Born in Southold, Suffolk, New York Colony
Ancestors 
Daughter of Joshua Wells
and Hannah (Tuthill) Wells
Sister of
Mary (Wells) Terry, Joshua Wells, Deliverance (Wells) Reeves, Abigail (Wells) Benjamin, Anne Wells, Samuel Wells, Daniel Wells, Solomon Wells, Nathaniel Wells, Mehetable (Wells) Horton, Deborah (Wells) Corwin and Fregift Wells
Wife of
John Goldsmith III
— married
23 Dec 1725 in Southold, Suffolk, NY
Descendants 
Mother of
Keturah (Goldsmith) Hudson, John Goldsmith IV, Lydia Goldsmith, Bethiah (Goldsmith) Hallock, Benjamin Goldsmith, Hannah (Goldsmith) Wells and Jeremiah Goldsmith
Died
at age 48
in Southold, Suffolk, New York Colony
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| Created 5 Dec 2011
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Biography
Bathia(sic) (Wells) Goldsmith was born 7 May 1708 in Southold, Suffolk County, New York and died here 21 Jun 1755 (aged 47). She was buried in the Old Burying Ground of the First Presbyterian Church in Southold. "Wife of Lieut. John Goldsmith"
Findagrave lists her husband:
- John Goldsmith 1704–1779
and four children:
- Keturah Goldsmith Hudson 1728–1808
- John Goldsmith 1731–1816
- Lydia Goldsmith 1733–1753
- Jeremiah Goldsmith 1748–1753[1]
Sources
- ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 23 May 2019), memorial page for Bathia Wells Goldsmith (7 May 1708–21 Jun 1755), Find A Grave Memorial no. 11589763, citing Old Burying Ground of First Presbyterian Church, Southold, Suffolk County, New York, USA ; Maintained by BigMamaFolk (contributor 46535533) .
- Harris, Edw. Doubleday. Ancient Burial-Grounds of Long Island, NEHGR (NEHGS, Boston, 1899) Vol. 53, Page 75.
- Bartlett, Joseph. The Ancestry of Daniel Bushnell (Boston, 1918) Page 24.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Bethia 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 Bethia:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Bethia 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 Bethia:
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~0.78%
Sidney Chase
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~0.39%
~3.12%
Robert Hayes :
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