William Wells (abt. 1781 - 1852)

Born about 6 Aug 1781 in Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Lydia (Clark) Wells — married 1 Sep 1803 in Wells, York, Maine, United States

Husband of Martha Atwood (Stickney) Wells — married 13 Apr 1833 in Brownville, Piscataquis, Maine, United States

Descendants

Died 26 Aug 1852 at about age 71 in Brownville, Piscataquis, Maine, United States

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Biography

William Wells was born at Wells, Maine on August 6, 1781, son Robert Wells and Abigail Jefferds. ^[1]

His father Robert wrote his will on October 4, 1802, naming his son William Wells III as executor. On January 5, 1820, Robert added a codicil relating to the distribution of his personal estate, naming many of his grandchildren, including

• Abigail Jefferds Wells, daughter of my son William
• Rhoda Wells, daughter of my son William
• Lydia Wells, daughter of my son William
• Nancy Wells, daughter of my son William
• Robert Wells, son of my son William ^[1]

William married Lydia Clark on September 1, 1803 at Wells. ^{[1] [2]}

His wife Lydia died at the age of 52 years, 5 months on November 1, 1831, at Wells. ^[3] She is buried in the Oceanview Cemetery, at Wells. ^[4]

Sometime after his wife Lydia's death he removed to Brownville, Maine.

William died on August 26, 1852 at the age of 72 years, 20 days and is buried in the Village Cemetery at Brownville. ^[5]

His second wife Martha died on April 22, 1870, aged 75 years, 9 months and is buried with William. ^[5]

Children

by wife Lydia

1. Abigail Jefferds born on January 29, 1804 ^[6]; died unmarried on April 5, 1886, buried with sister Lydia. ^[7]
2. Rhoda born on September 28, 1805. ^[6]; married Ebenezer Stevens on January 25, 1831^[8]; died on November 10, 1881 and is buried in the S. Stevens at Wells with Ebenezer who died on October 22, 1876, age 75. ^[9]
3. Moses born on November 30, 1807. ^[6]
4. Robert born on January 15, 1809. ^[6]
5. William born on December 21, 1811 ^[6]; died at Haverhill, Massachusetts on May 5, 1893. ^[10]
6. Benjamin White born on August 5, 1814 ^[6]; died at Wells on June 19, 1888 ^[11]; married Amelia Parker at Gloucester, Massachusetts on February 18, 1838. ^[12]
7. Eli born on April 15, 1816. ^[6]
8. Lydia born on June 11, 1817 ^[6]; died unmarried on February 23, 1881; buried with sister Abigail J. Wells at Oceanview Cemetery. ^[13]
9. Nancy Clark born on September 15, 1819. ^[6]

Census Data

United States Census, 1850 Brownville, Piscataquis, Maine

Wm Wells M 70 Maine

Martha A Wells F 56 Maine

Chas F Wells M 15 Maine

Judith J Stickney F 45 Maine ^[14]

Birth

6 Aug 1780 or 1781 ^[15][16]

Wells Maine ^[17]

Children

Charles Theodore Wells: b. 31 July 1835 in Brownville, Maine ^[18]

Census

^[19] 1840

Brownville, Piscataquis, Maine

Wm Wells: 1 male under 5, 1 male between 50 - 60, 1 female between 40 - 50

^[20] 1850

Brownville, Piscataquis, Maine

Wm Wells: M, age 70, born in Maine, Farmer, estate worth $200

Martha A Wells: F, age 56, born in Maine

Chas T Wells: M, age 15, born in Maine, in school

Judith F Stickney: F, age 45, born in Maine

Death

26 Aug 1852 ^[21]

Brownville, Maine ^[22]

died at age 72 years, 20 days ^[23]

Burial

Brownville Village Cemetery in Brownville, Maine ^[24]

Research Notes

^[25] WILLIAM,6 born August 6, 1781. He removed to Brownville about 1830, and died there.

William* (72) married, Sept. i, 1803, Lydia Clark, and had children :

(128) I. Abigail Jefferds,^ born Jan. 29, 1804.

(129) II. RnoDAj^born Sept. 28, 1805.

(130) III. MosES,^ born Nov. 30, 1807.

(131) IV. Robert ,7 born Jan. 15, 1809.

(132) V. William,^ born Dec. 21, 1811.

(133) VI. Benjamin W.,^ bom Aug. 5, 1814.

(134) VII. Eli,^ born April 15, 1816.

(135) VIIL Lydia,^ born June 11, 1817.

(136) IX. Nancy/ born Sept 15, 1819.

William^ (72) also married a second wife.

William was born in 1781. He is the son of Robert Wells and Abigail Jefferds.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Wells, Charles Kimball. Genealogy of the Wells Family, of Wells, Maine, Press of Burdick & Armitage, Milwaukee, Wisconson, 1874 p. 21-2: 33-5
2. ↑ "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F46D-8M2 : 10 February 2018), William Wells 3rd and Lydia Clark, 1803; citing Wells, York, Maine, reference Pg 75; FHL microfilm 12,622.
3. ↑ "Maine Deaths and Burials, 1841-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F48L-14R : 11 February 2018), Lydia Wells, 01 Nov 1831; citing reference page 292; FHL microfilm 12,622.
4. ↑ "Maine, Nathan Hale Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1980," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJ5-S7LN : 16 March 2018), Lydia C Wells, 1831; citing Wells, York, Maine, United States, Oceanview Cemetery, Maine State Library, Augusta; FHL microfilm 1,316,327. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99FQ-49FB-Y?i=71&cc=2241461
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "Maine, Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1990," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKM1-W86Z : 16 March 2018), William Wells, 1852; citing Burial, Brownville, Piscataquis, Maine, United States, Maine State Library, Augusta; FHL microfilm 1,787,565. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9FQ-39CX-Q?i=1991&cc=2242151
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8} Wells, ME: Vital Records, 1737-1841 (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2016), (Handwritten transcription of original records by Joshua Hubbard, "Copy of births, marriages & deaths taken from Wells town books of record", 1860, R. Stanton Avery Special Collections Department, NEHGS, Boston, MA)
7. ↑ "Maine, Nathan Hale Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1980," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJ5-S7N2 : 16 March 2018), Abigall J Wells, 1886; citing Wells, York, Maine, United States, Ocean View Cemetery, Maine State Library, Augusta; FHL microfilm 1,316,326. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9FQ-H7P4?i=1479&cc=2241461
8. ↑ "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F468-BH7 : 10 February 2018), Ebenezer Stephens and Rhoda Wells, 25 Jan 1831; citing Wells, York, Maine, reference pg 179; FHL microfilm 12,622.
9. ↑ "Maine, Nathan Hale Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1980," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJ5-981R : 16 March 2018), Rhoda Stevens, 1881; citing Wells, York, Maine, United States, S Stevens Cemetery, Maine State Library, Augusta; FHL microfilm 1,316,229 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9FQ-49XF-H?i=150&cc=2241461
10. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7Y5-CGF : 10 March 2018), William Wells, 05 May 1893; citing Haverhill, Massachusetts, v 436 p 426, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 961,509. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-68F3-393?i=383&cc=1463156
11. ↑ Inscriptions at Wells, Me in: New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 55, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1939, p. 55
12. ↑ Vital Records of Gloucester, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, Topsfield Historical Society, Topsfield, Massachusetts, 1923, p. 398: 566
13. ↑ "Maine, Nathan Hale Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1980," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJ5-S7LD : 16 March 2018), Lydia Wells, 1881; citing Wells, York, Maine, United States, Oceanview Cemetery, Maine State Library, Augusta; FHL microfilm 1,316,327. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9FQ-49N8-B?i=67&cc=2241461
14. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6VQ-B1K : 12 April 2016), Wm Wells, Brownville, Piscataquis, Maine, United States; citing family 21, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6XMS-HVY?cc=1401638
15. ↑ Source: #S3
16. ↑ Source: #S4
17. ↑ Source: #S3
18. ↑ Source: #S5
19. ↑ Source: #S6
20. ↑ Source: #S3
21. ↑ Source: #S4
22. ↑ Source: #S4
23. ↑ Source: #S4
24. ↑ Source: #S4
25. ↑ Source: #S7

See ALSO:

• Source: S1 "Genealogical and Family History of the State of Maine, Volume 1" by Henry Sweetser Burrage, Albert Roscoe Stubbs, Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1909 - Maine, page 357 - 358 [1] or [2]
• Source: S2 "STICKNEY FAMILY: A GENEALOGICAL MEMOIR DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM AND ELIZABETH STICKNEY, FROM: 1637 to 1869." By MATTHEW ADAMS STICKNEY, Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2010 with funding from Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center, page 182 & 183 [3]
• Source: S3 "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6VQ-B12 : 12 April 2016), Martha A Wells in household of Wm Wells, Brownville, Piscataquis, Maine, United States; citing family 21, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• Source: S4 "Maine, Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1990," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKM1-W86Z : 16 March 2018), William Wells, 1852; citing Burial, Brownville, Piscataquis, Maine, United States, Maine State Library, Augusta; FHL microfilm 1,787,565.
• Source: S5 "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4MT-F75 : 10 February 2018), William Wells in entry for Joseph Wells, 30 Jan 1782; citing Wells, York, Maine; FHL microfilm 12,622.
• Source: S6 "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHYS-CFG : 15 August 2017), Wm Wells, Piscataquis, Maine, United States; citing p. 1, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 150; FHL microfilm 9,708.
• Source: S7 "WELLS FAMILY of WELLS, MAINE." By CHARLES K.WELLS. MILWAUKEE : Press ok Burdick & Armitage, ioo Michigan St., 1874, digitized by Google, pages 22 & 31 & 32 [4] or Wells, Charles Kimball, "Genealogy of the Wells family, of Wells, Maine" (1874).Books and Publications. 65. [5] or [6]
• North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, A genealogy and history of the Hute [i e Chute] family in America : with some account of the family
• Genealogy of the Wells Family and Related Families

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Elizabeth x for creating WikiTree profile Wells-4374 through the import of Lint, Rollins, Mundo.ged on May 4, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Elizabeth and others.