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John WELLES 1622–1659 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1622

Birth Location: Northhampton, England

Death Date: 1659

Death Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Father: Thomas Welles

Mother: Alice Tomes

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Bourne

Children(s): Robert Welles, Mary WELLS, Sarah Welles, Temperence WELLES, John Welles

John WELLES was born in 1622 in Northhampton, England, the child of Thomas Governor Welles And Alice 10 Tomes. John WELLES married Elizabeth Bourne, and had children including John Welles, Mary Wells, Robert Welles, Sarah Welles, Temperence Welles. John WELLES passed away in 1659 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • John WELLES was born in 1622 in Northhampton, England, the child of Thomas Governor Welles And Alice 10 Tomes.
  • John WELLES married Elizabeth Bourne, and had children including John Welles, Mary Wells, Robert Welles, Sarah Welles, Temperence Welles.
  • John WELLES passed away in 1659 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Welles
1590–1659
Birth Location: Whichford, Warwickshire, England
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Alice Tomes
1598–1646
Birth Location: Long Marston, Gloucs, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Bourne
1627–1668
Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Children(s)

Robert Welles
1651–1714
Birth Location: –
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Mary WELLS
1661–
Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Sarah Welles
1659–1730
Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Temperence WELLES
1653–1728
Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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John Welles
1648–1714
Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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John WELLES's Ancestors

Self
John WELLES
1622–1659
Birth Place: Northhampton, England
Parents
Thomas (Governor) Welles
1590–1659
Whichford, Warwickshire, England
Alice ((10)) Tomes
1598–1646
Long Marston, Gloucs, England
Grandparents
Robert WELLES
1537–1610
Stouton a hemlet of whichford in Warwickshire, England
Alice Hunt
1543–1615
Whichford, Warwickshire, England
John ((11)) Tomes
1569–1602
Marston, Lincolnshire, England
Ellen ((11)) Gunne
1571–1600
, Gloucestershire, , England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas WELLES
1512–1558
Elizabeth Bryan
1512–1552
Thomas Hunt
1514–1548
Agnes Hunt)
1520–1570
John Tomes
1525–1548
Alice Harburne
1513–1597
Richard Gunne
1541–1602
Anne Fullwood
1545–1566
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Wellys
1484–1559
Elizabeth Goodrich
1488–1553
Sir Bryan
1457–1500
Lady Bourchier
1468–1551
William Tomes
1430–1537
Margaret (Tomes)
1460–1585
Thomas HARBURNE
1525–1600
Mrs (Harburne)
1528–1603
Richard Gunne
1519–1587
Mary Horne
1523–1588
Robert Fullwood
1519–1575
Maria (Hunt)
1517–1544

John WELLES's Descendants

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John WELLES (1622–1659) m. Elizabeth Bourne (1627–08 Oct 1668)
  1. 1. Robert Welles 1651–1714
  2. 2. Mary WELLS 1661–
  3. 3. Sarah Welles 1659–1730
  4. 4. Temperence WELLES 1653–1728
  5. 5. John Welles 1648–1714 m. Sarah HOLLISTER 1646–1691
    1. 1. Sarah Welles 1674–1729
    2. 2. Elizabeth Welles 1682–1770 m. Joseph Curtis 1687–1738
      1. 1. Robert Curtis 1727–1797
      2. 2. Tabitha Curtis 1724–1789
      3. 3. Gideon Curtis 1723–1744
      4. 4. Elizabeth Curtis 1719–1750
      5. 5. James Curtis 1716–1802 m. Elizabeth Burroughs 1722–1745 m. Keziah Crofut 1716–1772
        1. 1. Elizabeth Curtiss 1745–
        2. 2. Ann Curtiss 1744–
        3. 3. Hannah Curtiss 1744–1836
        4. 4. Elizabeth Curtiss 1722–1746
        5. 5. Enoch Curtis 1771–
        6. 6. Anna Curtis 1768–1863
        7. 7. Eli Curtis 1766–1827
        8. 8. Ruth Curtis 1764–
        9. 9. Elijah Curtis 1761–1842
        10. 10. Robert Curtiss 1760–1854
        11. 11. Avis Curtis 1757–1845
        12. 12. James Curtis 1756–1836 m. Thankful 1760–
        13. 13. Keziah Curtis 1754–1832
        14. 14. Elizabeth Curtis 1749–
        15. 15. Betty Curtis 1749–1841
        16. 16. John Curtis 1748–
        17. 17. Hannah Curtiss 1744–1836
        18. 18. Elizabeth Curtis 1744–
      6. 6. Joseph Curtis 1721–1801 m. Esther (Hull) Blakeman 1730–1824 m. Martha (Judson) Curtiss 1719–1796
        1. 1. Joseph Curtiss 1745–1810
        2. 2. Joseph Curtiss 1741–
        3. 3. Capt (Nehemiah) Curtiss 1740–1810
        4. 4. Charity (Curtiss) Lewis 1762–1842
        5. 5. Martha (Curtiss) Brooks 1752–1796
        6. 6. Silas Curtiss 1750–1822
        7. 7. Agur Curtiss 1757–1838 m. Mercy Blakeman 1760–1850
        8. 8. Abigail (Curtiss) Booth 1747–1815
        9. 9. Phebe (Curtiss) Curtiss 1759–1826
        10. 10. Judson Curtiss 1755–
        11. 11. Phineas Curtiss 1742–1790
      7. 7. Mary Curtis 1714–1782
      8. 8. Robert Curtis 1713–1713
      9. 9. Bethia (Beardsley) Curtiss 1731–1801
      10. 10. Joseph (Curtis) Curtiss 1716–1716
      11. 11. Robert Curtis 1718–
    3. 3. Joseph Welles 1679–1765
    4. 4. John (Capt) Welles 1672–1734
    5. 5. Comfort Wells 1677–1717
    6. 6. Mary Welles 1670–1751
    7. 7. Thomas Welles 1690–1755 m. Sarah Stiles 1693–1711
      1. 1. David Welles 1713–1751
      2. 2. Deborah Welles 1722–1806
      3. 3. Daniel Welles 1722–1791
      4. 4. Hezekiah Welles 1732–1769 m. Elizabeth Nichols 1730–1804
        1. 1. Agur Welles 1756–1804
        2. 2. Gloriana Welles 1759–1845 m. Walter Whitney 1760–1846
        3. 3. Phillip ((Wells)) Welles 1753–1818 m. Elizabeth Tomlinson 1757–1848
        4. 4. Abner Wells 1764–
        5. 5. Abijah Wells 1762–
        6. 6. David Wells 1760–
        7. 7. Gurdon Wells 1758–1831
        8. 8. Josiah Wells 1754–1839
      5. 5. Thomas Welles 1717–1791
      6. 6. Bathsheba Welles 1711–1727 m. John Nichols 1705–1720
        1. 1. Elisha Nichols 1754–
        2. 2. Jerusha Nichols 1750–
        3. 3. Sarah Nichols 1743–
        4. 4. Martha Nichols 1742–1778
        5. 5. Beulah Nichols 1740–1810
        6. 6. Eunice Nichols 1738–
        7. 7. Abiah Nichols 1735–1795
        8. 8. Naomi Nichols 1736–
        9. 9. Bathsheba Nichols 1732–
        10. 10. Ephraim Nichols 1727–1820
        11. 11. Ann Nichols 1730–1750
      7. 7. Gurdon Welles 1724–
      8. 8. Comfort Welles 1714–1790 m. Ephraim Beach 1718–1789
        1. 1. Hannah Beach 1742–
        2. 2. Abel Beach 1743–1800
        3. 3. Ephraim Beach 1748–1827
        4. 4. Comfort Beach 1754–1854
        5. 5. Stiles Beach 1751–1830
      9. 9. Ephraim (Stiles) Welles 1712–1760
      10. 10. Gideon Welles 1719–1805
      11. 11. Sarah Welles 1715–1806 m. David Beardsley 1712–1782
        1. 1. David Beardsley 1769–1783
        2. 2. Dexter Beardsley –1783
        3. 3. David Beardsley 1741–1783
        4. 4. Lucy Beardsley 1746–
        5. 5. Philonas Beardsley 1765–1783
        6. 6. Elihu Beardsley 1736–1783
        7. 7. Welles Beardsley 1751–1824
        8. 8. Ephraim Beardsley 1739–1806
        9. 9. Hezekiah Beardsley 1760–1783
        10. 10. Stiles Beardsley 1755–
        11. 11. Sarah Beardsley 1742–1806
        12. 12. Rebecca Beardsley 1750–1823 m. Abel Canfield 1752–1830

John WELLES's Timeline

2 Records

1622
1622
Birth of John WELLES in Northhampton, England
Northhampton, England
1659
1659
Age 37
Death of John WELLES in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1622
    Event Place: Northhampton, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: ; Source type: ; Number of Pages: ; Submitter Code: .
    [2] Connecticut, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1659
    Event Place: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [3] Connecticut, Find a Grave Index
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