John Wells Family
North Carolina & Mississippi Territory
1m. Jane Duhart/?Joanne Dewitt
2m. Susanah (?Boykin) Young
Children of first marriage | |||
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Absalom Wells | b. c 1763 | d. alive 1815 | m. Mary Jane ? # |
Mary "Polly" Wells | b. | . | m. ? Barrett |
John Wells | b. c 1765 Jefferson Co., GA , will of 3 Dec 1805-06 | d. before1815 LA/Miss | m. Sarah Hinton# ? 2 m. Ann Blatchford 7/1/1835* |
Thomas Wells | b. | .dead by 1805 not in Natchez 1810, | . |
William Wells | b. c 1780 | d. c1840-50 | m. ? Narcissa@ 2m. Mildred Dromgoole 18 Mar 1807 |
Rachel Wells | b. | d. | m. Elijah Havard 3/13/ 1803 Adams Co. * |
Esther Wells | b. | d. dead by 1815 | . |
Rebecca Wells | b. c 1776 | d. c1832 LA/Miss | m. Robt Holloway* 22 Nov 1796 |
Rice Wells | b. c 1783 | d. by 1815 LA/Miss | m. Sarah? of St Tammy Par.# |
Children of Susanah (?Boykin) Young | |||
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Pearson Wells | b. c 1787 | d. c Feb. 23,1835 | m. Jemimah Gustavas 15 Mar 1806 # |
Sarah Wells | b. c 1776 | d. c1840 | m. Philip Simms# |
Winnie Wells | b. | d. c1840 | m. ? Jones |
Benjamin Wells | b. c 1796 | d. c1840 | 1m. Dolly Corch (?) 27 Jul 1810# 2m. Elizabeth Splan 1817# |
Ruth Wells | b. | d. c1840 | m. Samuel Lanier Dafton 6 Aug #1815 (^son of Benjamin and Ealiff Lanier) |
Sina Wells | b. c 1800 | d. c1840 | m. Daniel Allen 4 Jun 1816 |
James Wells | b. c 1803 | d. c1840 | m. Elinor Gayney 29 Jul 1824# |
1764 - June 5 . John Wells petitioned the
Governor and Council for 200 acres of land on Brier Creek, St.
George's Parish, a mile from John Dahart, having then been two
years in the province and having a wife and one child. Petition
granted.
[Colonial Records of Georgia, IX, p182]
1765 - Feb. 5th. Absalom Wells, Senr
petitioned, setting forth that he had purchased all the rights
and titles of William David in a to 200 acres of land on
McBean's Swamp in St. George's Parish - that the petitioner had
been about three months from North Carolina, having a child and
three slaves. Granted in his name. (Ibid. X., p238) On December
1, 1767, he petitioned again, eight months in the provice; 200
acres already granted him; wife, four children and 4 negroes;
150 acres on Brier Creek adjoining George Walker. Granted
[Colonial
Records of Georgia,X., p357)
1766- John Wells family moves from North Carolina to Georgia .
1767 - John Wells filed a petition ; 200 acres on a branch of Brushy Creek, within three miles of David Emanuel, Jr. Granted 150 acres to adjoin William Johnson. [Col. Rec. of Ga. X, p.289]
Will of Solomon Boykin, St. George's
Parish, 8/5/1770- 5/31/1771, gives his son, Jesse 200 acres on
Brier Creek, adjoining John Wells.
[will book A, 407- Dept. Arch, and History, GA]
1769-His father dies
1785 - John Wells receives a warrant for 200 acres in Washington Co., all sides vacant. [warrant , W. 63].
Another 300 acres in in Washington Co., on Williamson's Swamp, bounded E. By Harrell. [warrants, W. 74]
1795 - John Wells settles on land on the headwaters of Sandy Creek in Adams Co. Miss. Natchez territory. [Natchez Court Records, unrecorded land claims]
1800-Robert Holloway settled Parish of St Helena. Louisiana [Am. States Papers. v 3]
1801-William Wells purchased 1801, Parish of St Helena [Am. States Papers, v 3]
1801- John Wells settled 1801 Parish of St Helena, [Am. States Papers, v 3]
1804 - Natchez Territory
#1234 Claimant: Absolem Wells, 26 Mar
1804.
Witness: John Wells, 31 Aug. 1804.
Certificate D-153 issued Dec. 16, 1806. Absolem Wells, who was
the head of a family 3 Mar 1803, claims a pre-emptive right ot
178 acres by virtue of having improved the same Feb. 1802 and
having settled thereon Feb. 1803, ever sence which period he
recided on and cultivated the same. He owns no other land in
this territory.// "Surveyed for Absolem Wells 178 acres on a
branch of Sandy Creek, called Bates Creek, in Adams Co. Miss.
Terr. ....Vousdan's land, Moses Miles." [Natchez Court
Records, unrecorded land claims]
1806 Georgia - passport
Georgia, Jefferson Co.
1810 - Miss
1815, May 12--
1818, May 13--
1820 - Louisiana
Holoway, Robert | [St Helena 077] | 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 3 0 1 0 0 13 |
(James Lee should be 6 years old) | slaves | 1 - 1 - 1 1 - 1- 1 |
Wells, John | [Feliciana 053] | 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 |
|
slaves | - 1 - (14-26yrs) |
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