"DANIEL WELLS, second son of Lieutenant Samuel and Margaret (McCrellis) Wells, was born in Greenfield, Massachusetts, October 2, 1760, died there, July 26, 1815. He was but fourteen and a half years old when the Revolutionary war broke out, but he enlisted in the patriot army as a private in the company of his cousin, Captain Agrippa Wells, Colonel Samuel Williams' regiment, in response to the Lexington Alarm of April 19, 1775. He continued to serve until after the battle of Bennington in August, 1777. After the Revolution he served for many years in the state militia and was successively commissioned ensign, captain, and in 1800, lieutenant-colonel. He removed to Guilford, Vermont, in 1788, but soon returned to Greenfield. He was town clerk and treasurer of Greenfield from 1793 to 1809. He was one of the incorporators of Greenfield's first water company, that supplied the town until 1869. The name of Colonel Daniel Wells appears in a list of Greenfield's prominent men in 1801 and his occupation is given as 'Farmer'. His home at the corner of Wells and Main street, subsequently the home of his son, Judge Daniel Wells, is still in a good state of preservation [1911].
"He married, October 26, 1781, Rhoda, born in 1761, died July 20, 1833, daughter of John Newton, of Greenfield .... The children of Colonel Daniel and Rhoda (Newton) Wells, all born in Greenfield, Massachusetts, were: 1. Sarah, born July 1, 1783, died March 4, 1843. 2. Sabra, February 3, 1785, died March 21, 1867; married, November 12, 1805, Elijah Alford.... 3. Calvin [born April 22, 1787]. 4. Daniel, born June 14, 1791, died June 23, 1854.... 5. Franklin, born June 10, 1793, died September 28, 1845;... 6. Rhoda Adeline, born March 14, 1798, died March 23, 1858; married Justus Preston, in 1848...."
— John W. Jordan, editor, Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania: Genealogical and Personal Memoirs, New York: Lewis Publishing Company, 1911, Vol. III, pp. 1171-1172.
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"He married, October 26, 1781, Rhoda, born in 1761, died July 20, 1833, daughter of John Newton, of Greenfield .... The children of Colonel Daniel and Rhoda (Newton) Wells, all born in Greenfield, Massachusetts, were: 1. Sarah, born July 1, 1783, died March 4, 1843. 2. Sabra, February 3, 1785, died March 21, 1867; married, November 12, 1805, Elijah Alford.... 3. Calvin [born April 22, 1787]. 4. Daniel, born June 14, 1791, died June 23, 1854.... 5. Franklin, born June 10, 1793, died September 28, 1845;... 6. Rhoda Adeline, born March 14, 1798, died March 23, 1858; married Justus Preston, in 1848...."
— John W. Jordan, editor, Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania: Genealogical and Personal Memoirs, New York: Lewis Publishing Company, 1911, Vol. III, pp. 1171-1172.
Bio info courtesy of F.A.G. member #46960440.
"DANIEL WELLS, second son of Lieutenant Samuel and Margaret (McCrellis) Wells, was born in Greenfield, Massachusetts, October 2, 1760, died there, July 26, 1815. He was but fourteen and a half years old when the Revolutionary war broke out, but he enlisted in the patriot army as a private in the company of his cousin, Captain Agrippa Wells, Colonel Samuel Williams' regiment, in response to the Lexington Alarm of April 19, 1775. He continued to serve until after the battle of Bennington in August, 1777. After the Revolution he served for many years in the state militia and was successively commissioned ensign, captain, and in 1800, lieutenant-colonel. He removed to Guilford, Vermont, in 1788, but soon returned to Greenfield. He was town clerk and treasurer of Greenfield from 1793 to 1809. He was one of the incorporators of Greenfield's first water company, that supplied the town until 1869. The name of Colonel Daniel Wells appears in a list of Greenfield's prominent men in 1801 and his occupation is given as 'Farmer'. His home at the corner of Wells and Main street, subsequently the home of his son, Judge Daniel Wells, is still in a good state of preservation [1911].
"He married, October 26, 1781, Rhoda, born in 1761, died July 20, 1833, daughter of John Newton, of Greenfield .... The children of Colonel Daniel and Rhoda (Newton) Wells, all born in Greenfield, Massachusetts, were: 1. Sarah, born July 1, 1783, died March 4, 1843. 2. Sabra, February 3, 1785, died March 21, 1867; married, November 12, 1805, Elijah Alford.... 3. Calvin [born April 22, 1787]. 4. Daniel, born June 14, 1791, died June 23, 1854.... 5. Franklin, born June 10, 1793, died September 28, 1845;... 6. Rhoda Adeline, born March 14, 1798, died March 23, 1858; married Justus Preston, in 1848...."
— John W. Jordan, editor, Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania: Genealogical and Personal Memoirs, New York: Lewis Publishing Company, 1911, Vol. III, pp. 1171-1172.
Bio info courtesy of F.A.G. member #46960440.
"He married, October 26, 1781, Rhoda, born in 1761, died July 20, 1833, daughter of John Newton, of Greenfield .... The children of Colonel Daniel and Rhoda (Newton) Wells, all born in Greenfield, Massachusetts, were: 1. Sarah, born July 1, 1783, died March 4, 1843. 2. Sabra, February 3, 1785, died March 21, 1867; married, November 12, 1805, Elijah Alford.... 3. Calvin [born April 22, 1787]. 4. Daniel, born June 14, 1791, died June 23, 1854.... 5. Franklin, born June 10, 1793, died September 28, 1845;... 6. Rhoda Adeline, born March 14, 1798, died March 23, 1858; married Justus Preston, in 1848...."
— John W. Jordan, editor, Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania: Genealogical and Personal Memoirs, New York: Lewis Publishing Company, 1911, Vol. III, pp. 1171-1172.
Bio info courtesy of F.A.G. member #46960440.
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