Arthur
Wells
Jr.
Born about in Philadelphia or Bucks County, Pennsylvania colony
Ancestors 
Son of Arthur Wells Sr.
and Rebeckah (Groesbeck) Hendricks
Brother of
Thomas Wells, Anna Wells, Rebecca (Hendricks) Bankston [half], James Hendricks [half] and Henry Hendricks [half]
[spouse(s) unknown]
Father of
Rebecca Wells
Died
at about age 36
in Philadelphia, PA
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Biography
Arthur Wells, Jr., was raised by his mother and step-father, John Hendricks. He became a blacksmith (also called a "cordwainer" - cobbler or leather shoemaker) in Elfreth's Lane, Philadelphia, and married a woman named Mary, ____ Unknown (possibly Barnes or Warner).
"The Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy: Philadelphia," pg 441., under "Deaths of non-Quakers" says:
"Arthur Wells, Jr.. City of Philadelphia. Cordwainer. [Died on] October 7, 1732/3. [Will proven:] December 27, 1732; No. E. 211. Wife: Mary _______. Brother: Thomas. Children: Rebecca, Katherine. Exec: Mary Wells, Barnaby Barns, Edward Warner. "
Sources
- http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/BANKSTON/2009-05/1241215699 - cites Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy" as mentioned above.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Arthur by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Arthur:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Arthur by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Arthur:
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~0.39%
Virginia Hendricks
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