^There is a brief account of his life in an obituary of his son Samuel (1836–1903), a lawyer and member of the Colonial Society of Massachusetts Green، Charles Montraville (1907). "Memoir of Samuel Wells, A.B."Publications of the Colonial Society of Massachusetts. The Society: 27–31. مؤرشف من الأصل في 2020-01-28. اطلع عليه بتاريخ 2008-09-06.