Born [location unknown]
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Taggart
and Elizabeth (Jameson) Taggart
Sister of
Rosanna (Taggart) Karr, Christen Taggart, Elizabeth (Taggart) Wells, James Taggart, Margaret (Taggart) Peck, John Taggart, William Taggart, Jonathan Taggart, Jane Taggart, John Taggart Jr., William Taggart, Hugh Jameson Taggart and Sally (Taggart) Barron
Wife of
Silas Wells
— married
about 1777 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Jane (Wells) Poore and Lydia (Wells) Sargent
Died
at age 70
in Goffstown, New Hampshire, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Mar 2014
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Biography
Silas married Mary Taggart Abt 1777, Goffstown, Hillsborough, NH. Mary (daughter of John Taggart and Elizabeth Jameson) was born 17 Aug 1759, Goffstown, Hillsborough, NH; died 15 Apr 1830, Goffstown, Hillsborough, NH. [Group Sheet]
Children:
1. 23. Aaron Wells was born 29 Jan 1782, Goffstown, Hillsborough, NH.
2. 24. Silas Wells died ? .
3. 25. Anna Wells was born 24 Mar 1793.
4. 26. Sally Wells was born 13 Jul 1794.
5. 27. Jane Wells was born 25 Mar 1796, Goffstown, Hillsborough, NH; died 12 Aug 1882, Goffstown, Hillsborough, NH.
6. 28. John Wells was born 23 Jul 1799, Goffstown, Hillsborough, NH.
7. 29. Lydia Wells was born 9 Feb 1802.
8. 30. Mary Wells was born Abt 1804, Goffstown, Hillsborough, NH.
Sources
- "The Jamesons in America" by E.O. Jameson web reference: https://archive.org/stream/jamesonsinameric00jame#page/312/mode/2up
- New Hampshire, Death and Disinterment Records, 1754-1947
- thetaggarts.net, personID=I146&tree=Taggart
- Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/165142146/mary-wells : accessed 11 July 2021), memorial page for Mary Taggart Wells (17 Aug 1759–15 Apr 1830), Find a Grave Memorial ID 165142146, citing Hillside Cemetery, Goffstown, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA ; Maintained by Valerie Neal (contributor 46971546) .
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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%
Roger Hatch
:
23andMe
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~1.56%
David Pike :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Fred Mulholland :
23andMe, GEDmatch M333888 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member mulhollandff
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T539475 [compare], FTDNA kit #81152
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~0.39%
Allen McGrew :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A874786 [compare], Ancestry member AlMcGrew
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