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HENRY WELLS 1728 – 1793 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1728

Birth Location: Duplin, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1793

Death Location: Duplin, Pender, North Carolina, United States

Father: Jacob Wells

Mother: Mary Bowser

Spouse(s): MARY BATES

Children(s): Fredrick Wells, Jacob Wells, Mary Wells, Penelope Wells, Penelope Wells

HENRY WELLS was born in 1728 in Duplin, North Carolina, United States, the child of Jacob Wells and Mary Wright Bowser. HENRY WELLS married MARY BATES, and had children including Fredrick Wells, Jacob Wells, Mary Polly Wells, Penelope Wells, Penelope Wells. HENRY WELLS passed away in 1793 in Duplin, Pender, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • HENRY WELLS was born in 1728 in Duplin, North Carolina, United States, the child of Jacob Wells and Mary Wright Bowser.
  • HENRY WELLS married MARY BATES, and had children including Fredrick Wells, Jacob Wells, Mary Polly Wells, Penelope Wells, Penelope Wells.
  • HENRY WELLS passed away in 1793 in Duplin, Pender, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jacob Wells
1690 – 1756
Birth Location: Basel, Basel-Town, Switzerland
JW
Mary Bowser
1702 – 1756
Birth Location: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
MB

Spouses(s)

MARY BATES
1732 – 1775
Birth Location: Haddam, CT
MB

Children(s)

Fredrick Wells
1742 – 1812
Birth Location: Duplin County, NC
FW
Jacob Wells
1758 – 1843
Birth Location: , Duplin, North Carolina, USA
JW
Mary Wells
1766 – 1843
Birth Location: , Duplin, North Carolina
MW
Penelope Wells
1775 – 1799
Birth Location: Duplin, North Carolina
PW
Penelope Wells
1778 – 1858
Birth Location: Wallace, Duplin, North Carolina, USA
PW

HENRY WELLS's Ancestors

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HENRY WELLS
1728 – 1793
Birth Place: Duplin, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Jacob Wells
1690 – 1756
Basel, Basel-Town, Switzerland
Mary (Wright) Bowser
1702 – 1756
Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

HENRY WELLS's Descendants

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HENRY WELLS (1728 – 1793) m. MARY BATES (25 May 1732 – 1775)
  1. 1. Fredrick Wells (1742 – 1812) m. Jeanette Holden (23 Oct 1744 – 4 April 1827)
    1. 1. ANNE (NANCY) WELLS (1775 – 1815)
    2. 2. Jacob Wells (abt 1778 – 26 Jul 1847) m. Lydia (Thompson) Enneis (1788 – 1851)
      1. 1. Martin Wells (1796 – )
      2. 2. Kitty (Ann) Wells (21 Jan 1823 – 12 Aug 1900)
    3. 3. Mary Wells (est 1778 – )
    4. 4. ALEXANDER WELLS (1780 – 1825)
    5. 5. Sarah Wells (abt 1785 – aft1843)
    6. 6. Elizabeth Wells
  2. 2. Jacob Wells (1758 – 18 Nov 1843)
  3. 3. Mary (Polly) Wells (Nov. 28, 1766 – Nov. 2, 1843)
  4. 4. Penelope Wells (1775 – 1799)
  5. 5. Penelope Wells (1778 – 1858)

HENRY WELLS's Timeline

2 Records

1728
1728
Birth of HENRY WELLS in Duplin, North Carolina, United States
Duplin, North Carolina, United States
1793
1793
Age 65
Death of HENRY WELLS in Duplin, Pender, North Carolina, United States
Duplin, Pender, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1728
    Event Place: Duplin, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1793
    Event Place: Duplin, Pender, North Carolina, United States
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