I have a Zachariah Wells married to Rebecca Shepherd, a sister to my fourth great grandmother Martha Shepherd. His son, John Wells b.c.1801 Big Stone Gap, Lee County, VA m. Elizabeth Gilley. My source was the gedcom of Claude Emerson Wells, 3809 Phillidelphia Rd. Maryland 21009-1107. I have no informtion on Elizabeth Gilley. Zacharia & Rebecca also had a son William b.c.1797 NC and married Susan Ward. Here is also what I have on Zacharia & Rebecca: Note: Zacharia Wells and Rebecca his wife of Russell Co. and State of Virginia to Charles West of Lee Co. VA., 100 acres lying on North Fork of Powell River in Lee Co. crossing Luneys Creek for 40 pounds. #3 CHILD OF ZACHARIAH AND ABIGAIL: 5...3..ZACHARIAH JR WELLS 1774 TAXED IN 1810 Married: REBECCA (BECKY) SHEPHERD- LISTED AS SELLING 100 ACRES ZACHARIAH WELLS AND WIFE REBECCA ON POWELL RIVER IN LEE COUNTY JULY 16 1809 STONEY CREEK SCOTT COUNTY VA NEAR BLACKMORE. STONEY CREEK PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH MINUTES. 'THEN CAME BRO. ZACHARIAH WELLS AND SISTER REBECKEY HIS WIFE AND JOIN THE CHURCH BY LETTER" ALSO MENTIONED JULY 23 1809 IN MINUTES. 1810 CENSUS LEE CO 1817-5-10 VA LAND PATENTS LEE COUNTY VA CARD 66 50 ACRES POWELLS RIVER 1817 1 N0V, LEE COUNTY ZACH JR AND JOHN LAMBRETH GRANTED 142 ACRES WATERS OF S FORK OF POWELLS RIVER. GRANT 110 P597 VA.L.10 1850 -MAY LEE CO. 50 ACRES WILD CAT VALLEY,POWELLS MTN.F66-P291 ======== 1870 WISE COUNTY CENSUS RICHMOND TOWNSHIP Zacharia signed an Indenture for my 4th great grandfather, George Blanton. William Wells also signed this Indenture for land purchased. I have the indenture. The indenture can be found at http://www.geocities.com/shelene1999 with both signatures. A lot of my sources came from David Travillion Bunton. I know little about the Wells family. Just the connections to my Blanton family of Lee Co. VA. ----- Original Message ----- From: <JMSSHHILLS@aol.com> To: <VALEE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2002 12:35 PM Subject: Re: [VALEE] Shepard/Wells > I have a dau of William and Susan Ward Wells, Nancy who married a Mort Creech > but no information on a Margaret Wells who married a John Creech. > > Also, I have a John P. Wells who is the son of Zachariah ans Elizabeth > Shepard Wells. He married Elizabeth Gilley. > > I have a number of Josephs and Sarahs, but none that would appear to be old > enough to be the children of Zachariah and Abigail Osborn Wells. > > By the way, does anyone have any info on Jacob and Johanna Shepard Wells? > All I have is that they went to Missouri. Does anyone know where in MO they > may have settled? > Judy > > > ==== VALEE Mailing List ==== > Please avoid flaming (attacking) any single person or the group. This infraction will earn you immediate removal from the list. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Hello, I have a deed- Deed Book 5, Page 236, Dated 16 April, 1825 Sampson Shepherd and Christina (Mooney) his wife to Zachariah Wells, son of Thomas Wells, land lying on the waters of Powell River, South Fork, at the foot of Powell Mountain, for $100 Was Rebecca Shepherd wife of Zachariah Wells the daughter of Sampson Shepherd and Christina Mooney, What do you have on Rebecca's parents? Thanks and Best Regards, Dot ================ Sheila Bradly wrote: > I have a Zachariah Wells married to Rebecca Shepherd, a sister to my fourth > great grandmother Martha Shepherd. His son, John Wells b.c.1801 Big Stone > Gap, Lee County, VA m. Elizabeth Gilley. My source was the gedcom of Claude > Emerson Wells, 3809 Phillidelphia Rd. Maryland 21009-1107. I have no > informtion on Elizabeth Gilley. Zacharia & Rebecca also had a son William > b.c.1797 NC and married Susan Ward. > > Here is also what I have on Zacharia & Rebecca: > > Note: Zacharia Wells and Rebecca his wife of Russell Co. and State of > Virginia to Charles West of Lee Co. VA., 100 acres lying on North Fork of > Powell River in Lee Co. crossing Luneys Creek for 40 pounds. > > #3 CHILD OF ZACHARIAH AND ABIGAIL: > 5...3..ZACHARIAH JR WELLS 1774 TAXED IN > 1810 Married: REBECCA (BECKY) SHEPHERD- > LISTED AS SELLING 100 ACRES ZACHARIAH WELLS AND > WIFE REBECCA ON POWELL RIVER IN LEE COUNTY > > JULY 16 1809 STONEY CREEK SCOTT COUNTY VA NEAR BLACKMORE. STONEY CREEK > PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH MINUTES. 'THEN CAME BRO. ZACHARIAH WELLS AND SISTER > REBECKEY HIS WIFE AND JOIN THE CHURCH BY LETTER" ALSO MENTIONED > JULY 23 1809 IN MINUTES. > > 1810 CENSUS LEE CO > > 1817-5-10 VA LAND PATENTS LEE COUNTY VA CARD 66 50 ACRES POWELLS RIVER > > 1817 1 N0V, LEE COUNTY ZACH JR AND JOHN LAMBRETH GRANTED > > 142 ACRES WATERS OF S FORK OF POWELLS RIVER. GRANT 110 P597 VA.L.10 > 1850 -MAY LEE CO. 50 ACRES WILD CAT VALLEY,POWELLS MTN.F66-P291 > ======== > 1870 WISE COUNTY CENSUS RICHMOND TOWNSHIP > > Zacharia signed an Indenture for my 4th great grandfather, George Blanton. > William Wells also signed this Indenture for land purchased. I have the > indenture. The indenture can be found at > http://www.geocities.com/shelene1999 with both signatures. > > A lot of my sources came from David Travillion Bunton. I know little about > the Wells family. Just the connections to my Blanton family of Lee Co. VA. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <JMSSHHILLS@aol.com> > To: <VALEE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2002 12:35 PM > Subject: Re: [VALEE] Shepard/Wells > > > I have a dau of William and Susan Ward Wells, Nancy who married a Mort > Creech > > but no information on a Margaret Wells who married a John Creech. > > > > Also, I have a John P. Wells who is the son of Zachariah ans Elizabeth > > Shepard Wells. He married Elizabeth Gilley. > > > > I have a number of Josephs and Sarahs, but none that would appear to be > old > > enough to be the children of Zachariah and Abigail Osborn Wells. > > > > By the way, does anyone have any info on Jacob and Johanna Shepard Wells? > > All I have is that they went to Missouri. Does anyone know where in MO > they > > may have settled? > > Judy > > > > > > ==== VALEE Mailing List ==== > > Please avoid flaming (attacking) any single person or the group. This > infraction will earn you immediate removal from the list. > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > ==== VALEE Mailing List ==== > To post messages to the Lee County, VA discussion list, send them to VALEE-L@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Sampson Shepherd was a brother to Rebecca Shepherd. It is unsure of who her parents were. Some say Thomas but someone I know is proving that different. Her mother was Elizabeth but I have no last name for her and it's not Highsmith. It's believed she died in Lee Co. VA. Rebecca's other siblings were my 4th great grandmother Martha, James, William, Nimrod and Uriah. Thanks for the information on the Deed. I do have a son of Samson & Christina Mooney Shepherd named Johnn Mooney Shepherd who married Mary Polly Collier. John was born about 1798. He and Mary married about 1820. Most of my research for 20 years has been on the Blanton's but I do know they were connected to the Wells family. Sheila ----- Original Message ----- From: dotty1 <dotty1@bellsouth.net> To: <VALEE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 9:08 AM Subject: Re: [VALEE] Shepard/Wells > > Hello, > I have a deed- Deed Book 5, Page 236, Dated 16 April, 1825 > > Sampson Shepherd and Christina (Mooney) his wife to Zachariah > Wells, son of Thomas Wells, land lying on the waters of Powell > River, South Fork, at the foot of Powell Mountain, for $100 > > Was Rebecca Shepherd wife of Zachariah Wells the daughter > of Sampson Shepherd and Christina Mooney, What do you > have on Rebecca's parents? > > Thanks and Best Regards, > Dot > ================ > Sheila Bradly wrote: > > > I have a Zachariah Wells married to Rebecca Shepherd, a sister to my fourth > > great grandmother Martha Shepherd. His son, John Wells b.c.1801 Big Stone > > Gap, Lee County, VA m. Elizabeth Gilley. My source was the gedcom of Claude > > Emerson Wells, 3809 Phillidelphia Rd. Maryland 21009-1107. I have no > > informtion on Elizabeth Gilley. Zacharia & Rebecca also had a son William > > b.c.1797 NC and married Susan Ward. > > > > Here is also what I have on Zacharia & Rebecca: > > > > Note: Zacharia Wells and Rebecca his wife of Russell Co. and State of > > Virginia to Charles West of Lee Co. VA., 100 acres lying on North Fork of > > Powell River in Lee Co. crossing Luneys Creek for 40 pounds. > > > > #3 CHILD OF ZACHARIAH AND ABIGAIL: > > 5...3..ZACHARIAH JR WELLS 1774 TAXED IN > > 1810 Married: REBECCA (BECKY) SHEPHERD- > > LISTED AS SELLING 100 ACRES ZACHARIAH WELLS AND > > WIFE REBECCA ON POWELL RIVER IN LEE COUNTY > > > > JULY 16 1809 STONEY CREEK SCOTT COUNTY VA NEAR BLACKMORE. STONEY CREEK > > PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH MINUTES. 'THEN CAME BRO. ZACHARIAH WELLS AND SISTER > > REBECKEY HIS WIFE AND JOIN THE CHURCH BY LETTER" ALSO MENTIONED > > JULY 23 1809 IN MINUTES. > > > > 1810 CENSUS LEE CO > > > > 1817-5-10 VA LAND PATENTS LEE COUNTY VA CARD 66 50 ACRES POWELLS RIVER > > > > 1817 1 N0V, LEE COUNTY ZACH JR AND JOHN LAMBRETH GRANTED > > > > 142 ACRES WATERS OF S FORK OF POWELLS RIVER. GRANT 110 P597 VA.L.10 > > 1850 -MAY LEE CO. 50 ACRES WILD CAT VALLEY,POWELLS MTN.F66-P291 > > ======== > > 1870 WISE COUNTY CENSUS RICHMOND TOWNSHIP > > > > Zacharia signed an Indenture for my 4th great grandfather, George Blanton. > > William Wells also signed this Indenture for land purchased. I have the > > indenture. The indenture can be found at > > http://www.geocities.com/shelene1999 with both signatures. > > > > A lot of my sources came from David Travillion Bunton. I know little about > > the Wells family. Just the connections to my Blanton family of Lee Co. VA. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <JMSSHHILLS@aol.com> > > To: <VALEE-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2002 12:35 PM > > Subject: Re: [VALEE] Shepard/Wells > > > > > I have a dau of William and Susan Ward Wells, Nancy who married a Mort > > Creech > > > but no information on a Margaret Wells who married a John Creech. > > > > > > Also, I have a John P. Wells who is the son of Zachariah ans Elizabeth > > > Shepard Wells. He married Elizabeth Gilley. > > > > > > I have a number of Josephs and Sarahs, but none that would appear to be > > old > > > enough to be the children of Zachariah and Abigail Osborn Wells. > > > > > > By the way, does anyone have any info on Jacob and Johanna Shepard Wells? > > > All I have is that they went to Missouri. Does anyone know where in MO > > they > > > may have settled? > > > Judy > > > > > > > > > ==== VALEE Mailing List ==== > > > Please avoid flaming (attacking) any single person or the group. This > > infraction will earn you immediate removal from the list. > > > > > > ============================== > > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > > go to: > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > > ==== VALEE Mailing List ==== > > To post messages to the Lee County, VA discussion list, send them to VALEE-L@rootsweb.com > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > ==== VALEE Mailing List ==== > Need to reach Colleen, the discussion coordinator? Send her an email at <ladyaudris@earthlink.net>. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >