Donna,
Thanks for your imput.
Of the 12 children of ZAch and Osbourne..I have no records of any of
them going to PA.Most went to Missouri,or remained inthe Va-NC
area.....(According to land records I have)
Joseph Wells..eldest son of Zach1.Appears to be very elusive.The only
thing I can say he mayhave been born in NC ca.1760-1770 .....I have only
2 places where I see Joseph Wells.....1. "Colony of North Carolina
1765-1775 Abstract Land Patients Volume 2 ..JOSEPH WELLS 943 page 315
William Haththorn 26 Sept. 1766 310 acres in Duplin between the Green
Swamp and Goshen on the head of the dark branch,joning Mr. Reeds old
line and Joseph Wells"....then a Lee County census 1820-1870 places
Josseph in Lee county in 1840.
Regarding Thomas Wells 2nd son of Zach1 b. ca. 1771 Va d. ca. 1845.have
many "Land deeds" for Thomas Sr and Thomas Jr.sold to them by Zach
Wells1.....and also Thomas membership in the "Three Forks Baptist
Church" where ZAch Sr and Jr were decons for a time.
I hope this helps.One of the things I see regarding ol' Zach1 is he
bought and sold a LOT of land in the Lee County,Va area....and evt. sold
it to family members...including the Shepard family which married mant
times into theWells family...they all being from the same area.
Good luck......Andy Kidd.Seattle,Wa