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Richard Wells 1609–1667 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 January 1609

Birth Location: Saltash, Cornwall, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 31 August 1667

Death Location: Herring Creek Hundred, Anne Arundel, Maryland Colony, Maryland, USA

Father: John Welles

Mother: Elizabeth Elliott

Spouse(s): Francis White

Children(s): Mary Wells, George Wells, Col. Wells, John Wells, Ann Wells, Frances Wells, Elizabeth Wells

Richard Wells was born in 1609 in Saltash, Cornwall, Essex, England, United Kingdom, the child of John De Wells Welles And Elizabeth De Elyott Elliott. Richard Wells married Francis Elizabeth White, and had children including Ann Wells, Col George Wells, Elizabeth Wells, Frances Wells, George Wells, John Wells, Mary Wells. Richard Wells passed away in 1667 in Herring Creek Hundred, Anne Arundel, Maryland Colony, Maryland, USA.

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Biography

  • Richard Wells was born in 1609 in Saltash, Cornwall, Essex, England, United Kingdom, the child of John De Wells Welles And Elizabeth De Elyott Elliott.
  • Richard Wells married Francis Elizabeth White, and had children including Ann Wells, Col George Wells, Elizabeth Wells, Frances Wells, George Wells, John Wells, Mary Wells.
  • Richard Wells passed away in 1667 in Herring Creek Hundred, Anne Arundel, Maryland Colony, Maryland, USA.

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Richard Wells's Ancestors

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Richard Wells
1609–1667
Birth Place: Saltash, Cornwall, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John de Wells Welles
1583–1609
Saltash, Cornwall, England
Elizabeth (de Elyott) Elliott
1587–1609
Saltash, Cornwall, England
Grandparents
Thomas (Bennett) Wells
1550–1582
Wells Manor, Lincolnshire, England
Elizabeth Harrington
1550–1583
Witham, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
Baroness Bennett
1520–1570
Elizabeth Barbar
1520–1570
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Wells's Descendants

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Richard Wells (1 January 1609–31 August 1667) m. Francis (Elizabeth) White (18 July 1616–19 September 1697)
  1. 1. Mary Wells 1631–1698 m. George (Joseph (Esq) Yate\Yates\Yeates (The Surveyor)) Esq 1640–1691 m. Capitan (Thomas Noble Stockett) III 1635–1671
  2. 2. George Wells –1696
  3. 3. Col. (George) Wells 1641–1671
  4. 4. John Wells 1630–
  5. 5. Ann Wells 1631–
  6. 6. Frances Wells 1632–1667
  7. 7. Elizabeth Wells 1634–1641

Richard Wells's Timeline

2 Records

1609
1 January 1609
Birth of Richard Wells in Saltash, Cornwall, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Saltash, Cornwall, Essex, England, United Kingdom
1667
31 August 1667
Age 58
Death of Richard Wells in Herring Creek Hundred, Anne Arundel, Maryland Colony, Maryland, USA
Herring Creek Hundred, Anne Arundel, Maryland Colony, Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 January 1609
    Event Place: Saltash, Cornwall, Essex, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 August 1667
    Event Place: Herring Creek Hundred, Anne Arundel, Maryland Colony, Maryland, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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