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Richard Wells

Birth
Frederick County, Virginia, USA
Death
1840 (aged 69–70)
Decatur County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Clay Township, Decatur County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
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On 20 Oct 1834 Richard was issued Land Patents #14683 and 14684 for adjacent plots of 80 and 76.3 Ac respectively in Range 9-E, Township 10-N, Section 7 of Decatur Co, IN. The documents were registered in Indianapolis and signed by President Andrew Jackson.
Harding's 1915 HISTORY OF DECATUR COUNTY, INDIANA mentions that "Richard Wells, a soldier of the War of 1812, is buried in the Wesley Chapel cemetery on the Nelson Mowrey farm. It is impossible to locate the grave with certainty."

His mother was Sarah, first wife of Tunis. (source Dave Wells)
On 20 Oct 1834 Richard was issued Land Patents #14683 and 14684 for adjacent plots of 80 and 76.3 Ac respectively in Range 9-E, Township 10-N, Section 7 of Decatur Co, IN. The documents were registered in Indianapolis and signed by President Andrew Jackson.
Harding's 1915 HISTORY OF DECATUR COUNTY, INDIANA mentions that "Richard Wells, a soldier of the War of 1812, is buried in the Wesley Chapel cemetery on the Nelson Mowrey farm. It is impossible to locate the grave with certainty."

His mother was Sarah, first wife of Tunis. (source Dave Wells)


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