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Lady Elizabeth Wells 1577 – 1626 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1577

Birth Location: Fenny Compton, Warwickshire, England

Death Date: 1626

Death Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia Colony

Father: Richard Willis

Mother: Hester Chambers

Spouse(s): Sir Powell

Children(s): Captain Powell

According to available records, Lady Elizabeth Wells was born in 1577 in Fenny Compton, Warwickshire, England, the child of Richard Thomas Willis and Hester Chambers. Following those early years, Lady Elizabeth Wells married Sir Capt. William Powell, and their family grew to include Captain William Paul Powell. In the later years of life, Lady Elizabeth Wells died in 1626 in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia Colony.

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Parents

Richard Willis
1549 – 1597
Birth Location: Fenny Compton, Warwickshire, England
RW
Hester Chambers
1567 – 1597
Birth Location: Williamscote, Oxfd, England
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Spouses(s)

Sir Powell
1562 – 1623
Birth Location: Saint Olave's Church, Southwark, Surrey, England
SP

Children(s)

Captain Powell
1620 – 1695
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1577
    Event Place: Saint Olave Parish, Surrey, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1589
    Event Place: Saint Olave Parish, Surrey, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1577
    Event Place: Fenny Compton, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1626
    Event Place: , Virginia, USA of America

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1626
    Event Place: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia Colony
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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