Dorothy (Light) Wells (1709-unknown) inherited a "negro servant" Jeff from her husband Nathaniel. Please refer to the "Research Articles & Highlights" entry entitled "A Negro Man Jeff" for additional information.

The 1776 will of Nathaniel Wells states - "I give to my beloved wife Dorothy Wells ... one-half of the house and barn ... Also I give her my negro servant"

1776 probate record of Nathaniel Wells states "to my wife Dorothy Wells ... my Negro servant"

Bibliography:

Genealogy of the Wells Family of Wells, Maine - Charles K. Wells (1874)

Maine Probate Abstracts Vol II 1775-1800 - John Eldridge Frost (1991)