I am a direct descendant of W003, Zorobabel. I'd like to be a part of the
DNA study. Tell me what to do next.
John B. Wells III
733 Court St.
Paintsville, KY 41240
606-789-1940(H)
606-789-4700(O)
606-789-4713(FAX)
-----Original Message-----
From: Orin R. Wells <ORWells(a)bigfoot.com>
To: ZachariahWells-L(a)rootsweb.com <ZachariahWells-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Date: Thursday, April 12, 2001 1:11 AM
Subject: [Zachariah Wells] Wells DNA Project, first phase.
If you have no clue as to what I am talking about regarding the Wells
Special DNA Study, either check out the following page, or contact me and I
will explain what we are doing. Hopefully, most of you are at least aware
of the project.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~wellsfam/dnaproje/dnaproje.html
This message is directed to those of you who are either Direct line male
Wells descendants who still carry the name or those of you who might be
able to lay your hands on a relative who meets this description.
I have been tasked by BYU to find 4 direct line males in each of the 23
initial Wells families from whom we can obtain a blood sample in the near
term. The purpose is to establish the y-chromosome DNA markers as a
baseline from which they will start matching other participants as they
come into the project.
So, here is what I need. If you are a Wells from one of the families
listed below or know of a relative who will work with us and match the
criteria here, please contact me directly.
I am looking for people in the following areas
1) Seattle, Washington (or willing to travel there on the weekend we will
hold the blood sample draw - date not defined but probably shortly).
2) In the New Hampshire/Vermont area
3) in one of the upcoming BYU blood collection events in the next two
months which include:
April 20-21 - Spokane, Washington
April 20-22 - Tremonton, Utah
April 21 - Virginia Beach, Virginia
April 28 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
April 28 - Denver, Colorado
May 4-5 - Boston, Massachusetts
May 5 - Molokai, Hawaii
May 10 - Merced, California
May 11-12 - Sacramento, California
May 11-12 - Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
May 12 - Orem, Utah
May 12 - Wntersville, Ohio
May 12 - Hilo, Hawaii
May 12 - Kalihi, Hawaii
May 16-19 - National Genealogical Society Conference in Portland, Oregon
May 19 - GenSIG - Salt Lake City, Utah
May 19 - Kahului, Hawaii
May 26 - Kona, Hawaii
June 2 - Kauai, Hawaii
June 8-9 - Sacramento, California
June 15-16 - Chicago, Illinois
We should be in position to accept other participants at these collections
in additon to the folks I indicated being of primary importance for the
base line. I will contact some of you directly because I know where you
are and know if you match what we are looking for. Do not wait for me to
contact you.
The families currently included are the following. If you believe we are
missing a family (or families) please let me know so they can be added. We
are primarily focusing on the early colonial Wells/Welles families
initially and will add the "orphan" branches as we go, so don't feel you
will be left out. You won't.
Family W001 - Thomas Wells/Frances Albright of Wethersfield, CT
Family W002 - Thomas Wells/Naomi Marshall of Westerly, RI
Family W003 - Zorobabel Wells/ Catharine Davenport of Talbot Co., MD
Family W004 - Thomas Wells/Abigail Warner of Ipswich, MA
Family W005 - Richard Wells/Tunis Wells of Frederick Co., VA
Family W006 - Thomas /Frances ____ Wells of Prince George Co., Maryland
Family W007 - Richard Wells / Tattershall, lincolnshire
Family W008 - James Wells/Anne ---- of Baltimore, Maryland (Little Wells)
Family W009 - John Wells - Baltimore Maryland (Big Wells)
Family W010 - Peter Wells - Kingston, Rhode Island
Family W011 - Samuel Wells 1680 - Stafford Co., Virginia
Family W012 - William Wells b: 1552 Lincolnshire to Virginia (links to the
Eastern Shore of Delaware Wells)
Family W013 - Henry Wells b: Cir 1666 from Pennsylvania
Family W014 - William Wells b: Cir 1798 Fayette Co., Pennsylvania
Family W015 - Thomas Welles b: cir 1515 Stourton, Warwickshire -
Wethersfield, CT (Gov. Thomas Welles line)
Family W016 - Aaron Wells b: Cir 1765 Mason Co., Kentucky
Family W017 - Richard Wells/ Frances ____ of Philadelphia (probably no
Wells male descendants)
Family W018 - Thomas Welles/Edmond Wells - Dudley, Worcestershire -
Saybrook, Connecticut
Family W019 - William Wells - Southold, Long Island, New York
Famiiy W020 - Zachariah Wells - Lee/Wise Co, Virginia
Family W021 - Samuel /John Wells - Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania
Family W022 - Barnaby - Old Rappahanock Co., Virgina
Family W023 - David Wells - Mechlenburg Co., Virginia
Family W024 - Jacob Wells - Duplin Co., North Carolina (This one may be
omitted because I have NOT been able to obtain a good Gedcom for the study.
It appears this Wells line may actually have come from a Wels line out of
Germany).
OK, so there are more than 23 <g>
Orin R. Wells
Wells Family Research Association
P. O. Box 5427
Kent, Washington 98064-5427
<ORWells(a)bigfoot.com>
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