Born about in Mississippi, USA
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
John Fisher
— married
30 May 1833 in Madison County, Mississippi, USA
Wife of
David Massey
— married
29 Dec 1867 in Leake County, Mississippi, USA
Descendants 
Mother of
Mary Jane (Fisher) Massey
Died
at about age 72
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Apr 2015
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Biography
Timing/location suggests a possible connection between Susanna and Samuel or Isaac Wells of 1830 Madison County, Mississippi (found in 1850 in Marshall County and Leake County, respectively, and sometimes named in family trees as brothers without further citation). Susanna did name sons "Isaac" and "Samuel". Furthermore, autosomal matches for at least one descendant's family (see Shari S.) include descendants of both Isaac and Henry.
However, Susanna's son's first and middle name was "Isaac Newton", and this was a common set of first and middle names given in the many families who intermarried in Mississippi (especially Leake County) after migrating from North Carolina via Georgia. (The lines all lead back to Isaac Newton of New Hanover County there.) The naming as well as the DNA could merely be coincidence, and/or multiple connections between Susanna's family and other Wells families may be present.
Burial Site
Susanna appears to be buried in the Old Friendship Cemetery in Williamson County, Texas. Other burials in this cemetery include the infant child of Susanna's son Theodore, an early wife of Susanna's son Isaac Newton (died at age 14), and Susanna's adult granddaughter Susan through son Isaac Newton.
Sources
- Mississippi, Marriages, 1800-1911. John Fisher and Susanna Wells. 30 May 1833. Madison County, Mississippi. https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V2ZB-DKF
- United States Federal Census. 1850. Mississippi. Leake County. Page 34b. Household of John Fisher.
- United States Federal Census. 1860. Mississippi. Leake County. Page 554. Household of John Fisher.
- United States Federal Census. 1880. Texas. Burleson County. Page 26b. Household of John W. Fisher.
- Mississippi, Marriages, 1800-1911. David Massey and Mrs. Susan Fisher. https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V2ZT-FQY. FHL 891454.
- "The Grave of Susanna Wells Fisher Massey". Shari S. https://weddinggenes.com/f/the-grave-of-susanna-wells-fisher-massey
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Susanna 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 Susanna:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Susanna 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 Susanna:
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~3.12%
Sandra Massey
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M343009 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch M343009 [compare], Ancestry member Enchantedwikiroom
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch M343009 [compare]
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch M343009 [compare]
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~1.56%
Shari S :
23andMe, GEDmatch M201056 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch M201056 [compare], Ancestry member EnchantedWikiRoom
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch M201056 [compare]
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch M201056 [compare]
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Rejected matches › Susanna (Wells) Moore (1818-)
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