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Joseph Wells 1729 – 1801 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 July 1729

Birth Location: Anne Arundel, Prince George Co., Maryland, USA

Death Date: 30 September 1801

Death Location: Orange County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Joseph Wells

Mother: Margaret Swanson

Spouse(s): Charity Carrington

Children(s): Nathanial Wells

Born in 1729 in Anne Arundel, Prince George Co., Maryland, USA, Joseph Wells II was the child of Joseph (Twin to Sarah) Wells and Margaret Swanson. In time, Joseph Wells II married Charity "Mollie" (Wells) Carrington, and they raised a family that included Nathanial Nathan Wells. Joseph Wells II died in Orange County, North Carolina, USA in 1801.

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Parents

Joseph Wells
1697 – 1758
Birth Location: Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
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Margaret Swanson
1692 – 1750
Birth Location: MD
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Spouses(s)

Charity Carrington
1730 – 1803
Birth Location: Leesburg, Loudoun, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Nathanial Wells
1755 – 1817
Birth Location: Orange County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 20 July 1729
    Event Place: Anne Arundel, Prince George Co., Maryland, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 30 September 1801
    Event Place: Orange County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Snow Camp, Alamance County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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