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Hugh Thomas Wells 1585 – 1637 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1585

Birth Location: Evesham, Worcestershire, , England

Death Date: 13 Feb 1637

Death Location: Evesham, Wychavon District, Worcestershire, England

Father: Thomas Essex

Mother: Anne Hunt

Spouse(s): Frances Belcher

Children(s): Judge Welles

In 1585, Hugh Thomas Wells I entered the world in Evesham, Worcestershire, , England, born to Thomas De Elmham de Welles of Essex and Anne Elizabeth Hunt. Hugh Thomas Wells I married Frances Belcher, and had children including Judge Thomas Welles. Hugh Thomas Wells I passed away in 1637 in Evesham, Wychavon District, Worcestershire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1585, Hugh Thomas Wells I entered the world in Evesham, Worcestershire, , England, born to Thomas De Elmham de Welles of Essex and Anne Elizabeth Hunt.
  • Hugh Thomas Wells I married Frances Belcher, and had children including Judge Thomas Welles.
  • Hugh Thomas Wells I passed away in 1637 in Evesham, Wychavon District, Worcestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Essex
1566 – 1620
Birth Location: Great Gaddesden, Essex, Lancashire, Hertfordshire, England
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Anne Hunt
1568 – 1661
Birth Location: Abbey, St. Albens, Hartford, England
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Spouses(s)

Frances Belcher
1598 – 1678
Birth Location: Colchester, Essex, England, United Kingdom
FB

Children(s)

Judge Welles
1620 – 1676
Birth Location: Colchester, England
JW

Hugh Wells's Ancestors

Self
Hugh Wells
1585 – 1637
Birth Place: Evesham, Worcestershire, , England
Parents
Thomas De Elmham de Welles of Essex
1566 – 1620
Great Gaddesden, Essex, Lancashire, Hertfordshire, England
Anne (Elizabeth) Hunt
1568 – 1661
Abbey, St. Albens, Hartford, England
Grandparents
John ((Atwell)) Wells
1541 – 1573
Willesborough, Ashford Borough, Kent, England
Ann Austen
1565 – 1573
Biddenden, Kent, England
Thomas Hunt
1530 – 1606
Hinxton, Cambridgeshire, England
Lady (Alice Pollarde of) Clifton
1540 – 1593
Highclose, Clifton West Riding, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Robert Atwell
1519 – 1559
Isabell Wells
1500 – 1652
Sir Bryan
1464 – 1517
Margaret Bowsey
1468 – 1551
Sir Astley
1514 – 1547
Elizabeth Strowbridge
1520 – 1546
Sir Polard
1515 – 1563
Lady Sedington
1515 – 1604
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Atwell
1465 – 1536
Johane Atwell
1465 – 1564
John
Sir Astley
1491 – 1549
Lady Hall
1491 – 1529
John Strowbridge
1493 – 1539
Thomasyn Tudboll
1500 – 1550
Sir Abbey
1505 – 1542
Lady Chudleigh-Pollard\Polard\Pollarde
1501 – 1552
Sir Sedington
1480 – 1549
Lady Barroridge
1480 – 1514

Hugh Wells's Descendants

1.
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Hugh (Thomas) Wells (1585 – 13 Feb 1637) m. Frances Belcher (4 Mar 1598 – 1 Mar 1678)
  1. 1. Judge (Thomas) Welles (1620 – Oct 1676) m. Mary Beardsley (1631 – 1690)
    1. 1. Lieut. (Thomas) Wells (10 Jan 1652 – 2 Dec 1691) m. Hepzibah Buell (11 Dec 1649 – 29 Feb 1704)
      1. 1. Hepzibah Wells (1686 – 25 Apr 1773) m. John Dickinson (01 Nov 1667 – 21 Dec 1761)
        1. 1. Abigail Dickinson (12 Jan 1715 – 3 Mar 1797) m. Jonathan Wells (13 April 1718 – 29 April 1780)
    2. 2. Lieutenant (Noah Wells) (Welles) (28 Jul 1666 – 12 Jun 1712) m. Mary White (5 Aug 1665 – 1742)
      1. 1. Jonathan Wells (17 Oct 1696 – 25 Jan 1756) m. Mary (Hubbell) Newton (23 Apr 1699 – 10 Jan 1754)
        1. 1. Jonathan Wells (13 April 1718 – 29 April 1780) m. Abigail Dickinson (12 Jan 1715 – 3 Mar 1797)

Hugh Wells's Timeline

9 Records

1585
1585
Birth of Hugh Thomas Wells I in Evesham, Worcestershire, , England
Evesham, Worcestershire, , England
1590
1590
Age 5
Birth of Hugh Thomas Wells I
None
1595
22 Dec 1595
Age 10
Birth of Hugh Thomas Wells I in Colchester, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Colchester, Essex, England, United Kingdom
1635
1635
Age 50
Hugh Thomas Wells I resided here in Hartford, Hartford County, CT
Hartford, Hartford County, CT
1637
13 Feb 1637
Age 52
Death of Hugh Thomas Wells I in Evesham, Wychavon District, Worcestershire, England
Evesham, Wychavon District, Worcestershire, England
1645
1645
Age 60
Death of Hugh Thomas Wells I in Colchester, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
Colchester, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
1655
1655, 58
Age 70
Hugh Thomas Wells I resided here in Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1672
12 Jun 1672
Age 87
Death of Hugh Thomas Wells I in Evesham, Wychavon District, Worcestershire, England
Evesham, Wychavon District, Worcestershire, England
1672
1672
Age 87
Death of Hugh Thomas Wells I
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1595
    Event Place: Colchester, Essex, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 82.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: GCH
    [2] Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1590

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1585
    Event Place: Evesham, Worcestershire, , England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 9 Oct
    Event Place: Biddenden, Kent, England
    Record Source: Kent, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1538-1914, Kent Archives Office; Maidstone, Kent, England; England, Kent, Parish Registers, 1538-1911

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1655, 58
    Event Place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut State Register, 1924 Government & Military records

    Genealogy Event 6
    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 7
    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 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Colonial and Revolutionary families of Pennsylvania : genealogical and personal memoirs

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: West Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, U.S., Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jun 1672
    Event Place: Evesham, Wychavon District, Worcestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1645
    Event Place: Colchester, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934
    [2] Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1672

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Feb 1637
    Event Place: Evesham, Wychavon District, Worcestershire, England
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