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Governor Thomas Gideon Welles 1590–1660 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 July 1590

Birth Location: Tidmington, Warwickshire, England

Death Date: 14 Jan 1660

Death Location: Colchester, Colchester Borough, Essex, England

Father: Robert Sr

Mother: Alice Hunt

Spouse(s): Alice Welles

Children(s): Capt Sr.

The story of Governor Thomas Gideon Welles began in 1590 in Tidmington, Warwickshire, England. Governor Thomas Gideon Welles married Alice Gunn Tomes Welles, and had children including Capt John Welles Sr. Governor Thomas Gideon Welles passed away in 1660 in Colchester, Colchester Borough, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Governor Thomas Gideon Welles began in 1590 in Tidmington, Warwickshire, England.
  • Governor Thomas Gideon Welles married Alice Gunn Tomes Welles, and had children including Capt John Welles Sr.
  • Governor Thomas Gideon Welles passed away in 1660 in Colchester, Colchester Borough, Essex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Governor Welles's Ancestors

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Governor Welles
1590–1660
Birth Place: Tidmington, Warwickshire, England
Parents
Robert John Wells Sr
1540–1617
Stourton, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
Alice (Robert) Hunt
1543–1615
Stourton, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas (Wells) Sr
1512–1558
Whichford, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
Elisabeth\ (Elizabeth Bryan Haymon \ Viscountess) Welles
1516–1553
Stourton, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
Sir (Thomas Walter Hunt of) Astley
1514–1547
Astley, Shropshire, England
Elizabeth (Agnes) Strowbridge
1520–1546
Astley, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Capt. Welles
1484–1558
Lady Bryan
1488–1553
THOMAS Aragon
1464–1517
Margaret Bryan
1468–1551
Sir Esq
1491–1549
Alice Hill
1491–1529
John II
1493–1539
Thomasine Tudoll
1500–1550
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Hunt
1472–1527
Alice Pollock
1472–1491
Sir Hill
1470–1532
Lady Percy
1474–1530
John Strobridge
1465–1516
Agnes Bury
1469–1522
John Tudor
1470–1548
Alice Tudbold
1473–1496

Governor Welles's Descendants

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Governor (Thomas Gideon) Welles (10 July 1590–14 Jan 1660) m. Alice (Gunn Tomes) Welles (01 Dec 1592–8 Dec 1646)
  1. 1. Capt (John Welles) Sr. 1621–1659 m. Elizabeth (Joane) Bourne 1569–1668
    1. 1. John Welles 1648–1610 m. Mary (Margaret) Hollister 1585–1611
      1. 1. Lt. (Robert) Welles 1688–1759 m. Eunice(Annis) Curtis 1699–1817
        1. 1. Elizabeth ("Betsey") Welles 1728–1783 m. Ephraim Burton 1727–1806

Governor Welles's Timeline

10 Records

1590
10 July 1590
Birth of Governor Thomas Gideon Welles in Tidmington, Warwickshire, England
Tidmington, Warwickshire, England
1594
10 Jul 1594
Age 4
Birth of Governor Thomas Gideon Welles in Stourton, Whichford, Warwickshire, England
Stourton, Whichford, Warwickshire, England
1594
10 July 1594
Age 4
Birth of Governor Thomas Gideon Welles in Stourton, Whichford, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Stourton, Whichford, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
1605
24 Aug 1605
Age 15
Governor Thomas Gideon Welles was married
None
1635
1635
Age 45
Governor Thomas Gideon Welles resided here in Hartford, Hartford County, CT
Hartford, Hartford County, CT
1637
1637
Age 47
Governor Thomas Gideon Welles resided here in Freeman 17 May, Massachusetts Colony, MA
Freeman 17 May, Massachusetts Colony, MA
1637
13 February 1637
Age 47
Death of Governor Thomas Gideon Welles in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
1641
1641-48
Age 51
Governor Thomas Gideon Welles resided here in Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1660
14 Jan 1660
Age 70
Death of Governor Thomas Gideon Welles in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
1660
14 Jan 1660
Age 70
Death of Governor Thomas Gideon Welles in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jul 1594
    Event Place: Stourton, Whichford, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 20; Page: 1080
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [3] Millennium File
    [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
    [6] Colonial Families of the USA
    [7] Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography; Volume: Vol. VI

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 July 1594
    Event Place: Stourton, Whichford, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 July 1590
    Event Place: Tidmington, Warwickshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 24 Aug 1605

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1635
    Event Place: Hartford, Hartford County, CT
    Record Source: Connecticut, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1637
    Event Place: Freeman 17 May, Massachusetts Colony, MA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1641-48
    Event Place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut State Register, 1924 Government & Military Records

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Randall and Allied Families : William Randall (1609-1693) of Scituate and His Descendants with Ancestral Families
    [2] History of the Welles family in England and Normandy

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: West Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Jan 1660
    Event Place: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 20; Page: 1080
    [2] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index
    [3] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [4] Millennium File
    [5] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [6] 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
    [7] Colonial Families of the USA
    [8] Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography; Volume: Vol. VI

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 February 1637
    Event Place: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Jan 1660
    Event Place: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Colchester, Colchester Borough, Essex, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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