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James Wells \ Welles 1728–1776 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Sep 1728

Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America

Death Date: 8 September 1776

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

Father: John Wells

Mother: Mary Curtis

Spouse(s): Prudence Wright

Children(s): James Wells, Allyn Wells, Hannah Hoskins, Ebenezer Wells, Lucy Wells, Timothy Wells, Mary Wells, Prudence Wells, Moses Wells, Martha Wells

James Wells \ Welles was born in 1728 in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America, the child of John Wells And Mary Curtis. James Wells \ Welles married Prudence Wright, and had children including Allyn Wells, Ebenezer Wells, Hannah Hoskins, James Wells, Lucy Wells, Martha Bevins Wells, Mary Wells, Moses Wells, Prudence Wells, Timothy Wells. James Wells \ Welles passed away in 1776 in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Wells \ Welles was born in 1728 in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America, the child of John Wells And Mary Curtis.
  • James Wells \ Welles married Prudence Wright, and had children including Allyn Wells, Ebenezer Wells, Hannah Hoskins, James Wells, Lucy Wells, Martha Bevins Wells, Mary Wells, Moses Wells, Prudence Wells, Timothy Wells.
  • James Wells \ Welles passed away in 1776 in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Wells
1690–1777
Birth Location: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Mary Curtis
1696–
Birth Location: Wetherfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Spouses(s)

Prudence Wright
1736–1825
Birth Location: Stamford, Connecticut, USA
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Children(s)

James Wells
1766–1813
Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Allyn Wells
1771–1840
Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
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Hannah Hoskins
1761–1849
Birth Location: Connecticut, United States of America
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Ebenezer Wells
1756–1812
Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Lucy Wells
1768–1864
Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
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Timothy Wells
1754–1759
Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Mary Wells
1758–1776
Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Prudence Wells
1773–1774
Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Moses Wells
1776–1850
Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Martha Wells
1767–1848
Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, CT., USA
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James Welles's Ancestors

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James Welles
1728–1776
Birth Place: Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
Parents
John Wells
1690–1777
Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Mary Curtis
1696–
Wetherfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Welles's Descendants

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James (Wells \) Welles (13 Sep 1728–8 September 1776) m. Prudence Wright (31 May 1736–22 July 1825)
  1. 1. James Wells 1766–1813
  2. 2. Allyn Wells 1771–1840
  3. 3. Hannah Hoskins 1761–1849
  4. 4. Ebenezer Wells 1756–1812
  5. 5. Lucy Wells 1768–1864
  6. 6. Timothy Wells 1754–1759
  7. 7. Mary Wells 1758–1776
  8. 8. Prudence Wells 1773–1774
  9. 9. Moses Wells 1776–1850
  10. 10. Martha (Bevins) Wells 1767–1848 m. Hezekiah Patchin 1764–1841
    1. 1. Harriet Patchin 1801–1879 m. Thomas (S.) Osborn 1798–1890
      1. 1. Andrew (Bordean) Osborn 1818–1903 m. Matilda (Delaine) Gunsolus 1828–1892
        1. 1. Henry (Louis) Osborn 1849–1916
        2. 2. Wallace (A) Osborne 1858–1936
        3. 3. Harriet (Evelette) Osborn 1862–1919
        4. 4. Andrew (B) Osborn 1874–1899
        5. 5. John (Abner) Osborn 1865–1950 m. Ellen (Jane) Stewart 1872– m. Lourilda ('Lula') Smith 1878–1940
        6. 6. Charles (Stephen) Osborn 1852–1908 m. Melissa (Charlotte) Stockton 1859–1943
        7. 7. Florence (Jenette "Nettie") Osborn 1855–1930
        8. 8. Mary (Catherine) Osborn 1849–1935
        9. 9. James (Cassidy) Osborn 1854–1942
        10. 10. William OSBORN 1857–1924
      2. 2. Lavina (E.) Osborn 1825–1888 m. Henry (Monroe) Loveland 1823–1858
        1. 1. Mortimer (Dunreath) Loveland 1854–1926 m. Lucy (J) Brabant 1864–1923 m. Ella (J) Vancoughnet 1854–1879
      3. 3. Alvira (H) Osborn 1827–1897
      4. 4. William (H.) Osborn 1834–1835
      5. 5. Martha (J) Osborn 1831–1917
    2. 2. Nancy (A.) Patchin 1813–1890 m. Morgan (Laban Allen) Sr 1819–1863
      1. 1. John (Frank) Allen 1835–1908 m. Eliza Wall 1835–1902
        1. 1. Jesse (Emery) Allen 1872–1927 m. Jessie Wilds 1873–1901 m. Florence (T) Allen 1879– m. Margarette (Reveler) Gamble 1878–1918
        2. 2. Frank Allen 1856–1926
        3. 3. John (Burt) Allen 1870–1922
        4. 4. Minnie (M.) Allen 1878–1925
        5. 5. Frank Allen 1882–1976
        6. 6. Joseph Allen 1872–
        7. 7. Arthesia ("Belle") Allen 1860–1931 m. Allen (Henry) Ciperlie 1861–1930
      2. 2. Julian ("Jule" Allen) Twin 1851–1922 m. Elizabeth (Elida) Bronson 1857–1930
        1. 1. Thomas (Morgan) Allen 1884–1954
        2. 2. Rudolph ("Dolph") Allen 1893–1970
        3. 3. Nelson Allen 1881–1960
        4. 4. Orson (A.) Allen 1891–1958
        5. 5. Charles (Augustus) Allen 1878–1938 m. Mary (Belle) Powell 1871–1938
      3. 3. Harriet Allen 1837–
      4. 4. William Allen 1846–
      5. 5. Mary Allen 1848–
      6. 6. Elizabeth (A) Allen 1839–1848
      7. 7. Laura (J) Allen 1854–
      8. 8. Morgan (L. Allen) Jr. 1844–1863
      9. 9. Julia (A. Allen) Twin 1851–1912
    3. 3. Chloe (M.) Patchin 1806–1881 m. Schuyler (S.) Osborn 1800–1879
      1. 1. Dexter (Schuyler) Osburn 1827–1923 m. Sarah (Ann) Eldridge 1829–1903
        1. 1. Clinton Osborn 1856–1937
        2. 2. Ruth Osborn 1866–1943 m. William ((Willie) F) Howk 1863–1937
        3. 3. William (E) Osborn 1859–1940
        4. 4. John (Dexter) Osborne 1849–1935 m. Elizabeth Massie 1866–1904
        5. 5. Jefferson (C) Osborn 1859–1940
        6. 6. Charles (Edward) Osborn 1855–1939
        7. 7. Joseph Osborn 1852–1937
        8. 8. Chloe Osborn 1863–1948
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Ann) Osborne 1831–1899
      3. 3. Mary (E.) Osborne 1849–1923 m. George (T.) Wilson 1842–
        1. 1. Ross (Paul) Wilson 1884–
        2. 2. Edgar (H.) Wilson 1874–
      4. 4. Angeline (R.) Osborne 1837–1923 m. William Finch 1821–1895
        1. 1. Degrass (William) Finch 1879–1958 m. Dorothy (M) Schwentker 1892– m. Nora (Myrtle) Ingersoll 1884–1969
    4. 4. Nathan (L) Patchen 1817–1865 m. Elizabeth ("Betsey") Dunsmore 1819–1906
      1. 1. Laria Patchen 1853–
      2. 2. James (F) Patchen 1841–
      3. 3. Mary (E.) Patchin 1842–1842
      4. 4. Lorenzo (D) Patchin 1848–1893
      5. 5. Eliza (A) Patchin 1846–1846
      6. 6. Ira (F) Patchin 1853–1925 m. Geline Pike 1856–1926
        1. 1. Lillian (A.) Patchen 1886–1978 m. Almon (Chapman) Whitney 1868–1952
        2. 2. Ida (M.) Patchin 1878–1925
        3. 3. Earnest (A.) Patchin 1882–1925
        4. 4. Earl Patchin 1899–1925
      7. 7. Harriet (A) Patchin 1859–1911
      8. 8. Chloe Patchin 1861–1892 m. Romain Stevens –1920
        1. 1. Ruth (Elizabeth) Stevens 1891–1974 m. William (Orthila) Brill 1884–1954
        2. 2. Densmore Stevens 1886–1966
        3. 3. Edison Stevens 1883–1966
      9. 9. James (F) Patchin 1863–1905
      10. 10. William (M) Patchin 1851–1939 m. Josephine ("Lucy" J) Williams 1853–1942
        1. 1. Adalbert (C) Patchin 1871–1931 m. Charlotte (M.) Ager 1872–1910
        2. 2. Nathan (H) Patchen 1873–1931
        3. 3. Amelia ('Mellie' S.) Patchin 1878–1933
    5. 5. William (G) Patchin 1811–1894
    6. 6. Alanson (Lonson King) Patchin 1807–1887 m. Mayette (Mary) Richardson 1810–1887
      1. 1. George (F) Patchen 1845–1936 m. Mary (J) Donner 1845–1926
        1. 1. Alice (M) Patchen 1869–1928
        2. 2. William (B.) Patchin 1873–1905 m. Fanny (J.) Noble 1870–1938
        3. 3. Mary (Emma) Patchin 1864–1935
        4. 4. George (Herbert) Patchen... 1861–1939 m. Anna (S) Foley 1870–1947
        5. 5. Clara Patchen 1866–
        6. 6. Alveretta Patchen 1879–
      2. 2. Albert (Melanchton) Patchen 1846–1935
      3. 3. Derias Patchen 1838–
      4. 4. Byron (Hutchinson) Patchen 1840–1909
    7. 7. Ira (Wells) Patchin 1792–1888
    8. 8. Mary (Polly) Patchin 1788–1863 m. Woolcott Read 1784–1876
      1. 1. Larson (R) Read 1817–1881
      2. 2. Martha (B) Read 1809–1830
      3. 3. Nancy (Maria) Read 1811–1831
      4. 4. Fanny Read 1813–1830
      5. 5. William (Record) Read 1815–1863 m. Bersha (A.) Schermerhorn 1817–1885
        1. 1. Martha (Maria) Reed 1840–1894 m. Thomas Burroughs 1839–1919
        2. 2. Eugene (N) Read 1842–
        3. 3. Herbert (Roselle) Read 1844–1929
        4. 4. Emma (Jane) Read 1846–1859
        5. 5. William (Ervin) Read 1847–1915
      6. 6. Eliza (A) Read 1822–1822
      7. 7. Mary (Elizabeth) Read 1824–1897
      8. 8. Harriet (J) Read 1826–1889 m. Adison Beebee 1824–
        1. 1. Fanny Beebee 1851–
        2. 2. Mary (E.) Beebee 1857– m. Nelson (B) Walker 1851–
        3. 3. Truman Beebee 1859–
        4. 4. Antha (L) Beebee 1854–

James Welles's Timeline

2 Records

1728
13 Sep 1728
Birth of James Wells \ Welles in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
1776
8 September 1776
Age 48
Death of James Wells \ Welles in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Sep 1728
    Event Place: Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, U.S., Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection), Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55; Author: White, Lorraine Cook, ed.; Publication Date: 1994-2002; Volume: 52
    [2] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 192

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 September 1776
    Event Place: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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