James Wessells

1688 - 1754  (66 years)

• Name	James Wessells
  Birth	1688	Kent County, Delaware
  Naturalized	1694	Maryland
  James and his father, Geraldus were naturalized in 1694 in Maryland. (Maryland Assembly Proceedings: 58).
  Tax List	1730	Somerset County, Maryland
  Ephraim Wessells, Ephraim Wessells (his son) household 121 Annemessex Hundred [Smiths Island].
  Tax List	1733	Somerset County, Maryland
  Wassells, James, Wassells, Ephraim, Robert Smith houshold 67 Annemessex Hundred [Crisfield]
  Tax List	1734	Somerset County, Maryland
  "Wepells, James, Wepells Ephraim, household 117, Annemessex Hundred [Crisfield]."
  Deed	29 January 1749	Accomack County, Virginia
  Edmund Linton to Jms Wessels, planter a parcel of land lying & being near the head of Back Creek 50a more or less bounded by...to the land of Ephraim Wessells, son of the said James & thence to the land of Mark Ewell & to have with all houses, orchards etc
  Will	7 April 1751	Fisher's Island, Accomack, Virginia
  James, living on Fisher's Island To son Ephraim 1 s. To son Shadrack 1 s. To son Elijah 1 s. To son James plantation & land where he now lives being 50 acres Bal. of estate to wife Elizabeth during her widow & then to my 3 dau as my wife sees fit
  Death	January 1754	Accomack County, Virginia
  	Will was proved on 25 Jan 1754
  Siblings	2 siblings
  1. Anne Wessells           b. 1682, Maryland   2. Elizabeth Wessells           b. 1686
  Person ID	P7021	Burress

  
  

  Father	Dr. Gerardus Wessells           b. 1657, New Amsterdam, New York           d. 23 April 1709, Kent County, Delaware (Age 52 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Unknown           b. 1661
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1679
  Family ID	F2289	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Wife	Elizabeth Tolley           b. 1691, Anne Arundel, Maryland           d. After 1754, Accomack County, Virginia (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	10 Sep 1707	Anne Arundel, Maryland
  Children	4 sons and 4 daughters
  + 1. Ephraim Wessells           b. 1714, Eastern Shore in Maryland           d. Jan 1774, Accomack County, Virginia (Age 60 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Hannah Wessells           b. 1715  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Shadrock Wessells           b. 1722  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. James Wessells           b. 1723             d. 1801 (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Elijah Wessells           b. 1724             d. 1794 (Age 70 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Keturah Wessells           b. 1726  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Elizabeth Wessells           b. 1728  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. Rebecca Wessells           b. 1730  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F2288	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Naturalized - James and his father, Geraldus were naturalized in 1694 in Maryland. (Maryland Assembly Proceedings: 58). - 1694 - Maryland Marriage - 10 Sep 1707 - Anne Arundel, Maryland Deed - Edmund Linton to Jms Wessels, planter a parcel of land lying & being near the head of Back Creek 50a more or less bounded by...to the land of Ephraim Wessells, son of the said James & thence to the land of Mark Ewell & to have with all houses, orchards etc - 29 January 1749 - Accomack County, Virginia Death - January 1754 - Accomack County, Virginia  = Link to Google Earth