Mystery of the Month / June 1998
Mystery of the Month - June 1998 | |
Joel Wells and Virginia "Jinsy" ____ b: Cir 1773
of Dinwiddie County, Virginia
Joel Wells Sr. b: cir 1773 married Virginia "Jinsy" _____ and lived in Dinwiddie County.
He appears in the 1810 census with 5 sons and 5 daughters. Known children of this couple were:
- Joel Wells b: Cir 1789 m: Frances "Fanny", daughter of
Herbert & Hannah Wells (b: Cir 1784 and died 17 Mar 1755 Chesterfield, County, Virginia
- Alexander Wells b: Cir 1790 (shown in the Bristol Parish Register). He married
Permelia W., a widow. Her will in Petersburg, Virginia lists her son Herod Crowder
- Jane Wells b: Cir 1810, d: Cir 1854.
Some researchers suspect that another daughter was Lucy Eppes Wells b: 02 May 1798
in Dinwiddie County, Virginia; died 17 Jul 1887 Butler County, Kentucky and who married William Cornelius Mayhugh
Children of Joel Wells, Jr. and Frances Wells were:
- Joseph Wells
- John Wells
- Elizabeth F. Wells m: Woodliff Tucker 20 May 1849
- Hannah L. Wells m: James Galloway 25 Feb 1841
- Bellfield Wells b: 23 Jan 1823; d: 24 Jul 1859. He was buried in
Matoaca Cemetery. The headstone reads "Elder Belfield. Married Lucy A. V. Wells
b: 09 Nov 1827. Died 16 Jul 1906."
- Silas Wells
The parents of Frances Wells, Herbert & Hannah Wells had 9 known children.
Herbert 14 Dec 1836 and Hannah died prior to that.
- Nelson Wells m: Jane
- Peyton Wells b: Cir 1797; d: 24 Sep 1856 and lived in Kentucky for a time.
- Frances "Fanny" m: Joel Wells
- Dolly Wells m: Herbert Williams
- Charlotte Wells m: 1) Mr. Green, 2) Alexander Stowe and was living
with John Wells in 1850.
- Margaret Fon Wells m: Stephen Spain.
- Moriah Wells m: William Procise
- Nancy Wells m: Mr. Green
The Mystery of the Month is:
1. Who were the parents of Joel Wells who married Virginia "Jinsy"?
2. Who were the parents of Herbert Wells, father of Frances "Fanny"
Wells who married Joel Wells, Jr.?