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Governor Thomas Welles 1594–1660 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1594

Birth Location: Warwickshire, England

Death Date: 14 January 1660

Death Location: Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: Robert Welles

Mother: Alice Hunt

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Deming, Alice Tomes

Children(s): Samuel Welles, Ann Welles

Governor Thomas Welles was born in 1594 in Warwickshire, England, the child of Robert Welles And Alice Hunt. In 1637, Governor Thomas Welles resided in Freeman 17 May, Massachusetts Colony, MA. Governor Thomas Welles married Alice Tomes, Elizabeth Deming, and had children including Ann Welles, Samuel Welles. Governor Thomas Welles passed away in 1660 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Governor Thomas Welles was born in 1594 in Warwickshire, England, the child of Robert Welles And Alice Hunt.
  • In 1637, Governor Thomas Welles resided in Freeman 17 May, Massachusetts Colony, MA.
  • Governor Thomas Welles married Alice Tomes, Elizabeth Deming, and had children including Ann Welles, Samuel Welles.
  • Governor Thomas Welles passed away in 1660 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

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Governor Welles's Ancestors

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Governor Welles
1594–1660
Birth Place: Warwickshire, England
Parents
Robert Welles
1540–1617
Stourton, Whichford, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Alice Hunt
1543–
Stourton, Whichford, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas Walter Hunt of Astley) ^*
1514–1548
Astley, Shropshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Governor Welles's Descendants

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Governor (Thomas) Welles (1594–14 January 1660) m. Elizabeth Deming (Abt 1597–28 July 1683) m. Alice Tomes (1598–1646)
  1. 1. Samuel Welles 1628–1675 m. Hannah Lamberton 1634–
    1. 1. Samuel Welles 1660–1731
    2. 2. Thomas Welles 1662–1711
    3. 3. Sarah Welles 1664–1695
    4. 4. Mary Welles 1666–1715
    5. 5. Ann Welles 1668–1739
    6. 6. Elizabeth Welles 1670–
  2. 2. Ann Welles 1619–1680 m. Anthony Hawkins 1618–1674 m. Thomas Thomson 1610–1655
    1. 1. Mary Hawley 1653–1691
    2. 2. Thomas (Thompson) Jr 1651–1706
    3. 3. John Thomson 1649–1711
    4. 4. Esther Gridley 1655–1696
    5. 5. John Thompson 1649–1711 m. Mary Steele 1646–1688
      1. 1. John Thompson 1671–
      2. 2. Thomas Thompson 1674–
      3. 3. Samuel Thompson 1676–
      4. 4. Joseph Thompson 1679–
      5. 5. James Thompson 1680–

Governor Welles's Timeline

3 Records

1594
1594
Birth of Governor Thomas Welles in Warwickshire, England
Warwickshire, England
1637
1637
Age 43
Governor Thomas Welles resided here in Freeman 17 May, Massachusetts Colony, MA
Freeman 17 May, Massachusetts Colony, MA
1660
14 January 1660
Age 66
Death of Governor Thomas Welles in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1594
    Event Place: Warwickshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
    [2] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [3] Millennium File
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] North America, Family Histories
    [6] Colonial Families of the USA
    [7] Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1635
    Event Place: Boston, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s

    Genealogy Event 3
    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 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: History of the Welles family in England and Normandy

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: West Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 January 1660
    Event Place: Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
    [2] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [3] Connecticut, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934
    [4] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [5] Millennium File
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] North America, Family Histories
    [8] Colonial Families of the USA
    [9] Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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