothy Samuel Pigford, William Wells Pigford, Wright Pigford.
  • Elizabeth "Betsy" Wells passed away in 1848 in Toomsuba, Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jacob III
1763–1826
Birth Location: Rockfish Creek, Duplin, North Carolina, United States
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Ann Boney
1767–1833
Birth Location: Rockfish Creek, Duplin, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Timothy Pigford
1780–1823
Birth Location: New Hanover,,North Carolina,USA
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Children(s)

Timothy Pigford
1824–1899
Birth Location: , , North Carolina, USA
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Wright Pigford
1812–1881
Birth Location: Duplin Co., North Carolina
WP
William Pigford
1818–1863
Birth Location: Duplin, North Carolina, USA
WP
Sarah Pigford
1811–1853
Birth Location: Duplin Co., North Carolina
SP
Martha Pigford
1814–1861
Birth Location: Duplin, North Carolina, USA
MP
Alfred Pigford
1822–1863
Birth Location: Duplin Co., North Carolina
AP
Elizabeth Pigford
1820–1851
Birth Location: Duplin Co., North Carolina
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Jerusha Pigford
1816–1883
Birth Location: Duplin, North Carolina, United States
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Enoch Pigford
1810–1863
Birth Location: Duplin, North Carolina, USA
EP

Elizabeth Wells's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Wells
1791–1848
Birth Place: Wallace, Duplin, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Jacob Henry Wells III
1763–1826
Rockfish Creek, Duplin, North Carolina, United States
Ann (Nancy) Boney
1767–1833
Rockfish Creek, Duplin, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Jacob (A) Wells
1724–1808
Roxbury
Mary Wright
1735–1805
Duplin County, North Carolina, USA
Weinbert (Weimberk Wimberk Wimbirck Boney) Boni
1731–1801
Frenkendorf, Basel-Country, Switzerland
Catherine (Teachey) Tetsche
1745–1826
Island Creek, Duplin, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Wells
1690–1756
Mary Bowser
1702–1756
Edward Wright
1699–1747
Martha Kennerley
1703–1744
Joggi (Boney)
1680–1761
Eva Zeller
1683–1760
Daniel Sr
1706–1794
Ann Wells
1719–1796
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob Boni
1655–1710
Elsbeth Landold
1643–1705
Jacob Wells
1690–1756
Mary Bowser
1702–1756

Elizabeth Wells's Descendants

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Elizabeth ("Betsy") Wells (20 February 1791–1 November 1848) m. Timothy (Richard) Pigford (1780–24 June 1823)
  1. 1. Timothy (Samuel) Pigford 1824–1899 m. Olive (R) Pearce 1823–1904
    1. 1. Elizabeth Pigford 1850–1889
    2. 2. Jefferson (Davis) Pigford 1853–1910
    3. 3. Mary (J) Pigford 1855–1856
    4. 4. Erastus (T) Pigford 1857–1915
    5. 5. Olive (R) Pigford 1859–1896
    6. 6. Onie Pigford 1861–1861
    7. 7. Elizabeth (Ann) Pigford 1863–1873
    8. 8. Anna (L) Pigford 1864–1899
    9. 9. Ella (Adelaide "Addie") Pigford 1865–1873
    10. 10. William (J) Pigford 1851–1852
    11. 11. John (Timothy) Pigford 1848–1928 m. Martha (Julia "Mattie") Shannon 1850–1926
      1. 1. Timothy (Samuel) Pigford 1881–1957
      2. 2. Mary (Annie) Pigford 1883–1966
      3. 3. Martha (Ella) Pigford 1886–1975
      4. 4. John (Alonzo) Pigford 1886–1965
      5. 5. Lula (Elmira) Pigford 1888–1971
      6. 6. Cornelia Pigford 1891–1976
      7. 7. Willie (Mae) Pigford 1894–1982
      8. 8. Olive (Elizabeth) Pigford 1883–1968
      9. 9. Infant (Son) Pigford 1887–1887
      10. 10. William (Rankin) Pigford 1870–1897 m. Ella (Elizabeth) Boswell 1874–1955
        1. 1. Rossie (P.) Shelton 1895–1962 m. Marion (Columbus) Shelton 1888–1972
        2. 2. Mabyn (P) Shelton 1892–1963 m. Palmer (Christian) Knudsen 1888–1959
        3. 3. Winnie (Virginia) Pigford 1893–1893
        4. 4. Mary (Ester) Pigford 1896–1896
        5. 5. James (Rankin) Pigford 1898–1898
      11. 11. Nettie (Virginia) Pigford 1873–1950
      12. 12. Addie (Lee) Pigford 1874–1969
      13. 13. James (Mallard) Pigford 1876–1894
      14. 14. Eugenia Pigford 1879–1929
  2. 2. Wright Pigford 1812–1881
  3. 3. William (Wells) Pigford 1818–1863
  4. 4. Sarah (Anne) Pigford 1811–1853
  5. 5. Martha (Patsy) Pigford 1814–1861
  6. 6. Alfred (D) Pigford 1822–1863
  7. 7. Elizabeth Pigford 1820–1851
  8. 8. Jerusha (Jane) Pigford 1816–1883 m. Joseph (Blan) Page 1808–1889
    1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Page 1839–1890 m. James (R) Boswell 1831–1884
      1. 1. Joseph (Asa) Boswell 1868–1948 m. Ida (May) Brown 1875–1952
        1. 1. Mary (Ethel) Boswell 1895–1977
        2. 2. Winnie (Elizabeth) Boswell 1896–1944
        3. 3. Edward (Demar) Boswell 1898–1961
        4. 4. Meddie (E) Boswell 1900–1986
        5. 5. Henry (Grady) Boswell 1902–1942
        6. 6. James (Timothy) Boswell 1904–1960
      2. 2. Lula (Virginia) Boswell 1870–1952
      3. 3. Medie (James) Boswell 1872–1950
      4. 4. Edna (J.) Boswell 1869–1874
      5. 5. Ella (Elizabeth) Boswell 1874–1955 m. Robert (Eli) Shelton 1874–1941 m. William (Rankin) Pigford 1870–1897
        1. 1. Dillon Shelton 1913–1993
        2. 2. Rilla (Estelle) Shelton 1900–1979
        3. 3. Nena (Fredna) Shelton 1906–1907
        4. 4. Eunice Shelton 1915–2000
        5. 5. Lula (Maude) Shelton 1903–1904
        6. 6. Nena (Elizabeth) Dorough 1904–1970 m. Jimmie (George) Dorough 1894–1969
        7. 7. Oro (Lucille) Shelton 1908–1909
        8. 8. Ada (G) Shelton 1909–1910
        9. 9. Winner (Klein) Shelton 1901–1947
        10. 10. Robert (Henry) Shelton 1911–1964
      6. 6. Carrie (Mae) Boswell 1876–1957 m. Jasper ("Jable" Houston) Shelton 1875–1955
        1. 1. Mary (Mae) Shelton 1897–1983
        2. 2. Edna (Lee) Shelton 1898–1962
        3. 3. Bryan (J) Shelton 1900–1984
        4. 4. Lance (McNutt) Shelton 1907–1972
        5. 5. Jewel (V) Shelton 1912–
        6. 6. Taylor (Adair) Shelton 1904–1991
        7. 7. James (P) Shelton 1903–1975
    2. 2. Alfred (Joseph) Page 1855–1922
    3. 3. John (William) Page 1843–1881
    4. 4. Emma ("Emily") Page 1854–1883
    5. 5. Owen (Pigford) Page 1860–1900
    6. 6. Charles (Wesley) Page 1846–1914 m. Caroline (Virginia) Gibbons 1855–1931
      1. 1. Hettie (Virginia) Page 1875–1958 m. John (Richmond) Ellis 1871–1967
        1. 1. John (Richmond Ellis) Jr 1913–1993 m. Mary (Evelyn) Garrett 1916–2004
        2. 2. Margaret (Page) Ellis 1908–1964 m. Earl (Campbell) Horan 1895–1969
      2. 2. Allen (S) Page 1882–
      3. 3. Charles (A) Page 1886–
      4. 4. Omera (H) Page 1894–
      5. 5. Joseph Page 1873–
      6. 6. Dumont (P.) Page 1878–
    7. 7. Timothy (Wright) Page 1850–1910
    8. 8. Martha (A) Page 1843–1863
    9. 9. Clementine (Thankful Tiny) Page 1845–1892
    10. 10. Ella (Jane) Page 1840–1927 m. Joseph (Y.) Pierce 1824–1862
      1. 1. Georgia (Elizabeth) Pierce 1858–1934
      2. 2. Martha (L) Pierce 1862–
      3. 3. Sarah (V) Pierce 1860–
  9. 9. Enoch Pigford 1810–1863

Elizabeth Wells's Timeline

4 Records

1791
20 February 1791
Birth of Elizabeth "Betsy" Wells in Wallace, Duplin, North Carolina, USA
Wallace, Duplin, North Carolina, USA
1840
1840
Age 49
Elizabeth "Betsy" Wells resided here in Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
1841
1841
Age 50
Elizabeth "Betsy" Wells resided here in No Township Listed, Lauderdale County, MS
No Township Listed, Lauderdale County, MS
1848
1 November 1848
Age 57
Death of Elizabeth "Betsy" Wells in Toomsuba, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
Toomsuba, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 February 1791
    Event Place: Wallace, Duplin, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 291.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JSY
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Georgia
    Record Source: U.S., Family History Books, Research Collection of Worth Stickley Ray and His Wife, Marie Wroten on Their Ancestral Lines, and Other Families of the Southern States, Vol 3; Author: Ray, Worth S. (Worth Stickley), b. 1877

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Lauderdale, Mississippi; Roll: 216; Page: 47; Family History Library Film: 0014841

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: No Township Listed, Lauderdale County, MS
    Record Source: Mississippi, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 November 1848
    Event Place: Toomsuba, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Toomsuba, Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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