Louisa Wessells, circa 1775

Abt 1768 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Louisa Wessells  [1]
  Suffix	circa 1775
  Birth	Abt 1768	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Will - Named in Fathers will	25 Sep 1781	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  	In his will Elijah Vessels, wife Sophia, named a son Elijah and daughers (no names) & an unborn child.
  Estate Settlement - Named in fathers settlement	Abt 1795	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  	Cash was paid to Thomas Cropper, guardian to Elijah Vessels & to Charles Copes in right of his wife Louisa. (NOTE: 24 Feb 1801 was the date the settlement was recorded, but the payments could have been made shortly after Elijah Vessels Sr's will was proved 24 Feb 1794.)
  Marr Name	Louisa Copes
  Record ID	88420
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	(--?--) Wessells,   b. Abt 1600, Holland d. Yes, date unknown  (3 x Great Grandfather)  Elizabeth (--?--),   b. Abt 1710   d. Bef 26 Apr 1768, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 58 years)  (Grandmother)
  Siblings	2 brothers and 1 sister
  > 1. Louisa Wessells, circa 1775,   b. Abt 1768, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ▻ Charles Copes, Sr.,  m. Abt 1786   2. (2nd_d_o_ Elijah) Wessells,   b. Abt 1772, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown + 3. Elijah Wessells, Jr.,   b. Abt 1780, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 28 Nov 1810, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 30 years) ▻   4. (unborn_c_o_Elijah) Wessells,   b. 1781, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I88420	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	25 Jun 2014

  
  

  Father	Elijah Wessells, Sr.,   b. Abt 1724, Eastern Shore, Maryland d. Bef 24 Feb 1794, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 70 years)
  Mother	Sophia Clark,   b. Abt 1742, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 28 Oct 1799, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 57 years) Other Partners: ╚═(--?--) West,   b. Abt 1730   d. Yes, date unknown  m. Abt 1760
  Marriage	Abt 1765	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  Family ID	F4211	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Charles Copes, Sr.,   b. Abt 1740, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  Other Partners: ╚═(--?--) (--?--),   b. Abt 1752, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown  m. Abt 1769
  Marriage	Abt 1786	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Family ID	F29039	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1768 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - Named in Fathers will - 25 Sep 1781 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Marriage - Abt 1786 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Estate Settlement - Named in fathers settlement - Abt 1795 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S688] Moody K. Miles III & Barry W. Miles, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1800-1860, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 2000), p. 580 (settlement of Elijah Vessels, wife Sophiah Vessels), 688. [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 462 (will of Elijah Vessels, wife Sophia), 570. [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 241 (will of Elizabeth Clark, daughter Sophia), 570.