Descendants of Thomas Wells, Sr. - Genealogy Pit Stop

After John's death Martha went to Tyler Co., WVa. with her
brothers and sister Elizabeth Wells Archer
Notes for JOHN W. ANKROM:
John was in Greene Co. during the American Revolution for he had
a fort on his land, 4 or 5 miles from Fort Jackson, the site of
Waynesburg, Pa. which was used in 1777 as a rendezvous for the
Frontier Rangers under Colonel William Crawford. It is described
in pension records as being 4 or 5 miles from Ft. Jackson
John served in Capt. James Archer's Company, Washington Co.
Militia Company in 1782.
Children of MARTHA WELLS and JOHN ANKROM are:
35. i. ELIZABETH 6 ANKROM.
ii. SARAH AGNES ANKROM, b. 10 Jan 1783, Greene Co., Pa.; d. 20 Aug 1845, Des Moines Co., Iowa; m.
ARTHUR INGHRAM, 06 Aug 1799, Pa.; b. 19 Jun 1776, Washington Co., Pa.; d. 23 Sep 1852,
Burlington, Des Moines Co., Iowa.
36. iii. WILLIAM ANKROM, b. Abt. 1776.
37. iv. DEBORAH ANKROM, b. 1772, Maryland.
38. v. RICHARD DUCKETT ANKROM, b. 1772, Greene Co., Pa.; d. 1850, Tyler Co., Va..
39. vi. MARTHA ANKROM, b. Bet. 1782 - 1789; d. 04 Nov 1857, Tyler Co., WVA..
17. RICHARD DUCKETT 5 WELLS, SR. (JOHN DUCKETT 4 , NATHANIEL 3 , THOMAS 2 ,
THOMAS 1 ) was born 22 Mar 1751/52 in Conochacheague Valley,
Frederick Co.., Md., just West of Hagerstown, Maryland, and died
13 Apr 1833 in Tyler Co., WVa.. He married SARAH LARKIN (LAKIN) 20
Jan 1774 in Frederick Co., Md., daughter of ABRAHAM LAKIN and SARAH
HOOK. She was born 28 Apr 1755 in Frederick Co., Md., and died
17 Feb 1843 in Tyler Co., WVa..
Notes for RICHARD DUCKETT WELLS, SR.:
Richard Duckett Wells, lived on the Tenmile, having sold most of
his holdings in Maryland, and migrating to the Pa. Frontier; but
they were there a year of less. All of the family went to Tyler
Co., Va., where they lived out their lives, and left many
descendants.
Fort Wells...Brooke County (W)VA
Fort Wells was a small stockade fort erected in the spring of
1773 by Richard Wells. It stood on the dividing ridge between the
waters of Cross Creek and Harmon's Creek, in Brooke County. Its
commandant was a Quaker, and in consequence of his kindness to
the Indians, they never molested him or his people. It was
unfortunate for our forefathers as well as for the Indians that
the former were not all Quakers.
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