Born in Green County, Kentucky, USA
Ancestors 
Daughter of Samuel F. Wells
and Anna (Hamilton) Wells
Sister of
Philip Wells Jr., Mahala (Wells) Boone, Archibald Wells, Samuel Duncan Wells, Temperance (Wells) Brunk and Martha (Wells) Brunk
Wife of
Richard Skaggs
— married
2 Apr 1811 in Hardin County, Kentucky
Descendants 
Mother of
Samuel Meshach Skaggs, Ann (Skaggs) Norsworthy, Thomas Hamilton Skaggs and Minerva Jane Skaggs
Died
at age 63
in Dunklin County, Missouri, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Aug 2011
This page has been accessed 431 times.
Contents |
Biography
This profile is part of the Wells Name Study.
- Elizabeth was born in 1794 and passed away in 1857.
- Married on 2 Apr 1811 in Hardin County, Kentucky to Richard Skaggs (1792-1855).
- Burial: Mount Gilead Cemetery, Clarkton, Dunklin County, Missouri
Research Notes
- Her Aunt Elizabeth Wells married William Skaggs the brother of her husband. So her aunt was also her sister-in-law.
- In online family trees, Elizabeth is often confused with her husband's grandmother, Elizabeth (abt.1747-aft.1795), who married Richard Skaggs (abt.1744-bef.1820).
Sources
- Marriage Record (Searchable at Hardin County Clerk's Web Site)
- Kentucky County Marriage Records, 1783-1965 (at Ancestry.com)
- 1850 US Census: Freeborn, Dunklin County, Missouri; Roll: 399; Page: 19b
- Find A Grave: Memorial #138449524 (with photo of tombstone)
Acknowledgements
- WikiTree profile Wells-2003 created through the import of Fair Family Tree.ged on Aug 12, 2011 by Scott Fair.
- See the Changes page for the details of edits.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elizabeth 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 Elizabeth:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elizabeth 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 Elizabeth:
-
~3.12%
~25.00%
James Jones 
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M860592 [compare]
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch M860592 [compare], FTDNA kit #102465
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~1.56%
Carl Goose :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A375657 [compare], Ancestry member crgoose
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~1.56%
Edith (Saunders) Frank :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member minaretgirl
-
~1.56%
Bernice (Meredith) Smith :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member t_lynnemail
-
~1.56%
Larry Craddock :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A174887 [compare]
-
~1.56%
~3.12%
S. Watkins :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch KD3962272 [compare]
-
~1.56%
Carleen (Starnes) Jaggers :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch SV1954609 [compare], Ancestry member jagabag
-
~1.56%
Lynda (Evans) Jones :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A634670 [compare]
-
~0.78%
Elaine (Vincent) Parsley :
23andMe, GEDmatch RK7976973 [compare]
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~0.78%
Billy Clark :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Patty Clark :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Mary Ruth Westerman :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A979816 [compare], Ancestry member baharimr
-
~0.78%
Anna (Criswell) Holden :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Tom_Clemons
-
~0.78%
Grey Vincent :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member cavb8116
-
~0.78%
~1.56%
Lisa Sutton :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch monalisa [compare]
-
~0.78%
Rhoda (Hester) Lucas :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Eric_Hester
-
~0.78%
Judi (Norene) Corbin :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member judic9999
-
~0.78%
Dennis Meredith :
AncestryDNA
-
~0.78%
Robin White :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A978977 [compare], Ancestry member RobinPoindexter64
-
~0.78%
Laurel (Jones) Streible :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A530846 [compare], Ancestry member LS
-
~0.78%
Jimmy Sanders :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A123957 [compare]
-
~0.78%
~3.12%
V. (Webster) Green :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A090963 [compare], Ancestry member vfgreen
-
~0.78%
Jo (Meredith) Roberson :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Josephine_Roberson
-
~0.78%
Barb (Meredith) Richard :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch NU5725210 [compare], Ancestry member Barbrichard29
-
~0.78%
Betty Webb :
AncestryDNA
-
~0.78%
Damon Clark :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member damon_clark
-
~0.78%
Estelle (Lindsey) Wheat :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T018927 [compare], FTDNA kit #442018
-
~0.78%
David Bird :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T687582 [compare], FTDNA kit #154936
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~0.78%
Barton Musick :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T951297 [compare], FTDNA kit #180224
+
Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch SW5330747 [compare]
-
~0.78%
Glenn Meredith :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T897682 [compare], FTDNA kit #132911
+
Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch HV4835157 [compare]
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~0.78%
Esther (Crain) Turner :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T245562 [compare]
-
~0.78%
Leon Houchin :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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~0.78%
James Cannon :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch LD6545313 [compare], FTDNA kit #722955
-
~0.78%
Thomas Hulsey :
MyHeritage DNA
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Bill Vincent Ph.D.
Wells-11048 and Wells-2003 do not represent the same person because: Sorry. Not same. Aunt and niece.
posted
by Bill Vincent Ph.D.
Rejected matches › Elizabeth Wells (bef.1746-) › Elizabeth (Wells) Skaggs (abt.1790-aft.1830) › Elizabeth Wells (1735-1811) › Elizabeth (Unknown) Skaggs (abt.1747-aft.1795)
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