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Henry Wells 1728 – 1793 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1728

Birth Location: Onslow, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1793

Death Location: Duplin, North Carolina, United States

Father: Jacob Wells

Mother: Mary Wright

Spouse(s): Mary Bates

Children(s): George Wells, JACOB Wells, John Wells, William Wells, William Wells, Penelope Wells

The story of Henry Wells began in 1728 in Onslow, North Carolina, United States. Henry Wells married Mary Bates, and had children including George Frederick Wells, JACOB Wells, John William Wells, William Wells, William Wells, Penelope Wells. Henry Wells passed away in 1793 in Duplin, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Henry Wells began in 1728 in Onslow, North Carolina, United States.
  • Henry Wells married Mary Bates, and had children including George Frederick Wells, JACOB Wells, John William Wells, William Wells, William Wells, Penelope Wells.
  • Henry Wells passed away in 1793 in Duplin, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jacob Wells
1690 – 1756
Birth Location: Switzerland
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Mary Wright
1702 – 1756
Birth Location: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Bates
1732 –
Birth Location: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
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Children(s)

George Wells
1747 – 1812
Birth Location: Duplin, North Carolina, United States
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JACOB Wells
1758 – 1843
Birth Location: Duplin, North Carolina, United States
JW
John Wells
1760 – 1830
Birth Location: Ransom, Columbus, North Carolina, United States
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William Wells
1760 –
Birth Location: –
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William Wells
1760 –
Birth Location: –
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Penelope Wells
1778 – 1858
Birth Location: Wallace, Duplin, North Carolina, United States
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Henry Wells's Ancestors

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Henry Wells
1728 – 1793
Birth Place: Onslow, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Jacob Wells
1690 – 1756
Switzerland
Mary Wright
1702 – 1756
Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
William (b1660 Wells) Wills
1660 – 1713
Mulberry Island, Warwick, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth ((Wells Wills) b1662) James
1662 – 1704
Upton Scudamore, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry Wells's Descendants

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Henry Wells (1728 – 1793) m. Mary Bates (25 May 1732 – )
  1. 1. George (Frederick) Wells (1747 – 1812)
  2. 2. JACOB Wells (1758 – 18 Nov 1843) m. Mary Bowzer (1762 – 1797)
    1. 1. Jacob (X) Wells (1788 – 9 Jan 1851) m. Lydia (Thompson) Enneis (1788 – 1851)
      1. 1. Martin Wells (1796 – )
      2. 2. Aziriah Enneis (3 Aug 1802 – 12 Mar 1880)
      3. 3. Jacob (H) Wells (19 Dec 1806 – 20 Dec 1859)
      4. 4. Sarah (Ann) Wells (1808 – )
      5. 5. John (Matthew) Wells (3 Jul 1810 – 24 Nov 1882)
      6. 6. Lavinia Wells (8 Jan 1813 – 9 Nov 1898)
      7. 7. Sara (Ellens) Wells (8 Jan 1813 – 1863)
      8. 8. Mary (Ann) Wells (16 Feb 1815 – 20 Jan 1901) m. Richard (Perry) Scott (28 Apr 1820 – 18 Jul 1882)
        1. 1. Mary (J) Scott (1841 – )
        2. 2. Nathaniel (James) Scott (3 Jan 1841 – 19 Aug 1906)
        3. 3. Jacob (Wells) Scott (22 Apr 1843 – 2 Mar 1890)
        4. 4. Christopher (Columbus) Scott (May 1846 – 06 Feb 1927)
        5. 5. Mary (Carolina) Scott (20 Sep 1848 – 27 Jun 1896) m. Jacob ('jake' Perry) Bazemore (7 June 1846 – 6 July 1913)
      9. 9. Mary (Molcy Jane) Wells (14 Mar 1817 – 18 Dec 1877)
      10. 10. Alexander Wells (1819 – 1857)
      11. 11. Kitty (Ann) Wells (21 Jan 1822 – 1900)
      12. 12. Amanda Wells (1849 – 25 Feb 1923)
      13. 13. Alexander Wells (1869 – )
    2. 2. Henry Wells (1795 – 1855)
    3. 3. Hugh Wells (1795 – 1860)
    4. 4. Alexander Wells (1802 – 1877)
    5. 5. Mary Wells (1805 – )
    6. 6. Margaret Wells (1813 – )
    7. 7. Thomas (E) Wells (1815 – )
    8. 8. Thomas (E) Wells (1815 – 1900)
    9. 9. Elizabeth (Jane) Wells (2 Nov 1819 – 9 Jun 1890)
    10. 10. Elizabeth (Jane) Wells (2 Nov 1819 – 1890)
    11. 11. Sarah (Ann) Wells (1821 – 1852)
    12. 12. Sarah (Ann) Wells (1822 – 1854)
  3. 3. John (William) Wells (1760 – 1830)
  4. 4. William Wells (1760 – )
  5. 5. William Wells (1760 – )
  6. 6. Penelope Wells (1778 – 1858)

Henry Wells's Timeline

2 Records

1728
1728
Birth of Henry Wells in Onslow, North Carolina, United States
Onslow, North Carolina, United States
1793
1793
Age 65
Death of Henry Wells in Duplin, North Carolina, United States
Duplin, North Carolina, United States

Sources

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

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