Sarah WELLS

Sarah married Josiah FOOTE on 07 Dec 1712 in Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA. Josiah (son of Nathaniel III FOOTE and Margaret BLISS) was born on 27 Sep 1688 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA; died in Dec 1788 in Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1691, New London,Conn.
• Residence: 1694, Deerfield, Mass.
• Residence: 1709, Colchester, Conn.

Notes:

From New Eng. Historical and Genealogical Register 1890 Vol 44 EY7N4 Ref.
Noah Wells, b. 26 July, 1666; m. Mary, prob. dau. of Daniel White of Hadley, MA. Daniel White was of Hatfield, and the question of this marriage is not yet settled. Noah was of New London 1691; of Dearfield 1694; of Colchester as early as 1709.
Colchester was originally a part of Hartford County and remained so until 1741 after which and until 1832, it was East Haddam County.

Noah married Mary Crow WHITE about 1685. Mary (daughter of Lieut. Daniel WHITE and Sarah CROW) was born on 05 Aug 1665 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA; died in Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Mary Crow White, wife of Noah Wells, married _______ Barnard (perhaps Francis of Hadley) 1717. Third Capt. John Newton 1 January 1734 and fourth Deacon John White, of Bolton, CT and Hardwick, MA.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact: A substantial landowner in Wethersfield and later (1659) Hadley
• Birth: Abt 1626, England
• Fact: 1665, Listed as a surveyor

Notes:

Excerpt from "Welles Families": Thomas Welles, the first child of Hugh Welles, of Hartford, Conn., was born in Colchester, England, in 1620, whence he was taken with his parents, in 1635, to America, and landed in Boston; and thence, in 1636, to Hartford, Ct., whence he removed in 1659, to Hadley, Mass. ("In 1659, Thomas Welles and his step-father, Thomas Coleman, were among the first settlers of Hadley, Mass.")
Wil dated September 30, 1676
Proved, and inventory taken December 14, 1676, by John Coleman, John Welles and Samuel Pantrigg.

Note: Not sure about the exact name of Thomas' father, whether it's Thomas or Hugh.

Thomas married Mary BEARDSLEY in May 1651 in Hartford, Hartford Co., Conn.. Mary (daughter of William BEARDSLEY and Mary HARVEY) was born before 1632 in England; died on 20 Sep 1691 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Emigration: 1635, On the "Planter"

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact: 1690, Freeman

Daniel married Sarah CROW on 01 Nov 1661 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA. Sarah (daughter of John CROW and Elizabeth GOODWIN) was born on 01 Mar 1647 in Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; died on 26 Jun 1719 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Name:
Sarah's father was an early settler of Hartford and Hadley, and became one of the largest landholders in the colony of Connecticut. Her mother was the only child of Elder William and Susannah Goodwin. Elder Goodwin was a fellow-passenger with Elder John White, in the ship Lyon, and was one of the leaders in the settlement of Hadley. Sarah Crow was born at Hartford, March 1, 1647, and was but 14 years and 8 months old at the time of her marriage. She was one of seven daughters, who marred into some of the best families in the valley of the Connecticut. A High authority in such matters has said, "those Crow girls made smart Women." Mrs. Sarah White died at Hatfield, June 26, 1719, age 72.