Born in New York, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Chesnut
and Samantha Jane (Pearl) Chesnut
Sister of
Charlotte Pearl (Chesnut) Martin, Granville Pearl Chesnut, William E. Chesnut, Lou (Chesnut) Green and Oscar A. Chesnut
Wife of
William Frank Wells
— married
about 1873 in Lano Texas [uncertain]
[uncertain] Died
at about age 66
in Lano Co. TX
Profile last modified
| Created 15 Jan 2014
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Biography
Sources
"Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWKW-GMQ : 11 February 2018), Mary Chestnut, 26 Dec 1854; citing CLAY, KENTUCKY, reference ; FHL microfilm 216,821.
Mary Wells Gender: Female Birth: Circa 1854
1870 United States Federal Census URL: https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10128-147707211/mary-wells-in-1870-united-states-federal-census
1900 United States Federal Census URL: https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10131-56417085/mary-j-wells-in-1900-united-states-federal-census
1910 United States Federal Census URL: https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10132-81176415/jane-wells-in-1910-united-states-federal-census
1920 United States Federal Census URL: https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10133-202333919/jane-wells-in-1920-united-states-federal-census
- buried Bluffton Cem, Llano Co. Tex
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Kathi (Stoughton) Stoughton-Trahan 
:
23andMe
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Shelli (Stoughton) Whitmarsh :
23andMe
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~1.56%
Dana Koch :
23andMe
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Suzanne Stoughton :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Annetta Cornelius :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A362026 [compare], Ancestry member annettaparrigan
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~1.56%
Leana (Coates) Korthuis :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A758139 [compare], Ancestry member leanakorthuis1
+
MyHeritage DNA
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Living DNA
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~1.56%
Brian Brewer :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch t795761 [compare], FTDNA kit #n216071
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Rejected matches › Jane Wells (abt.1853-) › Mary Lafite (Wells) Hendrix (abt.1851-1905) › Mary Willis (abt.1856-)
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