Ancestry Research
John Close of Nelson County, KY
- Father: Jacob Close of North Carolina
- Mother: Joanna/Juanna/Jeanne Farra/Farrar/Farrow of Virginia
- John Close was in New Orleans, LA as Army's Contractors agent by April 1802.
Elisabeh Wells of Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Kentucky
- Father: Samuel Wells of Pennsylvania, Virginia and Kentucky
- Mother: This has not been established. Possibilities are:
1)
Ann Farrow, wife of Samuel Wells or
2)Ann Farrow's niece,
Joanna/Juanna/Jeanne Farra/Farrar/Farrow of Virginia
- Elisabeth Wells and Theresa Carrico were the first two members of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth in Kentucky. The Sisters of Charity of Nazareth was created in 1812