James Wells

1776 - 1825  (49 years)

• Name	James Wells
  Birth	4 Mar 1776	White Creek, Cambridge, Washington, New York, United States
  Gender	Male
  Death	27 Mar 1825	Cambridge, Washington, New York, United States
  Person ID	I3373	Petersen-de Lanskoy
  Last Modified	21 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Edmund Wells,   b. 30 Aug 1746, Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, United States d. 17 Sep 1826, Cambridge, Washington, New York, United States (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Welthian Goodrich,   b. 24 Sep 1750, Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States d. 11 Sep 1814, Cambridge, Washington, New York, United States (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	Feb 1770	Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, United States
  Family ID	F1749	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Clarinda Griffen,   b. 16 Nov 1776, Hampton, Windham, Connecticut, United States d. Bef 1818, Cambridge, Washington, New York, United States (Age < 41 years)
  Marriage	7 Oct 1800	Cambridge, Washington, New York, United States
  Family ID	F1714	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jun 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Lois Scott,   b. 9 Nov 1791, Cambridge, Washington, New York, United States
  Marriage	21 Aug 1818	Cambridge, Washington, New York, United States
  Family ID	F1713	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jun 2026

  
  

• Notes

  RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Per Ancestry.com: database "1663942"; 13 Apr. 2002, contact . 2. FHL book 929.273 W462c "History and Genealogy of the Wells Family," comp. by John L. Cobb, 1999, pp. 74-75: "James Wells, a son of Edmund and Welthia Ann (Goodrich) W. of Cambridge, NY, born 4 Mar. 1776, White Creek, Cambridge district, NY; he married 1st, 7 Oct. 1800 at Cambridge, to Clarinda GRIFFIN, daughter of Benjamin and Chloe (HOWARD) G. of Windham and Hampton, CT, born 16 Nov. 1776, Hampton, Windham town and Co., CT and she apparently died by 1818 and he possibly married 2nd 21 Aug. 1818, to Lois SCOTT, daughter of John and Asenath (___) S. of Cambridge, NY, baptized 25 Dec. 1791 at Protestant Presbyterian Congregation, Cambridge. Clarinda had been a school teacher, he was a merchant and the family lived in Argyle, Galesville (Easton town) and then Union Village, Greenwich, on the Battenkill, Wash. Co., NY; he died 27 Mar. 1825 in the 50th year of his age, Bottskill Baptist Church record, Greenwich, Wash. Co., NY. Children by 1st marriage of James and Clarinda (GRIFFIN) Wells of Argyle and Greenwich, Wash. Co., NY: [Lists five children b. 1801-1815.] Refer: "Bottskill Baptist Church Records, Tombstone Inscriptions," by S.C. Wade 1901, 1995: 34; I.G.I.: NY: Wells; CT: GRIFFIN, as of Mar. 1992; A. Fitch's Notes for Hist.: Wash. Co., NY (30 Jan. 1850): 839; "Sleeper News," Nov. 1996: 4: 2: 2; Records: Prot. Presby. Church, Cambridge, NY."