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Richard Davenport, Whaley, \ Wells 1676 – 1754 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Feb 1676

Birth Location: Talbot County, Province of Maryland

Death Date: 14 Apr 1754

Death Location: Queen Anne, Prince George's, Maryland, United States

Father: Zorobabel Wells

Mother: Catherine Davenport

Spouse(s): Catherine Mason, Lydia Alford, Mary Newnam

Children(s): James Wells, Jane Wells, Zorobabel Wells, Richard Wells, Ruhamah Wells, Sarah Wells, Catherine Wells, Richard Wells, Davenport Wells, John Wells, Catherine Wells, William Wells, Humphrey Wells

According to available records, Richard Davenport Whaley \ Wells was born in 1676 in Talbot County, Province of Maryland, the child of Zorobabel "John" Wells and Catherine WELLS Davenport. Following those early years, Richard Davenport Whaley \ Wells married Catherine WhALEY\WELLS Mason, Lydia WELLS Alford and Mary WELLS Newnam, and their family grew to include James Whaley sp Wells, Jane Whaley sp Wells, Zorobabel Whaley sp Wells, Richard Davenport Wells, Ruhamah Whaley sp Wells, Sarah Whaley sp Wells, Catherine Whaley sp Wells, Richard Tidley Whaley sp Wells, Davenport Whaley sp Wells, John Whaley sp Wells, Catherine Wells, William Whaley sp Wells and Humphrey Whaley sp Wells. In the later years of life, Richard Davenport Whaley \ Wells died in 1754 in Queen Anne, Prince George's, Maryland, United States.

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Parents

Zorobabel Wells
1650 – 1696
Birth Location: Northumberland County, Virginia, United States of America
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Catherine Davenport
1650 – 1696
Birth Location: Talbot County, Maryland, USA
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Spouses(s)

Catherine Mason
1678 – 1747
Birth Location: Placé, Mayenne, Pays de la Loire, France
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Lydia Alford
1710 – 1785
Birth Location: –
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Mary Newnam
1690 – 1773
Birth Location: Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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Children(s)

James Wells
1696 – 1771
Birth Location: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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Jane Wells
1701 – 1771
Birth Location: Maryland, United States
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Zorobabel Wells
1703 – 1748
Birth Location: Queen Anne's, Maryland, United States
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Richard Wells
1720 – 1767
Birth Location: Queen Anne's, Maryland, United States
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Ruhamah Wells
1710 – 1739
Birth Location: Queen Anne County, Province of Maryland
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Sarah Wells
1715 –
Birth Location: –
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Catherine Wells
1716 – 1781
Birth Location: Maryland, United States
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Richard Wells
1721 – 1808
Birth Location: Queen Anne's, Maryland, United States
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Davenport Wells
1722 – 1789
Birth Location: Queen Anne's, Maryland, United States
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John Wells
1729 – 1789
Birth Location: Queen Anne's, Maryland, United States
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Catherine Wells
1730 –
Birth Location: Maryland, United States
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William Wells
1730 – 1827
Birth Location: Queen Annes, Maryland, USA
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Humphrey Wells
1735 – 1782
Birth Location: Queen Anne's, Maryland, United States
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 13 Feb 1676
    Event Place: Talbot County, Province of Maryland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 1 Sep 1743
    Event Place: St. Luke's Parish, Queen Anne's County, Maryland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1729
    Event Place: Levy Books, Queen Anne's County, MD
    Record Source: Maryland, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1772-1890

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 14 Apr 1754
    Event Place: Queen Anne, Prince George's, Maryland, United States
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