John Wells Family

North Carolina & Mississippi Territory


John Wells
b. c 1730-40
d. February 24, 1815 St. Helena Parish, Louisiana

1m. Jane Duhart/?Joanne Dewitt

2m. Susanah (?Boykin) Young

father - Absalom Wells
his mother -
Children of first marriage
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
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#
1730-40 - born in either VA or North Carolina

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

1806 Georgia - passport
Georgia, Jefferson Co.

[Potter, Dorothy Williams, Passports of Southern Pioneers, 1770-1823, Gateway Press, Inc. Baltimore 1982]

1810 - Miss

1815, May 12--

1815- June 16 -
1815, --? Dec.--
1817, July 21--

1818, May 13--

1820 - Louisiana

sources:
  Wells Family Index || Ancestor Chart #14
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