Nathaniel
Wells
Born in Southold, Suffolk County, New York
Ancestors 
Son of Daniel Wells
and Mary (Goldsmith) Wells
Brother of
Anna (Wells) Youngs, Sarah (Wells) Albertson, Mary (Wells) Corwin, Daniel Wells II, Micah Wells, Jane Elizabeth (Wells) Corwin, Jeremiah Wells, Abel Wells, Isaac Wells [half] and Mehitable (Wells) Horton [half]
Husband of
Jerusha (Wickham) Wells
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at age 62
in Middletown, Orange County, New York, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 22 May 2019
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Biography
Nathaniel Wells, son of Daniel Wells (1702-1761) & Mary (Goldsmith) Wells (1706-1740), was born 27 March 1740 in Southold New York. He married Jerusha Wickham on Long Island c.1765. She was born 17 May 1742 and died 8 Sept 1817.
Private Nathaniel Wells served with 2nd Regiment, Ulster County Militia, New York Militia during the American Revolution.
Nathaniel Wells is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A122581.
He served as a Private in the 2nd Regiment, Ulster County, New York Militia under the command of Colonel McClaughry during the Revolutionary War.
He died 26 Mar 1803 in Middletown New York. They were among the first to settle Wallkill, now Middletown, being there before 1767. Their children, all born at Middletown, are listed as:
- Daniel, born 20 Feb 1766.
- Samuel, born 2 May1768.
- Abigail, born 5 Dec 1770.
- Jerusha, born 5 Jan1773.
- Nathaniel, born 9 Feb 1775.
- Nathan, born 22 Apr 1777.
- Mary, born 8 Oct 1779.
- Abel, born 14 Dec 1781, died 21 Aug 1799.
- Elizabeth, born 14 Feb 1784, married James Little, died 27 Mar 1827.
- Pamela, born 21 Mar 1786.[1]
Sources
- ↑ “William Wells of Southold and his Descendants, A.D. 1638 to 1878”; by The Rev. Charles Wells Hayes; Buffalo, N.Y. MDCCCLXXVII; pp 232-3, 235-6
- Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed February 12, 2022), "Record of Nathaniel Wells", Ancestor # A122581.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Nathaniel by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Nathaniel:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Nathaniel by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Nathaniel:
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~0.78%
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