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Zachariah Wells 1745–1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1745

Birth Location: Eastern, Giles, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 15 Mar 1856

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

Father: Richard Wells

Mother: Nancy Brown

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Osbourne

Children(s): Joseph Wells, Jeremiah Wells, John Wells, Robert Wells, Abigail Wells, Nancy Wells, Elizabeth Wells, Jemina Wells, Zachariah Wells, William Wells, Jacob Wells, Thomas Wells, Peggy Wells

In 1745, Zachariah Wells entered the world in Eastern, Giles, Virginia, USA, born to Richard Tidley Wells And Nancy Brown. Zachariah Wells married Elizabeth Osbourne, and had children including Abigail Wells, Elizabeth Wells, Jacob Wells, Jemina Wells, Jeremiah Wells, John P Wells, Joseph Wells, Nancy Jane Wells, Peggy Wells, Robert Lee Wells, Thomas Wells, William Thomas Wells, Zachariah Wells. Zachariah Wells passed away in 1856 in Big Stone Gap, Wise, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1745, Zachariah Wells entered the world in Eastern, Giles, Virginia, USA, born to Richard Tidley Wells And Nancy Brown.
  • Zachariah Wells married Elizabeth Osbourne, and had children including Abigail Wells, Elizabeth Wells, Jacob Wells, Jemina Wells, Jeremiah Wells, John P Wells, Joseph Wells, Nancy Jane Wells, Peggy Wells, Robert Lee Wells, Thomas Wells, William Thomas Wells, Zachariah Wells.
  • Zachariah Wells passed away in 1856 in Big Stone Gap, Wise, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Wells
1721–1816
Birth Location: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Nancy Brown
1752–1762
Birth Location: , Frederick, Maryland, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Osbourne
1757–1860
Birth Location: Big Stone Gap, Lee, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Joseph Wells
1793–
Birth Location: , Lee, Virginia, USA
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Jeremiah Wells
1792–1845
Birth Location: , Scott, Virginia, USA
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John Wells
1791–
Birth Location: , Lee, Virginia, USA
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Robert Wells
1786–1845
Birth Location: Grason, , Virginia, USA
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Abigail Wells
1785–1850
Birth Location: Big Stone Gap, Lee, Virginia, USA
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Nancy Wells
1783–1858
Birth Location: Grason, Ashe, North Carolina, USA
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Elizabeth Wells
1783–
Birth Location: Lee, Wise, Virginia, USA
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Jemina Wells
1782–1856
Birth Location: Big Stone Gap, Russell, Virginia, USA
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Zachariah Wells
1780–1870
Birth Location: Big Stone Gap, Russell, Virginia, USA
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William Wells
1779–1850
Birth Location: Big Stone Gap, Russell, Virginia, USA
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Jacob Wells
1778–1853
Birth Location: Big Stone Gap, Wise, Virginia, USA
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Thomas Wells
1770–1845
Birth Location: Big Stone Gap, Wise, Virginia, USA
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Peggy Wells
1776–1825
Birth Location: Big Stone Gap, Wise, Virginia, USA
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Zachariah Wells's Ancestors

Self
Zachariah Wells
1745–1856
Birth Place: Eastern, Giles, Virginia, USA
Parents
Richard Tidley Wells
1721–1816
Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Nancy Brown
1752–1762
, Frederick, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Zachariah Wells's Descendants

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Zachariah Wells (1745–15 Mar 1856) m. Elizabeth Osbourne (15 Jan 1757–16 May 1860)
  1. 1. Joseph Wells 1793–
  2. 2. Jeremiah Wells 1792–1845
  3. 3. John (P) Wells 1791–
  4. 4. Robert (Lee) Wells 1786–1845
  5. 5. Abigail Wells 1785–1850
  6. 6. Nancy (Jane) Wells 1783–1858
  7. 7. Elizabeth Wells 1783–
  8. 8. Jemina Wells 1782–1856
  9. 9. Zachariah Wells 1780–1870
  10. 10. William (Thomas) Wells 1779–1850
  11. 11. Jacob Wells 1778–1853
  12. 12. Thomas Wells 1770–1845
  13. 13. Peggy Wells 1776–1825 m. John Creech 1774–1850
    1. 1. Anne Creech 1814–1842
    2. 2. Sarah Creech 1809–1837
    3. 3. William Creech 1808–1839
    4. 4. Sarah Creech 1807–1872
    5. 5. Absolom Creech 1806–1883
    6. 6. Samuel Creech 1804–1835
    7. 7. Enoch Creech 1802–1852
    8. 8. Celia Creech 1797–1850
    9. 9. John Creech 1795–1826
    10. 10. Thomas Creech 1794–1870
    11. 11. Martha (Patsy) Creech 1792–1870
    12. 12. Elizabeth Creech 1790–1863
    13. 13. Stephen Creech 1800–1840 m. Sally Gilliam 1808–1894
      1. 1. Elizabeth Creech 1828–
      2. 2. Mary (Polly) Creech 1833–1886
      3. 3. Catherine (Katie) Creech 1829–
      4. 4. Elizabeth Creech 1830– m. Archibald Cornett 1819–1863 m. Archibald Cornett 1820–1898
        1. 1. Juda Cornett 1868–
        2. 2. Katherine Cornett 1852–
        3. 3. Elizabeth (Jane) Cornett 1875–
        4. 4. Betty (Jane) Cornett 1875–
        5. 5. Arch Cornett 1872–1913
        6. 6. Rhoda Cornett 1870–
        7. 7. Judy Cornett 1868–
        8. 8. Robert Cornett 1865–1938
        9. 9. Clerinda Cornett 1861–
        10. 10. Judy Cornett 1860–
        11. 11. Sally Cornett 1859–
        12. 12. Polly Cornett 1859–1943
        13. 13. William (G) Cornett 1858–
        14. 14. Rachel Cornett 1857–
        15. 15. Katie Cornett 1856–1924
        16. 16. Rebecca Cornett 1856–
        17. 17. Rhoda Cornett 1855–1941
        18. 18. Mary (Helen) Cornett 1853–1920
        19. 19. Archibald Cornett 1850–1915
        20. 20. Mariah Cornett 1849–1881
        21. 21. Marion Cornett 1848–1920
        22. 22. Louisa Cornett 1846–1928
        23. 23. Hardin Cornett 1844–1920
        24. 24. Manerva Cornett 1843–1927
        25. 25. Martha (Ann) Cornett 1841–1913
        26. 26. Polly Cornett 1853–1933 m. William (H) Baker 1852–1927 m. Henderson (C) Day 1856–1926 m. William Blair 1845–1924 m. Terry (C) Melton 1837– m. William (Henry) Day 1834–

Zachariah Wells's Timeline

2 Records

1745
1745
Birth of Zachariah Wells in Eastern, Giles, Virginia, USA
Eastern, Giles, Virginia, USA
1856
15 Mar 1856
Age 111
Death of Zachariah Wells in Big Stone Gap, Wise, Virginia, USA
Big Stone Gap, Wise, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1745
    Event Place: Eastern, Giles, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1739; Birth city: Eastern; Birth state: VA.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Mar 1856
    Event Place: Big Stone Gap, Wise, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1739; Birth city: Eastern; Birth state: VA.
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