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JACOB Wells 1758 – 1843 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1758

Birth Location: Duplin, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 18 Nov 1843

Death Location: New Hanover, North Carolina, United States

Father: Henry Wells

Mother: Mary Bates

Spouse(s): Mary Bowzer

Children(s): Jacob Wells, Henry Wells, Hugh Wells, Alexander Wells, Mary Wells, Margaret Wells, Thomas Wells, Thomas Wells, Elizabeth Wells, Elizabeth Wells, Sarah Wells, Sarah Wells

It was in 1758 that JACOB Wells was born in Duplin, North Carolina, United States, a child of Henry Wells and Mary Bates. JACOB Wells went on to marry Mary Bowzer and had children such as Jacob X Wells, Henry Wells, Hugh Wells, Alexander Wells, Mary Wells, Margaret Wells, Thomas E Wells, Thomas E Wells, Elizabeth Jane Wells, Elizabeth Jane Wells, Sarah Ann Wells and Sarah Ann Wells. JACOB Wells was deceased by 1843 in New Hanover, North Carolina, United States.

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Parents

Henry Wells
1728 – 1793
Birth Location: Onslow, North Carolina, United States
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Mary Bates
1732 –
Birth Location: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mary Bowzer
1762 – 1797
Birth Location: Duplin, North Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

Jacob Wells
1788 – 1851
Birth Location: Duplin, North Carolina, United States
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Henry Wells
1795 – 1855
Birth Location: New Hanover, North Carolina, United States
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Hugh Wells
1795 – 1860
Birth Location: Duplin, North Carolina, United States
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Alexander Wells
1802 – 1877
Birth Location: Duplin, North Carolina, United States
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Mary Wells
1805 –
Birth Location: Duplin, North Carolina, United States
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Margaret Wells
1813 –
Birth Location: New Hanover, North Carolina, United States
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Thomas Wells
1815 –
Birth Location: New Hanover, North Carolina, United States
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Thomas Wells
1815 – 1900
Birth Location: Duplin, North Carolina, United States
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Elizabeth Wells
1819 – 1890
Birth Location: New Hanover, North Carolina, United States
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Elizabeth Wells
1819 – 1890
Birth Location: of, Pender, North Carolina, United States
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Sarah Wells
1821 – 1852
Birth Location: New Hanover, North Carolina, United States
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Sarah Wells
1822 – 1854
Birth Location: New Hanover, North Carolina, United States
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1758
    Event Place: Duplin, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1783-1932
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Roster of soldiers from North Carolina in the American Revolution : with an appendix containing a collection of miscellaneous r

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1841
    Record Source: Revolutionary War Pensioner Census, 1841

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 18 Nov 1843
    Event Place: New Hanover, North Carolina, United States

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