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Rachel Wells 1720–1771 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 May 1720

Birth Location: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States of America

Death Date: 23 December 1771

Death Location: Newberry, Newberry County, South Carolina, United States of America

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Spouse(s): John Wright

Children(s): Thomas Wright, Isaac Wright, Susannah Hollingsworth, Charity Cook, Mary Brooks, James Wright, Joseph Wright, John Wright, William Wright, Margaret Hollingsworth

Rachel Wells was born in 1720 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States of America, the child of Joseph Wells And Margaret Swanson. Rachel Wells married John C Wright, and had children including Charity Cook, Isaac Wright, James Wright, John C Wright, Joseph Wright, Margaret Hollingsworth, Mary Brooks, Susannah Hollingsworth, Thomas Wright, William Wright. Rachel Wells passed away in 1771 in Newberry, Newberry County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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  • Rachel Wells was born in 1720 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States of America, the child of Joseph Wells And Margaret Swanson.
  • Rachel Wells married John C Wright, and had children including Charity Cook, Isaac Wright, James Wright, John C Wright, Joseph Wright, Margaret Hollingsworth, Mary Brooks, Susannah Hollingsworth, Thomas Wright, William Wright.
  • Rachel Wells passed away in 1771 in Newberry, Newberry County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Rachel Wells
1720–1771
Birth Place: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States of America
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Rachel Wells's Descendants

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Rachel Wells (3 May 1720–23 December 1771) m. John (C) Wright (1717–1790)
  1. 1. Thomas Wright 1761–1835
    1. 1. Sarah Wright 1789–1875 m. John Coats 1788–1878
      1. 1. Gabriel Coats 1824–1862 m. Matilda Davis 1820–1892
        1. 1. Mary (C.) Coats 1844–1877 m. Obediah Lewis 1842–
      2. 2. Isaac Coats 1810–1876
      3. 3. James Coats 1819–1891
      4. 4. John Coats 1828–1833
      5. 5. Charity Coffin 1813–1890
      6. 6. Lewis (F) Coats 1830–1908
      7. 7. Joseph Coats 1826–1878
      8. 8. Dempsey Coats 1835–1924
  2. 2. Isaac Wright 1764–1844
  3. 3. Susannah Hollingsworth 1755–1830
  4. 4. Charity Cook 1745–1822
  5. 5. Mary Brooks 1739–1789
  6. 6. James Wright 1753–1812
  7. 7. Joseph Wright 1740–1794
  8. 8. John (C.) Wright 1744–1797
  9. 9. William Wright 1736–1793
  10. 10. Margaret Hollingsworth 1741–1822

Rachel Wells's Timeline

2 Records

1720
3 May 1720
Birth of Rachel Wells in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States of America
Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States of America
1771
23 December 1771
Age 51
Death of Rachel Wells in Bush River, Newberry County, South Carolina, United States of America
Bush River, Newberry County, South Carolina, United States of America

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 May 1720
    Event Place: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 December 1771
    Event Place: Bush River, Newberry County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Newberry, Newberry County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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