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Susannah Ray Wells 1774–1853 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 01 Jun 1774

Birth Location: Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 23 Jan 1853

Death Location: Cherokee County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: Nathaniel Wells

Mother: Esther WARD

Spouse(s): Nimrod Horton

Children(s): Isaac Horton, Abner Horton, Nancy Horton, Susan Horton, James Horton, George Horton, Abner Horton, Nimrod Horton, Consard Horton

In 1774, Susannah Ray Wells entered the world in Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA, born to Nathaniel Wells And Esther Elizabeth Ward. In 1785, Susannah Ray Wells resided in Alamance, North Carolina. Susannah Ray Wells married Nimrod A Horton, and had children including Abner B Horton, Abner Bevill Horton, Consard R Horton, George Washington Horton, Isaac Ike Horton, James Buck Wells Horton, Nancy Haines Horton, Nimrod Wells Horton, Susan Sussannah Susie Horton. Susannah Ray Wells passed away in 1853 in Cherokee County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1774, Susannah Ray Wells entered the world in Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA, born to Nathaniel Wells And Esther Elizabeth Ward.
  • In 1785, Susannah Ray Wells resided in Alamance, North Carolina.
  • Susannah Ray Wells married Nimrod A Horton, and had children including Abner B Horton, Abner Bevill Horton, Consard R Horton, George Washington Horton, Isaac Ike Horton, James Buck Wells Horton, Nancy Haines Horton, Nimrod Wells Horton, Susan Sussannah Susie Horton.
  • Susannah Ray Wells passed away in 1853 in Cherokee County, South Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Susannah Wells's Ancestors

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Susannah Wells
1774–1853
Birth Place: Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Nathaniel Wells
1755–1817
Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Esther (Elizabeth) WARD
1759–1817
Orange Co, NC
Grandparents
Joesph (Wells) II
1729–1804
Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
Charity Carrington
1730–1818
Leesburg, Loudoun Co, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Susannah Wells's Descendants

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Susannah (Ray) Wells (01 Jun 1774–23 Jan 1853) m. Nimrod (A) Horton (27 November 1769–23 January 1856)
  1. 1. Isaac ((Ike)) Horton 1807–1891
  2. 2. Abner (Bevill) Horton 1823–1870
  3. 3. Nancy (Haines) Horton 1805–1889
  4. 4. Susan (Sussannah Susie) Horton 1784–1866
  5. 5. James ("Buck" Wells) Horton 1816–1905
  6. 6. George (Washington) Horton 1802–
  7. 7. Abner (B) Horton 1795–1880
  8. 8. Nimrod (Wells) Horton 1806–1880
  9. 9. Consard (R) Horton 1820–1864 m. Annie (M) Jones 1824–1876
    1. 1. Selima Heston 1846–
    2. 2. Eveleen Heston 1848–
    3. 3. Matilda ("Tilda") Horton 1862–1889
    4. 4. Mary (Magdalene) Horton 1846–1926
    5. 5. Willis (E) Horton 1849–
    6. 6. Annie Horton 1859–
    7. 7. Rebecca (Elizabeth) Horton 1852–1875
    8. 8. Malissa (Emeline (Emmy)) Horton 1850–
    9. 9. William (James) Horton 1854–1896
    10. 10. Oliver (Cromwell) Horton 1848–1910 m. Rebecca (M) Simmons 1856–1925
      1. 1. Emma (Clementine) McCraw 1894–1968
      2. 2. Minnie (Mae) Horton 1887–1956
      3. 3. Arburg Horton 1883–
      4. 4. Lula Horton 1891–1959
      5. 5. John Horton 1893–
      6. 6. William (Joseph) Horton 1879–
      7. 7. Annie (Eliza) Horton 1872–1910
      8. 8. Luthera Horton 1874–1912
      9. 9. Sarah (Louthera) Horton 1874–1912
      10. 10. Charles (Clifford) Horton 1893–1931 m. Jessie Lamb 1896–1974
        1. 1. Dorothy Horton 1926–2015 m. Lewis (Hunter) Phillips 1924–1976 m. Harold (Weston) Burgess 1925–2011
        2. 2. Robert (E.) Horton 1920–2000
        3. 3. Elsie (Lucille) Horton 1915–1933
        4. 4. Manuel (Ezelle) Horton 1917–1965
        5. 5. Charles (Eugene) Horton 1919–1969
        6. 6. Evelyn (V) Horton 1924–

Susannah Wells's Timeline

3 Records

1774
01 Jun 1774
Birth of Susannah Ray Wells in Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
1785
27 Aug 1785
Age 11
Susannah Ray Wells resided here in Alamance, North Carolina
Alamance, North Carolina
1853
23 Jan 1853
Age 79
Death of Susannah Ray Wells in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 Jun 1774
    Event Place: Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 27 Aug 1785
    Event Place: Alamance, North Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, Guilford College; Greensboro, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Jan 1853
    Event Place: Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cherokee County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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