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Ensign Hugh Thomas Wells 1590–1672 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1590

Birth Location: Colchester, Essex, England

Death Date: 12 Jun 1672

Death Location: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: John Wales

Mother: Margaret Hobson

Spouse(s): Susanna Greenaway

Children(s): Mary Atherton

Ensign Hugh Thomas Wells was born in 1590 in Colchester, Essex, England, the child of John Wales And Margaret Atherton Hobson. Ensign Hugh Thomas Wells married Susanna Isabel Greenaway, and had children including Mary Wales E Mass Atherton. Ensign Hugh Thomas Wells passed away in 1672 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ensign Hugh Thomas Wells was born in 1590 in Colchester, Essex, England, the child of John Wales And Margaret Atherton Hobson.
  • Ensign Hugh Thomas Wells married Susanna Isabel Greenaway, and had children including Mary Wales E Mass Atherton.
  • Ensign Hugh Thomas Wells passed away in 1672 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ensign Wells's Ancestors

Self
Ensign Wells
1590–1672
Birth Place: Colchester, Essex, England
Parents
John Wales
1556–1610
Calverly, Yorkshire, England
Margaret (Atherton) Hobson
1567–1600
Idle, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (John Marshall) (Wales)
1533–1599
Birch, Essex, England
Margerat Gibson
1525–1600
Idel, Yorkshire, England
Sir (William Robert Hobson) (Noble)
1510–1563
Southwark, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Cycely Cysthe "Cyshe") Antonie*
1515–1572
London, London, England
Great-Grandparents
John Wales
1500–1559
Dorothy Wyatt
1510–1556
Sir Gibson
1500–1565
Lady Adams
1506–1534
Richard Call
1475–1567
Agnes Hobson
1478–1566
Sir Antonie
1470–1523
Lady Rynzza
1491–1560
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Marshall Wales
1470–1530
Agnes Custer
1470–1543
Sir Hobson
1448–1511
Lady Bick
1450–1491
William Ryzza
1450–

Ensign Wells's Descendants

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Ensign (Hugh Thomas) Wells (1590–12 Jun 1672) m. Susanna (Isabel) Greenaway (1590–27 May 1662)
  1. 1. Mary (Wales'E-Mass) Atherton 1626–1668 m. Maj. (Gen. Humphrey) Atherton 1608–1661
    1. 1. Mary Atherton 1636–1718 m. William Billing 1629–1712
      1. 1. Ensign (Ebenezer Billings) Sr. 1659–1727 m. Ann (Anna) Comstock 1661–1727
        1. 1. Anna (Comstock) Billings 1681–1752 m. Solomon Hakes 1688–1752
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Catherine) Atherton 1628–1678 m. William Weeks 1628–1677
      1. 1. Submit Weeks 1672–1748 m. Capt (Robert Cook) Jr 1670–1756
        1. 1. Eleanor Cook 1707–1779 m. Benjamin Ellis 1699–1750

Ensign Wells's Timeline

11 Records

1585
26 Feb 1585
Birth of Ensign Hugh Thomas Wells in Settle, Craven, Yorkshire, England
Settle, Craven, Yorkshire, England
1585
26 February 1585
Birth of Ensign Hugh Thomas Wells in Settle, Craven, Yorkshire, England
Settle, Craven, Yorkshire, England
1586
26 February 1586
Birth of Ensign Hugh Thomas Wells in Idle, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
Idle, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
1590
1590
Birth of Ensign Hugh Thomas Wells in Colchester, Essex, England
Colchester, Essex, England
1608
1608
Age 18
Ensign Hugh Thomas Wells was married in England, England, United Kingdom
England, England, United Kingdom
1635
1635
Age 45
Ensign Hugh Thomas Wells resided here in Hartford, Hartford County, CT
Hartford, Hartford County, CT
1637
1637
Age 47
Ensign Hugh Thomas Wells resided here in Freeman 17 May, Massachusetts Colony, MA
Freeman 17 May, Massachusetts Colony, MA
1655
1655, 58
Age 65
Ensign Hugh Thomas Wells resided here in Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1661
04 Dec 1661
Age 71
Death of Ensign Hugh Thomas Wells in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
1672
12 Jun 1672
Age 82
Death of Ensign Hugh Thomas Wells in Wethersfield colchester, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Wethersfield colchester, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
1672
12 Jun 1672
Age 82
Death of Ensign Hugh Thomas Wells in Wethersfieldcolchester, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Wethersfieldcolchester, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Feb 1585
    Event Place: Settle, Craven, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 February 1586
    Event Place: Idle, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 February 1585
    Event Place: Settle, Craven, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1589.026; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [5] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Hodge Genealogy from the first of the name in this country to the present time : with a number of a

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1590
    Event Place: Colchester, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1608
    Event Place: England, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1655, 58
    Event Place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut State Register, 1924 Government & Military Records

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1635
    Event Place: Boston, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Boston, Massachusetts; Year: 1635; Page Number: 72

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1635
    Event Place: Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Massachusetts; Year: 1635; Page Number: 72

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1635
    Event Place: Hartford, Hartford County, CT
    Record Source: Connecticut, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1637
    Event Place: Freeman 17 May, Massachusetts Colony, MA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: West Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 04 Dec 1661
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jun 1672
    Event Place: Wethersfield colchester, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jun 1672
    Event Place: Wethersfieldcolchester, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [4] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Hodge Genealogy from the first of the name in this country to the present time : with a number of a

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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