Born in Virginia, United States
Daughter of William G. Porter
[uncertain]
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Simon Peter Wells
— married
4 Apr 1833 in Floyd, Kentucky, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Andrew C. Wells, Martha Ann (Wells) Morgan, Commodore Perry Wells and Mary Ann (Wells) Colegrove
Died
at about age 90
in Boyd, Kentucky, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 4 Mar 2017
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This profile is part of the Porter Name Study.
Biography
Mary was the paternal third great-grandmother of Johnny Depp.
Buried at Fultz Cemetery Boyd Co KY
Sources
"Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DD-1S5S : 22 July 2021), Peter Wells and Polly Porter, 04 Apr 1833; citing Marriage, Floyd, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 2,109,936.
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M65Q-F7V : 19 December 2020), Mary Wells in household of Peter Wells, Greenup, Greenup, Kentucky, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZBJ-SSY : 18 February 2021), Mary Wells in entry for Peter Wells, 1860.
"United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXW7-SNQ : 29 May 2021), Mary Wells in entry for Peter Wells, 1870.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCCL-291 : 14 January 2022), Mary Wells in household of Peter S. Wells, Hunnewell, Greenup, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
"Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XD8Z-GZW : 25 March 2020), Mary Hager in entry for Andrew C. Wells, 1902.
"Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZ4P-PGW : 8 March 2021), Molly/Hager in entry for Mary Colgrove, 04 Jul 1933; citing Nelsonville, Athens, Ohio, reference fn 37902; FHL microfilm 1,992,877.
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