Born about in Northumberland County, Virginia
Daughter of Stephen Wells
and Alice (Howard) Wells
Sister of
Elizabeth (Wells) Perkins and Stephen Wells
Wife of
John Favior
— married
1712 in Virginia, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Winifred (Favior) Read
Died before
before about age 27
[location unknown]
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Biography
Stephen Wells
b. before 1646 England
d. about October 31, 1712 St. Stephens, Richmond Co., VA
Alice Howard 3 Dec 1677 Richmond Co., VA (see notes)
b. ?
d. ?
her father: Henry Howard her mother: Lady Eliz. Spencer Craven
father - ?Stephen Wells I
his mother - unknown
children with Alice Howard:
- Stephen Wells III b. abt 1678 (probably England) d. 1722-23 St. Stephens, Richmond Co., VA m. Elizabeth (Williams) Settle (a widow)
- Mary Wells b. 1685 Northumberland County, VA d. before 1712 m. John Favor / Fever (b. 1672 France d. Essex County, VA)
Stephen Wells was an immigrant who married Alice Howard 3 Dec. 1677 in North Farnham Parish, Richmond Co., VA. They seem to have been early immigrants to Virginia. They had two known children, Mary Wells who married John Fever(Faver) about 1712 and Stephen Wells born about 1678 in Settingham Parish, Richmond Co., VA.
1712, October 31 - a will was filed on in Saint Stephen's Parish of Northumberland County, which said:
"I, Stephen Wells, being sick in body, but sound and perfect in my mind and memory, give to each of the children of my daughter, Mary Favor (deceased) one shilling. (Mary had married John Favor, who had been born in France in 1672 and died in Essex County. Mary had been born in Northumberland County in 1685.) I then give my son, Stephen Wells, all my land, property, and orchards whichever situate, or being now belonging to me, for and during his natural life and after his death, I give it to my grandson, Stephen Wells. To my grandson, Stephen Wells, I give a young horse. My son, Stephen Wells, is to be the administrator of my estate.
Witness: Tho Williams, Humph: Thomas, tho Dickinson. Proved by oaths of Williams and Thomas. 12.12. This will presented by Steph: Wells Junr the exor. 21 Jan 1718/19. 6.296. [Northumberland County Wills and Administration Book, Volume I, 1713/1749]
1712, Oct 31 - Faver, Mary dec'd. Bequests to her children, not individually named in the will of her fatehr Steph: Wells. 31st Oct 1712. 1912. [Northunbria Collectanea, 1645-1720, A-L][1]
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
- Carol Burch
:
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup J1c8A, FTDNA kit #983602
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~0.39%
Julie (McCammon) Hicks :
23andMe
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~0.39%
Randolph Howard :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member randman_
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~0.39%
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