Is anyone researching Orlanzo Wells of Greenfield, Pa?  I've figured out who his mother is, in case anyone is interested.  This was tricky to figure out due to name changes. By the way, in case you never thought of it, be alert for ancestors who swap their first and middle names.  I have found so many instances of it in my own family tree that I suspect it may have been a fashion for a time to use first initial and middle name.  In my family tree, early settlers George  & Marcy/Mercy (Arnold) Reynolds of Clifford, Susq. Co., Pa had a daughter Marcy/Mercy (b. ca 1816) who married a Lewis Wells.  There are tons of Wells in 1850 Clifford, Pa, including 3 Williams in Clifford & a William L. in Dimock, but no Lewis. In 1850 Greenfield, just south of Clifford, there is a Lewis Wells, married to Mercy  with kids Orlanzo and Sheffield.  (Sheffield is a family name in my Reynolds line, and also the name of Mercy Sr.'s brother.)  The tricky part comes in because this Lewis turned into another William L. by 1860 census, and his son Sheffield became William S. but by the 1870 census he returned to Sheffield.  I am speculating that, with 4 other William Wells nearby, "Lewis" used his middle name to avoid confusion.  Well, it sure caused some confusion on my part!  I am pretty sure that it is the same guy because they're on the same farm, same ages, unusual names Orlanzo & Sheffield, obvious transformation of Sheffield into William & back, Orlanzo written up in a historical bio spent his life on the same farm, etc. 1850 Greenfield Twp Wells, Lewis age 30 Wells, Mercy  age 29 Wells, Orlanzo, age 5 Wells, Sheffield, age 3 1860 Greenfield Twp Wells, William L., 45 Wells, Mercy, 44 Wells, Alonzo, 14 Wells, William S. 12 Wells, George M. 9 Wells, Franklin, 6 Wells, Samuel, 4 1870, Greenfield Twp Wells, William L. 53 Wells, Mercy, 54 Wells, Sheffield, 21 Wells, George M., 17 Wells, Franklin, 16 Wells, Samuel, 14 Wells, Orlanzo, 24 Wells, Julietta, 19 Wells, William L., 1 I'd like to compare notes with other researchers.  Thanks, Susan