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Mary Elizabeth Wells (F)
b. 24 January 1906, #11001
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Reference   T3
Charts   Pedigree for Mary Elizabeth Wells

Father   Clarence Oscar Wells b. 22 March 1872, d. 19 May 1953
Mother   Anna "Annie" Kimmell b. 13 January 1872, d. 21 July 1938

Birth 24 January 1906 Weiser, Adams Co, Idaho1 
Census1910 1 April 1910 Middle Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho 
Marriage 31 May 1935 Robert Almer Thompson1 

Citations
  1. [S129] Family group sheets handwritten by Mary (Wells) Thompson, Evd #129.

Clarence Oscar Wells (M)
b. 22 March 1872, d. 19 May 1953, #11002
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Reference   T6
Charts   Pedigree for Mary Elizabeth Wells

Father   Edward Oscar Wells b. 4 September 1835, d. 1919
Mother   Mercy Ann Dunkerton b. 27 May 1843, d. 1877

Birth 22 March 1872 Waterloo, Blackhawk Co., Iowa 
Census1880 1 June 1880 Waterloo 1st Ward, Blackhawk Co., Iowa 
Note Carpenter & Farmer 
Marriage 21 October 1896 Anna "Annie" Kimmell; Waterloo, Blackhawk Co., Iowa1 
Religion Raised Methodist, later joind Dunkard1 
Census1900 1 June 1900 Towner Co., North Dakota 
Residence 1904-1906 moved from ND to ID 
Census1910 15 April 1910 Middle Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho, w/son 
Death 19 May 1953 Pendleton, Umatilla Co., Oregon1 
Burial 21 May 1953 Mt View Cemetery - City Section, Walla Walla, Walla Walla Co., Washington1 

Family   Anna "Annie" Kimmell b. 13 January 1872, d. 21 July 1938
Children  1. John Wilmer Wells b. 31 May 1898, d. 6 Mar 18991
  2. Forest Edward Wells b. 21 May 1900, d. 21 Apr 1942
  3. Morris Arthur Wells b. 25 Nov 1901, d. 6 Feb 1974
  4. William Wayne Wells b. 12 Oct 1903, d. 17 May 1962
  5. Mary Elizabeth Wells+ b. 24 Jan 1906
  6. Clarence Glenn Wells b. 19 Feb 1908, d. 20 Oct 1955
  7. Alma Grace Wells b. 17 Jul 1909, d. 21 Jul 1986
  8. Theron Wells b. 19 Jul 1913, d. 19 Jul 1913

Citations
  1. [S129] Family group sheets handwritten by Mary (Wells) Thompson, Evd #129.

Anna "Annie" Kimmell (F)
b. 13 January 1872, d. 21 July 1938, #11003
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Reference   T7
Charts   Pedigree for Mary Elizabeth Wells

Father   Aaron G Kimmell1 b. 10 February 1826, d. 9 January 1880
Mother   Elizabeth Livengood1 b. 14 April 1841, d. 31 October 1914

Birth 13 January 1872 Berlin, Somerset Co., Pennsylvania1 
Marriage 21 October 1896 Clarence Oscar Wells; Waterloo, Blackhawk Co., Iowa1 
Religion Dunkard while small - Elk Lick, Somerset Co., Pennsylvania 
Census1900 1 June 1900 Towner Co., North Dakota 
Census1910 15 April 1910 Middle Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho 
Death 21 July 1938 Pendleton, Umatilla Co., Oregon1 
Burial 25 July 1938 Mt View Cemetery - City Section, Walla Walla, Walla Walla Co., Washington1 

Family   Clarence Oscar Wells b. 22 March 1872, d. 19 May 1953
Children  1. John Wilmer Wells b. 31 May 1898, d. 6 Mar 18991
  2. Forest Edward Wells b. 21 May 1900, d. 21 Apr 1942
  3. Morris Arthur Wells b. 25 Nov 1901, d. 6 Feb 1974
  4. William Wayne Wells b. 12 Oct 1903, d. 17 May 1962
  5. Mary Elizabeth Wells+ b. 24 Jan 1906
  6. Clarence Glenn Wells b. 19 Feb 1908, d. 20 Oct 1955
  7. Alma Grace Wells b. 17 Jul 1909, d. 21 Jul 1986
  8. Theron Wells b. 19 Jul 1913, d. 19 Jul 1913

Citations
  1. [S129] Family group sheets handwritten by Mary (Wells) Thompson, Evd #129.

Edward Oscar Wells (M)
b. 4 September 1835, d. 1919, #11004
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Reference   T12
Charts   Pedigree for Mary Elizabeth Wells

Father   Theron Wells b. 14 November 1794
Mother   Miranda Chaffee b. 3 June 1790, d. 1 February 1869

Birth 4 September 1835 Wells Hollow, Orwell Twnshp, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania, Mary shows 18331 
(InHomeOf) Census1850 1 June 1850 Theron Wells; pg 137 #159-164, Orwell Twnshp, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania, Welles, Theron 55 b.CT $1200 land||
Welles, Miranda 60 b.CT||
Welles, Lois 31 b.PA||
Welles, Sanford 25 b.PA||
Welles, George W 2nd 22 b.PA||
Welles, Oscar 16 b.PA 
(InHomeOf) Census1860 1860 Theron Wells; pg 482 #1899-1988, Orwell, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania, Wells, Theron 64 b.CT farmer $1000-$662||
Wells, Miranda 70 b.CT||
Wells, Oscar 26 b.PA farm hand $1600-$300 
Marriage 5 April 1865 Mercy Ann Dunkerton; Blackhawk Co., Iowa, book B pg 146 (SLC 1034533 #4) Wells to Dunkerton:
Be it Remembered that on the 5th day of April 1865 License of Marriage was issued for the marriage of E O Wells to Miss Mercy Dunkerton 
Census1870 1 June 1870 Waterloo 2nd Ward, Blackhawk Co., Iowa, age 34 fix this up 
Census1880 1 June 1880 Waterloo 1st Ward, Blackhawk Co., Iowa, age 46 
Marriage 1887 Alise Lane; "married 10 years after death of first wife - no children"1 
Census1900 1 June 1900 1900 Look for in Blackhawk Co IA or Toner Co North Dakota 
Residence 1904-1906 moved from ND to ID 
Residence 15 April 1910 Middle Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho, age 76 w/son 
Death 1919 Waterloo, Blackhawk Co., Iowa 

Family 1   Mercy Ann Dunkerton b. 27 May 1843, d. 1877
Children  1. Charles Edward Wells b. 1867, d. Jul 1948
  2. Sanford Adelbert Wells+ b. 1870
  3. Clarence Oscar Wells+ b. 22 Mar 1872, d. 19 May 1953

Citations
  1. [S129] Family group sheets handwritten by Mary (Wells) Thompson, Evd #129.

Mercy Ann Dunkerton (F)
b. 27 May 1843, d. 1877, #11005
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Reference   T12
Charts   Pedigree for Mary Elizabeth Wells

Father   Richard Dunkerton b. 1796, d. 12 April 1878
Mother   Elizabeth Haine b. 14 December 1804

Birth 27 May 1843 Trumbell Co., Ohio1 
(InHomeOf) Census1850 1850 Richard Dunkerton; pg 269 #869-893, Bloomfield, Trumball Co., Ohio, Dunkerton, Richard 55 b.England farmer - 11 children, only Mercy entered in database 
Census1860 1860 haven't been able to find her in census so far 
Marriage 5 April 1865 Edward Oscar Wells; Blackhawk Co., Iowa, book B pg 146 (SLC 1034533 #4) Wells to Dunkerton:
Be it Remembered that on the 5th day of April 1865 License of Marriage was issued for the marriage of E O Wells to Miss Mercy Dunkerton 
Census1870 1 June 1870 Waterloo 2nd Ward, Blackhawk Co., Iowa 
Death 1877 Waterloo, Blackhawk Co., Iowa, per Mary Wells Thompson FGS 

Family   Edward Oscar Wells b. 4 September 1835, d. 1919
Children  1. Charles Edward Wells b. 1867, d. Jul 1948
  2. Sanford Adelbert Wells+ b. 1870
  3. Clarence Oscar Wells+ b. 22 Mar 1872, d. 19 May 1953

Citations
  1. [S129] Family group sheets handwritten by Mary (Wells) Thompson, Evd #129.

Theron Wells (M)
b. 14 November 1794, #11008
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Reference   T24
Charts   Pedigree for Mary Elizabeth Wells

Father   Samuel Wells b. 31 July 1771, d. 20 March 1827
Mother   Jemima Johnson d. 21 September 1843

Birth 14 November 1794 New Hartford, Litchfield Co., Connecticut, The Chaffee gives that date and says he was born in New Hartford, Litchfield, CT. All his census records also say CT.
Since in the 1810 census he would only be 15 or 16, and not head of a household, the Theron in CT can't be him.1 
Census1810 August 1810 NEGATIVE, Farmington, Hartford Co., Connecticut, pg 391 1m0-10 1m26-45 2f0-10 1f26-45. This can't be the right Theron because he would be 15 so doesn't fit in the age groups. That one is probably the one married to Susanna Northway in 1802 
Marriage 21 September 1817 Miranda Chaffee1 
(Witness) Probate 15 June 1827 Samuel Wells; Bradford Co., Pennsylvania, pg 51 - Letters of administration granted to Chauncy Frisbee[?] and Theron Wells of Bradford County on the estate of Samuel Wells Deceased they having first given security and having been duly sworn well and truly to administer said estate to exhibit a true inventory and render a just account of their administration according to law. Given under the seal of the Register this 15th Day of June AD 1827
pg 83 - Burr Ridgway Adm of Samuel Wells decd. Citatioce Issuece April 13th AD 1831 to widow & heirs of Samuel Wells deceased to appear on Saturday the 23rd same month at 2'oclock P.M. to accept or renounce their right to administer De Bonis Non upon the estate of the said Samuel Wells decd April 25, 1831. Theron Wells and Shubal Wells appear & by their consent continued to Tuesday May 10th 183[blank] at 7:oclock P.M. Pursuant to continuous the said Shubal and Theron appeared & ___ to take Letters of Amininstration De Bonis Non to any other person. Caveat filed May 11, 1831. Dec 8, 1830 affidavit of H. Wells filed noting there was a residue of personal property after the discharge of the former administrators - whereupon it is decreed that Letters of Administratio De Bonis Non be issued to some suitable & discreet person. Letter of Administation De Bonis Non issued to Burr Ridgway on the estate of Samuel Wells deceased he having first given security & having been affirmed well and truly to administer said estate exhibit a true inventory and render a just account of his said administration according to law. Given under the seal of the registers office this 9th day of Decemeber AD 1831. Inventory filed Jan 7, 1802
     Have to find the entry, but at some point we found that Norman Wells was also involved with Samuel's estate2 
Census1830 1 June 1830 Orwell Twnshp, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania, 1m0-5 1m5-10 2m10-15 1m30-40 1f5-10 2f20-30 1f50-60 
Event-Misc 11 May 1831 Pike Twnshp, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania, I Theron Wells of Pike Township in the County of Bradford & one of the sons of Samuel Wells late of Bradford County deceased ent__ herby a caveat aginst the registers granting letters of administration he bound now upon the estate of the said Samuel Wells deceased to any person or persons whomever as the goods and chattels rights and credits and all and singular the estate have been fully administered and the account therof finally ____ and settled. Witness my hand this 11 May 1831. - Theron Wells 
Census1850 1 June 1850 pg 137 #159-164, Orwell Twnshp, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania, Welles, Theron 55 b.CT $1200 land||
Welles, Miranda 60 b.CT||
Welles, Lois 31 b.PA||
Welles, Sanford 25 b.PA||
Welles, George W 2nd 22 b.PA||
Welles, Oscar 16 b.PA 
InHomeOf: Miranda Chaffee
InHomeOf: Lois Wells
InHomeOf: Sanford Wells
InHomeOf: George W Wells 2nd
InHomeOf: Edward Oscar Wells
Census1860 1860 pg 482 #1899-1988, Orwell, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania, Wells, Theron 64 b.CT farmer $1000-$662||
Wells, Miranda 70 b.CT||
Wells, Oscar 26 b.PA farm hand $1600-$300 
InHomeOf: Miranda Chaffee
InHomeOf: Edward Oscar Wells
(InHomeOf) Census1870 1870 George W Wells 2nd; pg 8 Potter Hill post office #55-57, Orwell, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania, Wells, Washington 41 b.PA wheelright $600-$400 - children also in census, but not added to database - father living with them as well||
Wells, Cordeial 41 b.RI - children also in census, but not added to database||
Wells, Theron 74 b.CT 
Residence 1878 Wells Hollow, Orwell, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania, Orwell Churces book say that the "Wells farm was in Wells Hollow on Johnson Creek, occupied by Theron in 1878 and is now the property of Fred Hunt. 
(InHomeOf) Census1880 1880 George W Wells 2nd, Cordelia A (__________); pg 262b, Pottersville, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania, Wells, George W 51 b.PA Carriage Maker parents both b.CT
Wells, Cordelia A Wife 51 b.RI Keeping House parents both b.RI
Wells, George T Son 25 b.PA Teacher b.PA mother b.RI
Wheaton, B. Ella Dau 23 b.PA Teacher father b.PA mother b.RI
Wells, Gettie A Dau 14 b.PA At Home father b.PA mother b.RI
Wells, Lucy C [relationship Other] 19 b.PA Dress Maker b.PA mother b.RI||
Wells, Theron Father 85 b.CT House Carpenter parents both b.CT
 

Family   Miranda Chaffee b. 3 June 1790, d. 1 February 1869
Children  1. Lois Wells b. 1819
  2. Sanford Wells b. 1825
  3. George W Wells 2nd b. 1828
  4. Edward Oscar Wells+ b. 4 Sep 1835, d. 1919

Citations
  1. [S184] The Chaffee Genealogy, William Henry Chaffee.
  2. [S143] Bradford Co PA Registers Docket #1, Evd #143, pg 51.

Miranda Chaffee (F)
b. 3 June 1790, d. 1 February 1869, #11009
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Reference   T25
Charts   Pedigree for Mary Elizabeth Wells

Father   Samuel Chaffee
Mother   Azabah Sanger d. 28 September 1834

Birth 3 June 1790 Woodstock, Windham Co., Connecticut1 
Marriage 21 September 1817 Theron Wells1 
(InHomeOf) Census1850 1 June 1850 Theron Wells; pg 137 #159-164, Orwell Twnshp, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania, Welles, Theron 55 b.CT $1200 land||
Welles, Miranda 60 b.CT||
Welles, Lois 31 b.PA||
Welles, Sanford 25 b.PA||
Welles, George W 2nd 22 b.PA||
Welles, Oscar 16 b.PA 
(InHomeOf) Census1860 1860 Theron Wells; pg 482 #1899-1988, Orwell, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania, Wells, Theron 64 b.CT farmer $1000-$662||
Wells, Miranda 70 b.CT||
Wells, Oscar 26 b.PA farm hand $1600-$300 
Death 1 February 1869 Orwell, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania, Orwell church book pg 55-56
     Azubah Chaffee was the great-great-grandmothor of Mrs. Frank Dimock of Wyalusing, Pa. Azubah was born Sept. 3, 1760, the daughter of John and Dorothy Sanger of a family of 18 chi1dren. Azubah Sanger married at Woodstock, Ct., May 25, 1783 Samuel Chaffee, who was born at Woodstock June 9, 1760, and died there Oct. 20, 18l3. She lived with her son Luther in a square, frame house at the four corners of Wells Hollow in Orwell township. The "all" part of the house was built for her use. She was a pensioner of the Revolutionary War.
     Miranda (or Maranda), wife of Theron Wells, who died February 1, 1869 at the age of 78 years, 7 months and 28 days, was a daughter of Samuel and Azubah (Sanger.) Chaffee. She was a sister of Luther Chaffee who was born October 26, 1787, and married, first Amy Browning; second, Julia Waterman, born March 4, 1810, at North Haven, Ct., daughter of William and Miriam (Thorpe) Waterman; Julia died at Sayre, Pa., in 1895 with burial at Tioga Point cemetery. Her daughter, Alice Emily Chaffee, married George N. Johnson of LeRaysville, (son of Joel), and was the maternal grandmother of Mrs. Frank Dimock (nee Alice E. Pierce.), who remembers her grandmother taking care of the Chaffee lot in the old cemetery where the inscriptions were found. (See page 55).
     pg 55 - In Memory of Maranda, Wife of Theron Wells,
Died Feb. 1, 1869, Aged 78 yrs. 7 mos. & 28 D. M. W.
Separate foot stones with initials: J. W., R.E.
1 
Burial Wells Cemetery, Ridge Road, Orwell Twnshp, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania, http://www.rootsweb.com/~pabradfo/cemetery/wellsor.htm
Wells Maranda Feb.1.1869 78y7m28d w/o Theron Wells
 

Family   Theron Wells b. 14 November 1794
Children  1. Lois Wells b. 1819
  2. Sanford Wells b. 1825
  3. George W Wells 2nd b. 1828
  4. Edward Oscar Wells+ b. 4 Sep 1835, d. 1919

Citations
  1. [S184] The Chaffee Genealogy, William Henry Chaffee.

Richard Dunkerton (M)
b. 1796, d. 12 April 1878, #11010

Reference   T24
Charts   Pedigree for Mary Elizabeth Wells

Birth 1796 Somersetshire, England, Ancestry World Tree 
Marriage 15 April 1824 Elizabeth Haine; Bedminster near Bristol, England, Ancestry World Tree 
Immigration between 1834 and 1838 Elizabeth Haine; 5th child born in England in 1834, 6th child born in Ohio in 1838 
Census1850 1850 pg 269 #869-893, Bloomfield, Trumball Co., Ohio, Dunkerton, Richard 55 b.England farmer - 11 children, only Mercy entered in database 
InHomeOf: Elizabeth Haine
InHomeOf: Mercy Ann Dunkerton
Death 12 April 1878 Trumbull Co., Ohio, Ancestry World Tree 

Family   Elizabeth Haine b. 14 December 1804
Child  1. Mercy Ann Dunkerton+ b. 27 May 1843, d. 1877

Elizabeth Haine (F)
b. 14 December 1804, #11011

Reference   T25
Charts   Pedigree for Mary Elizabeth Wells

Birth 14 December 1804 England, Ancestry World Tree 
Marriage 15 April 1824 Richard Dunkerton; Bedminster near Bristol, England, Ancestry World Tree 
Immigration between 1834 and 1838 Richard Dunkerton; 5th child born in England in 1834, 6th child born in Ohio in 1838 
(InHomeOf) Census1850 1850 Richard Dunkerton; pg 269 #869-893, Bloomfield, Trumball Co., Ohio, Dunkerton, Richard 55 b.England farmer - 11 children, only Mercy entered in database 

Family   Richard Dunkerton b. 1796, d. 12 April 1878
Child  1. Mercy Ann Dunkerton+ b. 27 May 1843, d. 1877

Samuel Wells (M)
b. 31 July 1771, d. 20 March 1827, #11016
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Reference   T32
Charts   Pedigree for Mary Elizabeth Wells

Father   Timothy Wells1
Mother   Miriam Douglas1 b. circa 1743

Birth 31 July 1771 New Hartford, Litchfield Co., Connecticut, age 55y 7m 20d from death works out to this date. Son Theron's 1880 census says both parents born CT, in spite of the Orwell church record saying VT. New Hartford for his birth place is assumed because his parents were married there, and his son was born there. However, he might have been born across the county line in Burlington, Hartford County, about 8 miles away. This would solve the Orwell church record that says he was born in Burlington VT - someone made a mistake and put VT instead of CT.
     Note that the Samuel born 11 Nov 1766in Wethersfield, Hartford Co, CT is not our Samuel, as that one married Anna Griswold in 1787 per http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Fields/4791/williamsamuelmorris.html 
Census1790 1790 Connecticut, index
1790 CT Samuel Wells Fairfield Stratford pg 232 (10 of 10) 1-2-2 (also Stephen 2-0-2)
1790 CT Samuel Wells Fairfield Weston pg 237 (3 of 8) 3-0-3 (also Nathan 1-1-2)
1790 CT Samuel Wells, Jr. Fairfield Weston pg 237 (3 of 8) 1-1-5
1790 CT Samuel Wells Litchfield Litchfield pg 393 (30 of 40) 1-2-3 (also Noah 1-0-1)
1790 CT Samuel Wells, II Hartford Wethersfield pg 482 (2 of 8) 1-1-2 (also Thomas 2nd 2-3-3)
1790 CT Samuel Wells, II Hartford Wethersfield pg 486 (5 of 8) 2-0-3 (also John 3-1-1 and many more including Ichabod, Hezekiah, Josiah, etc)
1800 CT Samuel Wells Hartford Wethersfield 301
1800 CT Samuel Wells Hartford Wethersfield 301
1800 CT Samuel Wells Hartford Galstonbury 432
1800 CT Samuel Wells, II Hartford Galstonbury 434
1800 CT Samuel Wells Hartford Granby 528
1800 CT Samuel Wells Litchfield Canaan 50 
Marriage Jemima Johnson; "Samuel Wells, who married a sister of Asahel Johnson, came from Burlington, Vermont (sic, s/b CT not VT), and settled on the farm just south of Johnson, in 1799. His oldest son, Theron, now owns the property."
     History of the Churches of Orwell, PA 1803-1951 by Detty "Jemima Wells, fourth of those joining August 3, 1816 was the wife of Samuel Wells who came in 1797 to Orwell from Burlington Vermont (sic, s/b CT not VT).2 
Negative 1795 Hartford Co., Connecticut, The Captain Samuel Wells who bought land this year is a much older man, and not "our" Samuel 
Residence 1797 Orwell Churches book says they moved from Burlington VT to Orwell Twnshp, Bradford, PA and that the "Wells farm was in Wells Hollow on Johnson Creek, occupied by Theron in 1878 and is now the property of Fred Hunt. - However, it is more likely that he came from Burlington CT which is in Hartford County, and is also where Jemina's brother was born 
Census1800 1800 Orwell, Luzerne (now Bradford) Co., Pennsylvania, 1m0-10, 1m16-26, 1m26-45, 1f26-45 ages don't match kids??? 
Note 1800 About the year 1800, it was decided that the land claimed under the Connecticut title belonged to Pennsylvania. A large number of the settlers had paid Thayer more or less for their lands, and on the decision being made that his title was worthless, so enraged were the victims that Thayer found it expedient to seek a less heated locality. (The Susquehanna company's townships were Watertown, which was five miles Square, and granted to Daniel Brown, Sept. 5, 1794; and Graham, granted to Sheldon Graham, of Albany Co. NY, March 4, 1795. Lots were sold in Graham to Captain Samuel Wells, of Hartford, Conn. Theron Darling, Francis Mesusan, and Josiah Grant..."
     This Capt Samuel Wells is of an older generation, and not our Samuel3 
Residence 1802 Orwell, Luzerne (now Bradford) Co., Pennsylvania, The following is extracted from Clement F. Heverly, Pioneer and Patriot Families of Bradford County, 1770-1800, Vol. 1, Bradford Star Print, 1913.
Local Government
For twenty-five years before the organization of Bradford county, the local government of the Northern townships of Luzerne was in the hands of officers, appointed by the Court, except justices-of-the-peace who were appointed by the Governor. Assessors and tax collectors were appointed by the Governor. Assessors and tax collectors were appointed by the County Commissioners. The constable was the most important officer in the new townships. His bailiwick embraced a great scope of country and each constable was responsible for the peace and order in his district. He was required to go to Wilkes-Barre, the county seat, a distance of 70 miles to make report to court. If he failed to do so, the court imposed a fine of not less than $4 and sometimes the penalty imposed was $8. Officers for the several districts were appointed as follows:
(partial) Orwell:
1802-’3 Samuel Wells
1805 Asahel Johnson
1812 Theron Darling 
Census1810 1810 Orwell, Luzerne (now Bradford) Co., Pennsylvania, 2m0-10 (Rebzeman & Hyram), 4m10-16 (Theron, Shubuel, Correll, & George), 1m26-45 (Samuel), 2f0-10, 1f26-45 (Jemima) 
Census1820 1820 Orwell, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania, 1m10-16 (Hyram or Rebzeman or George), 1m16-18 (1m16-26) (Hyram or Rebzeman or George), 1m45+ (Samuel), 2f10-16 (Pantha & Cynthia), 1f45+ (Jemima) 
Death 20 March 1827 Orwell, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania, Another source said he died 20 Mar 1837 at 55 years 7 months and 20 days. Orwell Churches book says he died 26 Mar 1827 which makes a lot more sense for a birth date. Tombstone book says he died 20 Mar 1827 
Burial Old Cemetery First Presbyterian Church, Orwell, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania, page 55 Inscriptions in the Old Cemetery of the First Presbyterian Church of Orwell (Orwell Ridge Road, West Side, midway between Potterville Road and Road from Ridge to Orwell Village)
Samuel Wells, died Mar. 20, 1827
Aged 55 years 7 mo. & 20 d.
 
Probate 15 June 1827 Bradford Co., Pennsylvania, pg 51 - Letters of administration granted to Chauncy Frisbee[?] and Theron Wells of Bradford County on the estate of Samuel Wells Deceased they having first given security and having been duly sworn well and truly to administer said estate to exhibit a true inventory and render a just account of their administration according to law. Given under the seal of the Register this 15th Day of June AD 1827
pg 83 - Burr Ridgway Adm of Samuel Wells decd. Citatioce Issuece April 13th AD 1831 to widow & heirs of Samuel Wells deceased to appear on Saturday the 23rd same month at 2'oclock P.M. to accept or renounce their right to administer De Bonis Non upon the estate of the said Samuel Wells decd April 25, 1831. Theron Wells and Shubal Wells appear & by their consent continued to Tuesday May 10th 183[blank] at 7:oclock P.M. Pursuant to continuous the said Shubal and Theron appeared & ___ to take Letters of Amininstration De Bonis Non to any other person. Caveat filed May 11, 1831. Dec 8, 1830 affidavit of H. Wells filed noting there was a residue of personal property after the discharge of the former administrators - whereupon it is decreed that Letters of Administratio De Bonis Non be issued to some suitable & discreet person. Letter of Administation De Bonis Non issued to Burr Ridgway on the estate of Samuel Wells deceased he having first given security & having been affirmed well and truly to administer said estate exhibit a true inventory and render a just account of his said administration according to law. Given under the seal of the registers office this 9th day of Decemeber AD 1831. Inventory filed Jan 7, 1802
     Have to find the entry, but at some point we found that Norman Wells was also involved with Samuel's estate4 
Witness: Theron Wells
MentionedIn: Norman Wells
Probate 1835 Page 51 of Orwell church book makes a transfer of the church shares:
Jan. 3, 1835 - Estate of Samuel Wells, deceased to his heirs:
2 shares to Jemima Wells, 1 share to Theron Wells;
1/2 share to Shubael Wells, 1 share to Pantha Warner,
1 share to George Wells, 1/2 share to W. T. Brown.
Jan, 15, 1835 - Pantha Warner, 1 share to Morris Woodruff

The first volume of minutes of the annual meetings of the proprietors of the Presbyterian meeting house of Orwell, near Roberts Corners, came to a close with the year 1840. A second volume brings the records down to 1918. The second volume includes a copy of the minutes of volume one, and was found in the fall of 1949, after thirty years being mislaid, it being thought to have burned with the house of Mr. Ford. It was found in the garret of the Rodger Platt home on Orwell Hill.

Record of the shares transferred 1839 to 1845.
Date Name of Buyer Name of Seller No. of shares
Jan. 3, 1835 Jemima Wells Samuel Wells Est. 2.0
Theron Wells “ ” “ 1.0
Shubael Wells “ ” “ 0.5
Pantha Warner “ ” “ 1.0
George Wells “ ” “ 1.0
W. T. Brown “ ” “ 0.5

page 55 Inscriptions in the Old Cemetery of the First Presbyterian Church of Orwell (Orwell Ridge Road, West Side, midway between Potterville Road and Road from Ridge to Orwell Village)
Theodore F. Wells,
Died Sept.29, 1850, aged 22 yrs, 2 ms, & 2 d.
Not known who this is. 

Family   Jemima Johnson d. 21 September 1843
Children  1. Theron Wells+ b. 14 Nov 1794
  2. Shubuel Wells b. 30 Oct 1796, d. 5 Nov 1852
  3. Correll Wells
  4. George Washington Wells
  5. Hyram Wells
  6. Rebzeman Wells+ b. c 1805, d. bt 11 May 1843 - 21 Jun 1843
  7. Pantha Wells b. 5 Jun 1805, d. 5 Dec 1858
  8. Cynthia D Wells

Citations
  1. [S214] A Collection of Family Records ... Bearing the Name Douglas, Charles Henry James Douglas, pg 126.
  2. [S175] History of Bradford County PA 1770-1878, Rev David Craft, pg 327.
  3. [S175] History of Bradford County PA 1770-1878, Rev David Craft, pg 350 (Rome Twnshp).
  4. [S143] Bradford Co PA Registers Docket #1, Evd #143, pg 51.

Jemima Johnson (F)
d. 21 September 1843, #11017
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Reference   T33
Charts   Pedigree for Mary Elizabeth Wells

Father   Artemus Johnson b. 5 April 1740, d. 14 August 1784
Mother   Mary Barns b. 25 June 1747, d. 23 October 1820

Birth Negative: VT index, CT index. - son Theron's 1880 census says both parents born CT
The CT Jeminas are
28 Feb 1761 d of Edward Jr & Mary (Woodstock)
10 Jul 1773 d of Seth & Jemima (Middletown)
21 Aug 1773 d of Amos & Jemima (Litchfield)1,2 
CAUTION Artemus Johnson; Jemima, the wife of Samuel Wells, is not proven to be the daughter of Artemus Johnson (and the sister of Asahel Johnson). In the church history cited elsewhere, it is claimed she is Asahel's sister. However, other places it is claimed that Artemus had two daughters, Mary & Abigail, with no mention of a Jemima. However, my inclination is to believe that this is another daughter fitting in between potential brothers William (b.1772) and Truman (b.1775). We know for sure that Samuel's wife is named Jemima, and there must have been some reason for the history to claim that she was Asahel Johnson's sister. 
Marriage Samuel Wells; "Samuel Wells, who married a sister of Asahel Johnson, came from Burlington, Vermont (sic, s/b CT not VT), and settled on the farm just south of Johnson, in 1799. His oldest son, Theron, now owns the property."
     History of the Churches of Orwell, PA 1803-1951 by Detty "Jemima Wells, fourth of those joining August 3, 1816 was the wife of Samuel Wells who came in 1797 to Orwell from Burlington Vermont (sic, s/b CT not VT).3 
Event-Misc 14 June 1827 Orwell, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania, I hereby renounce my right to administer on the state of my husband Samuel Wells* and request that Chancy Frisbie and Theron Wells may be appointed to administer said estate - Jemima Wills
*there is something superscripted - could be and or it could be 2nd or anything. Need to have an expert look at it 
Death 21 September 1843 Orwell Twnshp, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania, http://www.rootsweb.com/~pabradfo/cemetery/wellsor.htm
Wells Jemima Sep.21.1843 75y10m16d w/o Samuel Wells
 
Burial Wells Cemetery, Ridge Road, Orwell Twnshp, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania, http://www.rootsweb.com/~pabradfo/cemetery/wellsor.htm
Wells Jemima Sep.21.1843 75y10m16d w/o Samuel Wells 

Family   Samuel Wells b. 31 July 1771, d. 20 March 1827
Children  1. Theron Wells+ b. 14 Nov 1794
  2. Shubuel Wells b. 30 Oct 1796, d. 5 Nov 1852
  3. Correll Wells
  4. George Washington Wells
  5. Hyram Wells
  6. Rebzeman Wells+ b. c 1805, d. bt 11 May 1843 - 21 Jun 1843
  7. Pantha Wells b. 5 Jun 1805, d. 5 Dec 1858
  8. Cynthia D Wells

Citations
  1. [S97] General index to vital records of Vermont, early to 1870 - microfilm of original index cards, VT Secretary of State, Evd #97.
  2. [S153] CT Vital Records - Barbour Collection index, Evd #153.
  3. [S175] History of Bradford County PA 1770-1878, Rev David Craft, pg 327.

Samuel Chaffee (M)
#11018
Pop-up Pedigree

Reference   T50
Charts   Pedigree for Mary Elizabeth Wells

Father   Ebenezer Chaffee
Mother   (__________) (__________)

Birth  
Marriage Azabah Sanger 

Family   Azabah Sanger d. 28 September 1834
Child  1. Miranda Chaffee+ b. 3 Jun 1790, d. 1 Feb 1869

Azabah Sanger (F)
d. 28 September 1834, #11019

Reference   T51
Charts   Pedigree for Mary Elizabeth Wells

Note See Ancestral File # GP3L-LS 
Marriage Samuel Chaffee 
Death 28 September 1834 Orwell Twnshp, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania, http://www.rootsweb.com/~pabradfo/cemetery/wellsor.htm

 
Burial Wells Cemetery, Ridge Road, Orwell Twnshp, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania, http://www.rootsweb.com/~pabradfo/cemetery/wellsor.htm
Chaffee Azuram Sep.28.1834 74y Relict of Samuel Chaffee 

Family   Samuel Chaffee
Child  1. Miranda Chaffee+ b. 3 Jun 1790, d. 1 Feb 1869

Ebenezer Chaffee (M)
#11036

Reference   T100
Charts   Pedigree for Mary Elizabeth Wells

Marriage (__________) (__________) 

Family   (__________) (__________)
Child  1. Samuel Chaffee+

(__________) (__________) (F)
#11037

Reference   T101
Charts   Pedigree for Mary Elizabeth Wells

Marriage Ebenezer Chaffee 

Family   Ebenezer Chaffee
Child  1. Samuel Chaffee+


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