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Nicholas Welles 1556–1619 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1556

Birth Location: Fritwell, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1619

Death Location: Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Robert Wells

Mother: Joan Hobcrofte

Spouse(s): Jane Taylor

Children(s): Edward Master

The story of Nicholas Welles began in 1556 in Fritwell, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom. Nicholas Welles married Jane Taylor, and had children including Edward G Wells Welles Master. Nicholas Welles passed away in 1619 in Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Nicholas Welles began in 1556 in Fritwell, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • Nicholas Welles married Jane Taylor, and had children including Edward G Wells Welles Master.
  • Nicholas Welles passed away in 1619 in Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Nicholas Welles's Ancestors

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Nicholas Welles
1556–1619
Birth Place: Fritwell, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Robert Wells
1534–1591
Oxfordshire, England
Joan Hobcrofte
1536–1558
Fritwell, Oxfordshire, England
Grandparents
John (Wells) Wallis
1518–1618
Ringstead, Northamptonshire, England
Rychard Hobcrofte
1501–1559
Fritwell, Oxon, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Katerine (or Katherine) Cotesford
1508–1559
Fritwell, Oxfordshire, England
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Nicholas Welles's Descendants

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Nicholas Welles (1556–1619) m. Jane Taylor (1554–1627)
  1. 1. Edward (G. Wells (Welles),) Master 1587–1638 m. Johanna ("Joan" G Butterfild Hearne) Hearn 1585–1637
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Anne) Wells 1608–1673 m. Thomas (Colerick Bird: Founder of Early American) Families 1613–1667
      1. 1. Mary (Bird Rodman) Redman 1643–1718 m. William (Henry Jacob *) Rayle\Royal 1639–1724 m. William (Henry Jacob *) Rayle\Royal 1639–1724
        1. 1. Edward Rayl 1684–1735 m. ELIAZBETH GREGORY* 1690–1712
        2. 2. Edward Rayl 1684–1735 m. Elizabeth Gregory 1690–1712

Nicholas Welles's Timeline

2 Records

1556
1556
Birth of Nicholas Welles in Fritwell, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Fritwell, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
1619
1619
Age 63
Death of Nicholas Welles in Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1556
    Event Place: Fritwell, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1619
    Event Place: Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

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