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Susanna Wells 1729 – 1782 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Feb 1729

Birth Location: Harford Co, Maryland, USA or Caversham, Oxford, England

Death Date: 1782

Death Location: Harford County, Maryland, USA

Father: *Richard Wells

Mother: *Elizabeth Grove

Spouse(s): Francis Downing

Children(s): *William Downing, Richard Downing, Elizabeth Downing, John Downing, Samuel Downing, Molley Downing, Powhatan Downing, Francis Downing, Ruth Downing, Mary Downing

Susanna Wells was born in 1729 in Harford Co, Maryland, USA or Caversham, Oxford, England, the child of *Richard Wells and *Elizabeth Linda Parker Grove. Susanna Wells married Francis Downing, and had children including *William Downing, Richard W Downing, Elizabeth Rebecca Downing, John Downing, Samuel Downing, Molley Downing, Powhatan "Puck" Downing, Francis "Frank" Downing, Ruth Downing, Mary Elizabeth Downing. Susanna Wells passed away in 1782 in Harford County, Maryland, USA.

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Biography

  • Susanna Wells was born in 1729 in Harford Co, Maryland, USA or Caversham, Oxford, England, the child of *Richard Wells and *Elizabeth Linda Parker Grove.
  • Susanna Wells married Francis Downing, and had children including *William Downing, Richard W Downing, Elizabeth Rebecca Downing, John Downing, Samuel Downing, Molley Downing, Powhatan "Puck" Downing, Francis "Frank" Downing, Ruth Downing, Mary Elizabeth Downing.
  • Susanna Wells passed away in 1782 in Harford County, Maryland, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

*Richard Wells
1691 – 1782
Birth Location: St James Parish, Anne Arundel or Talbert, Maryland, USA
*W
*Elizabeth Grove
1704 – 1776
Birth Location: Harford, Maryland, United States
*G

Spouses(s)

Francis Downing
1726 – 1814
Birth Location: Yorkshire, England
FD

Children(s)

*William Downing
1753 – 1835
Birth Location: Harford County, Maryland, USA
*D
Richard Downing
1755 – 1812
Birth Location: Harford, Maryland, United States
RD
Elizabeth Downing
1758 – 1793
Birth Location: Harford, Maryland, United States
ED
John Downing
1761 – 1815
Birth Location: Harford, Maryland, United States
JD
Samuel Downing
1763 – 1847
Birth Location: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
SD
Molley Downing
1764 –
Birth Location: –
MD
Powhatan Downing
1766 –
Birth Location: Harford, Maryland, United States
PD
Francis Downing
1771 – 1831
Birth Location: Harford, Maryland, United States
FD
Ruth Downing
1774 –
Birth Location: Harford, Maryland, United States
RD
Mary Downing
1776 – 1849
Birth Location: Halifax county, Virginia
MD

Susanna Wells's Ancestors

Self
Susanna Wells
1729 – 1782
Birth Place: Harford Co, Maryland, USA or Caversham, Oxford, England
Parents
*Richard Wells
1691 – 1782
St James Parish, Anne Arundel or Talbert, Maryland, USA
*Elizabeth (Linda Parker) Grove
1704 – 1776
Harford, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Susanna Wells's Descendants

1.
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Susanna Wells (1 Feb 1729 – 1782) m. Francis Downing (1 Jan 1726 – Mar 26 1814)
  1. 1. *William Downing (1753 – 5 Mar 1835)
  2. 2. Richard (W) Downing (1755 – 20 Aug 1812)
  3. 3. Elizabeth (Rebecca) Downing (1758 – 18 Jun 1793)
  4. 4. John Downing (1761 – abt 1815)
  5. 5. Samuel Downing (1763 – 29 Jan 1847)
  6. 6. Molley Downing (1764 – )
  7. 7. Powhatan ("Puck") Downing (1766 – )
  8. 8. Francis ("Frank") Downing (1771 – 8 Jan 1831)
  9. 9. Ruth Downing (1774 – )
  10. 10. Mary (Elizabeth) Downing (1776 – 1849) m. John (William) Whitt (1765 – 1834)
    1. 1. Elijah Whitt (3 Sep 1800 – 19 Sep 1879) m. Nancy (Ellen) ENNIS (1800 – 1838) m. Rebecca (A. (Ellis)) Patterson (1824 – 1854)
      1. 1. Male Whitt (1820 – )
      2. 2. Child Whitt (1822 – )
      3. 3. James Whitt (30 Oct 1824 – 03 MAR 1904)
      4. 4. Child Whitt (1826 – )
      5. 5. William (Ennis) WHITT (23 Oct 1833 – 15 May 1892)
      6. 6. Elijah Whitt (Jan 1834 – 1879)
      7. 7. Mason Whitt (2 Feb 1835 – 12 Feb 1913)
      8. 8. Henry (Albert) Whitt (3 Sep 1841 – 17 Oct 1892)
      9. 9. John (Thomas) Whitt (14 Apr 1840 – 17 Mar 1911)
      10. 10. Henry (Albert) Whitt (3 Sept 1841 – 17 OCT 1892)
      11. 11. Joseph (Owen) Whitt (23 JAN 1843 – 3 DEC 1912)
      12. 12. Sarah (Martha) Whitt (Nov 1844 – 1901)
      13. 13. Francis (L) Whitt (1846 – 1862)
      14. 14. George (Powhattan) Whitt (8 DEC 1850 – February 13, 1932)
      15. 15. David Whitt (1852 – )
      16. 16. Alvin Whitt (1854 – )
    2. 2. Peter (Pool) Whitt (25 Apr 1802 – 1930) m. Lucy (F) Whitlow (31 May 1804 – Abt. 1900)
      1. 1. Mary (A) Whitt (28 Sep 1824 – 1860)
      2. 2. Amanda (Elizabeth) Whitt (01 Jan 1827 – 26 Sep 1903)
      3. 3. Elizabeth (W) Whitt (02 Jul 1828 – 17 Nov 1911)
      4. 4. Samuel (F.) Whitt (Abt. 1829 – 06 Aug 1912)
      5. 5. William (Ruffin) Whitt (18 Oct 1834 – 19 Jul 1910)
    3. 3. Elizabeth Whitt (5 Oct 1803 – 1862) m. John Gilbert (1800 – 12 Dec 1870)
      1. 1. Hannah (Black) Gilbert (19 JAN 1825 – 15 MAR 1901)
      2. 2. Sarah Gilbert (Nov 1830 – )
      3. 3. John Gilbert (abt 1832 – )
      4. 4. Charles (Jefferson) Gilbert (Aug 1832 – May 1931)
      5. 5. Letitia Gilbert (abt 1835 – )
      6. 6. James Gilbert (Abt. 1837 – )
      7. 7. Thomas Gilbert (abt 1839 – )
      8. 8. William Gilbert (abt 1841 – )
      9. 9. Sarah Gilbert
      10. 10. Eliza GILBERT
    4. 4. Nancy Whitt (5 Oct 1803 – )
    5. 5. William Whitt (1804 – 15 apr 1830) m. Sabrina Woodruff (1810 – )
      1. 1. Sarah Whitt (1839 – )
      2. 2. Joannah Whitt (1844 – )
    6. 6. Richard (Price) Whitt (8 Dec 1806 – 19 July 1872) m. Cintha Hog
    7. 7. Sally Whitt (1807 – 1838) m. Fountain Rosel
    8. 8. John (Perry) Whitt (23 Dec 1812 – 3 Sep 1905) m. Johnann Downing (26 JAN 1818 – 10 OCT 1870)
      1. 1. Mary (Hannah) Whitt (5 MAR 1847 – 23 JUN 1903)
      2. 2. John (Gilbert) Whitt (09 Jan 1861 – 29 Apr 1938)
    9. 9. Mason Whitt (1816 – ) m. Mary (Elizabeth) MOFFETT
      1. 1. Louisa WHITT (1837 – )
      2. 2. Mary (A.) WHITT (1839 – )
      3. 3. John WHITT (1840 – )
      4. 4. Sarah WHITT (1842 – )
    10. 10. James Whitt
    11. 11. Rebeccah Whitt
    12. 12. Sarah Whitt
    13. 13. Claud Whitt
    14. 14. Tom Whitt

Susanna Wells's Timeline

2 Records

1729
1 Feb 1729
Birth of Susanna Wells in Harford Co, Maryland, USA or Caversham, Oxford, England
Harford Co, Maryland, USA or Caversham, Oxford, England
1782
1782
Age 53
Death of Susanna Wells in Harford County, Maryland, USA
Harford County, Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Feb 1729
    Event Place: Harford Co, Maryland, USA or Caversham, Oxford, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1782
    Event Place: Harford County, Maryland, USA
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