I didn't think that I had seen this Wells family before or at least I had not seen the ancestry. But I did a quick google search for Andrew Elton Wells and learned that there are quite a lot of references to him - about 727 - including his will and some posts on this list in 2000 and several in 2008 although I don't know if any were from descendants or any of them were named Wells. If you haven't just done a search and checked all of these out, you might want to do so. There was a suggestion that this Wells family might have been connected to the W006 family, but it sounds like Andrew Elton Wells was unlikely to be descended from the same family. One reference shows he was the master of the ship "Brigantine Margaret" in 1765" - a slave vessel working St. Christophers. Since this is another immigrant Wells family I would be very interested to see the DNA for someone from the family. Given your subject line I am going to guess you too are looking for cousins who carry the Wells name and DNA. Hope you are successful. Several of the google hits mention that he was the brother-in-law of Samuel Adams. That reference is to a book and papers about Samuel Adams and mentions numerous letters had been exchanged between the two men. I have to wonder if the letters are still in existence - at least the ones from Andrew. I also recall a reference to Samuel Adams in the past but I don't recall the context. I don't remember it being Andrew Elton Wells however. But it could be. I will have to search for that. On 12/23/2011 5:17 AM, Bo Mosley wrote: > Looking for help on the family of Francis Wells b. 1770 Chatham co , Ga the son of Andrew Elton Wells and Mary Jane Maxwell. Andrew Elton Wells died 1778 and his widow Mary Jane moved home to Liberty co, Ga with her minor children, Mary, Francis, John and Andrew Elton Wells Jr. > Andrew Elton Wells was born 1744 in Boston, Mass and moved to Savannah, Ga. He was the son of Francis Wells b. London England and Susannah Welch, > > Francis Wells b.1770 Savannah, Ga married Asneath Emanuel the Dau of Gov David Emanuel. Francis died 1822 in Washington Co, Ga. His widow remarried to Thomas Forthe. > Who were the descendants of this Francis and Asneath wells. > > Bo Mosley of Macon, Georgia > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WELLS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: sdunn37 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wells/3202.3.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Are any of you connected to the Boonville or Sedalia Wells? Sharon Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Looking for help on the family of Francis Wells b. 1770 Chatham co , Ga the son of Andrew Elton Wells and Mary Jane Maxwell. Andrew Elton Wells died 1778 and his widow Mary Jane moved home to Liberty co, Ga with her minor children, Mary, Francis, John and Andrew Elton Wells Jr. Andrew Elton Wells was born 1744 in Boston, Mass and moved to Savannah, Ga. He was the son of Francis Wells b. London England and Susannah Welch, Francis Wells b.1770 Savannah, Ga married Asneath Emanuel the Dau of Gov David Emanuel. Francis died 1822 in Washington Co, Ga. His widow remarried to Thomas Forthe. Who were the descendants of this Francis and Asneath wells. Bo Mosley of Macon, Georgia

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: mwitter37 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wells/5467.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I have a John H. Wells in my family tree. My grandfather was James Edward Summerson b. 1834 in Albermarle, Va. His sister, Ann Eliza Summerson b. 1838 in Albermarle,Va. married John H. Wells b.1785 Albermarle,Va. married Mar.1,1855.D. 1867 in Va. They had a daughter Mary Fletcher Wells b. 1848 Machester, Va.d. Aug. 2,1927 in Richmond,Va. Hope this will help. Martha Summerson Witter Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: sprstr7427 Surnames: Pierson, Fairchild Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wells/4342.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: This is my great-aunt. My father is her newphew. My father is Billy Mark Fairchild Jr., who is the son of Billy Mark Fairchild Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: PWPinNC1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wells/4325.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Yes, we are here. I noticed your inquiry just now, from 2005, I believe. Leander Russell Connelly is one I have been researching. Can't find exactly anything, where born, is he was married before Mary Josephine Moore. I am an old 84 still searching. I know he married The Moore who died leaving him with several children, then married again. He served some years as jailer in Statesville, was killed in the Civil War. I would love to know which Russell married a Cyntha/Cinthia/Cyntha Rodin who was my great, great gr. mother. Their child was Robert Wainwright Connelly, my gr. father. My grandmother was his daughter Ora Connelly, married Hiram Leroy Walker. My Dad was James Leroy Walker. email me at (connieb001@roadrunner.com) Thanks for anything you can provide. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: georgiajohn3 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wells/5522.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Yes. The typical migration went from Georgia to Alabama to Mississippi with many ending up in Texas. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: LindaWildman13 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wells/4745.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Leslie could you tell me the unit he was suppose to be in? The only file I found on here that has a Charlotte attach shows her filing in Pa. Why there? Confused. The civil war broke out in 1861 so where was James in the 1860c? I have Charlotte and family with James as the head in the Ohio Champaign Co for the 1850c. Are you sure it is the correct James? Could you tell me Charlotte's application number? or any info that I can ck. The dates on Charlotte come from William Van Buren Wells' family bible is I remember correctly. I can reck. Please let me know as I would like to look into this. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: LindaWildman13 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wells/4745.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Also when was the census taken and when did the civil war begin? Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: LindaWildman13 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wells/4745.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Charlotte did not marry Skeels her daughter did and Jerry had said the family knew she was with them when she died but the 1880c threw it off. Because of the odd census i will ck for it. But James was never in the civil war so how could she use it. He died in the 1850's. She was living alone in the 1860c. And she continues to live alone till her death? Even if he went to war in 1860 before the census was taken was he to die before 1870? Where is the documentation? Her death date came from close family and is told she is buried in Kansas but I was told they had no info on her. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Leslie85223 Surnames: Wells, Skeels, Sandel Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wells/4745.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Darly: A friend emailed me a copy of that census report and now I "get it". I knew Sarah Jane had been married to William Sandel(s) and had a son, Henry who married Mary ? and had four children. Henry was born 4/14/1862 and died in KS - 1913. Do we know when William died? Sarah Jane's 2nd husband was Ansel Skeels born <1824> NY and he and Sarah were parents to daughter Ida Belle born in 1872. She'd have been 13 years old in 1885 but was not included in the census report . . . had died perhaps? Am "hopeful" that when Charlotte filed for her widow's pension she may have had to give marriage information that will be included in James CW file!!! Have you ever been able to track down any of the Sandels descendants? Leslie Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: darylyh Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wells/4745.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Leslie -- It was *not* Charlotte who married Skeels. Her daughter Sarah Jane Wells, b/ 1842-ish, married Ansel Skeels. Second marriage for both of them, they got married in Ohio before heading out to KS. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Leslie85223 Surnames: WELLS Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wells/4745.1.1.1.1.1.1.2.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Kathy: Sorry for intruding in your discussion with Daryl, but I'm in somewhat of the same position as you - I do not have a paid Ancestry memberFCwKhyBsy Ba5bSnSaeritage Quest site for researching census reports. TSnSproblem is5bSat HQ only deals with federal census reports, not state5bSat I know of . . . I have a frieBsyin KS who has been willing to do state5census report look-ups for me. I "found" my frieBs, Shirley, on5bSnSmessage boards as it happens. But when I get a copy of this report I'll forward it to you if you like. I have TWO completely separate5WELLS families in my treehyBsyboth are somewhat of a nightmare yBsyboth have ties to KS!!! I've done better with bSnSone line yBsyeven located yBsycontacted yBother descendant but, as usual, they took my info yBsyI've never heard yBother word from them . .!!! TSnSSkeels addition is still "new" to me but am hoping Daryl yBsyhis information will open some new doors. Blessings. Leslie Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Leslie85223 Surnames: WELLS, SKEELS Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wells/4745.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Daryl: Sorry, think I had to tweak the address when I had an invasion of SPAM email that simply would not stop. I still have the problem, somewhat, but not as bad as back then when I got over 100 pieces of unwanted email per day!! In any case you can contact me at leslie 85223 at intergate dot com (I've spelled it out with spaces because I've heard it's less likely to be ID'd by people looking for email addresses to sell . . .) This year I learned that Charlotte qualified for her widows pension using James Civil War service. I also now have the unit with which he served - in the UNION Army!! Because of a medical incident that involved a month in hospitals and all sorts of related and costly "heroics" I've not been able to continue my paid Ancestry membership nor am I in a position to order James CW file . . . The medical bills have been horrendous but hopefully will be behind me in early 2012 . . . Because Heritage Quest does not provide State census reports the specific census you noted in which Charlotte is with Sara Jane is not available to me. I do have a contact in KS however sho will email me a copy of that census report. How positive are you that Charlotte married Skeels? I'm having problems with connecting data from my PC to the Ancestry site . . . I'm still using dial-up and think that may be the problem. I have no such problems elsewhere. Please contact me, I'm soooooo anxious to try and make more sense of this branch of my family - as are you!!! Blessings. Leslie Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ibmoore09 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wells/3202.3.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Jennifer, I haven't heard from you, so hope you got my last message. I would love to share with you via personal email, as I can send attachments,etc that will give you much info on our family and heritage. Please contact me at ibmoore09@yahoo.com Thanks! Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: darylyh Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wells/4745.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I tried, but it was from 2006 and it bounced. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: darylyh Surnames: Wells Skeels Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wells/4745.1.1.1.1.1.1.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello Kathy -- you certainly have a challenge on your hands! Charlotte has been giving all of her descendants fits for years, so at the very least you're in sympathetic company (even if you don't solve your mystery). You will find Charlotte Wells, with her daughter and son-in-law Sarah Jane (listed as S.J.) and Ansel Skeels, in the 1885 Kansas State Census, Town of Republic, Lincoln County, on page 14, family 83. If you wish, you can also find Charlotte in 1880 in the household of her son William L Wells and family (my 3x great grandfather), in Bellaire, Belmont County, Ohio. They're on p. 286, family # 217. She is very consistent about her place of birth in every census as being Maryland. But that's about all we know about her. I hope this helps! Good luck with your search! Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: rebeltrumpet Surnames: Wells Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wells/4745.1.1.1.1.1.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Daryl, I have watched the responses about James & Charlotte from a distance on the Wells e-mail group. I have not replied because I am not sure this is the Charlotte Wells I have been looking for. After looking over the messages and responses from others, it is still possible this is the Charlotte I am seeking. I do not have a membership to Ancestry, so I could not view the image of the census that you posted. Can you give me a town and/or page number so I can see if I can find it on 'Heritage Quest'? I have a John Wells that died in 1845. His children say he was born in either MD, or SC. His wife's name is Nancy (unknown). Nancy was living with several children in 1860s. They are not her children, or if they are, they are all illigitimate. I think they belonged to one of her daughters or a son. Anyway, in her probate of 1870s, she mentioned a Charlotte Wells several times. No hint who Charlotte is, or where she lives. But there is no Charlotte Wells anywhere to be found in that area of S.Carolina. I believe Nancy's probate was in Chester or Fairfield County in S.Carolina. John & Nancy could have had a son named James, or William because both names are carried throughout many of the children's lines. I know that doesn't mean much, since it is such a common name. But, I have hunted for Charlotte Wells for years. If James died in 1860, he would not have been mentioned in the probate, but if the widow was still alive, she would have been. So, if you don't mind, could you let me know the page number and town of the census, so I can study that to see if there might be a connection. Thanks so much, Kathy Wells. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Leslie85223 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wells/4745.1.1.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: If you still have my email address, please contact me directly . . . Leslie Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: darylyh Surnames: Wells Skeels Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wells/4745.1.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Greetings Cousins! I recognize several of the posters in this thread from researching over the years. Having had a series of massive computer crashes over the years, I've lost all my email correspondence, but I know that I've communicated with at least Linda and Leslie in the past. Just the other day, I found Charlotte, still alive in 1885 and living with her daughter Sarah Jane (Wells) and her second husband Anson Skeels, in Republic, Lincoln, Kansas. They are listed in the state census, now posted online here at ancestry. The image can be viewed here: http://search.ancestry.com/iexec?htx=View&r=an&dbid=1088&iid=ks1885_114-0631&fn=Charlotte&ln=Wells&st=r&ssrc=&pid=876604 She's 80 years old, and shockingly far from Belmont County Ohio, where she was living in 1880. I'm now thinking she died out there with daughter Sarah, and was buried back home in Ohio. I wrote to the Kansas State Historical Society, and they stunned and disappointed me by responding with a death date from somebody's family tree on ancestry.com. I'd hoped for something more... er... local. I wonder whether there were any papers publishing there in 1887. Speaking of 1887 -- that comes from somebody's family tree online. There are now hard dates for Charlotte's birth and death, but I can't figure out how they're sourced. Can anybody figure this out? http://trees.ancestry.com/owt/editperson.aspx?pid=115782270&st=1 They did tell me her daughter Sarah Jane Skeels died 8 Jan 1912. Since KS began keeping vitals in July 1911, there's a chance that Sarah's death record will contain her mother's maiden name. Hard to know. I haven't sent for it, been working recently on a different branch of the family altogether. Hope you've all been well. -Daryl Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.