My Marion Wells, was born in AL, his mother was from GA, and his father was from LA. Who they were? That is my question, as Marengo Co. AL Census in 1830 show a James Wells and a Benjamin Wells, with sons that would be Marion's age. If any one has Wells members from LA, I would like to hear from them. Donna Wells ----- Original Message ----- From: "Louis Wells" <lwells@hbs.edu> To: <wells@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, September 15, 2006 9:16 AM Subject: Re: [WELLS] [WELLS-L] Re: WELLS in Georgia > Any idea where this William Swan Wells lived in Georgia? > > I am still trying to identify the parents of Samuel Wells, born in or near > Atlanta 1860-1862. His father allegedly came to Georgia from Maine (for > Southerners, the distinction between Connecticut and Maine may have been > minor!) and died in the Civil War (consistent with the 1864 death date for > William Swan Wells) as a blockade runner. Samuel Wells's parents also had > relatives in Mississippi and/or Alabama, to which the mother and child > fled > on Sherman's approach to Atlanta. > > William Swan Wells, as father to Samuel Wells, is a long-shot, but with a > brick wall long-shots seem worth pursuing! > > Thanks. > > Louis T. Wells > > -----Original Message----- > From: wells-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:wells-bounces@rootsweb.com] On > Behalf Of LadyBonita (USA) > Sent: Friday, September 15, 2006 1:53 AM > To: wells@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [WELLS] [WELLS-L] Re: WELLS in Georgia > >>From what I remember we have: > > Joseph Wells b: 1767 somewhere d: 1823 in Beaver Co., PA (Donna McConnell) > William Swan Wells b: 1811 in Stonington, CT and died 1864 in GA > John Wells b: c 1770 prob PA or NC, d: MS (I think. I think there is a > real > mixup in this family according to other researchers. > Marion (Donna Wells) is still looking for the parents. For a GA birth. > > I did look through the Hansel Pickney from NC in the 1700 and tried to > follow through birth of one in Austin TX in 1940. If we would get them to > participant In the DNA, and if that shows W015 as well, then we have some > better possibilities for Eddy and Donna .. and possibly Catharine sinc you > have Pickney too. > > I don't know if anything is being done on Jim and Marliee's Stopehens > line. > I did find that a Stephen Wells b: 1600 fount for CT and did have a > pension. > > Craigh does not like that I am keeping Thomas and Abigail (Swan) as > possibly > parents. I did add not proven. But I just don't want to lose them. Maybe > we should follow some of the men down to see if there are any living to > give > DNA. > > -----Original Message----- > From: wells-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:wells-bounces@rootsweb.com] On > Behalf Of Catherine Mensi > Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2006 7:56 PM > To: WELLS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [WELLS] [WELLS-L] Re: WELLS in Georgia > > What info do you have on Joseph Wells III and/or John and William? > > Catherine Wells Mensi > > -----Original Message----- > From: gc-gateway@rootsweb.com [mailto:gc-gateway@rootsweb.com] On Behalf > Of > fultonsfolly@msn.com > Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2006 3:47 PM > To: WELLS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [WELLS-L] Re: WELLS in Georgia > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Wells, Price, Groover > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/SCWBAIB/3806.3 > > Message Board Post: > > I have Wells relatives in GA beginning with Evan born on 1827, my research > indicates his family came from Cane Creek in Orange Co, NC. Although I > have > seen conflicting information whether his father was John or William - both > sons of Joseph Wells III. > > > > ==== WELLS Mailing List ==== > Since list membership changes, > Repost your query occasionally > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > >