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Richard Wells 1617 – 1661 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jan 1617

Birth Location: Boughton Aluph, Kent, England

Death Date: 25 Apr 1661

Death Location: Northumberland, Virginia, United States

Father: John Wells

Mother: Alicia Wells

Spouse(s): Eleanor Robinson

Children(s): Jervis Wells, Mary Wells, Zorobabel Wells, Elizabeth Wells, Richard Wells, Ralph Wells

Richard Wells was born in 1617 in Boughton Aluph, Kent, England, the child of John Wells and Alicia Welles Wells. Richard Wells later married Eleanor Robinson, and together they raised children including Jervis Wells, Mary Wells, Zorobabel Wells, Elizabeth Wells, Richard Davenport Wells and Ralph Elston Wells. In 1661, Richard Wells passed away in Northumberland, Virginia, United States.

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Parents

John Wells
1599 – 1638
Birth Location: Alveston, Warwickshire, England
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Alicia Wells
1597 – 1639
Birth Location: Harbury, Warwickshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Eleanor Robinson
1628 – 1696
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Jervis Wells
1638 –
Birth Location: –
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Mary Wells
1649 –
Birth Location: –
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Zorobabel Wells
1650 – 1696
Birth Location: Northumberland County, Virginia, United States of America
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Elizabeth Wells
1652 –
Birth Location: Northumberland, Virginia, United States
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Richard Wells
1720 – 1767
Birth Location: Queen Anne's, Maryland, United States
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Ralph Wells
Birth Location: –
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 10 Jan 1617
    Event Place: Boughton Aluph, Kent, England
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Births

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 1637
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1637; Page Number: 71

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 25 Apr 1661
    Event Place: Northumberland, Virginia, United States
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