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Rachel Wells 1720–1771 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 March 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

Father: Joseph Wells

Mother: Margaret Swanson

Spouse(s): John Wright

Children(s): Mary Wright, Charity Wright, Isaac Wright, Thomas Wright, Susannah Wright, Nathan Wright, James Wright, Joseph Wright, John Wright, William Wright, Margaret Wright, Rachel Wright, Sarah Wright, Hannah Wright, Elizabeth Wright, Kiszia Wright, Keziah Wright, Barbara Wright, Mary Brooks

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 Barbara Wright, Charity Wright, Elizabeth Wright, Hannah Wright, Isaac Wright, James Wright, John C Wright, Joseph Wright, Keziah Wright, Kiszia Wright, Margaret Wright, Mary Brooks, Mary Wright, Nathan Wright, Rachel Wright, Sarah Wright, Susannah Wright, Thomas Wright, William Wright. Rachel Wells passed away in 1771 in Newberry, Newberry County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • 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 Barbara Wright, Charity Wright, Elizabeth Wright, Hannah Wright, Isaac Wright, James Wright, John C Wright, Joseph Wright, Keziah Wright, Kiszia Wright, Margaret Wright, Mary Brooks, Mary Wright, Nathan Wright, Rachel Wright, Sarah Wright, Susannah Wright, Thomas Wright, William Wright.
  • Rachel Wells passed away in 1771 in Newberry, Newberry County, South Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Rachel Wells's Ancestors

Self
Rachel Wells
1720–1771
Birth Place: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States of America
Parents
Joseph Wells
1697–1758
Prince George's, Maryland, United States
Margaret Swanson
1705–1750
Queen Ann, Prince George's, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
Thomas Wells
1653–1718
Prince Georges, Queen Annes, Maryland, USA
Frances Smith
1657–1733
Queen Anne, Prince George's, Maryland, United States
Francis (Swanson) Swanson
1674–1718
Calvert, Maryland, USA
Susannah Plummer
1673–1720
Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Wells
1619–1685
Elizabeth Mellows
1620–1682
Richard WELLS
1609–1667
Frances WHITE
1622–1711
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Wells
1609–1667
Frances White
1610–1667

Rachel Wells's Descendants

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Rachel Wells (27 March 1720–23 December 1771) m. John (C) Wright (4 January 1717–8 June 1790)
  1. 1. Mary Wright 1739–1789 m. Joel Brooks 1739–1764
    1. 1. John Brooks 1757–1821 m. Jane (Stanfield) Brooks 1758–1817
      1. 1. Sarah Brooks 1787–1858 m. Charles (D. Sam) Cooper 1786–1823
        1. 1. Matilda Cooper 1816–1882 m. Anderson (Johnson) Goodrum 1813–1878
        2. 2. Elizabeth Cooper 1824–1894
        3. 3. John (Brooks) Cooper 1810–1882
        4. 4. Abram (B) Cooper 1810–
        5. 5. William (Franklin) Cooper 1818–1862
        6. 6. Maria (B) Cooper 1814–1897
        7. 7. Malinda (Ann) Cooper 1820–1880
        8. 8. Frances (Adaline) Cooper 1821–1887
      2. 2. Mary Brooks 1781–1867
      3. 3. Joel Brooks 1784–1830
      4. 4. Samuel Brooks 1792–1836
    2. 2. Elizabeth Brooks 1765–1857
    3. 3. Mary (Brooks) Dicks 1761–1837
    4. 4. Elizabeth (Brooks) Mardock 1764–1838
    5. 5. Mary Brooks 1761–1815
    6. 6. Elizabeth Brooks 1763–1857
    7. 7. Elizabeth Mardock 1764–1838
    8. 8. Mary Brooks 1761–1782
  2. 2. Charity Wright 1745–1822
  3. 3. Isaac Wright 1764–1844
  4. 4. Thomas Wright 1761–1835
  5. 5. Susannah Wright 1755–1830
  6. 6. Nathan Wright 1758–1805
  7. 7. James Wright 1753–1812
  8. 8. Joseph Wright 1740–1794
  9. 9. John (C) Wright 1744–1797
  10. 10. William Wright 1736–1793
  11. 11. Margaret Wright 1741–1822
  12. 12. Rachel Wright 1747–1790
  13. 13. Sarah Wright 1749–1789
  14. 14. Hannah Wright 1751–1814
  15. 15. Elizabeth Wright 1756–1825
  16. 16. Kiszia Wright 1770–
  17. 17. Keziah Wright 1762–1789
  18. 18. Barbara Wright 1766–
  19. 19. Mary Brooks 1739–1789

Rachel Wells's Timeline

4 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
1720
27 March 1720
Birth of Rachel Wells in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States of America
Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States of America
1721
12 Jul 1721
Age 1
Rachel Wells was baptized in Westminster Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland
Westminster Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland
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

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 May 1720
    Event Place: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, Guilford College; Greensboro, North Carolina; Records-Marriages, Vol 02, 1797-1807; Collection: North Carolina Yearly Meeting Minutes
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1721; Birth city: Anne Arundel Co; Birth state: MD
    [3] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1721; Birth city: All Hollows Pari; Birth state: MD
    [4] Family Data Collection - Births
    [5] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1529.006; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 12
    [6] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 434.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: LCD
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 March 1720
    Event Place: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States of America
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1720; Birth city: Prince George Co; Birth state: MD

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 12 Jul 1721
    Event Place: Westminster Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland
    Record Source: Maryland, Births and Christenings Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 December 1771
    Event Place: Bush River, Newberry County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, Guilford College; Greensboro, North Carolina; Records-Marriages, Vol 02, 1797-1807; Collection: North Carolina Yearly Meeting Minutes
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1720; Birth city: Prince George Co; Birth state: MD
    [3] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1721; Birth city: Anne Arundel Co; Birth state: MD
    [4] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1721; Birth city: All Hollows Pari; Birth state: MD
    [5] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    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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