Individual Details

Joseph's parents: father: Wells, Joseph(*1693 - ) mother: Swanson, Margaret(1692 - 1750)
A baptism at All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel Co, MD may not be this Joseph - some show his father as Thomas, but the Quaker records state plainly his father was Joseph.


JOSEPH WELLS was at Carver's Creek MM, Bladen Co, NC 25 June 1750; charter members of Cane Creek MM, transferring there from Carver's Creek MM when Cane Creek was established 7 Oct 1751

Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy
[p.34] MINUTES AND MARRIAGE RECORDS, page 75, 1790, 8, 4. Joseph, of Wells, con former misconduct + was rst.
[p.207] BIRTH AND DEATH RECORDS, page 367, Joseph Wells d. 9-30-1801 Note--probably transcription error, will indicates he died in 1804, as does the digital image of the actual record

Joseph Wells, Sr will : Orange Co NC Bk D p 140.
Will dated 20 Feb 1804, proved Nov Court, 1804, Joseph Wells, Senior. son: William Wells "land on both sides of Cane Creek" sons: John, Joseph, Nathan, Isaac Wells, $7 each daus: Margrate Gifford, Charity McDaniel, Mary A Jamison ?, Rachel Underwood; granddau: "dau of Jesse Wells deceased" Elizabeth Wells (no relationship stated) Executors: sons Isaac + William Wells
Witnesses: Wm Pike, John Pike Jr. John Marshall


Orange County NC - WILLS - Joseph WELLS, 20 July 1804, File contributed for use in USGenweb Archives by Carol Renner renner@@icisi.net.
I Joseph Wells of Orange County and state of North Carolina being in perfict health and perfict sense and perfict memory but knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, I theirfore this twentyeth day of the seventh mounth in the yeair one thousand eight hundread and fore make and ordain this my last will and testament in the maner following,
first I ordain and constitute my two sons Isaac Wells and William Wells my wholey and soley executors of this my will and testament as trustees of the whole I allow my furnal charges and just debts to be first paid out of my estate items and as touching sutch wourldly estate as it has pleased the lord to bless me with I bequeath, devize, give and dispose of as follows, I give to my son William Wells all my rites of land on boath sides of Cane Creek and my part of the millseat and water corses like wise the planatation that I now live on with full priviliges of house articles and all other rightes and intitles of land watsoever to be freely posesed unto him his heairs and asignes for ever. I give to my eldest son John Wells seven dollars, I give to my son Joseph Wells seaven dollars, I give to my son Nathan Wells seaven dollars, I give to my son Isaac Wells seaven dollars, I give to my daughter Margrate Gifford seaven dollars, I give to my daughter Charity mac Daniel seaven dollars, I give to my daughter Mary Adamson seaven dollars, I give to my daughter Reachel Underwood seaven dollars, I give to my grandaughter daughter of Jessey Wells deascased five shillings. I allow all these above mentioned leaguises to be paid ought of my parishable property. Item, I allow the remainder part of my parishable property to be equally deavided between my son William Wells and Elezabeth Wells. In witness and testamony where of I Joseph Wells have heair unto set my hand and affixed my seal the day and yeare above writen.
signed and sealed in the preasence of us: William Pike Joseph Wells John Pike John Marshill
Exr qualif. (executors qualified)GCT Carver's Creek MM, Bladen Co, NC 25 June 1750.
spouse: Carrington, Charity (*1730 - )
- m. 23 MAY 1750 in Fairfax MM, Louden County, Virginia
----------child: Wells, John (1751 - 1826)
----------child: Wells, Joseph (1753 - 1853)
----------child: Wells, Nathaniel (1755 - 1817)
----------child: Wells, Mary A (1757 - 1830)
----------child: Wells, Margaret (1759 - 1843)
----------child: Wells, Isaac (1760 - 1818)
----------child: Wells, Jesse (1762 - )
----------child: Wells, Charity (~1764 - 1830)
----------child: Wells, William (1766 - 1851)
----------child: Wells, Rachel (1771 - )

Marriage	17 May 1750	Loudoun County, Virginia - Charity Carrington
Death	30 Sep 1804	Cane Creek, Orange County, North Carolina

Spouse	Charity Carrington (1730 - )
Child	Mary Wells (1757 - 1825)