Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameMargaret 
Birth1760, Maryland
Census1850, Wayne Twp, Belmont Co, OH
Memoroll#661, family 443
Deathaft 1850, Belmont Co, OH
Misc. Notes
Living with Jesse and Anna (Alexander) Brannon in 1820 census is a woman aged 45-60 (Margaret Alexander?) Jesse died in 1843 and so Margaret, mother of Anna is found living with daughter Tabitha and husband, Nathan Wilcox in 1850 census, as a female aged 90.
Daughter Elizabeth married John Millison 1824 lived in Wayne Twp. All of the Alexander girls named their children the same first names.
Daughter Elizabeth married John Millison 1824 lived in Wayne Twp. All of the Alexander girls named their children the same first names.
Spouses
Birth1743, Frederick Co, MD
Deathaft 1830, Belmont Co, OH
OccupationFarmer
FatherFrancis Alexander (~1719-1781)
MotherMartha Blair (~1721-)
Misc. Notes
Isaac is listed first of the four sons in his father’s will, and 3 of them were of age - meaning that they were born before 1760.
8 March 1791 Indenture, 17-151: Between Isaac Alexander of Cecil Co, MD, farmer, and James Ratliff of same county and state, farmer. Isaac Alexander and Margaret, his wife, for 260 pounds specie to James Ratliff part of tract of land called Buck Range in Cecil County, which his father Francis Alexander purchased from John Husbands 5 January 1771 containing 81 1/2 acres of land.
Also tract called Luck in Cecil County which his father purchased from Spencer Holtham and Ann his wife 27 May 1774 28 1/4 acres and 28 perches together with all houses and outhouses and other improvements.
14 September 1798 Bill of Sale, 21-95: Isaac Alexander for 25 pounds to James Ratliff sold one feather bed, one sorrel mare about 15 years old, one brown cow, one red heifer, one sow and six pigs.
Listed in the 1800 census for Back Creek Hundred as male: 1>45 female: 1<10, 1=10-16, 1-26-45. He is the second name from Isaac Wilcox, brother of Nathanial (Nathanial is probably the 10-16 male with him).
He has not been found in 1810, but was apparently living with his daughter Tabitha’s family in Ohio in 1820 and 1830.
8 March 1791 Indenture, 17-151: Between Isaac Alexander of Cecil Co, MD, farmer, and James Ratliff of same county and state, farmer. Isaac Alexander and Margaret, his wife, for 260 pounds specie to James Ratliff part of tract of land called Buck Range in Cecil County, which his father Francis Alexander purchased from John Husbands 5 January 1771 containing 81 1/2 acres of land.
Also tract called Luck in Cecil County which his father purchased from Spencer Holtham and Ann his wife 27 May 1774 28 1/4 acres and 28 perches together with all houses and outhouses and other improvements.
14 September 1798 Bill of Sale, 21-95: Isaac Alexander for 25 pounds to James Ratliff sold one feather bed, one sorrel mare about 15 years old, one brown cow, one red heifer, one sow and six pigs.
Listed in the 1800 census for Back Creek Hundred as male: 1>45 female: 1<10, 1=10-16, 1-26-45. He is the second name from Isaac Wilcox, brother of Nathanial (Nathanial is probably the 10-16 male with him).
He has not been found in 1810, but was apparently living with his daughter Tabitha’s family in Ohio in 1820 and 1830.