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Richard Wells 1609–1667 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jan 1609

Birth Location: England or, Cornwall, England

Death Date: 31 Aug 1667

Death Location: Herring Creek Hundred, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States

Father: JOHN WELLS

Mother: Elizabeth Elyott

Spouse(s): Frances Whyte

Children(s): William Wells, George Col., Frances Wells, Elizabeth Wells, Mary (stockett), Richard Wells, Benjamin Wells

Richard Wells was born in 1609 in England or, Cornwall, England, the child of John Wells And Elizabeth Elyott. Richard Wells married Frances Elizabeth White Whyte, and had children including Benjamin Wells, Elizabeth Wells, Frances Wells, George Wells Col, Mary Wells Stockett, Richard Wells, William Wells. Richard Wells passed away in 1667 in Herring Creek Hundred, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States.

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Biography

  • Richard Wells was born in 1609 in England or, Cornwall, England, the child of John Wells And Elizabeth Elyott.
  • Richard Wells married Frances Elizabeth White Whyte, and had children including Benjamin Wells, Elizabeth Wells, Frances Wells, George Wells Col, Mary Wells Stockett, Richard Wells, William Wells.
  • Richard Wells passed away in 1667 in Herring Creek Hundred, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Richard Wells's Ancestors

Self
Richard Wells
1609–1667
Birth Place: England or, Cornwall, England
Parents
JOHN WELLS
1583–
Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Elizabeth Elyott
1587–1609
Saltash, Cornwall, England
Grandparents
Thomas Wells
1550–1583
Lincolnshire,England
Elizabeth Harrington
1550–1583
Witham, Essex,England
William Elloyt
Barbara Godfrey
1567–1620
Dunsfold, Surrey, England
Great-Grandparents
William Wells
1520–
Elizabeth Bennet
1520–1550
Sir Knight
1525–1582
Lady Markham
1527–1579
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Welles
1498–1523
Elizabeth
1500–

Richard Wells's Descendants

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Richard Wells (1 Jan 1609–31 Aug 1667) m. Frances (Elizabeth White) Whyte (1622–1678)
  1. 1. William Wells 1633–1638
  2. 2. George (Wells) Col. 1644–1696
  3. 3. Frances Wells 1632–1667
  4. 4. Elizabeth Wells 1635–1641
  5. 5. Mary (Wells) (stockett) 1644–1698 m. Thomas Stockett 1625–1671 m. George (I Joseph 'the Immigrant') Yates 1640–1691
    1. 1. Thomas Stockett 1663–1732
    2. 2. John Yate 1678–1722
    3. 3. Joseph Yates 1678–
    4. 4. Mary Stockett 1662–1697
    5. 5. Susanna Stockett 1671–
    6. 6. George (II (The Planter)(Yate)) Yates 1674–1717 m. Rachel Warfield 1681–1709
      1. 1. Samuel Yeates 1704–1773 m. Johanna Gould 1708–1778
        1. 1. George Yates 1743–1805
        2. 2. Benjamin Yates 1745–1849
        3. 3. Rachel Yates 1730–1799
        4. 4. Mary Yates 1731–1799
        5. 5. Frances Yates 1745–1778
        6. 6. Frances Yeates 1728–
        7. 7. Joshua Yeates 1741–1831 m. Nancy Boydston 1745–1824
      2. 2. Joshua Yates 1705–1751
      3. 3. Benjamin Yates 1707–1739
      4. 4. Mary Yates 1708–1751
      5. 5. Rachel Yates 1709–1751
      6. 6. George (Yates) III 1701–1743 m. Anne (Mary) Guinney 1700–1730
        1. 1. George (Yates IV,) Captain 1728–1777 m. Frances (Fielding) Lewis 1731–1777
        2. 2. DR. (MICHAEL) YATES 1722–1789
        3. 3. William Yates 1727–1812
      7. 7. Michael Yates 1700–1743
      8. 8. Eleanor Yates 1709–1751
    7. 7. Ann Yates 1672–1735
    8. 8. Frances Stockett 1667–1723
    9. 9. Elizabeth Stockett 1669–1736
  6. 6. Richard Wells 1638–1671
  7. 7. Benjamin Wells 1640–1702

Richard Wells's Timeline

6 Records

1609
1 Jan 1609
Birth of Richard Wells in Cornwall, Essex, England
Cornwall, Essex, England
1609
1 Jan 1609
Birth of Richard Wells in Cornwall, Essex, England
Cornwall, Essex, England
1609
1 Jan 1609
Birth of Richard Wells in Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
1609
1 Jan 1609
Birth of Richard Wells in England or, Cornwall, England
England or, Cornwall, England
1667
31 Aug 1667
Age 58
Death of Richard Wells in Herring Creek, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Herring Creek, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
1667
31 Aug 1667
Age 58
Death of Richard Wells in Herring Creek Hundred, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Herring Creek Hundred, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1609
    Event Place: Cornwall, Essex, England
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1589.157; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1609
    Event Place: Cornwall, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1609
    Event Place: Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1609
    Event Place: England or, Cornwall, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Aug 1667
    Event Place: Herring Creek, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 209; SAR Membership Number: 41697

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Aug 1667
    Event Place: Herring Creek Hundred, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States

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