Oh, how funny that you should send this aft asking me about Steve and my ancestory. I am chasing Sarah Farquhar, also. I remember when I was tiny my mother used to say the word Farquhar and wrinkle up her nose and I would laugh my head off, but I can't remember in what context she used the word, but I can only figure it was a surname, so I am looking for it, also.......I know they had a son William, who married Martha Laughead, and William and Martha died in Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio Shari "Does anyone have any information on the children and grandchildren of Thomas Wells, son of Thomas Wells b: 1653 & Frances ____ of Prince Georges County, Maryland? We have one subject in the DNA study that I believe may be a descendent of this line. His earliest documented ancestor is: Thomas Wells b: Cir 1750 PA m: Ann ____ Their son Joseph Wells b: 18 Feb 1768 PA m: 14 Jul 1789 Sarah Farguhar His DNA matches the Maryland family of Thomas. I suspect The Thomas b: 1750 was a grandson or great-grandson of Thomas I by his son Thomas. But, that may not be correct. He is at least connected in some manner. Does anyone on this list have any information that may help?"

Hello, Per the Crandall genealogy PETER WELLS, b abt 1715, E.Greenwich, RI, married SUSANNAH CURTIS, b abt 1723, Plymouth, MA. Their daughter ELIZABETH WELLS, abt 1745 in W. Greenwich, RI, , married Peter Crandall in RI. Can anyone give the parents of Peter and/or Susannah and cite some documentation to support the parentage? Many, many thanks in advance, Tom O'Hare, Buffalo, N.Y.

The only information I have on this Richard Wells is he was born Cir 1688 and his wife's name was Elizabeth. This comes from a couple of descendents of the family (not Wells). There is also a Will written by his son two years later. Richard Wells - of the county of Harford, State of Maryland Harford County, Maryland Will Book AJR/191 20 January 1784 To wife Jane Wells, my Negro girl Jane, also the one third part of my Real and Personal Estate To my son Richard Wells the one half part of my Real Estate to be divided by indiferent persons and then the said Richard Wells to take his first choice, also my Negroe man Jack. To my son Samuel Wells all the residue of my Real Estate To my daughter Cassandra Hawkins, my Negro girl Rachael To my daughter Drussilla Wells my Negroe girl Cate. To my daughter Mary Wells my Negro girl Hannah also my Negroe boy Bobb (Note: not my spelling here - Orin) All the Rest, Residue and Remainder of my Estate of every nature and kind whatsoever that is not herein otherwise disposed of that is to say to Cassandra Hawkins, Luranah Hawkins, Elizabeth Barnes, Susannah Crigg, Richard Wells, Drusilla Wells, Samuel Wells and Mary Wells my children, share and share alike. I hereby nominate my beloved wife Jane Wells to be my sole Executrix. In the presence of Jo. J. Wallis Wm Wells James Fisher At 12:49 PM 1/14/2006, GenealogyJones@aol.com wrote: >Does anyone know who this is: > >" >Wills: Last Will & Testament of Richard Wells (1782) Harford County, Maryland > > > >This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by LouAnn Corrigan > >(louannc@wi.net). > > > >************************************************************************ > >* USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information >on the > >Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this >message > >remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced >in any > >format for profit or presentation by other organizations. > > > >************************************************************************ > > > >Last Will and Testament of RICHARD WELLS of Harford County > >dated 3 October 1782 > > > >In the Name of God Amen, I Richard Wells Seenr, of Harford County and State >of > >Maryland being somewhat infirm in the Body but of Sound Disposing mind and >Memory > >and considering the certainty of Death and the uncertainty of time, and being >desirous to > >Settle my worldly affairs and thereby the better prepared to leave this world >when it Shall > >please God to call me hence do therefore make and Publish this my last will >and Testament > >in manner & form following that is to say First and Principally I commit my >Soul into the > >hands of Almighty God and my Body to the Earth to be Decently Buried at the >discretion > >of my Executors hereafter mentioned and after my Lawful Debts and funeral >charges are > >paid I desire and Bequeath as follows ------------------------------------ > > > >Item I give and Bequeath unto Richard Wells my eldest Son one Hundred and >fifty acres > >of my Land at the North End of my whole Tract where he now lives to be laid >of by a > >straight line across the Same to him the Said Richard Wells his heirs >Executors and > >administrators of assigns for Ever and no more. >----------------------------------------------- > > > >Item I give and Bequeath unto William Wells my youngest Son my Negro man >named > >Isaac and likewise the remainder and remainders of all my Land that I now >possess after > >my above Said Son Richard Wells has his one hundred and fifty acres laid off >as above > >said. Said Land being part of a Tract or Parcel of Land known by the name of >Arabia > >Patra to him, his heirs Executors and administrators or assigns for >Ever.------------------- > > > >Item I give unto my Daughter, Cassandra Ward a Negro girl named Cate during >her > >natural life and after her Death to her Son Richard Ward. >------------------------------------ > > > >Item I give unto my Daughter, Susanna Downing a Negro girl named Pat during >her > >natural life and after her death to her Son Richard Downing. >-------------------------------- > > > >Item I give unto my Daughter, Frances Henly my Negro man named Londa. >------------- > > > >Item, I give and Bequeath unto my Daughter Elizabeth Rienshaw my best feather >Bed and > >Furniture. ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > > >And Lastly my will and Pleasure is that all the remainder and remainders of >my Personal > >Estate be Equally divided between my following children, William Wells, >Cassandra Ward, > >Susanna Downing, Frances Henly and Elizabeth Rienshaw, and I do hereby >appoint my > >Son William Wells and Edward Ward the Sole Executors of this my last will and > >Testament and I do hereby utterly disallow revoke and disannul all and Every >other, > >former Testament Wills Legacies Bequests and Executors by me in any ways >before > >named willed and Bequeathed ratifying and confirming this and no other to be >my last will > >and Testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto Set my hand & Seal this >third Day of > >October in the year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred and Eighty two. > > > >Signed Sealed Published Pronounced and > >Declared, by the Said Richard Wells as > >his last will & Testament in the Presence > >of us who in his Presence and in the > >his Presence of each other have hereunto > >Richard X Wells (seal) Subscribed our names -- > >mark Joseph Wilson, Junr > >Josf Wallis > >Thomas Wells > > his > > > >Richard X Wells {seal} > > > >mark" > >There must have been two Richard Wells who died in Harford, Maryland > within two years and both of them had daughters Cassandra, > > > > > > >==== WELLS Mailing List ==== > Reminder >The list home page contains links to some Wells related pages >Also, welcome message is available there Orin R. Wells Wells Family Research Association P. O. Box 5427 Kent, Washington 98064-5427 <OrinWells@wells.org> http://www.wells.org Subscribe to the "Wells-L" list on RootsWeb

This can only be one of two Wells families. The connection to the Crandall family suggest to me that it may have been my family descended from Thomas Wells and Naomi Marshall of Westerly/Hopkinton/Wellstown. But the name Peter and the location of Greenwich suggests it was the family of Peter Wells. I will check my records to see if I can identify your Peter. It certainly isn't the Peter Wells who was a grandson of the first Peter via his son Peter. That one married Ruth Slocum. They lived in South Kingston, RI and later Cheshire, Berkshire Co., MA. So if from this family it must have been via another son of Peter. I don't recall a Peter Wells in my family - certainly not that early. At 11:47 AM 1/14/2006, Thomas ohare wrote: > Hello, Per the Crandall genealogy PETER WELLS, b abt 1715, >E.Greenwich, RI, married SUSANNAH CURTIS, b abt 1723, Plymouth, MA. Their >daughter ELIZABETH WELLS, abt 1745 in W. Greenwich, RI, , married Peter >Crandall in RI. > Can anyone give the parents of Peter and/or Susannah and cite some >documentation to support the parentage? Many, many thanks in advance, > Tom O'Hare, Buffalo, N.Y. > > >==== WELLS Mailing List ==== >Since list membership changes, >Repost your query occasionally Orin R. Wells Wells Family Research Association P. O. Box 5427 Kent, Washington 98064-5427 <OrinWells@wells.org> http://www.wells.org Subscribe to the "Wells-L" list on RootsWeb

Are you connected to both Wells families or do you think they are one and the same? At 11:56 AM 1/14/2006, GenealogyJones@aol.com wrote: >Oh, how funny that you should send this aft asking me about Steve and my >ancestory. I am chasing Sarah Farquhar, also. I remember when I >was tiny my >mother used to say the word Farquhar and wrinkle up her nose and I >would laugh >my head off, but I can't remember in what context she used the word, but I >can only figure it was a surname, so I am looking for it, >also.......I know they > had a son William, who married Martha Laughead, and William and Martha died >in Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio > >Shari > >"Does anyone have any information on the children and grandchildren of >Thomas Wells, son of Thomas Wells b: 1653 & Frances ____ of Prince >Georges County, Maryland? > >We have one subject in the DNA study that I believe may be a >descendent of this line. His earliest documented ancestor is: > >Thomas Wells b: Cir 1750 PA m: Ann ____ >Their son >Joseph Wells b: 18 Feb 1768 PA m: 14 Jul 1789 Sarah Farguhar > >His DNA matches the Maryland family of Thomas. I suspect The Thomas >b: 1750 was a grandson or great-grandson of Thomas I by his son >Thomas. But, that may not be correct. He is at least connected in >some manner. Does anyone on this list have any information that may help?" > > > >==== WELLS Mailing List ==== > Don't Forget > The Wells Family Research Association > http://www.rootsweb.com/~wellsfam/wfrahome.html Orin R. Wells Wells Family Research Association P. O. Box 5427 Kent, Washington 98064-5427 <OrinWells@wells.org> http://www.wells.org Subscribe to the "Wells-L" list on RootsWeb

Does anyone have any information on the children and grandchildren of Thomas Wells, son of Thomas Wells b: 1653 & Frances ____ of Prince Georges County, Maryland? We have one subject in the DNA study that I believe may be a descendent of this line. His earliest documented ancestor is: Thomas Wells b: Cir 1750 PA m: Ann ____ Their son Joseph Wells b: 18 Feb 1768 PA m: 14 Jul 1789 Sarah Farguhar His DNA matches the Maryland family of Thomas. I suspect The Thomas b: 1750 was a grandson or great-grandson of Thomas I by his son Thomas. But, that may not be correct. He is at least connected in some manner. Does anyone on this list have any information that may help? Orin R. Wells Wells Family Research Association P. O. Box 5427 Kent, Washington 98064-5427 <OrinWells@wells.org> http://www.wells.org Subscribe to the "Wells-L" list on RootsWeb

Orin, do you still have Steve's email address? Can you get ahold of him and tell him that I will donate my coupon to get him tested? That is Steve from AZ or WY....if forgot which..... Shari

Shari, You are going to have to help me out here. Please contact me off list and help me identify which Steve you are talking about. In looking back at your earlier posts it would appear you are a descendent of James Wells/Ann _____. But I don't know how you connect. Nor do I know if Steve is a cousin and if so how. At 07:07 PM 1/13/2006, GenealogyJones@aol.com wrote: >Orin, do you still have Steve's email address? Can you get ahold of him and >tell him that I will donate my coupon to get him tested? That is Steve from >AZ or WY....if forgot which..... > >Shari > > >==== WELLS Mailing List ==== >To unsubscribe from this list >send the command "unsubscribe" >to WELLS-L-request@rootsweb.com for list mode >or WELLS-D-request@rootsweb.com for digest mode Orin R. Wells Wells Family Research Association P. O. Box 5427 Kent, Washington 98064-5427 <OrinWells@wells.org> http://www.wells.org Subscribe to the "Wells-L" list on RootsWeb

Not quite. The promotional code is for the 26 marker test at Relative Genetics at $95. If you add $40 to that you can get the 43 marker test at $135. These are the best prices we have ever seen for DNA testing. But you DO have to go through me to get it coordinated with Relative Genetics correctly. But if anyone out there is hesitant about taking the DNA test for the Wells project because of the cost, there are a couple of things you can do. 1) participate in the Sorenson project and your DNA will be tested for FREE - it doesn't get any better than that. The only hitch is Sorenson will not send you the results and you will have to wait about 6 months (maybe more) for the results to make it into the Sorenson database where we can find then. You can then find out where you fit. By testing at Relative Genetics you get the results in about 6 weeks or less and we know what we are looking for in Sorenson The second possibility is that we do have some sponsorship money to help get Wells descendents tested where they are pretty tight on the funds. We have already had a bunch of Wells men sign up as a result of the promotion. I would like to see a lot more. Women, lean on those brothers and cousins!! At 05:04 PM 1/13/2006, Charlie Wells wrote: >Orin, > >I have not yet participated in the DNA testing. > >Is it correct that I can use a promotional code kindly transferred >to you plus $40 to get the 43 marker test? > >Charles R. Wells > > > >==== WELLS Mailing List ==== > Please Support Rootsweb > Orin R. Wells Wells Family Research Association P. O. Box 5427 Kent, Washington 98064-5427 <OrinWells@wells.org> http://www.wells.org Subscribe to the "Wells-L" list on RootsWeb

Orin, I have not yet participated in the DNA testing. Is it correct that I can use a promotional code kindly transferred to you plus $40 to get the 43 marker test? Charles R. Wells

Orin: As they submit their gedcom to Sorenson, it would be nice if they sent me a copy as well for the merge project. Bonita

That's what I was thinking of doing. I have not sent mine back yet. I have to get someone to witness the signature and I don't know if my husband qualifies so I am getting someone else to do it tomorrow. Mary Beth

That's the way I have handled it but if they are making mtDNA searchable later on-I would think they would need a way to link the kit submissions to the gedcoms sent in? Mary Beth

Mary Beth: When I ordered for my daughter-in-law, I put her maiden name in parenthesis like one would for a married female. Of course, the gedcom should contain your birth / baptized name. It is the gedcom information that goes online ... or will be used when the mtDNA database is up for searching. Bonita -----Original Message----- From: Mbmjlm22@aol.com [mailto:Mbmjlm22@aol.com] Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 11:15 AM To: WELLS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [WELLS-L] The real story about the Sorenson coupons That's the way I have handled it but if they are making mtDNA searchable later on-I would think they would need a way to link the kit submissions to the gedcoms sent in? Mary Beth ==== WELLS Mailing List ==== Join Rootsweb http://www.rootsweb.com

At 09:52 AM 1/12/2006, Vickie LeBlanc wrote: >Orin, I ordered the kit and have already received it. I am going to >get with my cousin and see if we can get her Dad or brother to use >the coupon. Tell me again what the cost would be to use it. Vickie in Mo. The cost ONLY if you go through me to get the testing organized and coordinated - you pay Relative Genetics - is $95 for the 26 marker test or $135 for the 43 marker test. Now, the 26 marker test is often sufficient to nail the family but the 43 marker test sometimes is a help to separate close haplotypes. Also send him through the Sorenson testing. This is free and we will eventually get the 43 markers from them too. Only problem is it is at least a 6 month wait. But if cost is an issue, the $95 would be good enough and tells us what to look for in the Sorenson database later. If you do this make sure you give me the details >_________________________________________________________________ >Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's >FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ > > >==== WELLS Mailing List ==== > Reminder >The list home page contains links to some Wells related pages >Also, welcome message is available there > Orin R. Wells Wells Family Research Association P. O. Box 5427 Kent, Washington 98064-5427 <OrinWells@wells.org> http://www.wells.org Subscribe to the "Wells-L" list on RootsWeb

I am sure they are linking the genealogy. It is probably done manually. I have asked. At 10:14 AM 1/12/2006, Mbmjlm22@aol.com wrote: >That's the way I have handled it but if they are making mtDNA searchable >later on-I would think they would need a way to link the kit >submissions to the >gedcoms sent in? Mary Beth > > >==== WELLS Mailing List ==== > Join Rootsweb > http://www.rootsweb.com Orin R. Wells Wells Family Research Association P. O. Box 5427 Kent, Washington 98064-5427 <OrinWells@wells.org> http://www.wells.org Subscribe to the "Wells-L" list on RootsWeb

Orin, I ordered the kit and have already received it. I am going to get with my cousin and see if we can get her Dad or brother to use the coupon. Tell me again what the cost would be to use it. Vickie in Mo. _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/

I was not aware you had ordered anything through me. I thought your communication only informed me that you were ordering the Sorenson testing. Everyone participating in the Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Project MUST do this through them. Only if you are wanting to take advantage of the discounted Wells project testing at Relative Genetics OR wanted the discount on the 43 markers for y-chromosome testing at Relative Genetics should you go through me AFTER you have the "coupon" (promotion code). Then you should order through me or the discount will not be properly processed. Those who want to do the mtDNA testing (maternal line testing for deep ancestry) can do that by following the link provided by them in the email. At 04:22 AM 1/12/2006, Fredgene29@cs.com wrote: > As I have ordered the kit direct from Sorenson should I cancel and >order through you. > > Jim F > > >==== WELLS Mailing List ==== >To contact Listowner, >Send email to: >dwells@zekes.com Orin R. Wells Wells Family Research Association P. O. Box 5427 Kent, Washington 98064-5427 <OrinWells@wells.org> http://www.wells.org Subscribe to the "Wells-L" list on RootsWeb

Since they have not made their mtDNA database available for searching yet - it is coming "soon" I understand - I don't know how they are handling this. Since the form is probably the consent form, then you should use your current legal name. But in the genealogy you should be listed with your birth name. I am going to be asking the Sorenson folks some other questions today, so I will add this to the list and report back. At 06:26 AM 1/12/2006, Mbmjlm22@aol.com wrote: >Orrin, I have a question. In filling out the form, the request is for my >name--BUT-if I use my married name will they be able to link my >gedcom to me? >Should they not ask for maiden name for females?? Mary Beth > > >==== WELLS Mailing List ==== >To unsubscribe from this list >send the command "unsubscribe" >to WELLS-L-request@rootsweb.com for list mode >or WELLS-D-request@rootsweb.com for digest mode Orin R. Wells Wells Family Research Association P. O. Box 5427 Kent, Washington 98064-5427 <OrinWells@wells.org> http://www.wells.org Subscribe to the "Wells-L" list on RootsWeb

Orrin, I have a question. In filling out the form, the request is for my name--BUT-if I use my married name will they be able to link my gedcom to me? Should they not ask for maiden name for females?? Mary Beth