Born in North Carolina, USA
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Butler
and Mary Elizabeth Kessinger
Sister of
Abel Butler and Shubel Butler
Wife of
Philip Wells Jr.
— married
12 May 1812 in Hardin County, Kentucky
Descendants 
Mother of
George Washington Wells, Martha (Wells) Dorsey, Sarah (Wells) Craddock, Malinda (Wells) Allen, Jemima (Wells) Craddock and William Henry Wells
Died after
after age 70
in Hart County, Kentucky, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 29 Jun 2016
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Biography
- Mary “Polly” (Butler) Wells was born about 1793 and passed away after 1860.
- Burial: Butler Cemetery, Macon, Hart County, Kentucky
Sources
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/154751166/mary-wells: accessed 02 January 2024), memorial page for Mary “Polly” Butler Wells (1790–unknown), Find a Grave Memorial ID 154751166, citing Butler Cemetery, Macon, Hart County, Kentucky, USA; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Kathy S. (contributor 46944127).
- Marriage Record
- 1850 US Census
- 1860 US Census
- Find A Grave: Memorial #154751166
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Polly 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 Polly:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Polly 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 Polly:
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~3.12%
Carl Goose
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A375657 [compare], Ancestry member crgoose
-
~3.12%
Larry Craddock :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A174887 [compare]
-
~3.12%
~6.25%
S. Watkins :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch KD3962272 [compare]
-
~3.12%
~12.50%
Carleen (Starnes) Jaggers :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch SV1954609 [compare], Ancestry member jagabag
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~1.56%
David Long :
23andMe, GEDmatch XQ8224705 [compare], yourDNAportal DAV99b44f8b
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~1.56%
Gaylan Thomas :
AncestryDNA, yourDNAportal GAY83cda0d3
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Lisa Sutton :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch monalisa [compare]
-
~1.56%
Roger Williams :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A443607 [compare], Ancestry member rpw51771
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~0.78%
Kasey Brent :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A425757 [compare], Ancestry member kaseybrent14
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Diana Beatty :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A738641 [compare], Ancestry member otowi3333
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~0.78%
Benjamin Gause :
AncestryDNA
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Rejected matches › Mary (Butler) Kilborn (1794-abt.1861)
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