Born in Richmond, Colony of Virginia
Ancestors 
Daughter of Stephen Wells
and Priscilla (Redmon) Wells
Sister of
Mary (Wells) Robbins
Wife of
John Henry Sterling
— married
about 1750 in Northampton, Province of North Carolina
Descendants 
Mother of
William Allen Starling and Elizabeth (Sterling) Ward
Died about
at about age 103
in North Carolina, United States
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Biography
Elizabeth was born about 1730. Elizabeth Wells ... She passed away about 1834. [1]
Vitals
Name: Betty Wells
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 30 May 1730
Birthplace: NORTH FARNHAM PARISH,RICHMOND,VIRGINIA
Father's Name: Stephen Wells
Mother's Name: Priscilla[2]
Sources
- ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Karen White, Tuesday, September 2, 2014.
- ↑ "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRR4-G1S : 10 February 2018), Stephen Wells in entry for Betty Wells, 30 May 1730; citing NORTH FARNHAM PARISH,RICHMOND,VIRGINIA, reference ; FHL microfilm 975.523 V2K.
- Joan Coleman: Coleman Web Site, MyHeritage.com family tree, Family tree: 273811-2
- Jamie Packard: Packard Web Site, MyHeritage.com family tree:Family tree: 71989742-2
- KKP Family Tree (https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/64940448/person/160039672014/facts)
Acknowledgments
Thank you to Susan Robertson for creating WikiTree profile Wells-5522 through the import of 149948181_1_EN_2tf22234f02cffd5.ged on Sep 25, 2013.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Betty 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 Betty:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Betty 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 Betty:
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Barry Sweetman
Sherry Wells
Barry Sweetman
Barry Sweetman
Barry Sweetman
I double-checked my sources and Sherry is correct. I have removed that source.
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by Barry Sweetman
Sherry Wells
When I was trying to do research to assure myself that these were indeed the same person to merge, I found that the "Virginia Births and Christenings" source is not even for this lady.
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by Sherry Wells
Barry Sweetman
Wells-7298 and Wells-5522 appear to represent the same person because: These appear to be duplicates based on their name, both are the spouse of the same husband, and the dates are fairly similar.
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by Barry Sweetman
Barry Sweetman
Wells-5522 and Wells-11435 appear to represent the same person because: Obvious match
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by Barry Sweetman
Rejected matches › Elizabeth (Wells) Renshaw (1742-) › Elizabeth (Welling) Van Deusen (-1832) › Mary Walls (1738-)
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