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Lewis Wells 1750–1846 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Jun 1750

Birth Location: Virginia, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 12 Aug 1846

Death Location: Duquoin, Perry, Illinois, USA

Father: Thomas Wells

Mother: Susannah Cole

Spouse(s): ElizabethBetsy Bates

Children(s): Thomas Wells, Sarah Wells, Susan Wells, Martha Wells, Mary Wells, Keziah Wells, Elizabeth Wells, Elijah Wells, Lewis Jr, Anna Wells, Giles Wells, Joseph Wells

Lewis Wells was born in 1750 in Virginia, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA, the child of Thomas Wells And Susannah Cole. In 1790, Lewis Wells resided in Greenville, South Carolina. In 1830, Lewis Wells resided in Perry, Illinois. Lewis Wells married Elizabethbetsy Bates, and had children including Anna Wells, Elijah Wells, Elizabeth Wells, Giles Wells, Joseph Wells, Keziah Wells, Lewis Wells Jr Jr, Martha Ann Wells, Mary Wells, Sarah Wells, Susan Wells, Thomas Bates Wells. Lewis Wells passed away in 1846 in Duquoin, Perry, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Lewis Wells was born in 1750 in Virginia, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA, the child of Thomas Wells And Susannah Cole.
  • In 1790, Lewis Wells resided in Greenville, South Carolina.
  • In 1830, Lewis Wells resided in Perry, Illinois.
  • Lewis Wells married Elizabethbetsy Bates, and had children including Anna Wells, Elijah Wells, Elizabeth Wells, Giles Wells, Joseph Wells, Keziah Wells, Lewis Wells Jr Jr, Martha Ann Wells, Mary Wells, Sarah Wells, Susan Wells, Thomas Bates Wells.
  • Lewis Wells passed away in 1846 in Duquoin, Perry, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

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Lewis Wells's Ancestors

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Lewis Wells
1750–1846
Birth Place: Virginia, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
Parents
Thomas Wells
1724–1792
Virginia, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Susannah Cole
1735–1804
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lewis Wells's Descendants

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Lewis Wells (22 Jun 1750–12 Aug 1846) m. ElizabethBetsy Bates (1750–04 Oct 1846)
  1. 1. Thomas (Bates) Wells 1779–1871
  2. 2. Sarah Wells 1788–1855
  3. 3. Susan Wells 1784–1863
  4. 4. Martha (Ann) Wells 1786–1876
  5. 5. Mary Wells 1792–1869
  6. 6. Keziah Wells 1790–1870 m. Robert McElvain 1788–1865
    1. 1. Andrew McElvain 1818–1898
    2. 2. Margaret McElvain 1824–1900
    3. 3. Samuel (Blackburn) McElvain 1814–1876
    4. 4. William (M) McElvain 1834–1919
    5. 5. Ephraim McElvain 1822–1822
    6. 6. James (R) Mcelvain 1827–1899
    7. 7. Joseph (Harvey) McElvain 1816–1904
    8. 8. Mary (Elizabeth) McElvain 1836–1901 m. Wiley Lipe 1828–1915
      1. 1. Harriet Lipe 1855–1925
      2. 2. Annie (Dorcas) Lipe 1861–1930 m. Phillip Gray 1852–1928
        1. 1. Augustus Gray 1890–
        2. 2. Gussie Gray 1890–
        3. 3. Mary (Julia) Gray 1884–1969
        4. 4. Martha (Bird) Gray 1886–1961 m. Lucian Jordan 1884–1948
      3. 3. Jacob (Ellsworth) Lipe 1862–1908
      4. 4. Isabel (Belle) Lipe 1856–1929
  7. 7. Elizabeth Wells 1794–1875
  8. 8. Elijah Wells 1784–1868
  9. 9. Lewis (Wells Jr) Jr 1778–1871
  10. 10. Anna Wells 1782–1863
  11. 11. Giles Wells 1798–1894
  12. 12. Joseph Wells 1796–1858

Lewis Wells's Timeline

5 Records

1750
22 Jun 1750
Birth of Lewis Wells in Virginia, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
Virginia, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
1790
1790
Age 40
Lewis Wells resided here in Greenville, South Carolina
Greenville, South Carolina
1830
1830
Age 80
Lewis Wells resided here in Perry, Illinois
Perry, Illinois
1840
01 Jun 1840
Age 90
Lewis Wells resided here in Perry, Illinois, USA
Perry, Illinois, USA
1846
12 Aug 1846
Age 96
Death of Lewis Wells in Duquoin, Perry, Illinois, USA
Duquoin, Perry, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Jun 1750
    Event Place: Virginia, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Greenville, South Carolina
    Record Source: 1790 United States Federal Census, Year: 1790; Census Place: , Greenville, South Carolina; Roll: M637_11; Page: 70; Image: 0078.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Perry, Illinois
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, Year: 1830; Census Place: , Perry, Illinois; Roll: 22; Page: 120.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 01 Jun 1840
    Event Place: Perry, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: , Perry, Illinois; Roll: 67; Page: 77.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source: U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Aug 1846
    Event Place: Duquoin, Perry, Illinois, USA

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