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Obedience "Biddy" Wells 1775–1844 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1775

Birth Location: North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1844

Death Location: Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Frederick Wells

Mother: Rachael Meador

Spouse(s): Paschall Ellington

Children(s): Sarah Ellington

The story of Obedience "Biddy" Wells began in 1775 in North Carolina, United States. Obedience "Biddy" Wells married Paschall Ellington, and had children including Sarah W Ellington. Obedience "Biddy" Wells passed away in 1844 in Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Obedience "Biddy" Wells began in 1775 in North Carolina, United States.
  • Obedience "Biddy" Wells married Paschall Ellington, and had children including Sarah W Ellington.
  • Obedience "Biddy" Wells passed away in 1844 in Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Frederick Wells
1750–1838
Birth Location: Prince Edward County, Virginia, USA
FW
Rachael Meador
1745–1834
Birth Location: Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States
RM

Spouses(s)

Paschall Ellington
1776–1844
Birth Location: Amelia, Virginia, United States
PE

Children(s)

Sarah Ellington
1800–1849
Birth Location: North Carolina
SE

Obedience Wells's Ancestors

Self
Obedience Wells
1775–1844
Birth Place: North Carolina, United States
Parents
Frederick Wells
1750–1838
Prince Edward County, Virginia, USA
Rachael Meador
1745–1834
Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Richard (Tidley) Wells
1722–1816
Saint Paul Protestant Episcopal Church, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland
Nancy (Anne) Brown
1723–1766
Westminster, Frederick, Maryland, United States
William Meador
1706–1759
Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
Frances Fitzsimmons
1724–1770
Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Capt. Wells
1668–1744
Rebecca Selden
1678–1764
George Brown
1690–1770
Mary Stevenson
1698–1776
Richard Sr
1678–1716
Ann Moss
1678–1719
William Phitzsimmons
1700–
Mary Nightingale
1702–1756
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Brown
1666–1716
Katherine Harris
1668–1710
John Moss
1650–1698
Rachel Farrimond
1635–1694
William Phitzsimmons
1670–
Darlene Jollie
1670–
Eliza Smedes
1670–

Obedience Wells's Descendants

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Obedience ("Biddy") Wells (1775–1844) m. Paschall Ellington (1776–Aug 1844)
  1. 1. Sarah (W) Ellington 1800–1849 m. Richard (Fleming) Moore 1795–1847
    1. 1. Martha Moore 1825–1880 m. Captain (Christopher Garland) Terry 1804–1893
      1. 1. Stephen (Fleming) Terry 1849–1935
      2. 2. Christopher (John) Terry 1850–1904
      3. 3. George (William) Terry 1856–1903 m. Martha (Ragsdale (Pattie)) Powell 1870–1957
      4. 4. William (Gaston) Terry 1858–1951
      5. 5. Mary (Frances) Terry 1856–1935 m. Thomas (Pinkney) Burton 1840–1908
        1. 1. Thomas (Neal) Burton 1888–1923
        2. 2. Julia Burton 1899–
        3. 3. Jefferson (Garland) Burton 1886–1918
        4. 4. Bertha (Terry) Burton 1892–1984
        5. 5. Pinkney (Holt) Burton 1895–1918
        6. 6. Nannie (Moore) Burton 1898–1954
        7. 7. Lula (Belle) Burton 1890–1986
        8. 8. Judith (T) Burton 1898–1989
      6. 6. Mary (Frances) Terry 1857–1935 m. Thomas (Pinkney) Burton 1840–1908
      7. 7. Louisa Terry 1861–
      8. 8. Nancy Terry 1863–
      9. 9. Thomas (Neal) Terry 1865–1907
      10. 10. Pattie (E) Terry 1854–1920 m. George (Sidney) Gaulden 1859–1925
        1. 1. Robert (Glenn) Gaulden 1895–1897
        2. 2. Thomas (Terry Gaulden) Sr. 1892–1955 m. Marye (Odiene) Seabaugh 1905–1977 m. Ada (Roy) Sutton 1895–1966
        3. 3. Mary (F) Gaulden 1890–1960 m. Henry (Watson) Peterson 1885–1967
        4. 4. Irene Gaulden 1887–1966 m. Charles McCready 1887–

Obedience Wells's Timeline

2 Records

1775
1775
Birth of Obedience "Biddy" Wells in North Carolina, United States
North Carolina, United States
1844
1844
Age 69
Death of Obedience "Biddy" Wells in Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1775
    Event Place: North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1844
    Event Place: Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
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