Rachel Witten ^{1 2 3 4}

   Another name for Rachel was Rachel Wittin.

  Research Notes:

From Findagrave.com:
Birth: Aug. 4, 1780
Death: Jun. 12, 1861

Married Nicholas Wells
Appear to have had 12 children, of which 8 are identified and listed in memorial for Nicholas.

From Jul 27 1858 will of Rachel's husband, Nicholas:

"First: I bequeath to my beloved wife Rachel all my household and kitchen furniture in absolute right except the beds and bedding herein after given to my daughters Rachel and Delilah. I also bequeath and devise to my wife for and during her life all my slaves and all my home place except the parts here in after devised to my son Philip and to the trustees of the graveyard, my "home place" being the tract of land on which I reside and which was conveyed to me by Archibold Woods."

A codicil to the Will freed his Negro man and woman, Samuel and Lucy, and Lucy's children upon his death, and made provisions for them. It is not known if these were all of the slaves originally left to Rachel in the Will but they probably had additional slaves to work the lands.

Family links:
Children:
Unknown Wells (____ - 1862)*
Catherine Adams Wells Gale (1815 - 1881)*
Rachel Wells (1818 - 1878)*
Philip Witten Wells (1823 - 1895)*
Sarah Delilah Wells Thistle (1826 - 1902)*

Spouse:
Nicholas Wells (1787 - 1877)*

  Birth Notes:

May have been born in Witten, Washington Co., Ohio (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2655524&id=I546870726).

Birth date transcription at findagrave.com has b. 4 Aug 1780, d. 12 Jun 1861. Other sources have b. 14 Aug 1780, d. 12 Aug 1861.

Rachel married Nicholas Wells, son of <Captain> Charles Wells and Elizabeth Prather, on 9 Jan 1810 in Washington, Ohio, United States. (Nicholas Wells was born on 20 Feb 1787 in Buffalo Creek, Ohio (Brooke), (West) Virginia, United States, died on 28 Feb 1877 in Tyler Co., (West) Virginia, United States and was buried in Long Reach Cemetery, Sistersville, Tyler, West Virginia, United States.)