Samuel Levi Wells was the first of the Wells family to settle in Louisiana. It appears that he settled in what was then called West Florida well before 1780. He married Dorcas Huie and they were the parents of ten children. One of his children, Samuel Levi Wells II (1764-1816) was a prominent planter and surveyor who accumulated a large fortune for the family. His many descendants live in Louisiana and other parts of the United States.

Samuel Levi Wells was the first of the Wells family to settle in Louisiana. It appears that he settled in what was then called West Florida well before 1780. He married Dorcas Huie and they were the parents of ten children. One of his children, Samuel Levi Wells II (1764-1816) was a prominent planter and surveyor who accumulated a large fortune for the family. His many descendants live in Louisiana and other parts of the United States.

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Wells Family

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Fascinating account of the men and women of the Bouligny family and their allied families who helped shape the history of Louisiana.