Ancestry of
James Wells

(1751–1814)

James Wells

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• • 1st Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 1 
  • Father:
  • Richard Wells 
  • Mother:
  • Nancy Brown   
  • Birth Date:
  • 17 Jun 1751 
  • Birth Location:
  • Frederick County, Maryland 
  • Christening Date:
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  • Christening Location:
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  • Death Date:
  • 29 Jan 1814 
  • Death Location:
  • Fairfield County, Ohio 
  • Burial Date:
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  • Burial Location:
  • Hooker Cemetery, Lancaster, Fairfield, Ohio 
  • Notes: 

  • General James Wells was severely wounded by the Indians during the American Revolution.

• Marriages for James Wells

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  • Spouse:
  • Rachel Brown
  • Marriage Date:
  • 24 Apr 1775
  • Marriage Location:
  • Bedford County, Pennsylvania

• Sources for James Wells

  • ¹ A Biographical Record of Fairfield County, Ohio, New York and Chicago: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company (1902), 152.
  • ² Daughters of the American Revolution Genealogical Research System, Ancestor #A122512, #A122671 and #A015810.
  • ³ Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 07/06/2017).