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Joseph H Wells 1701 – 1763 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Nov 1701

Birth Location: Laggan Valley, Raphoe, Donegal, Ireland

Death Date: 17 Jul 1763

Death Location: Augusta County, Virginia

Father: Joseph Wells

Mother: Elizabeth Clarke

Spouse(s): Hannah McClawhorn

Children(s): Esther Wells

In 1701, Joseph H Wells entered the world in Laggan Valley, Raphoe, Donegal, Ireland, born to Joseph Wells and Elizabeth Clarke. Joseph H Wells married Hannah McClawhorn, and had children including Esther Wells. Joseph H Wells passed away in 1763 in Augusta County, Virginia.

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Biography

  • In 1701, Joseph H Wells entered the world in Laggan Valley, Raphoe, Donegal, Ireland, born to Joseph Wells and Elizabeth Clarke.
  • Joseph H Wells married Hannah McClawhorn, and had children including Esther Wells.
  • Joseph H Wells passed away in 1763 in Augusta County, Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Wells
1645 –
Birth Location: Somerton, Somerset, England
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Elizabeth Clarke
1674 – 1713
Birth Location: Sandy, Bedfordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Hannah McClawhorn
1726 – 1778
Birth Location: Raphoe, Donegal, Ireland
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Children(s)

Esther Wells
1750 – 1823
Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia, United States
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Joseph Wells's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Wells
1701 – 1763
Birth Place: Laggan Valley, Raphoe, Donegal, Ireland
Parents
Joseph Wells
1645 –
Somerton, Somerset, England
Elizabeth Clarke
1674 – 1713
Sandy, Bedfordshire, England
Grandparents
Robert Clarke
1645 –
Sandy, , Bedfordshire, England
Susan Socklin
1653 – 1709
Sandy, , Bedfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert\Richard Clarke
1624 –
Grizzill Hankin
1621 –
John Socklin
1619 –
Alicia Wigmore
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Clarke
Thomas Hankin
1597 –
Elizabeth Perkin
1600 –
Richard Sockline
1589 –
Ann Cooper
1593 – 1642
Thomas Wigmore
1605 –
Susan Everet

Joseph Wells's Descendants

1.
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Joseph (H) Wells (30 Nov 1701 – 17 Jul 1763) m. Hannah McClawhorn (1726 – abt 1778)
  1. 1. Esther Wells (1750 – abt 1823) m. Major (William) Dougherty (01 NOV 1748 – 6 January 1834)
    1. 1. Letta (or Letty) Dougherty (abt 1783 – 1865) m. Joel (F.) Kelley (1772 – 17 Oct 1864)
      1. 1. Nathan (R) Kelley (29 November 1811 – 2 Jul 1878) m. Emelia ("Edith") Riggs (abt 1844 – 30 Dec 1901)
        1. 1. John (W. G.) Kelley (14 Feb 1845 – 12 Sep 1918) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Duncan (10 Mar 1860 – 28 Dec 1942)

Joseph Wells's Timeline

10 Records

1701
30 November 1701
Birth of Joseph H Wells in Laggan Valley, Raphoe, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
Laggan Valley, Raphoe, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
1701
30 Nov 1701
Birth of Joseph H Wells in Laggan Valley, Raphoe, Donegal, Ireland
Laggan Valley, Raphoe, Donegal, Ireland
1701
30 Nov 1701
Joseph H Wells was baptized in Sandy,Bedford,England
Sandy,Bedford,England
1708
2 Jun 1708
Age 7
Burial of Joseph H Wells in Hythe, Kent, England
Hythe, Kent, England
1740
5 Oct 1740
Age 39
Joseph H Wells was baptized in Heyford Lower, Oxfordshire, England
Heyford Lower, Oxfordshire, England
1762
17 Jan 1762
Age 61
Joseph H Wells was baptized in Wiltshire, England
Wiltshire, England
1763
17 Jul 1763
Age 62
Death of Joseph H Wells in Augusta County, Virginia, Colonial America
Augusta County, Virginia, Colonial America
1763
17 Jul 1763
Age 62
Death of Joseph H Wells in Augusta County, Virginia
Augusta County, Virginia
1764
26 Feb 1764
Age 63
Joseph H Wells was baptized in Frindsbury, Kent, England
Frindsbury, Kent, England
1801
11 Jan 1801
Age 100
Joseph H Wells was baptized in Surrey, England
Surrey, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 November 1701
    Event Place: Laggan Valley, Raphoe, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Nov 1701
    Event Place: Laggan Valley, Raphoe, Donegal, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 30 Nov 1701
    Event Place: Sandy,Bedford,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 5 Oct 1740
    Event Place: Heyford Lower, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: Oxfordshire, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, 1538-1812

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 17 Jan 1762
    Event Place: Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: Wiltshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 26 Feb 1764
    Event Place: Frindsbury, Kent, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 11 Jan 1801
    Event Place: Surrey, England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1738
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jul 1763
    Event Place: Augusta County, Virginia, Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jul 1763
    Event Place: Augusta County, Virginia
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 2 Jun 1708
    Event Place: Hythe, Kent, England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
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