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Stephen Wells 1779 – 1815 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Feb 1779

Birth Location: North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 07 Sep 1815

Death Location: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA

Father: Jesse Wells

Mother: Elizabeth Stubblefield

Spouse(s): Hannah Wells

Children(s): William Wells

Stephen Wells was born in 1779 in North Carolina, USA, the child of Jesse B Wells and Elizabeth Stubblefield. Stephen Wells married Hannah Stephen Eddington Wells, and had children including William Wells. Stephen Wells passed away in 1815 in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Stephen Wells was born in 1779 in North Carolina, USA, the child of Jesse B Wells and Elizabeth Stubblefield.
  • Stephen Wells married Hannah Stephen Eddington Wells, and had children including William Wells.
  • Stephen Wells passed away in 1815 in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jesse Wells
1749 – 1844
Birth Location: Amelia, Virginia, USA
JW
Elizabeth Stubblefield
1749 – 1792
Birth Location: Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Hannah Wells
1785 – 1877
Birth Location: Knox, Tennessee, United States
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Children(s)

William Wells
1812 – 1890
Birth Location: Knox, Tennessee, USA
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Stephen Wells's Ancestors

Self
Stephen Wells
1779 – 1815
Birth Place: North Carolina, USA
Parents
Jesse B Wells
1749 – 1844
Amelia, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Stubblefield
1749 – 1792
Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Joyce Smith
1710 – 1764
Richmond County, Virginia Colony
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Smith*
1683 – 1717
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Smith
1655 – 1710
ANNE STERLING
1660 – 1730

Stephen Wells's Descendants

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Stephen Wells (17 Feb 1779 – 07 Sep 1815) m. Hannah (Stephen Eddington) Wells (10 Mar 1785 – 27 November 1877)
  1. 1. William Wells (21 Feb 1812 – 13 Aug 1890) m. Mary (Sallie) Morefield (1814 – 1878)
    1. 1. Laura (Tennessee) WELLS (1861 – ) m. James (L. Bate) JENKINS (1863 – )
      1. 1. James (W.) Jenkins (15 November 1891 – 30 April 1945) m. Sarah Jenkins (12 June 1899 – 5 January 1981)
        1. 1. Jessie Jenkins (16 March 1917 – 9 August 1996) m. John (Thomas) Barger (18 Aug 1914 – 31 May 1942)

Stephen Wells's Timeline

2 Records

1779
17 Feb 1779
Birth of Stephen Wells in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA
1815
07 Sep 1815
Age 36
Death of Stephen Wells in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1779
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 07 Sep 1815
    Event Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
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