Frances (Smith) Wells (abt. 1657 - 1733)

Born about 1657 in Queen Anne Knolls, Prince George's County, Province of Maryland

Wife of Thomas Wells — married 1678 in Queen Annes Town, Prince George's County, MD

Descendants

Died 31 Oct 1733 at about age 76 in Queen Anne Knolls, Prince George's County, Province of Maryland

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Biography

Frances Smith was born in 1657 in Queen Anne, Prince George's, Maryland, United States. She was the daughter of Joseph Smith (1637-) and Elizabeth (Mellows) Smith (1637-1681).

Frances married Thomas Duckett Wells (1653-1718) when she was 21 years old, and he was 23 in 1678 in Queen Annes Town, Prince Georges, Maryland, USA. Thomas the son of Thomas Wells (1619-1685) and Elizabeth Duckett (1619-1681).

Thomas and Frances Wells were the parents of the following known children: Thomas, Nathan, George, Frances, Mary, Robert, Joseph, Sarah and Elizabeth. Joseph and Sarah were twins.

Frances died on 31 Oct 1733 in Queen Anne's Parish, Prince Georges County, Maryland, USA. She was 76 years old.

Name

Frances /Smith/^[1][2]

Birth

Date: abt 1657

Place: Queen Anne,Prince Georges,Maryland,USA^[3][4]

Children

Thomas Wells II and wife Frances had children:

• Robert Wells b. 5 Aug 1693,
• Joseph & Sarah Wells (twins) b. 30 Oct 1697;
• Elizabeth Wells b. 11 May 1699 ^[5][6]

Death

Date: abt 1733

Place: Prince George,,Maryland,USA^[7]

Thomas Well's Will

In his will probated Jan. 5, 1718/19, he gives his land for life to his wife, Frances. He then divided it amongst 4 sons; Thomas, Nathan, Robert and Joseph. He gave son George five shillings and slaves for his four daughters. (C-575) The low amount of money he gave to his son George could be explained by his son's cohabitation with his married neighbor, Susannah Swanson Ward according to Queen Anne's Vestry Minutes, Apr. 12, 1719. George and Susannah were married at Queen Annes on June 16, 1725. (C-575, p.52).^{[8][9][10][11]}

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S-2119253679 Note:
2. ↑ Source: #S-2119255563 Page: Source number: 220.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: LLH. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=worldmarr_ga&h=1124973&ti=0&indiv=try Note: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=worldmarr_ga&h=1124973&ti=0&indiv=try Data: Text: Name: Frances Smith Birth Date: 1657 Birth Place: MD APID: 1,7836::1124973
3. ↑ Source: #S-2119253679 Note:
4. ↑ Source: #S-2119255563 Page: Source number: 220.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: LLH. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=worldmarr_ga&h=1124973&ti=0&indiv=try Note: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=worldmarr_ga&h=1124973&ti=0&indiv=try Data: Text: Name: Frances Smith Birth Date: 1657 Birth Place: MD APID: 1,7836::1124973
5. ↑ Wells Documentation in Colonial Settlers of PG Co., Md by Elise Jourdan
6. ↑ Queen Ann Parish Records, "Birth", p. 5.
7. ↑ Source: #S-2119253679 Note:
8. ↑ C-575 is unknown source, but I will try and find it.
9. ↑ MD. Calendar of Wills 1713-1720, Vol IV, p. 186, Notes for Thomas Wells, http://www.ronulrich.com/rfuged/nti18677.htm
10. ↑ Md. Calendar of Will Books IV, p. 186 or Md. Reg. of Wills 14:724. Inventory & Accounts for Thomas Wells II, PG Co., dated May 2, 1719: Worth L196/11/5; next-of-kin: Thomas & Nathaniel Wells. (Source: Prerog. Court of Mc. I&A Book 2:236
11. ↑ Widow Frances Wells 6 Sept 1720 from Abstracts of Adm. Acts. of Prerog. Crt. of Md, Liber 3:214 by V. L. Skinner, Fam. Line Pub., Westminster, Md.

• Source: S-2119253679 Title: OneWorldTree Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc. Note:

• Source: S-2119255563 Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900. Author: Yates Publishing. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004. Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived from an array of materials including pedigree charts, family history articles...

• Source: S2852711167 Title: Ancestry Public Member Trees. Author: Ancestry.com. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - Family trees submitted by Ancestry members. This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created.

• Source: S3 Title: Ancestry.com public records on the web. This is the only source I've seen showing a wife for Thomas Wells. It gives no sources and I consider it dubious.