This set of pages is alphabetical.
We will eventually connect the ancestors to the DNA results for that family as well as the family tree for each entry. Not all families have had descendents tested. Some may not be properly connected yet.
Please feel free to contact us if you see any errors in these families.
The famililes currently involved in the study include the following. (Page 16)
| Family | Ancestor Names | Location(s) | DNA Results |
| W403 | William A. Wells/Mary (Rowland) Sater | Kentucky b: Cir 1816 to Barren Co., Kentucky |
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| W462 | William A. Wells/Selma Andres | Illinois Cir 1865 to Lewis, Pottawamie County, Iowa |
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| W481 | William Edward Wells/Mary E. | New York b: Cir 1860 |
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| W252 | William Green Wells/Mary Butcher | Virginia b: cir 1818 to Johnson Co., Kentucky |
W003 |
| W261 | William Harrison Wells/Nancy Rogers | Stewart Co., Tennessee b: 06 Jun 1806 to Drew Co., Arkansas |
W024 |
| W058 | William Henry Wells | Paddington, Middlesex, England b: 08 Jun 1796 | W030 |
| W095 | William J. Wells/Nancy J. Trice | Blount County, Alabama b: 17 Nov 1840 | W023 |
| W133 | William Jesse Wells/Lucinda _____ | South Carolina b: Cir 1796 to Butler Co., Alabama |
W037 |
| W119 | William Joshua Wells/Parthen(m)a Martin | Franklin Co., Georgia b: Cir 1830 | W011 |
| W383 | William M. Wells/Mattie J. Williams | Atlanta, Fulton Co., Georgia b: 11 Jul 1860 to Jackson, Hinds Co., Mississippi |
W003 |
| W332 | William Nathan Wells/Ethel Pearl _____ | Iowa b: Cir 1873 to Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California |
W037 |
| W283 | William Patrick Wells/Mary Adelaide Wellington | Nelson, Madison Co., New York b: Cir 1810 | W283 |
| W472 | William Penford Wells/Hannah Simmons | Dartford, Kent, England b: 04 Aug 1833 to Swanscombe, Kent, England |
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| W437 | William R. Wells/Elizabeth Gault | Virginia b: 18 Jul 1797 to Mason County, Kentucky |
W027 |
| W322 | William Riley Wells/Ann Lippincott | New Jersey b: 23 Jan 1821 to Dunkirk, Chatauqua Co., New York |
W041 |
| W051 | William Robert Wells/Henrietta Fell | York, Yorkshire, England b: 7 Jul 1819 to Richfield, Sevier County, Utah |
W029 |
| W423 | William S. Wells/Mary Ann Shepherd | Lee County, Virginia b: Cir 1821 to Lawrence County, Kentucky |
W006 |
| W431 | William Sydney Smith Willes/Mary Lorinthia Clyde | Jefferson, Cole County, Missouri b: 18 Mar 1819 to Lehi, Utah County, Utah |
W365 |
| W368 | William Sydney Smith Willes/Lucinda Alzinia Lott | Jefferson, Cole County, Missouri b: 18 Mar 1819 to Lehi, Utah County, Utah |
W365 |
| W195 | William Swan Wells/Susan Adeline Reinhardt | Connecticut b: Cir 1811 to Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee |
W015 |
| W305 | William W. Wells/Mariah Collins | Kentucky b: 30 Dec 1800 to Mt. Olivet, Robertson Co., Kentucky |
W006 |
| W196 | William W. Wells/Sophia Thacker | Kingston-Upon-Thames, Surrey, England b: Cir 1820 to California |
W033 |
| W265 | William Wallace Wells/Emma M. Harris | Jerome Twp., Union Co., Ohio b: 25 Dec 1846 to Forest Park, Cook Co., Illinois |
W066 |
| W425 | Willis Law Wells/Genetta "Nettie" Bell Marsh | Aldon, Hardin County, Iowa b: 27 Jan 1862 | W425 |
| W259 | Wimbrick Dock Wells/Susan Helen Morris | Buena Vista, Marion Co., Georgia b: 01 Oct 1843 to Rusk Co., Texas |
W024 |
| W171 | Woodrow "Woody" Wells/Sarah Clark | Pennsylvania b: Cir 1795 to Vinton Co., Ohio |
W171 |
This family has been tested, but does not clearly match any baseline family |
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| W439 | Yelverton Wells/Jane Penelope Pash | Virginia Cir 1810 to Nelson County, Kentucky |
W011 |
| W020 | Zachariah Wells/Abigail Osborne | Virginia? b: Cir 1739 to Lee/Wise Co, Virginia |
W020 |
This family is now known to connect somehow with baseline family W006 above |
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| W372 | Zachariah Wells | Bryan Co., Georgia b: Cir 1775 | W013 |
| W308 | Zachariah N. Wells/Margaret Fish | Lee Co., Virginia b: Cir 1810 | W006 |
Last Updated: 05/25/2026