Zachariah Wells b 1739 Baltimore MD d 1825 Big Stone Gap, Wise Co VA; s/o Richard Wells and Nancy Brown. Zachariah Wells m. 1 Jan 1770 Grayson Co VA to Abigail Osborne b 15 Jan 1757 Russell Co VA d 6 Jan 1844 TN; d/o Cleb Osborne and Hannah Howard. Children of Zachariah Wells and Abigail Osborne;

I. Abigail Wells b 1771 Big Stone Gap, VA; m. William Landers

II. Thomas Wells b 1772 Big Stone Gap, VA; m. Rebecca Blevins b 1778 VA.

III. Elizabeth Wells b 1774 Big Stone Gap, VA; m. Thomas Landers

IV. Zachariah Wells b 1779 Big Stone Gap, VA; m. Rebecca Shepherd b 1784 Powell Valley VA d 11 Jan 1867; d/o William Shepherd and Elizabeth Unknown.

V. Jemima Wells b 1781 Big Stone Gap, VA; m. John Sturgill b 1779

VI. Nancy Wells b 7 Dec 1783 Big Stone Gap, VA; d 20 Feb 1854 Martha, Lawrence Co KY; m. Elijah Creech b 1779 Ashe Co NC. Nancy Wells m. 1 Mar 1799 Wise Co VA to John O Boggs b 31 Mar 1778 Grayson Co VA d 5 Jul 1843 Lawrence Co KY; s/o James L Boggs and Elizabeth Jane Clement. Children of John O Boggs and Nancy Wells;

1. James R Boggs b 1800 Wise Co VA d 3 Jun 1849 Carter Co KY; m. 1819 to Frances Blevins b ? d 1852 Carter Co KY.

2. Hugh R Boggs b 25 OCT 1801 Wise Co VA d 3 Jun 1886 Lawrence Co KY

3. Eleanor Boggs b 24 SEP 1803 Wise Co VA d 28 Aug 1870 Lee's Summit, Jackson Co MO; m. John Pendleton Shepherd b 1799 Lee Co VA d 1 Oct 1876 Lee's Summit, Jackson Co MO; s/o James Pendleton Shepherd and Rachel Gault.

4. Phoebe Jane Boggs b 1805 Wise Co VA; m. 15 Jun 1823 to (1) Daniel Whitley. Phoebe Jane Boggs m. 8 Aug 1839 to James P Kendall

5. David Boggs b 30 MAR 1807 Wise Co VA d 11 Sept 1876 Blaine, Lawrence Co KY

6. Elizabeth Boggs b 27 DEC 1808 Wise Co VA

7. William Randle Boggs b 6 JUN 1811 Wise Co VA

8. Rebecca Boggs b 23 NOV 1813 Wise Co VA

9. Nancy Ellen Boggs b 11 OCT 1815 Wise Co VA

10. Mary Jane Boggs b 16 JUL 1818 Wise Co VA

11. John O Boggs b 30 OCT 1819 Wise Co VA

12. Gemina Boggs b 20 AUG 1820 Wise Co VA

13. Elijah Boggs b 1823 Lawrence Co KY

14. Aurenia Boggs b 1827 Lawrence Co KY

VII. Robert Lee Wells b 1785 Big Stone Gap, VA d 1853 Howell, Howell Co MO; m. 1811 Lee Co VA to Elizabeth Shepherd b 1790 Twin Rivers, Ashe Co NC d 1832 Comfort Co VA; d/o James Pendleton Shepherd and Rachel Gault.

VIII. Jacob Wells b 1787 Big Stone Gap VA d 1853 Andrew Co MO; m. 1812 (in the Three Forks Baptist Church) Big Stone Gap, Lee Co VA to Johanna Shepherd b 1796 Lee Co VA d 1869 Andrew Co MO; d/o James Pendleton Shepherd and Rachel Gault.

IX. Jeremiah Wells b 1792 Big Stone Gap, VA; m. Elizabeth Culbertson