William Arthur Wells1

M, #414, b. 27 November 1810, d. 19 November 1845
Last Edited: 12 Jan 2021
Charts:
Descendants of Thomas Moore of Reading

Family:

Lydia Moore b. 21 Feb 1817, d. 10 Jun 1884

Children:

Olivia Wells4 b. 31 Mar 1837, d. 9 Dec 1859
Rebecca Wells5 b. 5 Oct 1838, d. 19 Sep 1860
Matthias Richards Wells5 b. 1 Jun 1840, d. 1 Aug 1840
Mary Wells5 b. 4 Aug 1842, d. 18 Aug 1859
William Moore Wells5 b. 8 Dec 1844, d. 9 Jun 1917
Arthur Alston Wells6 b. 28 Dec 1847, d. 10 Aug 1918
James M. Wells+6 b. 18 Oct 1849, d. 28 Aug 1876
Esther Wells6 b. 19 Jul 1852, d. 27 Mar 1870
Thomas McDowell Wells6 b. 18 Nov 1854, d. 13 Feb 1942

Notes

  • Note*: Family bible:

    "Marriages
    William Arthur WELLS, son of Arthur Allston WELLS and Ann McDOWELL, (born at Cantwells Bridge, New Castle County, State of Delaware, 27th Nov 1810) and Lydia MOORE, daughter of Thomas MOORE and Esther HECKMAN, (born at Reading, Berks County, State of Pennsylvania. 21st Feb 1817) were married by the Reverend Richard M. Morgan at Reading on the 9th day of June at 8 o'clock PM AD 1836."

    "Deaths
    Wm Arthur WELLS Departed this life at Reading Nov 19th 1845, 45 years of age

    Lydia Moore WELLS Departed this life at Reading at 4 PM 1Oth day of June 1884, 67 years of age."1
  • Note: See two family websites.2,3

Citations

  1. [S8] ""Another Wells Bible" (Contains transcription of Family Record pages, from a bible owned by William H. Wells of Portland, Oregon, printed in Oxford, England in 1739 by John Baskett. Contains one page entitled 'Moore Family Record'. Also contains transcrip", Delaware Genealogical Society Journal Vol. 10 (April 1999), No. 1, p. 1-4, and Vol. 10, (Oct 1999), No. 2, p. 28-30: page 28, m. William Arthur Wells & Lydia Moore.   Del-Gen-Soc-Jrnl--Vol-10-No-1--Wells-Bible.pdf   Del-Gen-Soc-Jrnl--Vol-10-No-2--Wells-Bible.pdf
  2. [S217] Wells Family website, by William M. Wells, online http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~genphotos2/….
  3. [S216] Wells and Allied Families of the Eastern Shore of Maryland and Delaware website, by H. Jack Wells, online https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~welles/genealogy/WELLES/.
  4. [S8] "Another Wells Bible", page 29, births & deaths.
  5. [S8] "Another Wells Bible", page 29, births.
  6. [S8] "Another Wells Bible", page 30, births.