Thomas DE WELLES

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Excerpt from "Welles Families": held the Manor of "Little Raynes" in Essex, of the King "in capiti", by patent in chief, as of the honor of Rayley, by the service of one knight's fee. The estate appears fro a time to have been in other hands (the Lewkenor family). Afterwards it was in the family of "Welles again; for his son.

Family/Spouse: ? UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Henry DE WELLES was born about 1200 in Essex County, England; died in 1293.

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Excerpt from "Welles Families": He held the Manor of Little Rayne of his father, which Manor was also styled Uggerly, or Cowlea.......He was the founder of the "Welles" family in that county. Having a grant he settled at "Rayne Hall," ......"Rayne Hall," in Essex, Hundred of Hinckford, after the family of De Montfort, became vested in the family of Welles, of which it appears that Robert de Welles lived in the reigns of Henry II (1154-1189), Richard I (1189-1199), and King John (1199-1214), during which reigns he is named in the Records as "Lord of Raynes." "The family De Welles was of much consideration in the reign of Richard I (1189-1199), and attained the Baronial Rank in 1299".

Robert married ? UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]