I was wondering about that too? what is your source/proof on that & Zach's father? I've not seen any yet. My link comes from old Zach's daughter. Kim Dresser ----- Original Message ----- From: "bruce wells" <bwells1940@live.com> To: <wells@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2012 11:15 AM Subject: Re: [WELLS] WELLS Digest, Vol 7, Issue 45 > > What proof do you have of Jeremiah Wells' ancestry? There has been > continual lack of proof of which Zacariah Wells is father of Jeremiah > [1792-1845]. To my knowledge the correct info has not been established. > > From: wells-request@rootsweb.com >> Subject: WELLS Digest, Vol 7, Issue 45 >> To: wells@rootsweb.com >> Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2012 01:01:17 -0600 >> >> >> >> Today's Topics: >> >> 1. Re: Klan murder of David W. Wells and Hiram Creech in Wise >> County, VA 1865? (gc-gateway@rootsweb.com) >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2012 15:58:59 -0000 >> From: "gc-gateway@rootsweb.com" <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> >> Subject: Re: [WELLS] Klan murder of David W. Wells and Hiram Creech in >> Wise County, VA 1865? >> To: <WELLS-L@rootsweb.com> >> Message-ID: <1331654341.227890@rootsweb.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; >> >> This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. >> >> Author: donnaboling1947 >> Surnames: >> Classification: queries >> >> Message Board URL: >> >> http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wells/3778.2/mb.ashx >> >> Message Board Post: >> >> my name is Donna Wells Boling. I live in a suburb of Dayton, OH. Even >> though I am 64 years old, I have just began using a computer, so beat >> with me if I make a lot of mistakes! I have only been involved in >> genealogy 4 years. >> >> I, too, have been wondering about this incident ever since I came across >> it. I guess all I know is what you know. However, I can give you a >> genealogy going back to when our first adventurer, James 1, came over >> from Somerset, England. >> He was born circa: 1648 and died 1668 or 69 in Baltimore, MD. >> >> Lucy Hyder said she couldn't remember her great-grandfather's name. It >> was Jeremiah Wells. He was born sometime between 1789 and 1792, and died >> 18 NOV 1845. >> >> Jeremiah's father was Zachariah Wells, Jr. Born circa; 1780 >> and died circa: 1880. >> >> Zachariah's father was Zachariah, Sr. Born 1745. Died 15 Mar ??? >> >> Zachariah, Sr.'s father was Richard Wells, Sr. He was born either the 13 >> or 15 Mar 1721 or 22. He died in Big Stone Gap, Va, but I don't know what >> year. He was known as "Graybeard". He had 14 kids! >> >> Richard, Sr.'s father was James Wells, Jr. Born 1676 and died 1 JUL >> 1771. >> >> And now we are back to James, Sr. from England. >> >> My father was Nelson Hagan Wells, born 13 AUG 1912 in Big Stone Gap, VA. >> Died 13 Dec 1982 in Dayton, OH. >> >> My grandfather was Patrick Hagan Wells, born 28 APR 1886 in Big Stone >> Gap, VA. died 10 MAY 1966 in Big Stone. >> >> My great-grandfather was Harve (Harvey) Nelson Wells, born 15 Mar 1853 in >> Wise County, VA and died 21 APR 1921 in Lee County, VA. >> >> Harve(y)'s father was Johnson Wells, born either 1823 or 24 in Wise or >> Lee County, VA He died in 1868. >> >> My e-mail address is donnaboling1947@gmail.com. Please let me know if >> any of this has been helpful. And, if you find out anything about the >> David Wells incident, I would LOVE to have that info. >> >> 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. >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> To contact the WELLS list administrator, send an email to >> WELLS-admin@rootsweb.com. >> >> To post a message to the WELLS mailing list, send an email to >> WELLS@rootsweb.com. >> >> __________________________________________________________ >> 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 >> email with no additional text. >> >> >> End of WELLS Digest, Vol 7, Issue 45 >> ************************************ > > > ------------------------------- > 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