William Lord WELLES

Abt 1250 -

• Name	William Lord WELLES  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1250	Lincolnshire, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Notes	Excerpt from "Welles Family": Cottness was an heirloom in the Welles family for many generations, being part of the Manor of Alfourd, in Lincolnshire, about fifteen miles from Hull. It was the seat of William Lord Welles in 1283, and fell to Richard Welles (father Richard, born about 1696; grandfather Nathaniel Welles, born about 1660) in 1760, and then contained "by estimation four hundred and three acres." Richard, as the eldest son, inherited the property, but nobly divided the proceeds of the sale of Cottness with his younger brother, as per his letter dted Cottness, England, Nov. 26, 1760, to his father-in-law, Richard Hill, Of Philadelphia. This Richard Welles emigrated to America in 1750, and lived in Philadelphia.
  Person ID	I60164	Main Tree

  
  

  Father	William DE WELLES,   b. Abt 1200, Lincolnshire
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Isabel DE VASCI
  Relationship	Natural
  Family ID	F13590	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1250 - Lincolnshire, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S02434] Albert Wells, History of the Welles Family in England and Normandy, (Name: Name: 1876;;).