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I hope you can help me. I am trying to get information on my husband's Great grandparents, Reverend & Mrs. Wells (we have no first names). We have the following information from the Library of Congress:
"The father of Sarah Wells was a minister and he and his wife were drowned going in an open boat from Staten Island to New York City, leaving Sarah an orphan." (Note: This was sometime around 1700 to 1708. They lived in Staten Island.Sarah Wells, their daughter, was born April 6, 1696.)
"Christopher Denn and his wife Elizabeth also lived on Staten Island and were friends of the Wells family. The Denn's did not have any children so they offered to adopt Sarah and Sarah was willing. Sarah asked them, however, to let her keep her own name of Sarah Wells."
Other than this information we have nothing on Rev & Mrs. Wells. Could you please tell me how we could go about researching Rev & Mrs. Wells? We have no idea if they were ever buried as they drowned somewhere between Staten Island and NYC. Are their any census records for the early 1700's in Staten Island? We have also thought about looking for any churches that Rev. Wells would have covered in the area. Also, can you tell me what newspapers were in print in Staten Island at this time? Perhaps in some newspaper someone posted the story of this tragic loss.
Sarah Wells went onto to live quite a life. Her adoptive parents, Madame and Mr. Christopher Denn developed property in the Waywayanda Patent starting in 1708. Sarah grew into a woman and married a stone mason named William Bull, born in Wolverhampton, England. Theirs was the the first marriage performed within the limits of the old town of Goshen in 1718. They had 12 children and they must have truly been of hardy stock as all 12 children survived to adult hood and married and had children of their own. When Sarah died at the age of 102 she left behind 335 of her descendants down to the 4th generation.
The Bull Family has a website with a brief description of this couple who helped develop the Goshen area. If you would like to see the website, here is the address:
bullhouse.org.
Any suggestions or guidance would be greatly appreciated as this has been an unanswered question for centuries in the Bull Family. We truly appreciate any help you can offer.
Sincerely,
Linda J. Barnes
grafinthree@comcast.net
9th Generation Bull Family Membe
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