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Jonathan Wells 1696 – 1756 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Oct 1696

Birth Location: Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 25 Jan 1756

Death Location: Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA

Father: Lieutenant (Welles)

Mother: Mary White

Spouse(s): Mary Newton

Children(s): Jonathan Wells

Jonathan Wells Sr was born in 1696 in Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA, the child of Lieutenant Noah Wells (Welles) and Mary White. In 1700, Jonathan Wells Sr resided in New London, Connecticut, USA. Jonathan Wells Sr married Mary Hubbell Newton, and had children including Jonathan Wells. Jonathan Wells Sr passed away in 1756 in Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • Jonathan Wells Sr was born in 1696 in Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA, the child of Lieutenant Noah Wells (Welles) and Mary White.
  • In 1700, Jonathan Wells Sr resided in New London, Connecticut, USA.
  • Jonathan Wells Sr married Mary Hubbell Newton, and had children including Jonathan Wells.
  • Jonathan Wells Sr passed away in 1756 in Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lieutenant (Welles)
1666 – 1712
Birth Location: Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
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Mary White
1665 – 1742
Birth Location: Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mary Newton
1699 – 1754
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
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Children(s)

Jonathan Wells
1718 – 1780
Birth Location: Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA
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Jonathan Wells's Ancestors

Self
Jonathan Wells
1696 – 1756
Birth Place: Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Lieutenant Noah Wells (Welles)
1666 – 1712
Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Mary White
1665 – 1742
Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Judge (Thomas) Welles
1620 – 1676
Colchester, England
Mary Beardsley
1631 – 1690
Ilkeston, Derbyshire, , England
Lieut. (Daniel Domingo) White
1639 – 1713
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Sarah Crow
1646 – 1719
Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Hugh Wells
1585 – 1637
Frances Belcher
1598 – 1678
William Beardsley
1605 – 1661
Mary Harvey
1605 – 1668
Jonathon White
1600 – 1684
Mary Levett
1601 – 1666
Sir Crowe
1639 – 1685
Elizabeth Goodwin
1620 – 1717
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Essex
1566 – 1620
Anne Hunt
1568 – 1661
Dabridgecourt Belcher
1580 – 1598
Elizabeth Fisher
1582 – 1630
William Beardsley
1579 – 1632
Margaret Hassall
1583 – 1661
Richard ”Harvie”
1577 – 1616
Ellen Elliott
1583 – 1616
Roberti Whiteheade
1560 – 1617
Bridget Allgar
1562 – 1623
William Levett
1575 – 1626
Margaret Harcourt
1577 – 1628
John Crow\Crowe\Crowell
1574 – 1673
Elishua Yelverton
1592 – 1689
Elder Goodwin
1591 – 1672
Elizabeth White
1591 – 1676

Jonathan Wells's Descendants

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Jonathan Wells (17 Oct 1696 – 25 Jan 1756) m. Mary (Hubbell) Newton (23 Apr 1699 – 10 Jan 1754)
  1. 1. Jonathan Wells (13 April 1718 – 29 April 1780) m. Abigail Dickinson (12 Jan 1715 – 3 Mar 1797)
    1. 1. Thomas Wells (3 Dec 1742 – 17 Mar 1818) m. Olive Newton (7 Sep 1747 – 9 Jul 1837)
      1. 1. Reuben Wells (25 Jan 1762 – 27 Sep 1823) m. Abigail Terrill
      2. 2. Israel Wells (6 Nov 1763 – 18 Mar 1819) m. Anna Cutler m. Dorinda Dione
      3. 3. Ezra Wells (6 Mar 1766 – 7 Sep 1827) m. Bethiah ("Bertha") Tuttle (18 Dec 1769 – abt 1857)
        1. 1. Arad Wells (30 Sep 1788 – 24 Oct 1862) m. Rosamond Matthews (1792 – 1841)
      4. 4. Thomas Wells (28 Jan 1769 – 13 Jan 1829) m. Eleanor Weld (19 Mar 1765 – 25 March 1817)
        1. 1. Ira Wells (1782 – )
        2. 2. Warren Wells (1790 – )
        3. 3. Clarissa Wells (February 25, 1790 – )
        4. 4. Israel Wells (October 17, 1793 – )
        5. 5. Coty Wells (1796 – )
        6. 6. Elinor Wells (May 13, 1798 – )
        7. 7. Reuben Wells (abt 1799 – Bet. 1856–1860)
        8. 8. Rhoena Wells (Abt. 1800 – )
        9. 9. Andrew Wells (28 Aug 1801 – 12 Aug 1888)
        10. 10. Sibbel Wells (August 28, 1803 – )
        11. 11. Thomas Wells (September 11, 1805 – 17 Mar 1818)
      5. 5. Asahel Wells (8 January 1772 – 30 January 1829) m. Catherine Weld (11 May 1759 – 7 Mar 1847) m. Nancy Holden (22 Apr 1783 – 7 Mar 1855)
        1. 1. Simeon ((Robert)) Wells (14 May 1787 – 18 Jan 1863) m. Olive (C) Bryford (1786 – 1 May 1874)
        2. 2. Rhoena Wells (7 Apr 1797 – 3 Sep 1867)
        3. 3. Harriet Wells (3 Mar 1806 – 30 Dec 1889)
        4. 4. Eliza (Anna) Wells (18 Dec 1807 – 30 Dec 1889)
        5. 5. Henry Wells (24 Jan 1810 – 1880)
        6. 6. Nelson Wells (20 Mar 1812 – 22 Jul 1860)
        7. 7. Anson Wells (2 Jul 1814 – 30 Oct 1899)
        8. 8. Elvira Wells (28 Sep 1816 – 17 Aug 1828)
      6. 6. Sylvester Wells (30 Mar 1775 – 1 Apr 1785)
      7. 7. Esther Wells (7 Sep 1778 – 26 Nov 1869)
      8. 8. Judah Wells (4 Oct 1782 – 27 Oct 1853)
      9. 9. Honor Wells (31 Oct 1788 – 24 Jan 1814)

Jonathan Wells's Timeline

7 Records

1696
17 Oct 1696
Birth of Jonathan Wells Sr in Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA
Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA
1700
1700-1864
Age 4
Jonathan Wells Sr resided here in New London, Connecticut, USA
New London, Connecticut, USA
1717
11 Jul 1717
Age 21
Jonathan Wells Sr was married in Colchester, New London, Connecticut
Colchester, New London, Connecticut
1736
7 Mar 1736
Age 40
Jonathan Wells Sr resided here in Colchester, Connecticut, USA
Colchester, Connecticut, USA
1756
25 Jan 1756
Age 60
Death of Jonathan Wells Sr in Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA
Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA
1756
1756
Age 60
Jonathan Wells Sr - Probate in Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1757
1757-1886
Age 61
Jonathan Wells Sr resided here in New London, Connecticut, USA
New London, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Oct 1696
    Event Place: Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 11 Jul 1717
    Event Place: Colchester, New London, Connecticut
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1700-1864
    Event Place: New London, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Extracts from the records of Colchester

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 7 Mar 1736
    Event Place: Colchester, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, U.S., Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1757-1886
    Event Place: New London, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Memoranda of all the inscriptions in the old burying ground at Colchester, Conn.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Jan 1756
    Event Place: Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Colchester, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1756
    Event Place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999, Author: Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut
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