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Willis Wells 1780 – 1843 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1780

Birth Location: Edgecombe Co, NC

Death Date: Oct 1843

Death Location: Edgecombe County, North Carolina

Father: Miles Wells

Mother: Susannah Hardy

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Rose

Children(s): Kittie Wells

The story of Willis Wells began in 1780 in Edgecombe Co, NC. Willis Wells married Elizabeth Rose, and had children including Kittie Wells. Willis Wells passed away in 1843 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • The story of Willis Wells began in 1780 in Edgecombe Co, NC.
  • Willis Wells married Elizabeth Rose, and had children including Kittie Wells.
  • Willis Wells passed away in 1843 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

Miles Wells
1740 – 1829
Birth Location: Bertie, North Carolina, United States
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Susannah Hardy
1740 – 1829
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Rose
1788 – 1860
Birth Location: Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Kittie Wells
1818 – 1878
Birth Location: NC
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Willis Wells's Ancestors

Self
Willis Wells
1780 – 1843
Birth Place: Edgecombe Co, NC
Parents
Miles Banister Wells
1740 – 1829
Bertie, North Carolina, United States
Susannah Hardy
1740 – 1829
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Joseph Hardy
1716 – 1789
Stratford, Coos, New Hampshire
Mary (Ruth) Jackson
1714 – 1763
Newcastle, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Jackson
1671 – 1741
Mary Sargent
1673 – 1763
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Jackson
1638 – 1712
Hannah Johnson
1641 – 1714
Ruth Symms
1635 – 1720

Willis Wells's Descendants

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Willis Wells (1780 – Oct 1843) m. Elizabeth Rose (1788 – After 1860)
  1. 1. Kittie Wells ((1818) – 15 Sep 1878) m. Alexander Adams (abt 1818 – )
    1. 1. James Adams (1844 – Unknown) m. Mary (C.) Bowden (May 1850 – 6 Jul 1930)
      1. 1. Vernie (V.) Adams (22 Oct 1889 – 1925) m. Jennie (Lou) Caesar (7 Sep 1893 – 24 Aug 1921)
        1. 1. Louis (Lavern) Adams (21 May 1913 – 9 August 1984) m. Mildred Adams (29 July 1918 – 8 September 2011)
        2. 2. Marguerite Adams (abt 1916 – )
        3. 3. Louise Adams (abt 1919 – )

Willis Wells's Timeline

2 Records

1780
1780
Birth of Willis Wells in Edgecombe Co, NC
Edgecombe Co, NC
1843
Oct 1843
Age 63
Death of Willis Wells in Edgecombe County, North Carolina
Edgecombe County, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1780
    Event Place: Edgecombe Co, NC

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 1843
    Event Place: Edgecombe County, North Carolina
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