Jacob Wells (1791 - 1850)

Born 10 May 1791 in Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Carothers) Wells — married 28 Nov 1818 in Jessamine Co, Kentucky, USA

Descendants

Died 29 Dec 1850 at age 59 in Jackson, Indiana, United States

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Jacob Wells
BIRTH: 10 May 1791 Tennessee, USA
DEATH: 29 Dec 1850 (aged 59) Jackson County, Indiana, USA
BURIAL: Clearspring Cemetery, Clear Spring, Jackson County, Indiana, USA
MEMORIAL ID: 14747842

Jacob was the son of Virginians Samuel & Elizabeth Slimp/Slemp Wells. According to the 1850 census, Jacob was born in Tenn. He and his wife were early settlers from Keene, Kentucky to Owen Township in Jackson County, IN ca. 1816/17. He may well have traveled with Owen Township's original settler David Kindred. David Kindred is shown in the township history as the first full time settler in Dec. 1816. Jacob married Sarah Carothers in Jessamine County, KY. ca. 1818. His sister, Sarah Wells, married his wife's brother, James Carothers, & they lived for a time in close proximity in Ky. His brother, Thornton, is buried on the old Kentucky home place.

Once settled in Owen Township, Jacob farmed and built a horse-run log mill in the early 1820s. As a respected farmer in the township he was elected in 1831 a county commissioner to serve for three years. He also served as a Justice of the Peace. He and his wife were Baptists. In the last year of his life his assets are recorded in the Federal census as being valued as $3,200.00.

According to family accounts he served in the War of 1812 against the British & Indian Chief Tecumseh. (In the book "A History of Jessamine County, Ky." there is a letter written by a John Netherland in Oct 1813. In that letter Private Jacob Wells is found on a list of soldiers who were enlisted from the Keene area under the command of 4th Company's Capt. Mason Singleton in Col. George Trotter's Reg. They participated in the decisive Battle of the Thames in Canada.). (Bio by Jim Hutcheson)

Family Members:
Spouse:

• Sarah Carothers Wells 1788–1873

Children:

• Mary Smith Wells Branaman 1820–1887
• Samuel Thornton Wells 1821–1901
• Elizabeth Wells Beem 1823–1898
• Martha Ann Wells Owen 1825–1913
• James Carothers Wells 1830–1894^[1]

Census

Name: Jacob Wells
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1850
Event Place: Owen, Jackson, Indiana, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 58
Race: White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1792
Birthplace: Tennessee

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Jacob Wells M 58 Tennessee
Sarah Wells F 62 Kentucky
James C Wells M 20 Indiana
Ailsy Newkirk F 12 Indiana^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #14747842
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHJK-TVR : 9 November 2014), Jacob Wells, Owen, Jackson, Indiana, United States; citing family 344, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).