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Joseph (Twin to Sarah) Wells 1697 – 1758 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 September 1697

Birth Location: Prince George's County, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 27 May 1758

Death Location: Calvert County, Province of Maryland or Orange County North, North Carolina, USA

Father: Thomas Wells

Mother: Frances Smith

Spouse(s): Margaret Swanson

Children(s): Joseph Wells

In 1697, Joseph (Twin to Sarah) Wells entered the world in Prince George's County, Maryland, USA, born to Thomas Duckett Wells and Frances Smith. Joseph (Twin to Sarah) Wells married Margaret Swanson, and had children including Joseph Wells. Joseph (Twin to Sarah) Wells passed away in 1758 in Calvert County, Province of Maryland or Orange County North, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1697, Joseph (Twin to Sarah) Wells entered the world in Prince George's County, Maryland, USA, born to Thomas Duckett Wells and Frances Smith.
  • Joseph (Twin to Sarah) Wells married Margaret Swanson, and had children including Joseph Wells.
  • Joseph (Twin to Sarah) Wells passed away in 1758 in Calvert County, Province of Maryland or Orange County North, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Wells's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Wells
1697 – 1758
Birth Place: Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
Parents
Thomas Duckett Wells
1653 – 1718
All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, British Colonial America
Frances Smith
1657 – 1733
Queen Anne Knolls, Prince George's County, Maryland, America Colonies
Grandparents
George Welles
1590 – 1655
Southwark, Surrey, England
Elizabeth Mellows
1620 – 1681
Prince George's, Maryland, United States
Lt (Joseph) Smith
1637 – 1732
Weymouth, Massachusetts
Elizabeth Smith
1637 – 1681
Southwark, Surrey, England
Great-Grandparents
Edward Welles
1554 – 1590
Elizabeth Partridge
1560 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Wells's Descendants

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Joseph ((Twin to Sarah)) Wells (30 September 1697 – 27 May 1758) m. Margaret Swanson (1692 – 1750)
  1. 1. Joseph Wells (20 July 1729 – 30 September 1801) m. Charity ("Mollie" (Wells)) Carrington (1730 – 26 FEB 1803)
    1. 1. Nathanial (Nathan) Wells (1755 – 26 April 1817) m. Esther Ward (1759 – 26 Apr 1817)
      1. 1. Elizabeth Wells (1 January 1785 – 26 Mar 1856) m. Stephen (Samuel) Cameron (13 Feb 1770 – Aft. 07 Aug 1850)
        1. 1. Margaret (Ann) CAMERON (Sep 1829 – 11 Apr 1905) m. James (Gordon) Howe (17 Feb 1827 – 7 Jul 1893)
      2. 2. William Wells
      3. 3. Esther Wells
      4. 4. John Wells
      5. 5. Nathan Wells
      6. 6. Joseph Wells

Joseph Wells's Timeline

3 Records

1697
30 September 1697
Birth of Joseph (Twin to Sarah) Wells in St Barnabas Church, Queen Anne Parish, Prince George's, Amer, Maryland, USA
St Barnabas Church, Queen Anne Parish, Prince George's, Amer, Maryland, USA
1697
30 September 1697
Birth of Joseph (Twin to Sarah) Wells in Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
1758
27 May 1758
Age 61
Death of Joseph (Twin to Sarah) Wells in Calvert County, Province of Maryland or Orange County North, North Carolina, USA
Calvert County, Province of Maryland or Orange County North, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 September 1697
    Event Place: St Barnabas Church, Queen Anne Parish, Prince George's, Amer, Maryland, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 September 1697
    Event Place: Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: New York, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 May 1758
    Event Place: Calvert County, Province of Maryland or Orange County North, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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