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Richard Thomas Willis Wells 1660–1693 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Sep 1660

Birth Location: Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1 May 1693

Death Location: Boldon, Durham, England

Father: Thomas 12

Mother: Mary Bentley

Spouse(s): Jane Hall, Jane Hall

Children(s): Jane Wallis, Richard Willis, Jane Wallis, Thomas Wallis, Richard Willys, Barbara Wallis, Margaret Wallis, Elenor Wallis, Jane Willis, Mary Wallis

Richard Thomas Willis Wells was born in 1660 in Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia, USA, the child of Thomas Willis 12 And Mary Willis Bentley. Richard Thomas Willis Wells married Jane Hall, Mary Yates, and had children including Barbara Wallis, Elenor Wallis, Jane Wallis, Jane Willis, Margaret Wallis, Mary Wallis, Richard Willis, Richard Willys, Thomas Wallis. Richard Thomas Willis Wells passed away in 1693 in Boldon, Durham, England.

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Biography

  • Richard Thomas Willis Wells was born in 1660 in Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia, USA, the child of Thomas Willis 12 And Mary Willis Bentley.
  • Richard Thomas Willis Wells married Jane Hall, Mary Yates, and had children including Barbara Wallis, Elenor Wallis, Jane Wallis, Jane Willis, Margaret Wallis, Mary Wallis, Richard Willis, Richard Willys, Thomas Wallis.
  • Richard Thomas Willis Wells passed away in 1693 in Boldon, Durham, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Richard Wells's Ancestors

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Richard Wells
1660–1693
Birth Place: Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
Parents
Thomas Willis 12
1625–1660
Middlesex, Virginia, United States
Mary (Willis) Bentley
1634–1684
Virginia, United States
Grandparents
William (Willis 13) Wells
1600–1663
Halford, Warwickshire, England
Mary Brownye
1599–1684
Halford, Warwickshire, England
Richard Bentley
1600–1655
Virginia, United States
Anne Honywood
1610–1684
Wandsworth, Surrey, England
Great-Grandparents
Francis Wells
1586–1640
Elizabeth Hodgkins
1590–1681
Com. Colonies
1588–1662
Dorothy Beauchamp
1584–1674
Capt. Bentley
1568–1603
Mary Mercy
1560–1613
Williams Honywood
1580–1675
Mary Godfrey
1587–1638
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis 15
1540–1596
Elizabeth Clarke
1540–1596
Richard Hodgkinson
1561–1623
Anne Winthrop
1557–1618
Francis Brown
1550–1604
Lucie
1558–1658
George Bentley
1530–1571
Marnara Watts
1533–1571
Thomas Jr.
1540–1560
Susannah
1540–1560
Robert Maidstone
1545–1627
Dorothy Honywood
1549–1580
Elizabeth Pix
1560–1589

Richard Wells's Descendants

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Richard (Thomas Willis) Wells (8 Sep 1660–1 May 1693) m. Jane Hall (9 Apr 1651–1737) m. Jane Hall (9 Apr 1651–1737)
  1. 1. Jane Wallis 1681–1764 m. Francis (Jones) Jr. 1690–1738
    1. 1. Sarah (Sally E.) Jones 1729–1810 m. John (Henry) Byrd 1725–1775 m. Richard Byrd 1717–1808
      1. 1. Mary Byrd 1757–1805 m. William (Buster) 8 1752–1829
        1. 1. Jonathan (John Buster) Woods 1782–1831 m. Mary Tate 1782–1864
      2. 2. Richard Byrd 1750–1803
  2. 2. Richard Willis 1680–1775
  3. 3. Jane Wallis 1690–1764
  4. 4. Thomas Wallis 1680–
  5. 5. Richard Willys 1682–
  6. 6. Barbara Wallis 1685–
  7. 7. Margaret Wallis 1687–1764
  8. 8. Elenor Wallis 1693–1764
  9. 9. Jane Willis 1690–1764
  10. 10. Mary Wallis 1683–

Richard Wells's Timeline

3 Records

1659
7 Aug 1659
Richard Thomas Willis Wells was baptized in Leeds, St Peter, Yorkshire, England
Leeds, St Peter, Yorkshire, England
1660
8 Sep 1660
Birth of Richard Thomas Willis Wells in Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
1693
1 May 1693
Age 33
Death of Richard Thomas Willis Wells in Boldon, Durham, England
Boldon, Durham, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Sep 1660
    Event Place: Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 7 Aug 1659
    Event Place: Leeds, St Peter, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; Neue Referenznummer: RDP6816

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 May 1693
    Event Place: Boldon, Durham, England

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