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Susanna Wells 1729 – 1782 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Feb 1729

Birth Location: Harford Co, Maryland, USA or Caversham, Oxford, England

Death Date: 1782

Death Location: Harford County, Maryland, USA

Father: *Richard Wells

Mother: *Elizabeth Grove

Spouse(s): Francis Downing

Children(s): *William Downing, Richard Downing, Elizabeth Downing, John Downing, Samuel Downing, Molley Downing, Powhatan Downing, Francis Downing, Ruth Downing, Mary Downing

According to available records, Susanna Wells was born in 1729 in Harford Co, Maryland, USA or Caversham, Oxford, England, the child of *Richard Wells and *Elizabeth Linda Parker Grove. Following those early years, Susanna Wells married Francis Downing, and their family grew to include *William Downing, Richard W Downing, Elizabeth Rebecca Downing, John Downing, Samuel Downing, Molley Downing, Powhatan "Puck" Downing, Francis "Frank" Downing, Ruth Downing and Mary Elizabeth Downing. In the later years of life, Susanna Wells died in 1782 in Harford County, Maryland, USA.

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Parents

*Richard Wells
1691 – 1782
Birth Location: St James Parish, Anne Arundel or Talbert, Maryland, USA
*W
*Elizabeth Grove
1704 – 1776
Birth Location: Harford, Maryland, United States
*G

Spouses(s)

Francis Downing
1726 – 1814
Birth Location: Yorkshire, England
FD

Children(s)

*William Downing
1753 – 1835
Birth Location: Harford County, Maryland, USA
*D
Richard Downing
1755 – 1812
Birth Location: Harford, Maryland, United States
RD
Elizabeth Downing
1758 – 1793
Birth Location: Harford, Maryland, United States
ED
John Downing
1761 – 1815
Birth Location: Harford, Maryland, United States
JD
Samuel Downing
1763 – 1847
Birth Location: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
SD
Molley Downing
1764 –
Birth Location: –
MD
Powhatan Downing
1766 –
Birth Location: Harford, Maryland, United States
PD
Francis Downing
1771 – 1831
Birth Location: Harford, Maryland, United States
FD
Ruth Downing
1774 –
Birth Location: Harford, Maryland, United States
RD
Mary Downing
1776 – 1849
Birth Location: Halifax county, Virginia
MD

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1 Feb 1729
    Event Place: Harford Co, Maryland, USA or Caversham, Oxford, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1782
    Event Place: Harford County, Maryland, USA

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