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Richard Wells 1618–1664 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 June 1618

Birth Location: Boughton Aluph, Ashford Borough, Kent, England

Death Date: 1664

Death Location: Northumberland County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Robert III

Mother: Mary Wells

Spouse(s): Eleanor Robinson

Children(s): Zorobabel Wells

Richard Wells was born in 1618 in Boughton Aluph, Ashford Borough, Kent, England, the child of Robert Wells Iii And Mary Wells. Richard Wells married Eleanor Robinson, and had children including Zorobabel Wells. Richard Wells passed away in 1664 in Northumberland County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Richard Wells was born in 1618 in Boughton Aluph, Ashford Borough, Kent, England, the child of Robert Wells Iii And Mary Wells.
  • Richard Wells married Eleanor Robinson, and had children including Zorobabel Wells.
  • Richard Wells passed away in 1664 in Northumberland County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Richard Wells's Ancestors

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Richard Wells
1618–1664
Birth Place: Boughton Aluph, Ashford Borough, Kent, England
Parents
Robert Wells III
1570–1636
Willesborough, Ashford Borough, Kent, England
Mary Wells
1585–1624
Godmersham, Kent, England
Grandparents
John (Atwell) Wells
1540–1573
Willesborough, Kent, England
Ann Austen
1540–1573
Biddenden, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Wells's Descendants

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Richard Wells (14 June 1618–1664) m. Eleanor Robinson (1625–1696)
  1. 1. Zorobabel Wells 1650–1696 m. Catherine Davenport 1650–1696 m. Catherine Davenport 1650–1696
    1. 1. Catherine Wells 1691–1781
      1. 1. Rachel Cleve 1718–1789
        1. 1. Rachel Baley 1750–1840
    2. 2. Humphrey Wells 1680–1750
    3. 3. Richard (Davenport) Wells 1676–1754
    4. 4. Margaret WELLS 1693–1737
    5. 5. John Wells 1685–1699
    6. 6. Davenport Wells 1682–1754
    7. 7. Elisha Wells 1685–1687
    8. 8. Elizabeth ("Eliza" Wells) (Deal) 1682–1687
    9. 9. Zorobabel Wells 1689–1699
    10. 10. Catherine Wells 1691–1781 m. Nathaniel Cleave 1677–1740
    11. 11. Humphrey Wells 1680–1750
    12. 12. Richard (Davenport) Wells 1676–1754
    13. 13. Margaret WELLS 1693–1737
    14. 14. John Wells 1685–1699
    15. 15. Davenport Wells 1682–1754
    16. 16. Elisha Wells 1685–1687
    17. 17. Elizabeth ("Eliza" Wells) (Deal) 1682–1687
    18. 18. Zorobabel Wells 1689–1699

Richard Wells's Timeline

2 Records

1618
14 June 1618
Birth of Richard Wells in Boughton Aluph, Ashford Borough, Kent, England
Boughton Aluph, Ashford Borough, Kent, England
1664
1664
Age 46
Death of Richard Wells in Northumberland County, Virginia, United States of America
Northumberland County, Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 June 1618
    Event Place: Boughton Aluph, Ashford Borough, Kent, England
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1664
    Event Place: Northumberland County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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