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Zachariah "Zachery" Wells 1739 – 1825 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1739

Birth Location: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Death Date: 29 Mar 1825

Death Location: Big Stone Gap, Wise, Virginia, USA

Father: Richard Wells

Mother: Nancy Brown

Spouse(s): Abigail Osborne

Children(s): Abigail Wells, Thomas Wells, Elizabeth Wells, Margaret Creech, Zachariah WELLS, Jemimah Wells, Nancy Wells, Robert Wells, Jacob Wells, Jeremiah Wells

Zachariah "Zachery" Wells Sr was born in 1739 in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, the child of Richard Wells and Nancy Anne Brown. Zachariah "Zachery" Wells Sr married Abigail Elizabeth Osborne, and had children including Abigail Wells, Thomas Wells, Elizabeth Wells, Margaret Creech, Zachariah "Jr." WELLS, Jemimah Wells, Nancy Wells, Robert Lee Wells, Jacob Wells, Jeremiah Wells. Zachariah "Zachery" Wells Sr passed away in 1825 in Big Stone Gap, Wise, Virginia, USA.

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  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
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Biography

  • Zachariah "Zachery" Wells Sr was born in 1739 in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, the child of Richard Wells and Nancy Anne Brown.
  • Zachariah "Zachery" Wells Sr married Abigail Elizabeth Osborne, and had children including Abigail Wells, Thomas Wells, Elizabeth Wells, Margaret Creech, Zachariah "Jr." WELLS, Jemimah Wells, Nancy Wells, Robert Lee Wells, Jacob Wells, Jeremiah Wells.
  • Zachariah "Zachery" Wells Sr passed away in 1825 in Big Stone Gap, Wise, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Wells
1721 – 1816
Birth Location: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Nancy Brown
1722 – 1766
Birth Location: Westminster, St George's County, Maryland, USA
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Spouses(s)

Abigail Osborne
1757 – 1844
Birth Location: Russell, Virginia, USA
AO

Children(s)

Abigail Wells
1771 –
Birth Location: Big Stone Gap, Wise, Virginia, USA
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Thomas Wells
1772 –
Birth Location: Big Stone Gap, Wise, Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Wells
1774 –
Birth Location: Big Stone Gap, Wise, Virginia, USA
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Margaret Creech
1776 – 1816
Birth Location: Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Zachariah WELLS
1780 – 1870
Birth Location: Big Stone Gap, Wise Co., VA
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Jemimah Wells
1781 –
Birth Location: Big Stone Gap, Wise, Virginia, USA
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Nancy Wells
1783 – 1854
Birth Location: Big Stone Gap, Wise, Virginia, USA
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Robert Wells
1785 – 1853
Birth Location: Big Stone Gap, Wise, Virginia, USA
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Jacob Wells
1792 – 1853
Birth Location: Big Stone Gap, Russell, Virginia, USA
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Jeremiah Wells
1792 – 1845
Birth Location: Big Stone Gap, Wise, Virginia, USA
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Zachariah Wells's Ancestors

Self
Zachariah Wells
1739 – 1825
Birth Place: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Parents
Richard Wells
1721 – 1816
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Nancy (Anne) Brown
1722 – 1766
Westminster, St George's County, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Zachariah Wells's Descendants

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Zachariah ("Zachery") Wells (1739 – 29 Mar 1825) m. Abigail (Elizabeth) Osborne (15 January 1757 – 6 January 1844)
  1. 1. Abigail Wells (1771 – )
  2. 2. Thomas Wells (1772 – )
  3. 3. Elizabeth Wells (1774 – )
  4. 4. Margaret Creech (1776 – 1816)
  5. 5. Zachariah ("Jr.") WELLS (1780 – Abt 1870) m. Rebecca Shepherd (1780 – 11 January 1867)
    1. 1. John (P.) Wells (Abt 1801 – 12 Aug 1889)
    2. 2. Rachel Wells (1803 – 1833)
    3. 3. James (B "Blind Jim" Wells) Dna? (1803 – Aft 1880)
    4. 4. Levi Wells (1807 – 1857)
    5. 5. Zachariah (N. "Iii") WELLS (1810 – 3 Mar 1902)
    6. 6. ABIGAIL (ELIZABETH) WELLS (Abt 1812 – Abt 1880) m. James (Israel) Wampler (12 OCT 1812 – 23 OCT 1891)
      1. 1. Henderson (Horton) Wampler (2 Feb 1842 – 19 Dec 1915)
      2. 2. Malissa Wampler (1843 – 17 Nov 1895)
      3. 3. Corinthia (Commar) Wampler (05 Jun 1845 – 25 Sep 1917) m. Josiah (Browden) Sproles (02 Jul 1838 – 4 March 1910)
        1. 1. ELIZABETH (EVELYN "LIZZIE") SPROLES (16 May 1871 – 15 Aug 1945) m. SAMUEL (F.) CASTLE (17 APR 1873 – 01 FEB 1952)
      4. 4. Canntha Wampler (1846 – )
      5. 5. Susan Wampler (1847 – )
      6. 6. Leanor Wampler (9 May 1847 – 22 Sep 1925)
      7. 7. Amanda (J) Wells (1849 – )
      8. 8. Amanda (Jane) Wampler (04 Jan 1849 – 13 Apr 1926)
      9. 9. John (Wilson) Wampler (Jun 1850 – 22 Oct 1923)
    7. 7. Mary (Livina) Wells (12 Nov 1815 – 25 Apr 1907)
    8. 8. Marshall Wells (1822 – 1902)
    9. 9. William (Mayhall) Wells (Jun 1824 – 3 Mar 1902)
    10. 10. Solomon Wells (1825 – 1870)
  6. 6. Jemimah Wells (1781 – )
  7. 7. Nancy Wells (7 December 1783 – 7 December 1854)
  8. 8. Robert (Lee) Wells (1785 – 1853)
  9. 9. Jacob Wells (1792 – 1853)
  10. 10. Jeremiah Wells (1792 – 18 November 1845)

Zachariah Wells's Timeline

2 Records

1739
1739
Birth of Zachariah "Zachery" Wells Sr in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
1825
29 Mar 1825
Age 86
Death of Zachariah "Zachery" Wells Sr in Big Stone Gap, Wise, Virginia, USA
Big Stone Gap, Wise, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1739
    Event Place: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1825
    Event Place: Big Stone Gap, Wise, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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