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John Welles 1621 – 1668 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1621

Birth Location: England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 20 AUG 1668

Death Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Father: Thomas Welles

Mother: Alice Tomes

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Bourne

Children(s): John Welles, Robert Welles, Temperance Wells, Samuel Welles, Samuel Welles, Sarah Welles, Mary Welles, Mary Wells

John Welles was born in 1621 in England, United Kingdom, the child of Thomas Welles and Alice Tomes. John Welles married Elizabeth Bourne, and had children including John Welles, Robert Welles, Temperance Wells, Samuel Welles, Samuel Welles, Sarah Welles, Mary Welles, Mary Wells. John Welles passed away in 1668 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • John Welles was born in 1621 in England, United Kingdom, the child of Thomas Welles and Alice Tomes.
  • John Welles married Elizabeth Bourne, and had children including John Welles, Robert Welles, Temperance Wells, Samuel Welles, Samuel Welles, Sarah Welles, Mary Welles, Mary Wells.
  • John Welles passed away in 1668 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Welles
1590 – 1659
Birth Location: Stourton, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
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Alice Tomes
1595 – 1640
Birth Location: Stourton, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Bourne
1627 – 1668
Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America
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Children(s)

John Welles
1648 – 1714
Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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Robert Welles
1649 – 1714
Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America
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Temperance Wells
1653 – 1728
Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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Samuel Welles
1656 – 1733
Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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Samuel Welles
1656 – 1692
Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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Sarah Welles
1659 –
Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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Mary Welles
1661 –
Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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Mary Wells
1661 –
Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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John Welles's Ancestors

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John Welles
1621 – 1668
Birth Place: England, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas Welles
1590 – 1659
Stourton, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Alice Tomes
1595 – 1640
Stourton, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Robert Welles
1540 – 1617
Stourton, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Alice Hunt
1543 – 1615
Stourton, Whichford, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
John Tomes
1547 – 1602
Long Marston, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Ellen Gunne
1566 – 1600
Of, Long Marston, Glouc, Eng
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Welles
1598 – 1660
Elizabeth Bryan
1501 – 1553
Thomas Hunt
1514 – 1548
Elizabeth Strobridge
1520 – 1556
John Tommes
1490 – 1548
Alice Harburne
1513 – 1588
Richard Gunne
1541 –
Anne Fullwood
1545 – 1639
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Welles
1484 – 1559
Thomas Bryan
1464 – 1517
Margaret Bourchier
1468 – 1552
John Strawbridge
1500 – 1520
Thomasine Tudball
1500 – 1550
William Tomes
1462 – 1537
Margaret Barker
1464 – 1501
Richard Gunne
1519 – 1587
Mary Horne
1523 – 1587
Robert Fulwood
1519 – 1576
Maria Hunt
1517 – 1566

John Welles's Descendants

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John Welles (ABT 1621 – 20 AUG 1668) m. Elizabeth Bourne (1627 – 8 OCT 1668)
  1. 1. John Welles (24 MAY 1648 – 24 MAR 1714) m. Mary Hollister (1650 – 1697/1698) m. Mary
  2. 2. Robert Welles (22 JUN 1649 – 22 JUN 1714) m. Elizabeth (Mary) Goodrich (1658 – 17 FEB 1698)
    1. 1. Thomas Welles (MAY 1676 – 28 SEP 1741) m. Hannah Warner (28 SEP 1678 – 18 SEP 1738) m. Sarah Bidwell (19 AUG 1681 – 3 DEC 1744)
    2. 2. June Welles (1678 – )
    3. 3. Joseph Wells (SEP 1680 – 1744) m. Hannah Robbins (10 JUN 1688 – 1745)
    4. 4. Prudence (Goodrich) Welles (1682 – 16 APR 1715) m. Anthony Stoddard (9 AUG 1678 – 6 SEP 1760)
    5. 5. Robert Welles (1684 – SEP 1738) m. Sarah Wolcott (14 AUG 1686 – 1738)
      1. 1. Sarah (Wolcott) Wells (5 FEB 1709 – 5 MAY 1776) m. Jonathan Robbins (28 DEC 1694 – 15 JUL 1777)
        1. 1. Melathiah Robbins (1717 – AFT 1790) m. Simeon Cooke (24 AUG 1715 – 28 APR 1767) m. Jonas (Apalding or) Spalding (ABT 1715 – UNKNOWN)
        2. 2. Sara Robbins (13 OCT 1729 – 5 JUL 1810) m. Elisha Kilbourn (16 OCT 1726 – 23 FEB 1815) m. Daniel (Hanmer) Wells (ABT 1646 – )
        3. 3. Elizabeth Robbins (23 OCT 1730 – 18 NOV 1821) m. David (Ii) Deming (16 AUG 1729 – )
        4. 4. Mary Robbins (1732 – 10 DEC 1766) m. Daniel (Robbins) Jr. (22 JAN 1735 – 1777) m. Daniel (Hanmer) Wells
        5. 5. Hopeful Robbins (13 AUG 1735 – 7 APR 1826) m. Joseph (Capt in Col.GaysReg) Moseley (13 AUG 1735 – 25 OCT 1806) m. Daniel (Hanmer) Wells
        6. 6. Jonathan Robbins (5 APR 1737 – ) m. Dorothy Bigelow (2 SEP 1742 – 26 DEC 1761) m. Lydia (27 JUN 1748 – 1 MAR 1790)
        7. 7. Robert Robbins (23 MAY 1741 – 22 JAN 1804) m. Ruth Kimberly (ABT 1746 – 1769) m. Jerusha Estabrook (23 JUL 1755 – 29 MAY 1822)
        8. 8. Solomon Robbins (1743 – 1 DEC 1794) m. Mary (Molley) Harmon (1749 – 26 MAR 1812)
        9. 9. Oliver Robbins (30 MAR 1745 – 12 APR 1826) m. Mary Rose (ABT 1755 – ) m. Mary Rose (19 FEB 1753 – 11 NOV 1795)
        10. 10. Asbur Robbins (24 APR 1747 – 23 OCT 1761)
        11. 11. Hannah Robbins (14 JUN 1747 – 15 AUG 1786) m. (Capt) (Waite) Robbins (1 APR 1744 – 15 MAY 1826)
        12. 12. Elias Robbins (31 DEC 1750 – 1781/1783) m. Sarah Robins (29 MAR 1756 – ABT 1830) m. Hannah (1755 – 27 FEB 1842)
        13. 13. Salomon Robbins (<1752> – )
        14. 14. Levi Robbins (ABT 1753 – 24 OCT 1793) m. Abigail Kilborn (<1750> – )
      2. 2. Robert Wells (7 SEP 1710 – 3 FEB 1786) m. Abigail Burnham (14 SEP 1713 – 9 OCT 1794)
      3. 3. Appleton Welles (4 FEB 1711 – )
      4. 4. Abigail Wells (9 OCT 1715 – 2 SEP 1776) m. Asher Rossiter (16 OCT 1715 – 17 NOV 1781)
      5. 5. Elizabeth Welles (18 MAR 1716 – )
      6. 6. Mary Welles (23 JUN 1719 – 16 JUL 1805) m. Joshua Robbins (1717 – 30 JUL 1796)
        1. 1. Eunice Robbins (23 JUN 1743 – )
        2. 2. Asa Robbins (29 SEP 1744 – 6 MAR 1826) m. Hannah (Harriet) Colman (ABT 1746 – ) m. Abigail Daniels (ABT 1750 – UNKNOWN)
        3. 3. Mary Robbins (17 AUG 1746 – 29 JUN 1808) m. Abraham Crane ( – 29 JUN 1808) m. Abraham Crane (16 DEC 1739 – 29 JUN 1808) m. Abraham
        4. 4. Abigail Robbins (29 APR 1749 – 3 AUG 1796) m. Josiah Hart (28 APR 1724 – 1812) m. Thomas Harris (ABT 1749 – )
        5. 5. Sarah Robbins (12 MAR 1751 – 31 OCT 1834) m. Simon Willard (25 JAN 1744 – 1829)
        6. 6. Richard Robbins (1 MAR 1753 – ABT 1805)
        7. 7. Elizabeth Robbins (9 JUN 1755 – )
        8. 8. Hannah (Eunice) Robbins (20 JUL 1757 – 20 OCT 1804) m. Solomon Williams (27 FEB 1756 – 10 DEC 1784)
        9. 9. Joshua Robbins (7 AUG 1763 – 10 MAY 1848) m. Hannah Hart (ABT 1765 – 28 MAY 1862)
        10. 10. Joshua Robbins (12 MAR 1765 – 17 MAR 1765)
      7. 7. Josiah Welles (9 MAR 1720 – 24 AUG 1783) m. Anna Stillman (26 MAR 1734 – 27 DEC 1808)
      8. 8. Hezakiah Welles (9 DEC 1725 – 1 JAN 1804) m. Mary Boardman (3 MAR 1727 – 23 MAY 1786)
      9. 9. Christopher Welles (29 MAY 1727 – )
      10. 10. Judith Welles (29 AUG 1729 – 1 MAY 1771) m. Josiah Robbins (17 DEC 1724 – 27 JUL 1794)
      11. 11. Martha Wells (29 AUG 1729 – 30 DEC 1811) m. Moses Deming (1 MAR 1719 – JUL 1811) m. <Living> m. <Living>
      12. 12. Josiah Welles m. Rhoda Gunn (5 JAN 1728 – )
    6. 6. Gideon Welles (1686 – 28 MAR 1739) m. Hannah Chester (15 MAY 1696 – 29 MAY 1749) m. Judith Appleton (19 AUG 1653 – 19 FEB 1741)
  3. 3. Temperance Wells (1653 – 1728) m. Jonathan Pitman (ABT 1644 – 1 DEC 1731) m. Jon Pitman (ABT 1650 – 4 DEC 1731)
  4. 4. Samuel Welles (1656 – 3 OCT 1733) m. Samuel Welles (1664 – ) m. Abigail m. Abigail Wheeler (8 FEB 1684 – 1764)
  5. 5. Samuel Welles (ABT 1656 – 3 JUL 1692) m. Elizabeth Wheeler (ABT 1662 – AFT 1694) m. Elizabeth Wheeler (ABT 1639 – ) m. Abigail Wheeler (1660 – 7 FEB 1712) m. Mary Judson (31 DEC 1655 – ) m. Abigail Wells (ABT 1659 – ) m. Abigail Jones (ABT 1660 – ) m. Elizabeth Wheeler (ABT 1656 – ) m. Abrigail Welles m. Abigail Jones (1674 – ) m. Samuel Welles (ABT 1665 – ) m. Abigail Jones m. Abigail Pickett (30 JUL 1678 – AFT 9 APR 1735) m. Samuel Welles m. Elizabeth Wheeler m. Elizabeth (Wheeler) Comstock m. Abigail (Jones,) Elizabeth m. Abigail Wheeler (Abt – 1 FEB 1712)
  6. 6. Sarah Welles (28 SEP 1659 – ) m. Benjamin Beach (28 OCT 1644 – 9 APR 1713)
  7. 7. Mary Welles (29 AUG 1661 – ) m. Joseph Booth (8 MAR 1656 – 1 SEP 1703)
  8. 8. Mary Wells (29 AUG 1661 – )

John Welles's Timeline

4 Records

1621
ABT 1621
Birth of John Welles in England, United Kingdom
England, United Kingdom
1621
8 OCT 1621
John Welles was christened in Bridport, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Bridport, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
1659
after October 1659 Will dated
Age 38
Burial of John Welles in Old Congregational Burying Ground, Stratford, Fairfield, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America
Old Congregational Burying Ground, Stratford, Fairfield, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America
1668
20 AUG 1668
Age 47
Death of John Welles in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1621
    Event Place: England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 8 OCT 1621
    Event Place: Bridport, Dorset, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 AUG 1668
    Event Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: after October 1659 Will dated
    Event Place: Old Congregational Burying Ground, Stratford, Fairfield, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America
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