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Sterling Wells 1793–1866 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1793

Birth Location: Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 20 Jun 1866

Death Location: Henry County, Virginia, USA

Father: Thomas Wells

Mother: Mary Clark

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In 1793, Sterling Wells entered the world in Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States, born to Thomas Wells And Mary Clark. Sterling Wells passed away in 1866 in Henry County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1793, Sterling Wells entered the world in Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States, born to Thomas Wells And Mary Clark.
  • Sterling Wells passed away in 1866 in Henry County, Virginia, USA.

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Sterling Wells's Ancestors

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Sterling Wells
1793–1866
Birth Place: Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States
Parents
Thomas Wells
1736–1800
Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA
Mary Clark
1764–1832
Fluvanna, Albemarle, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (Wells) Jr.
1702–1767
Prince George, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Frances) Baker
1708–1783
,,Virginia,USA
Maj. (John Baker) Clark
1741–1831
Clarks Mountain, Madison, Virginia, USA
Mary Towles
1749–1836
Orange, Orange County, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
William Clark
1716–1787
Ann James
1718–1752
Stockley Towles
1743–1783
Martha Gilley
1693–1742
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Towles
1652–1721
Elizabeth Stockley
1668–1697
Claude Vallott
1649–1692
Ann Gg)
1671–1761

Sterling Wells's Timeline

2 Records

1793
1793
Birth of Sterling Wells in Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States
Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States
1866
20 Jun 1866
Age 73
Death of Sterling Wells in Henry County, Virginia, USA
Henry County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1793
    Event Place: Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jun 1866
    Event Place: Henry County, Virginia, USA

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