Joe Davey and Richard Scarborough list his birth as 1787 as does the Kigans book and his tombstone, in contradiction to Don Kinzy and the Miller book. I found his tombstone in the Little Redstone Churchyard in 1992, but the date has weathered and the "4"s appear as "1"s (looked like 21 Jun 1818 - 61 years). The Kigans book states that he was described as a large and very handsome man. He had 12 children, 9 of whom grew up.
1820 census: male 2<10, 1=26-45 fem 1<10, 1=16-26
1830 census: male 1<5, 2=5-10, 1=40-50, 1-50-60 fem 1<5, 1=5-10, 1=10-15, 1=30-40
In 1822, when Joseph was born, they lived in Jefferson Twp. He also sold the 50 acres which he inherited from his father, to his brother, Joseph Wells for $1,000 on March 14, 1835.
In 1837, when Margaret was born, they lived near Brownsville.
1840 census lists him next to his mother and brother Joseph: male 1<5, 1=5-10, 1=10-15, 1=15-20, 1=50-60 fem 1<5, 1=5-10, 1=10-15, 1=15-20, 1=30-40
1843-45 Tax Rolls for Jefferson Twp, Fayette Co PA listed him with 123 Ac of land valued at ~$1200. He subsequently sold the land to Christian Swartz in 1847 for $2,600 before his death.
He died of dropsy, asthma, and heart trouble. In his will he left the farm to his wife while she lived and subsequently to his 4 sons equally, with Joseph, William and Samuel to pay the debts between them and John exempted. Gave his daughter Charity Warner $10, and his daughter Charlotte Clark a feather bed. The daughters Mary Ann, Rebecca, and Margaret Ann received a cow and a feather bed each. The remainder to be equally divided among the children. The will was written 10 Mar 1848 and recorded 19th July 1848. (however, Portrait & Bio Record of Guernsey Co erroneously says that he died in 1851)
Mary was listed as head of household in 1850.