Thomas WELLS, II

Male Abt 1628 - 1675  (47 years)


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  • Name Thomas WELLS  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
    Suffix II 
    Birth Abt 1626  England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Birth Abt 1628  Evesham, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Gender Male 
    Fact A substantial landowner in Wethersfield and later (1659) Hadley Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Fact 1665  Listed as a surveyor Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Death Sep 1675  Hadley, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 8
    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.
    Person ID I60327  Main Tree
    Last Modified 19 Mar 2022 

    Father Thomas WELLS,   b. Abt 1600, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Feb 1636/7, Evesham, Worcester Co., England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 37 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Frances ALBRIGHT,   b. Abt 1600, Prob. Welford-on-Avon, Gloucestershire, Warwickshire, England Worcestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Mar 1678, Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage 13 Oct 1625  All Saints, Alcester, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Family ID F04817  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary BEARDSLEY,   b. Bef 1632, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Sep 1691, Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 59 years) 
    Marriage May 1651  Hartford, Hartford Co., Conn. Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 9
    Children 
     1. Lieut. Thomas WELLS, III,   b. 10 Jan 1651/2, Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 02 Dec 1691, Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 39 years)  [Birth]
     2. Mary WELLS,   b. 01 Oct 1653, Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 01 Oct 1653, Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     3. Sarah WELLS,   b. 05 May 1655, Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Sep 1676, Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 21 years)
     4. John WELLS,   b. 14 Jan 1657/8, Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jan 1657, Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
     5. Capt Jonathan WELLS,   b. 1659, Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 03 Jan 1738/9, Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)  [Birth]
     6. John II WELLS,   b. 03 Apr 1660, Hadley, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 20 Jan 1679 and 1680, Hadley, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 18 years)  [Natural]
     7. Samuel WELLS,   b. 10 Jun 1662, Hadley, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 09 Aug 1690, Hadley, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 28 years)  [Birth]
     8. Mary WELLS,   b. 08 Sep 1664, Hadley, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Mar 1751, Northfield, Franklin Co., Mass. Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)  [Natural]
     9. Noah WELLS,   b. 26 Jul 1666, Hadley, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 06 Oct 1712, Colchester, New London Co., Conn Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 46 years)  [Natural]
     10. Ebenezer WELLS,   b. 04 Jul 1668, Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1743, Hatfield, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
     11. Hannah WELLS,   b. 04 Jul 1668, Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Dec 1733 (Age 65 years)  [Natural]
     12. Daniel WELLS,   b. 11 Dec 1669, Hadley, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jun 1670, Hadley, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)  [Natural]
     13. Ephraim WELLS,   b. Apr 1671, Hadley, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Sep 1748 (Age 77 years)  [Natural]
     14. Joshua WELLS,   b. 18 Feb 1673/4, Hadley, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
    Family ID F04814  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 20 Mar 2018 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1626 - England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1628 - Evesham, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsFact - - A substantial landowner in Wethersfield and later (1659) Hadley Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - May 1651 - Hartford, Hartford Co., Conn. Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Sep 1675 - Hadley, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S02472] Import Wells File by Mary James on October 4, 2000.

    2. [S02470] Import file R. Dietz on October 4, 2000.

    3. [S02773] The New England Historical and Genealogical Register 1992, Vol. CXLVI January, pg 34.

    4. [S00086] "The Descendants of William Beardsley and Mary Harvey" Complied by Ellwood Count Curtis.

    5. [S02364] Lucius M. Boltwood, Genealogies of Hadley Families.

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

    7. [S03684] "Belden/Baildon", From the files of Stephen M. Lawson.
      kinnexions.com

    8. [S3167] Clayton H. and Margaret D. Wells, Descendants of Thomas & Frances Albright Wells 1595 to 2000.

    9. [S02706] New England Ancestors: Cemetery Transcriptions from the NEHGS Manuscript Collection.