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Capt. Thomas Welles 1662–1711 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1662

Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, U. S. A.

Death Date: 1711

Death Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, U. S. A.

Father: Hon. Welles

Mother: Elizabeth Hollister

Spouse(s): Thankful Root

Children(s): Capt. Welles, Hezekiah WELLES, Thomas Welles

The story of Capt. Thomas Welles began in 1662 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, U. S. A.. Capt. Thomas Welles married Thankful Root, and had children including Capt Thomas Welles, Hezekiah Welles, Thomas Welles. Capt. Thomas Welles passed away in 1711 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, U. S. A..

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Biography

  • The story of Capt. Thomas Welles began in 1662 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, U. S. A..
  • Capt. Thomas Welles married Thankful Root, and had children including Capt Thomas Welles, Hezekiah Welles, Thomas Welles.
  • Capt. Thomas Welles passed away in 1711 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, U. S. A..

Immediate Family

Parents

Hon. Welles
1629–1675
Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, U. S. A.
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Elizabeth Hollister
1642–1673
Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Spouses(s)

Thankful Root
1677–1704
Birth Location: Massachusetts, U. S. A.
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Children(s)

Capt. Welles
1698–1753
Birth Location: –
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Hezekiah WELLES
1701–1711
Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, U. S.A.
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Thomas Welles
1697–1774
Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, U. S. A.
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Capt. Welles's Ancestors

Self
Capt. Welles
1662–1711
Birth Place: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, U. S. A.
Parents
Hon. Samuel Welles
1629–1675
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, U. S. A.
Elizabeth Hollister
1642–1673
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Gov. (Thomas) Welles
1598–1659
Rothwell, Northamptonshire, England
Alice Tomes
1593–1645
Long Marston, Gloucestershire, England
John Hollister
1612–1665
Bristol, Somerset, , England
Joanna Treat
1618–1694
Keynsham, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Welles
1540–1617
Alice Hunt
1543–1615
John Tomes
1564–1602
Ellen Gunne
1571–1601
John Hollister
1575–1617
Joan Kirby
1580–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Viscount Stourton
1512–1558
Elizabeth Haymon
1516–1553
Sir Astley
1514–1548
Elizabeth Strobridge
1520–1546
Richard Tomes
1540–1602
Richard Gunne
1541–1602
Anne Fullwood
1545–1576

Capt. Welles's Descendants

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Capt. (Thomas) Welles (1662–1711) m. Thankful Root (1677–1704)
  1. 1. Capt. (Thomas) Welles 1698–1753 m. Mary Chester 1705–1775
    1. 1. Thomas Welles 1741–1787 m. Lucy Belden 1741–
      1. 1. Mary Welles 1769–1791 m. Robert Robbins 1765–1827
        1. 1. Mary (Welles) Robbins 1791–1878 m. Elisha Wolcott 1787–1862
    2. 2. Samuel Wells 1744–1804
  2. 2. Hezekiah WELLES 1701–1711
  3. 3. Thomas Welles 1697–1774

Capt. Welles's Timeline

2 Records

1662
1662
Birth of Capt. Thomas Welles in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, U. S. A.
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, U. S. A.
1711
1711
Age 49
Death of Capt. Thomas Welles in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, U. S. A.
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, U. S. A.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1662
    Event Place: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, U. S. A.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1711
    Event Place: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, U. S. A.
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