Sonja, I thought our Thomas Wells did not arrive in Tennessee (from Indiana) until the 1820s. Do you think he may have gone to Tennessee by 1808 and then returned to Indiana? I seem to recall another Thomas Wells who was in Franklin Co., TN but I can't remember the date. I believe he was in Tennessee fairly early. Been off working on my Casey line so need to refresh my memory about the Wells "stuff". Vonda In a message dated 5/5/2006 3:16:46 PM Central Standard Time, SMBEDWELL@aol.com writes: Tony & Margaret, Tony, my information on Green Marion Wells agrees with yours. This is one of those fascinating pieces of history that pop up in genealogical research. I may have stumbled on another piece of Newnam information. A Thomas Wells is listed as an auxiliary name on a 1908 land grant in Bedford County, Tennessee. Anthony Nunom (sic) is also named as an auxiliary on the same grant. I suspect this is Thomas Wells of Lincoln County, Tennessee. Sonja