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James Wells 1668 – 1744 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Nov 1668

Birth Location: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: 21 Dec 1744

Death Location: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States

Father: James Wells

Mother: Sara Clark

Spouse(s): Rebecca Selden

Children(s): Rebecca WELLS, Susannah Wells, Mary WELLS, James WELLS, Joseph WELLS, Martha WELLS, Elizabeth Wells, Mary WELLS, Lydia WELLS

James Wells was born in 1668 in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States, the child of James Wells and Sara Elizabeth Clark. James Wells married Rebecca Selden, and had children including Rebecca WELLS, Susannah Wells, Mary WELLS, James WELLS, Joseph WELLS, Martha WELLS, Elizabeth Wells, Mary WELLS, Lydia WELLS. James Wells passed away in 1744 in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • James Wells was born in 1668 in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States, the child of James Wells and Sara Elizabeth Clark.
  • James Wells married Rebecca Selden, and had children including Rebecca WELLS, Susannah Wells, Mary WELLS, James WELLS, Joseph WELLS, Martha WELLS, Elizabeth Wells, Mary WELLS, Lydia WELLS.
  • James Wells passed away in 1744 in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Wells
1648 – 1682
Birth Location: Wellstown, Somerset, England
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Sara Clark
1644 – 1712
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Spouses(s)

Rebecca Selden
1678 – 1764
Birth Location: Hampshire, MA, Connecticut, USA
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Children(s)

Rebecca WELLS
1698 – 1727
Birth Location: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
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Susannah Wells
1701 –
Birth Location: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
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Mary WELLS
1703 – 1707
Birth Location: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
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James WELLS
1706 – 1757
Birth Location: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
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Joseph WELLS
1708 – 1777
Birth Location: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
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Martha WELLS
1710 – 1796
Birth Location: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
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Elizabeth Wells
1713 – 1739
Birth Location: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
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Mary WELLS
1715 – 1810
Birth Location: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
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Lydia WELLS
1718 –
Birth Location: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
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James Wells's Ancestors

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James Wells
1668 – 1744
Birth Place: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
Parents
James Wells
1648 – 1682
Wellstown, Somerset, England
Sara (Elizabeth) Clark
1644 – 1712
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Grandparents
Hugh Wells
1625 – 1678
Colchester, Essex, England
Mary Rusco
1628 – 1678
Bellevica, Essex, England
Captain (William) Clarke
1610 – 1681
Westhorpe, Suffolk, England
Katherine Bunce
1610 – 1683
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Great-Grandparents
Hugh WELLES
1590 – 1645
Frances BELCHER
1598 – 1678
William Rusco
1594 – 1682
Rebecca
1595 – 1635
Thomas Clarke
1570 – 1627
Rose Keridge
1572 – 1627
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Christian Belcher
1580 – 1598
Elizabeth FISHER
1582 – 1598
John Clarke
1541 – 1598
Catherine Cooke
1541 – 1598
William Kerrich
1540 – 1593
Margery Kerrich
1542 – 1610

James Wells's Descendants

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James Wells (27 Nov 1668 – 21 Dec 1744) m. Rebecca Selden (1678 – 1764)
  1. 1. Rebecca WELLS (21 Jan 1698 – 9 Nov 1727)
  2. 2. Susannah Wells (6 May 1701 – )
  3. 3. Mary WELLS (8 Oct 1703 – 9 Feb 1707)
  4. 4. James WELLS (7 Jan 1706 – 25 Jun 1757)
  5. 5. Joseph WELLS (24 Mar 1708 – Jul 1777)
  6. 6. Martha WELLS (15 Jun 1710 – 1796)
  7. 7. Elizabeth Wells (9 Feb 1713 – 29 Oct 1739)
  8. 8. Mary WELLS (5 Apr 1715 – 21 Jul 1810)
  9. 9. Lydia WELLS (15 Aug 1718 – )

James Wells's Timeline

4 Records

1668
27 Nov 1668
Birth of James Wells in Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
1668
27 Nov 1668
Birth of James Wells in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
1744
21 Dec 1744
Age 76
Death of James Wells in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
1771
1 Jul 1771
Age 103
Death of James Wells in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Nov 1668
    Event Place: Baltimore, Maryland, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Nov 1668
    Event Place: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
    [2] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934
    [3] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jul 1771
    Event Place: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Dec 1744
    Event Place: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut Town Death Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
    [2] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934
    [3] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
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