Hugh WELLES, Jr.

Notes:

Excerpt from "Welles Families': Ensign Hugh Welles, of Wethersfield, was appointed by the general Court in 1658 as adviser with others for pressing men for an expedition."
Hugh Welles was by trade a carpenter, and in his will gave his tools to his son John. The will is dated Nov. 20, 1678.
"The Gen. Court at Hartford, May 21, 1653, having rec'd orders from the Commissioners to appoint a military company, directed the same to be organized forthwith. Hugh Welles was appointed Drummer for the Company."
"The Townsmen have hired Hugh Welles to beate the drum for one whole year from the 25th of April, from that time twelve months, every night and morning, for the setting and the calling of the watch in the morning, and for to beate it every Lord's Day, and the Lecture dates, and for all other occasions of the townsmen shall stand in need for, and the townsmen have provided to pay him twelve pounds."

Hugh married Mary RUSCOE on 19 Aug 1647 in Wethersfield, Connecticut. Mary was born in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Margaret ALLYN on 10 Dec 1678 in Wethersfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Name:
Mary, the only known wife of the early Guilford, Conn. settler Thomas Robinson. The date of her death is the recorded date Mary was buried at Guilford, presumably having died only a few days earlier.

Extensive printed and electronic references claim that Mary's maiden name was Wells, dau. of Hugh Wells and Frances Belcher, purported early settlers of Wethersfield, Conn. Unfortunately, Hugh Wells and Frances Belcher were fictitious persons, whose supposed existence was grossly embellished by Stiles in the second volume of his "History of Ancient Wethersfield" (1902, 2:780.) While the four children shown by Stiles for this fictitious couple were actual persons (Thomas, Hugh, Mary and John), Thomas, Mary and John were the children of Thomas Welles and Frances Albright. Thomas Welles died testate at Evesham, England in 1638 with the widow Frances (Albright) Welles subsequently the 2nd wife of Thomas Coleman of Wethersfield, Conn. and Hadley, Mass. [see NEHGR 142(1992):28.]

The fictitious Hugh and Frances Wells' purported son, Ens. Hugh Wells, was an actual person, but they were not his parents. He died testate at Wethersfield in 1678. His dau. Mary, b. of record at Wethersfield Oct. 14, 1650, married by 1668 an unidentified Thomas Robinson of New London, Conn. where they had at least four children, three baptized of record at the New London Cong. Church betw. Dec. 1674 and June 1679.

In part:

? Mary Wells, b. 14 Oct. 1650; m. by 1668, Thomas Robinson. He was propounded to be an inhabitant of New London, 12 Jan. 1665/6. Calling himself mariner, he bought land 11 Sept. 1667, and which with wife Mary they sold in 1671 (New London Town Records, 1647-66, p. 151; Deeds, 5:18). On 19 Nov. 1668, Hugh Welles of Wethersfield entered caution against recording or sale of any house or land that hath or doth belong to Thomas Robinson in behalf of said Welles his daughter Mary Robinson the wife of the said Thomas Robinson (New London Deeds, 3:29). [Donald L. Jacobus, TAG 28(1952):234.]

It should be quite obvious to the reader that Mary (Wells) Robinson, dau. of Ens Hugh Wells of Wethersfield, was alive in 1671 when she and her husband Thomas Robinson sold land in New London, Conn. whereas Mary, the wife of Thomas Robinson of Guilford, was buried in Guilford three years earlier. Thomas Robinson of Guilford never resided in New London, Conn. Thus, Mary Wells, dau. of Ens. Hugh Wells of Wethersfield, Conn., was NOT the wife of Thomas Robinson of Guilford, but of a different Thomas Robinson, of New London, Conn. Thomas Robinson, Jr., s. of Thomas of Guilford, also never resided in New London, the similarity of names being purely coincidental. For related details see John Latimer.

Revised 10/11/2016

Inscription
Barbour's Vital Records of Guilford include the record of Mary's cited burial date at Guilford. In 1818 all existing gravestones at the original Village Green cemetery (now a public park), but not the individual graves and remains, were moved to other town cemeteries. No extant relocated gravestone for Mary exists, if she had one to begin with.


Posted on Find A Grave originally created by: L J Steuben but maintained by: Don Blauvelt

Mary married Thomas ROBINSON before 1668. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The Barbour Collection for New London states that Rebecca is the daughter of Hugh Willey.

Rebecca married Thomas LATHAM on 15 Oct 1673 in New London, New London, Connecticut, USA. Thomas was born on 09 Nov 1639 in Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA; died on 14 Dec 1677 in New London, New London, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Rebecca married John PACKER, Jr. on 24 Jun 1678 in New London, New London Co., Connecticut. John died in 1689. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Margaret married Aaron STARKColchester, New London, Connecticut, USA. Aaron (son of Aaron STARK and Mehitable SHAW) was born in 1678 in North Stonington, Connecticut; died after 1740. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Below are research notes and speculations from "Aaron Stark of Groton, CT Descendants" by Swen at RootsWeb's World Connect Project:

http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=clovis&id=I01640
Comments by Clovis LaFleur, July 2005
I am not certain of the day or year of birth of Amos, but will
speculate later. He married Hannah Goble after April 1, 1761, most
likely in Morris County, New Jersey. This was Hannah's second
marriage. She married first, the Rev. Ichabod Tompkins, Dec. 24, 1746.
Rev. Tompkins died January 3, 1761 and on April 1, 1761, Hannah gave
birth to Ichabod Tompkins, Jr. (See the source of this information
below) Most likely, between the birth date of Ichabod, Jr. and late
1766, Hannah married Amos, for his will was made in Morristown, New
Jersey August 26, 1767 and proved September 18, 1767. In this will the
children of Amos were named, but they were probably not children of
Hannah and Amos but children of Amos from an earlier marriage. (See
will abstract under sources) The children from an earlier marriage
mentioned in the will were Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Hannah was
mentioned as the wife of Amos and there was an unborn child mentioned
in the will, the name of whom I believe was Amos Stark, whose mother
would have been Hannah Goble. One of the executors was Aaron Stark,
who, I believe, was either the father of Amos or his brother.
The birth of Amos, I would speculate, was probably quite a bit earlier
than 1727. I would speculate Hannah was most likely born before 1730
if she was no older than 16 years old when she married Ichabod
Tompkins in 1746. If Amos was the same age as Hannah, then he would
have been born before 1730. However, when he married Hannah, he had
three children, apparently of legal age and there were eight Tompkins
children that came with the marriage, none of which would have been
over 21 years old. If Hannah was looking after the interest of her
children, I believe she most likely married a man of means and one who
was well established in the community, that is, someone as old or
older than herself.
Amos, at the very least, I believe, was over thirty and could have
been forty years old or older when he married Hannah. I would
speculate the birth of Amos occurred between 1710 and 1725 and his
father was most likely Aaron Stark who married Margaret Wells. Since
Aaron Stark who married Elizabeth Young would have been 2 in 1710 and
17 in 1725, I believe he was most likely not the father of Amos, but
his brother. I believe circumstances for Amos and Hannah lean towards
Amos being born at least before 1725. Again, this is only speculation
and no records have been found to support this theory.
Another reason to speculate Amos was older, as mentioned above, would
be the children named in the will who were probably not Hannah's.
Having only seen the abstract, I cannot say with certainty they were
of age, but the abstract below doesn't mention they are underage
children of Amos Stark, leading me to believe the oldest of the three
would have been at least 23 years old establishing his latest year of
birth as 1744. (If each son was born one year apart, for example, then
the youngest would have been 21 in 1767 and the oldest 23.) If Amos
had been twenty years old when he first married, then this would set
his latest year of birth at 1724.
While preparing these comments, I found on page 15 of the text titled,
"The Aaron Stark Family, Seven Generations," by Charles R. Stark, he
had reported Amos Stark, ID#39, was the son of Aaron Stark and
Margaret Wells. He reports this Amos was born before 1729 and died in
1767. CRS reports he was married first to someone unknown to CRS and
second to Mrs. Hannah (Goble) Tompkins, born in 1729 and died February
7, 1799. Children were Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Amos, this last
child mentioned, born October 31, 1767. CRS then wrote: "He is
reported to have lived at one time at the head of Seneca Lake. He was
twice married, his second wife being the widow Tompkins whose maiden
name was Goble." So far so good, until CRS wrote Amos may have lived
near Seneca Lake, New York. From the above analysis, Amos Stark who
married Hannah Goble could not have lived at the head of Seneca Lake.
As speculated earlier, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, were probably not
children of Amos and Hannah. However, the unborn child mentioned was
named in the CRS text and was most certainly Hannah's child and was
most likely the Amos, born October 31, 1767, reported in the CRS text.
I believe CRS reports this same Amos Stark who married Hannah Goble on
page 26 of the text. He reports Amos Stark, ID#99, was the son of
Aaron Stark and Elizabeth Young. CRS doesn't report a birth for this
Amos, but reports he married Hannah Goble, born in 1729 and reports
she died February 7, 1799. He reports their children were Abraham,
Isaac, and Jacob. He then wrote: "Amos Stark was a resident of
Morristown, N, J. His will, dated Aug. 6, was probated Sept. 18, 1767,
in that town." This phrase provides a probable death date, but page 26
of the text has, without doubt, described the same man we find on page
15 of the text, each having a different set of parents.
I believe the Amos Stark, #39, was genealogically correct. However, as
revealed above, he could not have lived at the head of Seneca Lake,
New York. Replacing the comments on page 15 with those on page 26
would be appropriate for we can say with certainty he lived and died
in Morristown, New Jersey. Aaron Stark and Elizabeth Young may have
had a son named Amos, which I will not address in these comments.
However, in my opinion, he was not the Amos Stark, ID#99 reported in
the CRS text on page 26.
===
My conclusions:
Amos Stark who married Hannah Goble was probably a son of Aaron Stark
and Margaret Wells. He was probably born between the years 1710 and
1725. From his marriage to his unknown first wife, he had sons named
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, their order of birth most likely the same
as their order in the will. He married Hannah Stark after April of
1761, and they had one son named Amos Stark, born October 31, 1767.
Hannah died February 7, 1799. or the year could have been the same
date in 1797 as reported in the New Jersey Bills of Mortality.
---------------------------------------
Source information
Source: J. Percy Crayon, Rockaway Records of Morris County, N. J.
Families, (Rockaway, N.J., Rockaway Publishing Co., 1902)
"Ichabod TOMPKINS was the second minister of the Baptist Church at
Morristown, from Nov. 6, 1759, to Jan. 3, 1761, at which date he died.
He was succeeded by the Rev. John WALTON, June 17, 1767. He married
Hannah GOBLE Dec. 24, 1746. She married (2) Amos Stark, and died Feb.
7, 1797, aged 70 years.
Children: Uzal (Tompkins), born Oct. 26, 1747, married (1) Martha,
daughter of Jonathan REEVE, of Morristown. She died Apr. 22, 1770,
aged 19. He married (2) Susanna BENJAMIN, probably of Rockaway, Dec.
30, 1771, she was born Aug. 25, 1748, died Jan. 25, 1817. Her wedding
slippers are said to be at Washington Headquarters. He married (3)
Elizabeth OSBORN, Sept. 16, 1817. She died Mar. 12, 1834. He died at
Franklin Apr. 12, 1831. Salome (Tompkins), born May 9, 1749, married
Stephen, son of Phineas FAIRCHILD, Dec. 23, 1771. Phebe (Tompkins),
born Jan. 30, 1751; Isaac (Tompkins), born July 19, 1753, died Sept.
20, 1806; Robert (Tompkins), born Apr. 17, 1755, died Nov. 20, 1775;
Nathan (Tompkins). Born Jan. 21, 1757, married Phebe MORRIS Apr. 12,
1779; Huldah (Tompkins), born Oct. 29, 1759; Ichabod (Tompkins), born
Apr. 1, 1761."
===
Source: (Lib. 1, p. 159) 1767, Aug. 26. STARK, Enos (Amos), of
Morristown, Morris Co., yeoman; will of: All my lands in this and
Sussex Co. to be sold, if my Executors think best. Wife, Hannah, all
the personal and real she had when I married her, and £45 beside.
Remainder to my children, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob; and my Executors
are to consider the child that my wife is now pregnant with. Executors
- Aaron Stark and Capt. John Brookfield. Witnesses - Job Brookfield,
Uzal Tomkins, James Gillispie. Proved Sept. 18, 1767.
============================
jliamarx@att.net
CRS 39, p. 15 (third person listed under the Fourth Generation): Amos
(Aaron[8], Aaron[2], Aaron[1]), b. before 1729; d. 1767; m. (1)
unknown; (2) Mrs, Hannah (GOBLE) TOMPKINS, b. 1729, d. Feb. 7, 1799.
Children: 109. Abraham, 110, Isaac, 111. Jacob, 112, Amos, b. Oct. 31,
1767.
He is reported to have lived at one time at the head of Seneca Lake {I
don't think so because (1) STARKs not documented in this area before
1790 and (2) what seems to be his will was probated in NJ in 1767}).
He was twice married, his second wife being the Widow TOMPKINS whose
maiden name was GOBLE.
===
CRS 39, p. 15 (third person listed under the Fourth Generation): Amos
(Aaron[8], Aaron[2], Aaron[1]), b. before 1729; d. 1767; m. (1)
unknown; (2) Mrs, Hannah (GOBLE) TOMPKINS, b. 1729, d. Feb. 7, 1799.
Children: 109. Abraham, 110, Isaac, 111. Jacob, 112, Amos, b. Oct. 31,
1767.
He is reported to have lived at one time at the head of Seneca Lake {I
don't think so because (1) STARKs not documented in this area before
1790 and (2) what seems to be his will was probated in NJ in 1767}).
He was twice married, his second wife being the Widow TOMPKINS whose
maiden name was GOBLE.
===
From Clovis LaFleur
On page 15, Amos Stark, ID#39, was reported, as above, to have married
Mrs. Hannah (Goble) Tompkins. CRS reports they had children named
Abraham, ID#109; Isaac, ID#110; Jacob, ID#111; and Amos, ID#112, born
October 31, 1767. CRS provides a note which says: ìHe (Amos Stark) is
reported to have lived at one time at the head of Seneca Lake. He was
twice married, his second wife being the Widow Tompkins whose maiden
name was Goble.
===
Now go to page 26 of the CRS text. On this page CRS reports Amos
Stark, ID#99, m. Hannah Goble, b. 1729, died February 7, 1799. On page
15, CRS reports Amos Stark, ID#39, born before 1729, died 1767,
married first, Unknown, married second, Mrs. Hannah (Goble) Tompkins,
born 1729, died February 7, 1799. Can there be any doubt Amos ID#39
and Amos ID#99 are the same person, reported in the CRS text to have
different parents? On page 26, for Amos ID#99, CRS has these comments:
ìAmos Stark was a resident of Morristown, N. J. His will, dated Aug.
6, was probated Sept. 18, 1767, in that town.î CRS reports this Amos,
ID#99 had children named Abraham, ID#281; Isaac, ID#282, and Jacob,
ID#283. Note these children have the same given names as the above
Abraham, ID#109; Isaac, ID#110; and Jacob, ID#111.
===
Further research has revealed there was a probate record for Amos
Stark in Morristown, as reported in the CRS text. An abstract of this
record states:
Source: (Lib. 1, p. 159) 1767, Aug. 26. STARK, Enos (Amos), of
Morristown, Morris Co., yeoman; will of: All my lands in this and
Sussex Co. to be sold, if my Executors think best. Wife, Hannah, all
the personal and real she had when I married her, and £45 beside.
Remainder to my children, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob; and my Executors
are to consider the child that my wife is now pregnant with. Executors
- Aaron Stark and Capt. John Brookfield. Witnesses - Job Brookfield,
Uzal Tomkins, James Gillispie. Proved Sept. 18, 1767.
===============================
Clearly, the Amos Stark who prepared this will had sons named Abraham,
Isaac, and Jacob, as presented in the CRS text and the dates of
signing and probate agree with the CRS text as presented on page 26
for Amos Stark, ID#99. Further, I would argue the sons Abraham, Isaac,
and Jacob, were of age and not children of Hannah Goble. However, as
presented, Hannah did have an unborn child, that child, I would
speculate, being the Amos Stark, ID#112, born October 31, 1767,
reported above to be a child of Amos Stark, ID#39.
===
The text, ìRockaway Records of Morris County, N. J. Families,î by J.
Percy Crayon (Rockaway, N.J., Rockaway Publishing Co., 1902), reports
ì"Ichabod TOMPKINS was the second minister of the Baptist Church at
Morristown, from Nov. 6, 1759, to Jan. 3, 1761, at which date he
diedÖ.He married Hannah GOBLE Dec. 24, 1746. She married (2) Amos
Stark, and died Feb. 7, 1797, aged 70 years.î Therefore, Hannah most
likely did not marry Amos until after January 3, 1761. The first child
born to Hannah and Ichabod was Uzal Tompkins who was a witness to the
above will of Amos Stark. Therefore, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob were
children of the first wife of Amos, her name unknown, and Amos Stark,
Junior, born October 31, 1767, was a son of Hannah Goble.
===
The birth of Amos, I would speculate, was probably quite a bit earlier
than 1727. I would speculate Hannah was most likely born before 1730
if she was no older than 16 years old when she married Ichabod
Tompkins in 1746. If Amos was the same age as Hannah, then he would
have been born before 1730. However, when he married Hannah, he had
three children, poosibly of legal age and there were eight Tompkins
children that came with the marriage, none of which would have been
over 21 years old at the time of the marriage. If Hannah was looking
after the interest of her children, I believe she most likely married
a man of means and one who was well established in the community, that
is, someone as old or older than herself.
===
Amos, at the very least, I believe, was over thirty and could have
been forty years old or older when he married Hannah. I would
speculate the birth of Amos occurred between 1710 and 1725 and his
father was most likely Aaron Stark who married Margaret Wells. Since
Aaron Stark who married Elizabeth Young would have been 2 in 1710 and
17 in 1725, I believe he was most likely not the father of Amos, but
his brother. I believe circumstances for Amos and Hannah lean towards
Amos being born at least before 1725. Again, this is only speculation
and no records have been found to support this theory.
===
My conclusions:
Aaron Stark who married Margaret Wells, had two sons and possibly two
daughters when he moved to New Jersey about 1732. Most certainly,
Aaron Stark, ID#37, born in 1709, was a son, and most likely Amos
Stark, ID#39, born between 1710 and 1725, was a son. I believe John
Stark, ID#38 and Margaret Stark, ID#42, were children of Aaron Stark,
ID#37, and Elizabeth Young. Isaac Stark, ID#40, was most likely the
son of Amos Stark, ID#39 and his unknown first wife. The parentage
and existence of Mary Stark, ID#41, and Hannah Stark, ID#43, from my
research can only be attributed to the CRS text, for I have found no
confirmation sources on these individuals as yet. Therefore, the
following would be my organization for the first two generations in
Morris County, these being individuals reported in the CRS text. There
may be other individuals misplaced in the text which I will address at
a later date. However, the following represents what my research has
revealed at this time and further explanations and proof will follow
in another message.
===
http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=j
eromeyward&id=I63567
===
Note: 1769: Feb. 15 pledges were made toward a new Baptist Church
building on the Morristown Green. I believe Mr. Stark was a captain,
either in the army (most probable) or at sea. He was referred to as
such when he pledged 3 pounds, 3 shillings and 9 denari (pence)
[Citation: "History of Morris County," pg. 138.
===
http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=c
lovis&id=I05236
===
CRS Note on page 15: "He is reported to have lived at one time at the
head of Seneca Lake. He was twice married, his second wife being the
widow Tompkins whose maiden name was Goble."
===
From, Aaron Stark Family, Seven Generations, by Charles R. Stark
Amos Stark was a resident of Morristown, N. J. His will, dated Aug. 6,
1767 was probated Sept. 18, 1767, in that town.
_________________________________
http://www.rootsweb.com/~njmorris/wills2.htm
1767, Aug. 26. STARK, Enos (Amos), of Morristown, Morris Co., yeoman;
will of. All my lands in this and Sussex Co. to be sold, if my
Executors think best. Wife, Hannah, all the personal and real she had
when I married her, and £45 beside. Remainder to my children, Abraham,
Isaac and Jacob; and my Executors are to consider the child that my
wife is now pregnant with. Executors - Aaron Stark and Capt. John
Brookfield. Witnesses - Job Brookfield, Uzal Tomkins, James Gillispie.
Proved Sept. 18, 1767. (Lib. I, p. 159)
===
From Clovis LaFleur
3. Amos4 Stark, Senior (Aaron3, Aaron2, Aaron1) was born Bet. 1710 -
1725 in New London County, Connecticut, and died 1767 in Morristown,
Morris County, New Jersey. He married (1) Unknown Spouse #1. He
married (2) Hannah Goble (Widow Tompkins) Aft. April 1761 in Morris
County, New Jersey. She was born 1729, and died February 07, 1799.
===
Children of Amos Stark and Unknown #1 are:
10 i. Abraham5 Stark, died 1814. He married Elizabeth Sperry.
11 ii. Jacob Stark.
12 iii. Isaac Stark, Senior, born Bef. 1755 in Morris County, New
Jersey. He married Elizabeth Reed.
===
Child of Amos Stark and Hannah Tompkins) is:
13 i. Amos5 Stark, Junior, born October 31, 1767 in Morristown, New
Jersey; died March 21, 1850 in Big Flats, Chemung County, New York.
He married Elizabeth VanTassel December 21, 1794 in Minisink, Orange
County, New York; born July 22, 1770 in Minisink, Orange County, New
York; died May 05, 1859 in Michigan.
===
Clovis LaFleur July 2005 My conclusions:
Amos Stark who married Hannah Goble was probably a son of Aaron
Stark and Margaret Wells. He was probably born between the years 1710
and 1725. From his marriage to his unknown first wife, he had sons
named Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, their order of birth most likely the
same as their order in the will. He married Hannah Stark after April
of 1761, and they had one son named Amos Stark, born October 31, 1767.
Hannah died February 7, 1799. or the year could have been the same
date in 1797 as reported in the New Jersey Bills of Mortality.
===

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

Family/Spouse: Hannah GOBLE. Hannah was born in 1729; died on 07 Feb 1799. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Mary DILLA. Mary died in 1825. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Elizabeth REED. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Peter SALMON. Peter was born on 25 Nov 1740; died on 19 Feb 1825. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Abraham FULCHER. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Family/Spouse: Elizabeth YOUNG. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]