Harrison WELLS

1758 - 1795  (~ 41 years)

• Name	Harrison WELLS
  Born	Between 1754 and 1758	Hunterdon Co., NJ
  Gender	Male
  Died	6 Feb 1795	Mill Creek Hundred, New Castle Co., DE
  Person ID	I8922	Primary
  Last Modified	9 Nov 2010

  
  

  Father	Noah WILLS,   d. Mar 1758, Trenton, Hunterdon Co., NJ
  Mother	Mary HARRISON,   b. Abt 1720, Gloucester Co., NJ ,   d. Aft 1772  (Age ~ 53 years)
  Married	17 Apr 1746	Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA   [1]
  Family ID	F2674	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Hannah VAN LEER,   b. 27 Jan 1759, Gloucester Co., NJ ,   d. Abt 20 May 1801, Mill Creek Hundred, New Castle Co., DE  (Age 42 years)
  Married	Abt 1779
  Children	1. Margaret WELLS,   b. 5 Feb 1777,   d. 1826  (Age 48 years)   2. Elizabeth WELLS,   b. 15 Dec 1778,   d. 20 Aug 1863  (Age 84 years)   3. Seth Vanleer WELLS,   b. 4 Jul 1780,   d. 25 Feb 1847  (Age 66 years)   4. William Vanleer WELLS,   b. 5 Apr 1783   5. George WELLS,   b. 10 May 1785,   d. 21 Oct 1833  (Age 48 years) + 6. Mary WELLS,   b. 20 Nov 1787,   d. 20 May 1869  (Age 81 years)   7. Harrison Vanleer WELLS,   b. 18 Feb 1793,   d. 28 Jan 1830  (Age 36 years)   8. Hannah WELLS,   b. 28 Jun 1795,   d. 6 Jan 1865  (Age 69 years)
  Last Modified	8 Jan 2017
  Family ID	F2672	Group Sheet

  
  

• Notes

  Gloucester County, Sept 7, 1779 Notice is hereby given to all persons having any demands against Harrison Wells, George Avis, William Wells, William Bocock, Daniel Cozens, Jonathan Chew, James Hanisey, Joseph Long, Jacob Hewit, John Roberson, Peter Johnson, Isaac Justice, John Hatton, James Duffielld, John Gruff, John Hinchman, William Forsman, Alexander Bartam, John Cox, John Rodrow, Gabrial D'Veber, Wiolliam Pinyard, John O'Briant, George Swanton, Josiah Biddle, Robert Whitaker, Jeremiah Prosser, John Carter, jun., or David Suram, whose estates are forfeited, and have been sold by the Commissioners of said county; That they exhibit their accounts before the Judges of the court of common pleas, within the time limited by law, i order that they may be adjusted and paid. John Sparks, Samuel Kaighn, Commissioniers The New Jersey Gazette, Vol II, No 92, Sept 29, 1779 Harrison Wells of Greenwich. His 100-acre farm and grist mill were also confiscated and sold in March 1779. Source: Larry Gerlach, New Jersey in the American Revolution 6th. On Friday the 16th, as said Eldridge's, 100 acres of land, whereon is a good stone dwelling place, a good grist-mill and other improvements, late the property of Harrison Wells. At the same time and place 100 acres of valuable land adjacent to said mill, late the property of William Wells, both being part of a tract that formerly belonged to William Harrison, Esq. ...

  
  

• Sources

  [S113] Marriages before 1810 PA (Reliability: 2).