I think I have seen the family of Isaac Edward(s) Wells before but had not associated it with Joseph Wells. You are correct, if we can locate descendents of Issac, Sr.; one of his sons (John, Isaac Edward(s), Samuel or Benjamin) or brother Samuel Wells we could determine if this story is about the subject Joseph Wells family. I do not recall encountering any researchers on this family. Surely there must be some. Oops. It looks like this may be the family of Isaac Wells b: Cir 1707 Stratford-upon-avon who came to Maryland as in indentured servant. Gordon Menard Wells, who died about a year or two ago, was a descendent of this family. I have been unable to locate his widow, Wilton "Maxine" Wells who would have been living in Jackson, Mississippi when Gordon died. I think someone on this list had contact with this family. The question is did Gordon have any sons, brothers and/or nephews? As I recall the material I have from him does not disclose any of this. He was a descendent of Isaac I through his son Samuel b: cir 1730. On one chart I see he indicates he (Gordon) had one daughter Charlotte Lynn Wells b: 15 Jan 1951 m: Jim Thomas Yount. If we can locate Charlotte we might be able to get some information from her. Interestingly enough, Samuel was believed by Gordon to have gone to Orange County, NC with his mother Anne and her second husband David Dunbar. The sequence down from Samuel is: Samuel "Levi" Wells b: 27 Jun 1764 m: Mary Elizabeth Calvit. General Montford Wells b: Cir 1800 m: Jeanette Amelia Dent Jefferson Wells b: Cir 1834 m: Ida Fenwick Brent Thomas "Overton" Moore Wells b: 1854 m: Rosella "Ellen" Miller William Gordon Wells b: 27 May 1898 d: 04 Nov 1925 m: Octavia Carolyn Coleman d: 13 Nov 1928 Gordon Menard Wells b: 12 Feb 1924 - Sounds like any brothers is unlikely. William Gordon Wells, son of Thomas "Overton" Moore Wells had 8 brothers. Surely there must be one male descendent of this branch we can find. The other brothers were: Thomas "Tom" Overton Moore Wells b: 28 Dec 1893 m Nattie Gertrude Morgan Charles "Moore" Wells b: 05 Feb 1895 m: Anna Garnier "Alfred" Flournoy Wells b: 19 Feb 1897 m: Earline Squyres Wells "Walter" Edward Wells b: 25 Nov 1899 m: Hazel Walker James "Jimmie" Fenwick b: 17 Mar 1900/1901 Joseph "Joe" Jefferson Wells b: 04 Jul 1903 m: Earline Squyres Julian "Juby" Curtis Wells b: 06 Sep 1910 m: ___ Bostic "Ceaser" Gremillion Wells b: 23 Nov 1913 Lillian Simmons At 07:50 PM 9/16/2005, Patricia Straube wrote: >I am a descendant of both W020 Aaron Wells and W028 Robert Wells and when >the DNA results were announced, I did some looking into Joseph and >Margaret Wells, thought to be the parents of Joseph Wells who married >Charity Carrington. > >"Pioneers of Old Monocacy: >The Early Settlement of Frederick Co., Maryland 1721-1743" >by Grace L. Tracey and John P. Dern, Genealogical Publishing Co., 1987 > >JOSEPH WELLS and his wife MARGARET came from Chester County in >Pennsylvania, settling on "Boyling Springs," a 40-acre tract which had been >surveyed on June 12, 1743. Its beginning point was also "on a north side >branch of theTuscarora." This land was later conveyed to Baltis Fout. Both >JOSEPH and ISAAC WELLS signed the October petition seeking to carve All >Saints' Parish out of Prince George's Parish. Earlier in 1742 ISAAC WELLS >had been appointed overseer of the road from Monocacy "to Shenandoah," and >the November Court of 1743 made him Constable of Monocacy Hundred. On >October 27, 1741, ISAAC WELLS had purchased "Lowland" from Daniel Johnson >Low of Prince William County, Virginia, who had had the parcel surveyed for >himself on October 15, 1739. Low was apparently a nephew of Thomas Cresap's >wife and the grandson of Frances Johnson, wife of Miles Foy. Cresap himself >was one of the witnesses to the 1741 transaction. > >In 1744 Cresap surveyed "Children's Chance" to the south and west of >"Lowland" for ISAAC WELLS. And on October 27, 1746 "Wells Invention," a >92-acre parcel located east of the other two, was also surveyed for ISAAC >WELLS. WELLS had omitted paying caution money, and following his early death >in 1747 this last parcel went to John Cholmondley for whom it became the >basis for a huge Resurvey of 2,017 acres. Cholmondley died, but willed the >land to Robert Lamar, Jr., to whom it was patented on August 10, 1753. >"Lowland" passed through several hands to Mrs. Eleanor Medley for whom >Leonard Smith in 1774 divided it into town lots to form New Town, the >forerunner of today's town of Jefferson. "Children's Chance" was sold by >SAMUEL WELLS, brother [sic] of ISAAC, in two parts, a northern 48 acres to >Elias DeLashmutt, Jr. on May 21, 1763, and the remaining 177 acres to the >south to Elias DeLashmutt, Sr. on November 8, 1764. > >"Early Families of Southern Maryland" Vol 3, by Elise Greenup >Jourdan, page 194 > > WELLS, ISAAC, Prince George's Co. 10 Mar, 1746; 10 Apr, 1747 > To wife, dwelling plantation and 100 A. called "Low Lands"; at. her >decease, to son JOHN WELLS, with that pt. of "Children's Chance", that is >now enclosed, and when he becomes age 21, shd. pay to his sisters MARY, >ELIZABETH and ANN WELLS, 10 pounds money, and if John die without Issue, >then sd. land to ISAAC EDWARDS WELLS, and he to perform unto the 3 sisters >afsd. > To son ISAAC EDWARDS WELLS, land "Wells Invention" > To son SAMUEL WELLS, tract: "Children's Chance" > To son BENJAMIN WELLS, remaining pt, of tract "Children's Chance," on >southside of sd. branch. > To wife, personal estate, > George Matthews, friend,, ex. > Wit: Charles Davis, Alexander Tanzey, Daniel Matthews, MCW 25.61 > >If this were my family, I'd probably start by trying to track down any >descendants of Isaac Wells and/or finding his origins. > >I believe the most likely explanation is that there were two Joseph Wells in >Prince George's Co., Maryland.of approximately the same age at the same >time, both with wives named Margaret. > >Patricia > Orin R. 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Orin: When researching with some others, I ran across a MONTFORT WELLS in Louisiana. He would be about the same age as the General Montford Wells you talked about. He was a planter and appeared to have a large family. As I remember there were ties back to North Carolina. Can you send me their gedcom and I can see if I can find some living male descendants? Bonita \\\|/// \\ ~ ~ // ( @ @ ) ----oOOo-(_)-oOOo---- Just Looking ... Lady Bonita Arizona, USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "OrinWells" <orinwells@wells.org> To: <WELLS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, September 16, 2005 11:43 PM Subject: Re: [WELLS-L] lost family >I think I have seen the family of Isaac Edward(s) Wells before but had not >associated it with Joseph Wells. You are correct, if we can locate >descendents of Issac, Sr.; one of his sons (John, Isaac Edward(s), Samuel >or Benjamin) or brother Samuel Wells we could determine if this story is >about the subject Joseph Wells family. I do not recall encountering any >researchers on this family. Surely there must be some. > > Oops. It looks like this may be the family of Isaac Wells b: Cir 1707 > Stratford-upon-avon who came to Maryland as in indentured servant. Gordon > Menard Wells, who died about a year or two ago, was a descendent of this > family. I have been unable to locate his widow, Wilton "Maxine" Wells who > would have been living in Jackson, Mississippi when Gordon died. I think > someone on this list had contact with this family. The question is did > Gordon have any sons, brothers and/or nephews? As I recall the material I > have from him does not disclose any of this. > > He was a descendent of Isaac I through his son Samuel b: cir 1730. On one > chart I see he indicates he (Gordon) had one daughter Charlotte Lynn Wells > b: 15 Jan 1951 m: Jim Thomas Yount. If we can locate Charlotte we might > be able to get some information from her. Interestingly enough, Samuel was > believed by Gordon to have gone to Orange County, NC with his mother Anne > and her second husband David Dunbar. The sequence down from Samuel is: > > Samuel "Levi" Wells b: 27 Jun 1764 m: Mary Elizabeth Calvit. > General Montford Wells b: Cir 1800 m: Jeanette Amelia Dent > Jefferson Wells b: Cir 1834 m: Ida Fenwick Brent > Thomas "Overton" Moore Wells b: 1854 m: Rosella "Ellen" Miller > William Gordon Wells b: 27 May 1898 d: 04 Nov 1925 m: Octavia Carolyn > Coleman d: 13 Nov 1928 > Gordon Menard Wells b: 12 Feb 1924 - Sounds like any brothers is > unlikely. > > William Gordon Wells, son of Thomas "Overton" Moore Wells had 8 brothers. > Surely there must be one male descendent of this branch we can find. The > other brothers were: > Thomas "Tom" Overton Moore Wells b: 28 Dec 1893 m Nattie Gertrude Morgan > Charles "Moore" Wells b: 05 Feb 1895 m: Anna Garnier > "Alfred" Flournoy Wells b: 19 Feb 1897 m: Earline Squyres Wells > "Walter" Edward Wells b: 25 Nov 1899 m: Hazel Walker > James "Jimmie" Fenwick b: 17 Mar 1900/1901 > Joseph "Joe" Jefferson Wells b: 04 Jul 1903 m: Earline Squyres > Julian "Juby" Curtis Wells b: 06 Sep 1910 m: ___ Bostic > "Ceaser" Gremillion Wells b: 23 Nov 1913 Lillian Simmons > > > > At 07:50 PM 9/16/2005, Patricia Straube wrote: >>I am a descendant of both W020 Aaron Wells and W028 Robert Wells and when >>the DNA results were announced, I did some looking into Joseph and >>Margaret Wells, thought to be the parents of Joseph Wells who married >>Charity Carrington. >> >>"Pioneers of Old Monocacy: >>The Early Settlement of Frederick Co., Maryland 1721-1743" >>by Grace L. Tracey and John P. Dern, Genealogical Publishing Co., 1987 >> >>JOSEPH WELLS and his wife MARGARET came from Chester County in >>Pennsylvania, settling on "Boyling Springs," a 40-acre tract which had >>been >>surveyed on June 12, 1743. Its beginning point was also "on a north side >>branch of theTuscarora." This land was later conveyed to Baltis Fout. Both >>JOSEPH and ISAAC WELLS signed the October petition seeking to carve All >>Saints' Parish out of Prince George's Parish. Earlier in 1742 ISAAC WELLS >>had been appointed overseer of the road from Monocacy "to Shenandoah," and >>the November Court of 1743 made him Constable of Monocacy Hundred. On >>October 27, 1741, ISAAC WELLS had purchased "Lowland" from Daniel Johnson >>Low of Prince William County, Virginia, who had had the parcel surveyed >>for >>himself on October 15, 1739. Low was apparently a nephew of Thomas >>Cresap's >>wife and the grandson of Frances Johnson, wife of Miles Foy. Cresap >>himself >>was one of the witnesses to the 1741 transaction. >> >>In 1744 Cresap surveyed "Children's Chance" to the south and west of >>"Lowland" for ISAAC WELLS. And on October 27, 1746 "Wells Invention," a >>92-acre parcel located east of the other two, was also surveyed for ISAAC >>WELLS. WELLS had omitted paying caution money, and following his early >>death >>in 1747 this last parcel went to John Cholmondley for whom it became the >>basis for a huge Resurvey of 2,017 acres. Cholmondley died, but willed the >>land to Robert Lamar, Jr., to whom it was patented on August 10, 1753. >>"Lowland" passed through several hands to Mrs. Eleanor Medley for whom >>Leonard Smith in 1774 divided it into town lots to form New Town, the >>forerunner of today's town of Jefferson. "Children's Chance" was sold by >>SAMUEL WELLS, brother [sic] of ISAAC, in two parts, a northern 48 acres to >>Elias DeLashmutt, Jr. on May 21, 1763, and the remaining 177 acres to the >>south to Elias DeLashmutt, Sr. on November 8, 1764. >> >>"Early Families of Southern Maryland" Vol 3, by Elise Greenup >>Jourdan, page 194 >> >> WELLS, ISAAC, Prince George's Co. 10 Mar, 1746; 10 Apr, 1747 >> To wife, dwelling plantation and 100 A. called "Low Lands"; at. her >>decease, to son JOHN WELLS, with that pt. of "Children's Chance", that is >>now enclosed, and when he becomes age 21, shd. pay to his sisters MARY, >>ELIZABETH and ANN WELLS, 10 pounds money, and if John die without Issue, >>then sd. land to ISAAC EDWARDS WELLS, and he to perform unto the 3 sisters >>afsd. >> To son ISAAC EDWARDS WELLS, land "Wells Invention" >> To son SAMUEL WELLS, tract: "Children's Chance" >> To son BENJAMIN WELLS, remaining pt, of tract "Children's Chance," on >>southside of sd. branch. >> To wife, personal estate, >> George Matthews, friend,, ex. >> Wit: Charles Davis, Alexander Tanzey, Daniel Matthews, MCW 25.61 >> >>If this were my family, I'd probably start by trying to track down any >>descendants of Isaac Wells and/or finding his origins. >> >>I believe the most likely explanation is that there were two Joseph Wells >>in >>Prince George's Co., Maryland.of approximately the same age at the same >>time, both with wives named Margaret. >> >>Patricia >> > > > Orin R. 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Gordon Wells in Jackson, Mississippi was my cousin. I'm sorry to report his wife, Maxine, also passed away. Gordon and Maxine had one child, a daughter. This line, however, is the same Wells line as Chester Wells who we just mentioned in another email. Morgan -----Original Message----- From: OrinWells [mailto:orinwells@wells.org] Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2005 2:43 AM To: WELLS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [WELLS-L] lost family I think I have seen the family of Isaac Edward(s) Wells before but had not associated it with Joseph Wells. You are correct, if we can locate descendents of Issac, Sr.; one of his sons (John, Isaac Edward(s), Samuel or Benjamin) or brother Samuel Wells we could determine if this story is about the subject Joseph Wells family. I do not recall encountering any researchers on this family. Surely there must be some. Oops. It looks like this may be the family of Isaac Wells b: Cir 1707 Stratford-upon-avon who came to Maryland as in indentured servant. Gordon Menard Wells, who died about a year or two ago, was a descendent of this family. I have been unable to locate his widow, Wilton "Maxine" Wells who would have been living in Jackson, Mississippi when Gordon died. I think someone on this list had contact with this family. The question is did Gordon have any sons, brothers and/or nephews? As I recall the material I have from him does not disclose any of this. He was a descendent of Isaac I through his son Samuel b: cir 1730. On one chart I see he indicates he (Gordon) had one daughter Charlotte Lynn Wells b: 15 Jan 1951 m: Jim Thomas Yount. If we can locate Charlotte we might be able to get some information from her. Interestingly enough, Samuel was believed by Gordon to have gone to Orange County, NC with his mother Anne and her second husband David Dunbar. The sequence down from Samuel is: Samuel "Levi" Wells b: 27 Jun 1764 m: Mary Elizabeth Calvit. General Montford Wells b: Cir 1800 m: Jeanette Amelia Dent Jefferson Wells b: Cir 1834 m: Ida Fenwick Brent Thomas "Overton" Moore Wells b: 1854 m: Rosella "Ellen" Miller William Gordon Wells b: 27 May 1898 d: 04 Nov 1925 m: Octavia Carolyn Coleman d: 13 Nov 1928 Gordon Menard Wells b: 12 Feb 1924 - Sounds like any brothers is unlikely. William Gordon Wells, son of Thomas "Overton" Moore Wells had 8 brothers. Surely there must be one male descendent of this branch we can find. The other brothers were: Thomas "Tom" Overton Moore Wells b: 28 Dec 1893 m Nattie Gertrude Morgan Charles "Moore" Wells b: 05 Feb 1895 m: Anna Garnier "Alfred" Flournoy Wells b: 19 Feb 1897 m: Earline Squyres Wells "Walter" Edward Wells b: 25 Nov 1899 m: Hazel Walker James "Jimmie" Fenwick b: 17 Mar 1900/1901 Joseph "Joe" Jefferson Wells b: 04 Jul 1903 m: Earline Squyres Julian "Juby" Curtis Wells b: 06 Sep 1910 m: ___ Bostic "Ceaser" Gremillion Wells b: 23 Nov 1913 Lillian Simmons At 07:50 PM 9/16/2005, Patricia Straube wrote: >I am a descendant of both W020 Aaron Wells and W028 Robert Wells and >when the DNA results were announced, I did some looking into Joseph and >Margaret Wells, thought to be the parents of Joseph Wells who married >Charity Carrington. > >"Pioneers of Old Monocacy: >The Early Settlement of Frederick Co., Maryland 1721-1743" >by Grace L. Tracey and John P. Dern, Genealogical Publishing Co., 1987 > >JOSEPH WELLS and his wife MARGARET came from Chester County in >Pennsylvania, settling on "Boyling Springs," a 40-acre tract which had >been surveyed on June 12, 1743. Its beginning point was also "on a >north side branch of theTuscarora." This land was later conveyed to >Baltis Fout. Both JOSEPH and ISAAC WELLS signed the October petition >seeking to carve All Saints' Parish out of Prince George's Parish. >Earlier in 1742 ISAAC WELLS had been appointed overseer of the road >from Monocacy "to Shenandoah," and the November Court of 1743 made him >Constable of Monocacy Hundred. On October 27, 1741, ISAAC WELLS had >purchased "Lowland" from Daniel Johnson Low of Prince William County, >Virginia, who had had the parcel surveyed for himself on October 15, >1739. Low was apparently a nephew of Thomas Cresap's wife and the >grandson of Frances Johnson, wife of Miles Foy. Cresap himself was one >of the witnesses to the 1741 transaction. > >In 1744 Cresap surveyed "Children's Chance" to the south and west of >"Lowland" for ISAAC WELLS. And on October 27, 1746 "Wells Invention," a >92-acre parcel located east of the other two, was also surveyed for >ISAAC WELLS. WELLS had omitted paying caution money, and following his >early death in 1747 this last parcel went to John Cholmondley for whom >it became the basis for a huge Resurvey of 2,017 acres. Cholmondley >died, but willed the land to Robert Lamar, Jr., to whom it was patented >on August 10, 1753. "Lowland" passed through several hands to Mrs. >Eleanor Medley for whom Leonard Smith in 1774 divided it into town lots >to form New Town, the forerunner of today's town of Jefferson. >"Children's Chance" was sold by SAMUEL WELLS, brother [sic] of ISAAC, >in two parts, a northern 48 acres to Elias DeLashmutt, Jr. on May 21, >1763, and the remaining 177 acres to the south to Elias DeLashmutt, Sr. >on November 8, 1764. > >"Early Families of Southern Maryland" Vol 3, by Elise Greenup Jourdan, >page 194 > > WELLS, ISAAC, Prince George's Co. 10 Mar, 1746; 10 Apr, 1747 > To wife, dwelling plantation and 100 A. called "Low Lands"; at. her >decease, to son JOHN WELLS, with that pt. of "Children's Chance", that >is now enclosed, and when he becomes age 21, shd. pay to his sisters >MARY, ELIZABETH and ANN WELLS, 10 pounds money, and if John die without >Issue, then sd. land to ISAAC EDWARDS WELLS, and he to perform unto the >3 sisters afsd. > To son ISAAC EDWARDS WELLS, land "Wells Invention" > To son SAMUEL WELLS, tract: "Children's Chance" > To son BENJAMIN WELLS, remaining pt, of tract "Children's Chance," on >southside of sd. branch. > To wife, personal estate, > George Matthews, friend,, ex. > Wit: Charles Davis, Alexander Tanzey, Daniel Matthews, MCW 25.61 > >If this were my family, I'd probably start by trying to track down any >descendants of Isaac Wells and/or finding his origins. > >I believe the most likely explanation is that there were two Joseph >Wells in Prince George's Co., Maryland.of approximately the same age at >the same time, both with wives named Margaret. > >Patricia > Orin R. 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