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Capt Jonathan WELLS

Capt Jonathan WELLS

Male 1659 - 1739  (80 years)

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  1. 1.  Capt Jonathan WELLSCapt Jonathan WELLS was born in 1659 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut (son of Thomas WELLS, II and Mary BEARDSLEY); died on 03 Jan 1738/9 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Old Deerfield Burying Ground, Deerfield, Franklin Co., Massachusetts.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: Deerfield, Connecticut

    Notes:

    Jonathan was with his brother Thomas in the Falls Fight, and is known as the "Boy Hero" of that affair.
    Came with Thomas to Deerfield.
    Succeeded Thomas as chief military officer.
    Was in command February 29, 1704.
    First Justice of the Peace and was the leading man in town for many years.

    Jonathan married Hepzibah COLTON on 13 Dec 1682. Hepzibah was born on 7 Jan 1657 in Longmeadow, Hampden Co., Massachusetts; died on 27 Aug 1697 in Massachusetts; was buried in Old Deerfield Burying Ground, Deerfield, Franklin Co., Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Jonathan WELLS was born in 1684; died about 1735.

    Jonathan married Sarah STRONG on 23 Sep 1698 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA. Sarah (daughter of John STRONG and Abigail FORD) was born on 4 Mar 1656 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA; died on 10 Feb 1733 in Deerfield, Franklin Co., Massachussetts; was buried in Old Deerfield Burying Ground, Deerfield, Franklin Co., Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. David WELLS was born on 31 Jan 1700; died in 1700.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Thomas WELLS, II was born about 1628 in Evesham, England (son of Thomas WELLS and Frances ALBRIGHT); died in Sep 1675 in Hadley, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts.

    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]


  2. 3.  Mary BEARDSLEY was born before 1632 in England (daughter of William BEARDSLEY and Mary HARVEY); died on 20 Sep 1691 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Emigration: 1635, On the "Planter"

    Children:
    1. Lieut. Thomas WELLS, III was born on 10 Jan 1651/2 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut; died on 02 Dec 1691 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA.
    2. Mary WELLS was born on 01 Oct 1653 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut; died on 01 Oct 1653 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut.
    3. Sarah WELLS was born on 05 May 1655 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut; died in Sep 1676 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA.
    4. John WELLS was born on 14 Jan 1657/8 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut; died on 14 Jan 1657 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
    5. 1. Capt Jonathan WELLS was born in 1659 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut; died on 03 Jan 1738/9 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Old Deerfield Burying Ground, Deerfield, Franklin Co., Massachusetts.
    6. John II WELLS was born on 03 Apr 1660 in Hadley, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts; died between 20 Jan 1679 and 1680 in Hadley, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts.
    7. Samuel WELLS was born on 10 Jun 1662 in Hadley, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts; died on 09 Aug 1690 in Hadley, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts.
    8. Mary WELLS was born on 08 Sep 1664 in Hadley, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts; died on 15 Mar 1751 in Northfield, Franklin Co., Mass..
    9. Noah WELLS was born on 26 Jul 1666 in Hadley, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts; died before 06 Oct 1712 in Colchester, New London Co., Conn.
    10. Ebenezer WELLS was born on 04 Jul 1668 in Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; died in 1743 in Hatfield, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts.
    11. Hannah WELLS was born on 04 Jul 1668 in Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; died on 17 Dec 1733.
    12. Daniel WELLS was born on 11 Dec 1669 in Hadley, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts; died on 11 Jun 1670 in Hadley, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts.
    13. Ephraim WELLS was born in Apr 1671 in Hadley, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts; died in Sep 1748.
    14. Joshua WELLS was born on 18 Feb 1673/4 in Hadley, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts.


  

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