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Rachel Wells 1720–1771 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 03 May 1720

Birth Location: Queen Anne, Prince George's, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 23 Dec 1771

Death Location: Newberry, Newberry County, South Carolina, USA

Father: Joseph Wells

Mother: Margaret Swanson

Spouse(s): John Wright

Children(s): William Wright, Joseph Wright, Rachel Wright, John Jr, Sarah Wright, Hannah Wright, Susannah Wright, Nathan Wright, Charity Wright, Margaret Wright, James Wright, Mary Wright, Elizabeth Wright, Thomas Wright, keziah Wright, Isaac Wright

Rachel Wells was born in 1720 in Queen Anne, Prince George's, Maryland, USA, the child of Joseph Wells And Margaret Swanson. Rachel Wells married John C Wright, and had children including Charity Wright, Elizabeth Wright, Hannah Wright, Isaac Joel Wright, James Wright, John Wright Jr, Joseph Wright, Keziah Wright, Margaret Wright, 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, USA.

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Biography

  • Rachel Wells was born in 1720 in Queen Anne, Prince George's, Maryland, USA, the child of Joseph Wells And Margaret Swanson.
  • Rachel Wells married John C Wright, and had children including Charity Wright, Elizabeth Wright, Hannah Wright, Isaac Joel Wright, James Wright, John Wright Jr, Joseph Wright, Keziah Wright, Margaret Wright, 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, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Rachel Wells's Ancestors

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Rachel Wells
1720–1771
Birth Place: Queen Anne, Prince George's, Maryland, USA
Parents
Joseph Wells
1697–1758
MD
Margaret Swanson
1692–1750
MD
Grandparents
Francis (Swanston) Jr
1672–1698
Maryland, USA
Susannah (Elizabeth) Plummer
1678–1720
USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rachel Wells's Descendants

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Rachel Wells (03 May 1720–23 Dec 1771) m. John (C) Wright (04 Nov 1716–17 Sep 1789)
  1. 1. William Wright 1737–1794 m. Leah Tansey 1738–1801
    1. 1. Rachel Wright 1761–1834
    2. 2. Leah Wright 1764–1850
    3. 3. Sophiah Wright 1767–1811
    4. 4. Ruth Wright 1770–
    5. 5. William Wright 1774–
    6. 6. John Wright 1759–1806 m. Ailsey (Alexandria) Langston 1770–1852
      1. 1. Sarah (Sallie) Wright 1790–
      2. 2. Reese Wright 1794–
      3. 3. Cornelius (McCarty) Wright 1796–
      4. 4. Martha (Patsey) Wright 1799–1880
      5. 5. James (Carr) Wright 1803–1854
      6. 6. Cassandra Wright 1817–1854
      7. 7. Hannah Wright 1792–1869 m. William (H) Blackstock 1791–1853
        1. 1. James (Culton) Blackstock 1816–1894
        2. 2. Richard (Wright) Blackstock 1821–1894
        3. 3. William (Jasper) Blackstock 1823–1892
        4. 4. Wilson (Newton) Blackstock 1825–1904
        5. 5. Eliza (J) Blackstock 1827–
        6. 6. John (Lafayette) Blackstock 1828–1900
        7. 7. Mary Blackstock 1831–1894 m. William (Martin) Montgomery 1823–1887
  2. 2. Joseph Wright 1740–1790
  3. 3. Rachel Wright 1747–1790
  4. 4. John (Wright) Jr 1748–1799
  5. 5. Sarah Wright 1749–1789
  6. 6. Hannah Wright 1751–1814
  7. 7. Susannah Wright 1755–1830
  8. 8. Nathan Wright 1758–1805
  9. 9. Charity Wright 1742–1822
  10. 10. Margaret Wright 1742–1822
  11. 11. James Wright 1753–1812
  12. 12. Mary Wright 1739–1789
  13. 13. Elizabeth Wright 1756–1825
  14. 14. Thomas Wright 1761–1835
  15. 15. keziah Wright 1763–1789
  16. 16. Isaac (Joel) Wright 1764–1844

Rachel Wells's Timeline

2 Records

1720
03 May 1720
Birth of Rachel Wells in Queen Anne, Prince George's, Maryland, USA
Queen Anne, Prince George's, Maryland, USA
1771
23 Dec 1771
Age 51
Death of Rachel Wells in Bush River, Newberry, South Carolina, United States
Bush River, Newberry, South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 03 May 1720
    Event Place: Queen Anne, Prince George's, Maryland, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 53.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: LLH
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Web: South Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1729-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Dec 1771
    Event Place: Bush River, Newberry, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol I–VI, 1607–1943
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Web: South Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1729-2012

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Newberry, Newberry County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: South Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1729-2012

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