PATRIOT 2nd Lt. Matthew Wells^[1]

1758 - Bef 1828  (70 years)

• Name	Matthew Wells
  Title	PATRIOT
  Prefix	2nd Lt.
  Born	1758	Lunenburg Co., Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Died	Bef 28 Apr 1828	Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  Buried	He was a Revolutionay War veteran and was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in Company G, Henry County VA Militia on June 2, 1799. His father John Wells was a Captain in the same Company G.
  Person ID	I8085	My Reynolds Line
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2015

  
  

  DNA Tests	1 person has linked a DNA test to PATRIOT 2nd Lt. Matthew Wells
  	Test Type	Taken by	Haplogroup	Test Information
  	Y-DNA-37	Living	R-M269

  
  

  Father	Captain John/Jonathan Wells,   b. 1732, Prince Georges County, Virginia ,   d. 1802, Henry County, Virginia  (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Judith Morton,   b. Abt 1735, Lunenburg, Virginia ,   d. 5 Nov 1819  (Age ~ 84 years)
  Married	1756	Lunenburg Co., Virginia
  Family ID	F2724	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Tabitha Morton,   b. Abt 1760, Prob. Lunenburg, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	1785	Richmond co., Va
  Children	1. Joseph Wells,   b. 1787, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 1830, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age 43 years) + 2. Tabitha Wells,   b. Est 1785, Henry Co., Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Mary "Polly" Wells,   b. Abt 1797 + 4. Clarissa Wells,   b. Abt 1785,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Martha "Patsy" Wells,   b. Abt 1797, Henry Co., Virginia + 6. John Wells,   b. Abt 1779, Lunenburg County, Virginia ,   d. Abt 1848, Lunenburg County, Virginia  (Age ~ 69 years)   7. Joel C. Wells,   b. 1801, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 20 Mar 1884, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age 83 years)   8. Judith Wells,   b. Bef 1772,   d. 1860  (Age ~ 88 years)
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2020
  Family ID	F2723	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		Marriage Barnabus Wells and Joyce Smith Richmond County, Virginia
  		John & Matthew Wells DAR
  		John & Matthew Wells DAR
  		Wells Info Note Jeane Barber
  		Wells Info 1 J. Barber
  		Wells Info 2 J. Barber
  		Wells Info 3 J. Barber
  		Wells Info 4 J. Barber
  		Wells Info 5 J. Barber
  		Wells Info 6 J. Barber
  		Wells Info 7 Jeane Barber
  		Wells Info 8 J. Barber
  		Wells Info 9 J. Barber
  		Virginia Historical Magazine Henry County, Virginia Residents Who Renounced Allegiance to Great Britain and Swearing Allegiance to the Commonwealth of Virginia HenryCountyHistory.pdf
  		1778 - 1780 Tax Lists of Henry County, Virginia by Lela C. Adams Copyright 1973-RFS.pdf 1778 - 1780 Tax Lists of Henry County, Virginia by Lela C. Adams Copyright 1973-RFS.pdf

  
  

• Notes

  Matthew5 Wells (John4, Barnaby3, John2, Barnaby1) was born 1758 in Lunnenburg Co., Virginia, and died April 1828 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia. He married Tabitha Morton 1785. Notes for Matthew Wells: In the name of God - Amen, I, Matthew Wells of sound and perfect mind and memory but low in health and much afflicted in body and advanced in years have thought proper to make and ordain this my last will and testament and forever following (Viz.) I give to my four daughters namely Clary Ray, Mary Petty, Judith Mitchell, and Martha Walker, four hundred acres of land lying in the county of Pittsylvania on the waters of Sandy River and adjoining lands of my sons John, Joseph and Joel Wells to them during their natural life and at their decease to their heirs in the following way. It is my wish and desire that at the decease of my daughter Clary Ray that two children by a former husband shall inherit that portion of the above named the four hundred acres of land which may fall in Division of the same to the mother, the names of these two children are Matthew R. Allen and John P. Allen the only surviving children of daughter Clary by William Allen, a former husband. It is my further will and desire that at my decease whatever proportion of my personal estate would in Division have fallen to my daughter Clary Ray shall remain in the hands of my executors and by them be fully accounted for to the above named to children of my daughter Clary Ray, Matthew R. and John P. Allen when they shall arrive to the age of 21 years. It is further my will and desire that my daughter Mary Petty shall have the enjoyment and full of benefit of one equal part and fourth of the above named four hundred acres of land during her natural life and at her decease to go to the heir for her body lawfully begotten and I further wish and desire that at my decease whatever proportion of my personal estate would have fallen to my daughter Polly Petty shall remain in the hands of my executors for her special benefit during life to be distributed as may be necessary for her support to and childrens while she lives and at her decease whatever remains to her children as they may come to full age or marry but my executors are to have the control and management of the whole matter during my daughter Polly's life but honestly and fully account as above required to her children afterwards. It is further my wish and desire that one hundred and fifty-six acres of land which I hold in the county of Henry on the waters of Turkey Cock Creek and adjoining the lands of Henry Jamerson, James Johnson and others shall be inherited by three grandchildren namely George B. Wells the only child of my daughter Tabitha who intermarried with my nephew Benjamin G. Wells, also Tabitha Eanes and Joel S. Eanes the only children of my daughter Catherine who intermarried with Abraham Eanes. My will and desire is that the aforesaid named one hundred fifty six acres of land shall be equally allotted into two parts to my three grandchildren above named (Viz) the only child of my daughter Tabitha to receive one-half and the only two children of my daughter Catherine to receive the balance. It is further my wish and desire that whatever proportion of my personal estate would have fallen to my daughter Tabitha Wells and Catherine Eanes shall remain in the hands of my executors and by them be honestly accounted for with legal interest to the child and children of my two daughters Tabitha and Catherine when those children shall marry or arrive to full and lawful age. It is further my will and desire that if it should for the interest of mine above named three grandchildren be thought most advisable by my executors it shall be their privilege to sell the aforesaid one hundred and fifty six acres of land on the most judicious terms in their discretion and account for the amount with interest to my above named three grandchildren as they marry or come to full age. I further devize to my three sons John, Joseph and Joel the following lands - To my son John I give one hundred ninety two acres at the upper part of my plantation, to my son Joseph I give two hundred twelve at the lower end of my plantation, to my son Joel I give the middle part of my land of two hundred eight acres including my mansion House. All of which tracks of land I have conveyed by deed to the respective parties and wish them to stand precisely as deeded. It is further my will and desire that my son Joel should receive a small negro being named Henderson to make him every way equal with the rest of the my children exclusive of the general distribution to be afterwards made and it is further my will and desire that the residue you've of my estate to after all my just debts are paid shall be equally divided among my children subject however to the control and management of my executors in regard to a part of them as above particularly expressed and identified. It is further my wish and desire that should either of my three grandchildren die before they receive what I have devised to them in the hands and at the control of my executors that such decedant's portion of estate shall return into general estimation and be equally divided among my surviving heirs. I hereby moreover ordain and a point my beloved sons John Wells and Joseph Wells executors to this my last will and testament hereby revoking all former wills by me made in testimony of which I I have before warm witnesses signed sealed and acknowledged this to be my last will and testament this 8th day of April Anno Domino 1828. Matthew Wells X(his mark) Teste James Morton John Carter Stephen Austin Willis W. Dearing John Gardner Isaiah Morton (Suterlined before assigned) At a Superior Court of law held for the County of Pittsylvania 28th day of April 1828 this last will and testament of Matthew Wells deceased was presented in court and was proved by three of the subscribing witnesses and ordered to be recorded and with the motion of Joseph Wells one of the executors of in said will named who made oath according to law and with Thomas S. Jones, James A. Mitchell, Samuel Beck, Thomas Ragsdale, and Jabez Smith his securities entered into and acknowledged bond in the a penalty of the four thousand dollars conditions as the law directs certificate is granted him for obtaining a probate of said will in due form - liberty being reserved to the other executor in said will name to join in the probate when he shall think fit. Teste Will Tunstall clerk of court Children of Matthew Wells and Tabitha are: + 30 i. Catherine6 Wells, died 1828. 31 ii. Tabitha Wells. She married Benjamin G. Wells; born in Henry Co., Virginia. + 32 iii. Clarissa Wells. + 33 iv. Mary Polly Wells. 34 v. Judith Wells. 35 vi. Martha Patsy Wells. + 36 vii. John Wells, died December 1848 in Pittsylvania Co, Virginia. + 37 viii. Joseph Wells, born 1787 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; died 1830 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia. + 38 ix. Joel Wells, born 1801 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; died November 1856 in Henry Co., Virginia.

  
  

• Sources

  [S128] Christine Bullock, http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/b/u/l/Christine--P-Bullock/GENE1-0001.html. This version of the Wells line is just one resource used in the compilation of these lines. - Mary Frances Eggleston [S78] Tax Record, http://reynoldspatova.org//documents/1778%20-%201780%20Tax%20Lists%20of%20Henry%20County%2C%20Virginia%20by%20Lela%20C.%20Adams%20Copyright%201973-RFS.pdf. Henry County Tax Record for 1778-1780 James Mitchell Elizabeth Webb William, Henry, Smith, Isham Thomas Terry pp.21 James Turpin pp.21 Matthew Wells " John Wells "