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Matthew Wells[1, 2]

Male 1807 - Yes, date unknown


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  • Name Matthew Wells 
    Born 1807  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died Yes, date unknown 
    Person ID I3142  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 20 Oct 2021 

    Father John Wells,   b. Abt 1779, Lunenburg County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1848, Lunenburg County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 69 years) 
    Mother Frances "Fanny" Seay,   b. Abt 1779, King William Co.,, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1850  (Age ~ 71 years) 
    Married 19 Nov 1805  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F22682  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 'Polly'/Mary Francis,   b. 1799, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jul 1856, Sandy River, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years) 
    Married 31 Jan 1831  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Matthew Barney Wells,   b. 25 Oct 1840, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jul 1928, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
    Last Modified 20 Oct 2021 
    Family ID F1314  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Mary Dixon/Dickson,   b. 1843, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Children 
    +1. Frank Archer Wells,   b. 19 Jan 1860, Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jan 1931, Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
    Last Modified 2 Nov 2015 
    Family ID F5085  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Marriages Pittsylvania Co.,VA 
Matthew Wells & Polly Francis 31 Jan 1831
Boyd W. Francis is Bondsman and Ephraim Francis is the signer of the Certificate (See Doc)
    Marriages Pittsylvania Co.,VA Matthew Wells & Polly Francis 31 Jan 1831 Boyd W. Francis is Bondsman and Ephraim Francis is the signer of the Certificate (See Doc)
    mI3142 MarriagesPittsylvaniaCo.,VAWells_Francis.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Mary Frances Reynolds Eggleston.
      From Peter Ramsey's File: Matthew Wells, s/o John Wells and Frances Seay had a son Matthew Barney Wells b about Jan 1840. Matthew Barney Wells married Mary Frances (Unknown), and died in 1928.

    2. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=101290197.
      Matthew Wells
      Married wife 1 Mary Francis (1799 - 1856) on January 31, 1831 in Pittsylvania County, Va.
      Children of Matthew and Mary Wells:
      Joseph Wells 1839 xxxx
      Matthew Barney Wells 1840 1928
      Married wife 2 Mary E Dickson.
      Children of Matthew and Mary Wells:
      Parents:
      John Wells (1790 - 1848)
      Frances Seay Wells (1790 - ____)
      Spouse:
      Mary E Dickson Wells (1843 - ____)
      Children:
      Matthew Barney Wells (1840 - 1928)
      Frank Archer Wells (1860 - 1931)
      Siblings:
      Judith Wells Merricks*
      Martha P Wells Adkins*
      Tabitha Wells Allen*
      Elizabeth Wells Covington (1808 - ____)*
      Sarah M Wells Hutson (1810 - 1857)*
      Catherine Wells Hancks (1812 - 1843)
      Sarah Frances Wells Hutson (1814 - 1890)
      Matthew Wells (1815 - ____)
      Mary S Wells Hanks (1817 - 1883)
      Clara A Wells Merricks (1820 - ____)
      Sophia Wells Adkins (1822 - ____)
      Frank Archer Wells 1860 1931
      Matilda F Wells 1863 xxxx
      Josephine Wells 1865 xxxx
      Nancy H Wells 1897 xxxx
      Geraldine Wells 1897 xxxx
      James E Wells 1900 xxxx