James
Wells
Born in Dinwiddle, Virginia
Ancestors 
Son of David Wells Sr.
and Susanna Nance (Taylor) Wells
Brother of
Winfred (Wells) Hawkins, Anthony Wells, Millicent Wells, Robert W. Wells, David Wells, Henry Lewis Wells, Nancy Wells and Elijah Wells
Husband of
Sarah Johnson
— married
15 Jan 1809 (to 15 Jun 1841) in Deerfield, Warren County, Ohio
Descendants 
Father of
James Wells Jr. and Lucinda (Wells) Prater
Died
at about age 81
in Breckinridge, Kentucky, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 24 Sep 2013
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Biography
James was born in 1760. He was the son of David Wells and Susanna Taylor. He passed away in 1841.
Sources
- Find A Grave: Memorial #151500247
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Rob Wells
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 12 markers, haplogroup E-Z17264, FTDNA kit #B293836 +
Y-Chromosome Test, haplogroup E-BY4281 - Steve Wells :
Y-Chromosome Test 44 markers, haplogroup I1a, MitoYDNA ID S10082 [compare]
-
~3.12%
~6.25%
Susan Ruggles :
23andMe
-
~1.56%
~3.12%
Erin (Brown) Schmidt :
Living DNA, GEDmatch XV5197664 [compare]
-
~0.78%
Ronald Woods :
23andMe, GEDmatch M844170 [compare]
-
~0.78%
~6.25%
Jana (Denton) Trent :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch CE882014C1 [compare]
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B926997
+
MyHeritage DNA
-
~0.78%
Carol (Newsom) Lord :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch M487434 [compare], Ancestry member cnnnlord
-
~0.78%
David Wells :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member dwellsd12
-
~0.78%
Brenda Holloway :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A498698 [compare], Ancestry member bdholloway57
-
~0.78%
Brett Hawkins :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member bhawk123506850
-
~0.78%
C Goodman :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member JustanotherGoodie
-
~0.78%
Joan Evans :
AncestryDNA
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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~0.78%
Jonna (Adams) Forbes :
AncestryDNA
-
~0.78%
Rhonda Hill :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch XQ5526491 [compare], Ancestry member RhondaKayHill
-
~0.78%
Patsy Crowe :
MyHeritage DNA
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Rejected matches › James Wells Sr. (abt.1763-abt.1840)
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