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Hugh Wells 1590–1645 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1590

Birth Location: Colchester, Essex, England

Death Date: 1645

Death Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Father: Thomas Wells

Mother: Alice Hunt

Spouse(s): Frances Belcher

Children(s): Mary Welles

Hugh Wells was born in 1590 in Colchester, Essex, England, the child of Thomas Wells And Alice Hunt. Hugh Wells married Frances Belcher, and had children including Mary Welles. Hugh Wells passed away in 1645 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • Hugh Wells was born in 1590 in Colchester, Essex, England, the child of Thomas Wells And Alice Hunt.
  • Hugh Wells married Frances Belcher, and had children including Mary Welles.
  • Hugh Wells passed away in 1645 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Hugh Wells's Ancestors

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Hugh Wells
1590–1645
Birth Place: Colchester, Essex, England
Parents
Thomas Wells
1566–1620
Essex, Lancashire, , England
Alice Hunt
1543–1615
Whichford, Warwickshire, , England
Grandparents
John Wells
1539–1572
Howden, Yorkshire, , England
Alice Hunt
1543–1615
Whichford, Warwickshire, , England
Thomas Hunt
1514–1548
, , , England
Agnes Hunt
1520–1546
Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Welles
1512–1558
Elizabeth Bryan
1501–1553
Thomas Hunt
1514–1548
Agnes Hunt
1520–1546
Sir II
1500–1539
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Welles
1484–1558
Elizabeth Goodrich
1488–1572
Sir II
1500–1539

Hugh Wells's Descendants

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Hugh Wells (1590–1645) m. Frances Belcher (1598–1 Mar 1678)
  1. 1. Mary Welles 1626–1700 m. Thomas Robinson 1624–1689 m. Jonathan Gilbert 1618–1682
    1. 1. David Robinson 1660–1748 m. Abigail Kirby 1666–1694 m. Mary Atwater 1662–1746
      1. 1. DAVID ROBINSON 1694–1780 m. Rebecca Miller 1698–1786
        1. 1. David Robinson 1721–1809 m. Esther ((Savage)) Cornwall 1729–1803 m. Abigail Curtiss 1732–1790
        2. 2. Captain (James) Robinson 1731–1806
        3. 3. David Robinson 1719–1809

Hugh Wells's Timeline

4 Records

1590
1590
Birth of Hugh Wells in Colchester, Essex, , England
Colchester, Essex, , England
1590
1590
Birth of Hugh Wells in Colchester, Essex, England
Colchester, Essex, England
1645
1645
Age 55
Death of Hugh Wells in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
1672
12 Jun 1672
Age 82
Death of Hugh Wells in Evesham, Worcestershire, , England
Evesham, Worcestershire, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1590
    Event Place: Colchester, Essex, , England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 934.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: GCH
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 6043.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JDM
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 3919.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: RH1
    [4] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 82.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: GCH

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1590
    Event Place: Colchester, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    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 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jun 1672
    Event Place: Evesham, Worcestershire, , England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1645
    Event Place: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

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