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Robert de Welles 1484 – 1559 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1484

Birth Location: Whichford, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 30 AUG 1559

Death Location: Greenford, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Father: John Welles

Mother: Cecily Plantagenet

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Bourchier, Elizabeth Goodrich

Children(s): Thomas Wells, Thomas Welles, Walter Welles, Thomas Welles, William Welles, John Wells, Welles None, Robert Wells, Francis Wells

In 1484, Robert de Welles entered the world in Whichford, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, born to John Welles and Cecily Plantagenet. Robert de Welles married Elizabeth Bourchier, Elizabeth Alice Goodrich, and had children including Thomas Wells, Thomas Welles, Walter Welles, Thomas Welles, William De Welles, John Wells, Welles, Robert Wells, Francis Wells. Robert de Welles passed away in 1559 in Greenford, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1484, Robert de Welles entered the world in Whichford, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, born to John Welles and Cecily Plantagenet.
  • Robert de Welles married Elizabeth Bourchier, Elizabeth Alice Goodrich, and had children including Thomas Wells, Thomas Welles, Walter Welles, Thomas Welles, William De Welles, John Wells, Welles, Robert Wells, Francis Wells.
  • Robert de Welles passed away in 1559 in Greenford, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Welles
1450 – 1499
Birth Location: Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
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Cecily Plantagenet
1469 – 1507
Birth Location: Palace of Westminster, Westminster, London, Middlesex, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Bourchier
1498 – 1570
Birth Location: Whichford, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
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Elizabeth Goodrich
1488 – 1598
Birth Location: Whichford, Warwickshire, England
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Children(s)

Thomas Wells
1511 – 1560
Birth Location: Shipdham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
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Thomas Welles
1598 – 1660
Birth Location: Whichford, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
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Walter Welles
1510 – 1577
Birth Location: Stourton, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
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Thomas Welles
1512 – 1558
Birth Location: Stourton, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
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William Welles
1527 –
Birth Location: Stourton, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
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John Wells
1582 –
Birth Location: Gotham, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
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Welles None
1592 –
Birth Location: Whichford, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
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Robert Wells
1592 –
Birth Location: Great Yarmouth, Norfolkshire, England, United Kingdom
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Francis Wells
1622 –
Birth Location: England, United Kingdom
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Robert Welles's Ancestors

Self
Robert Welles
1484 – 1559
Birth Place: Whichford, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Welles
1450 – 1499
Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Cecily Plantagenet
1469 – 1507
Palace of Westminster, Westminster, London, Middlesex, England
Grandparents
Lionel (de) Welles
1406 – 1461
Conisholme, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret (De) Beauchamp
1410 – 1482
Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Edward (Iv) Plantagenet
1442 – 1483
Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
Elizabeth Woodville
1437 – 1492
Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Eudo Welles
1387 – 1421
Maud Greystoke
1390 – 1416
John Beauchamp
1385 – 1412
Elizabeth Stourton
1384 – 1441
Richard Plantagenet
1411 – 1460
Cecily Neville
1415 – 1495
Richard Woodville
1405 – 1469
Jacquetta Luxembourg
1415 – 1472
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Welles
1352 – 1421
Eleanor Welles
1341 – 1417
Ralph Greystoke,
1353 – 1418
Katherine Clifford
1353 – 1413
Roger Beauchamp
1363 – 1406
Joane Clopton
1342 – 1402
John Stourton
1340 – 1394
Jane Basset
1362 – 1407
Pierre Luxembourg
1390 – 1433
Margherita Balzo
1394 – 1469

Robert Welles's Descendants

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Robert (de) Welles (1484 – 30 AUG 1559) m. Elizabeth Bourchier (1498 – 1570) m. Elizabeth (Alice) Goodrich (1488 – 1598)
  1. 1. Thomas Wells (1511 – 1560) m. Johan Newell (1512 – 1558)
  2. 2. Thomas Welles (1598 – 14 JAN 1660) m. Elizabeth Bryan (1501 – 11 JAN 1553)
    1. 1. Robert Welles (6 NOV 1540 – 24 SEP 1617) m. Alice Hunt (1543 – 1617) m. Alice Hunt (1543 – 15 JUL 1615)
      1. 1. Ann (Lumpkin) Welles (1564 – 29 MAR 1611) m. Edward Howe (31 AUG 1561 – 22 FEB 1591)
      2. 2. Robert Welles (1576 – 10 JUN 1627) m. Joan Tymms (ABT 1571 – 1627) m. Jean Tymms (ABT 1596 – 23 MAY 1627)
        1. 1. John Welles (1598 – 5 MAY 1607)
        2. 2. Samuel Welles (1600 – )
        3. 3. Hester Welles (1606 – )
        4. 4. Rebecca Welles (1612 – 26 MAR 1673) m. Richard Robbins (6 MAY 1610 – APR 1683)
        5. 5. Mary Welles (25 APR 1616 – 30 AUG 1659) m. John Robbins (1616 – 27 JUN 1660)
        6. 6. John Welles (ABT 1611 – )
        7. 7. Samuel Welles (ABT 1614 – )
      3. 3. Hugh (Thomas) Welles (1590 – 12 JUN 1672) m. Frances Belcher (JAN 1598 – 1 MAR 1678)
      4. 4. Daughter Welles (1600 – ) m. Hunt (1600 – ) m. Hunt
      5. 5. Jane Wells (1571 – 10 NOV 1669) m. Sylvester Baldwin (ABT 1564 – )
        1. 1. Sylvester Baldwin (ABT 1597 – ) m. Sarah (BEF 1601 – 13 NOV 1669)
      6. 6. Alice Welles (1575 – 1592) m. George Yardley (ABT 1568 – )
      7. 7. Thomas Welles (1590 – 14 JAN 1659) m. Alice Tomes (1595 – ABT 1640)
        1. 1. Mary Welles (1618 – 1647) m. Timothy Baldwin (ABT 1601 – 17 JAN 1664/1665) m. John Mapham (ABT 1615 – )
        2. 2. Ann Welles (1619 – 1680) m. Anthony Hawkins (ABT 1630 – 28 FEB 1673) m. Thomas Thompson (23 DEC 1616 – 25 AUG 1655) m. Samuel Hawkins (ABT 1614 – ) m. Anthony Hawkins (1610 – )
        3. 3. John Welles (ABT 1621 – 20 AUG 1668) m. Elizabeth Bourne (1627 – 8 OCT 1668)
        4. 4. Robert Welles (ABT 1624 – 1659)
        5. 5. Thomas Welles (18 AUG 1625 – JUN 1668) m. Anna Tuttle ( – 9 AUG 1683)
        6. 6. Samuel Welles (1628 – 15 JUL 1675) m. Hannah Lamberton (ABT 1634 – 1716) m. Elizabeth Hollister (ABT 1640/1642 – 1673)
        7. 7. Sarah Welles (1631 – 12 DEC 1698) m. John Chester (3 AUG 1635 – 23 FEB 1698)
        8. 8. Joseph Welles (1635 – 1659) m. Elizabeth Way
      8. 8. Welles (ABT 1592 – )
      9. 9. Robert Welles (1594 – )
      10. 10. Mary Welles (8 JAN 1601 – 21 APR 1689)
  3. 3. Walter Welles (1510 – 1 DEC 1577)
  4. 4. Thomas Welles (21 JUN 1512 – 30 AUG 1558) m. Elizabeth Bryan (1501 – 11 JAN 1553)
    1. 1. William Welles (1538 – 1624) m. Joan Sargant (1540 – 1583)
    2. 2. John Welles (1539 – MAR 1572) m. Wells
    3. 3. Ann Welles (1542 – 1628) m. Thomas Fitton (BEF 9 APR 1564 – APR 1599)
    4. 4. Walter Welles (1543 – )
    5. 5. Rev. (William) Wells (1543 – )
  5. 5. William (De) Welles (ABT 1527 – )
  6. 6. John Wells (ABT 1582 – )
  7. 7. Welles (1592 – )
  8. 8. Robert Wells (ABT 1592 – ) m. <Living>
  9. 9. Francis Wells (ABT 1622 – )

Robert Welles's Timeline

4 Records

1484
1484
Birth of Robert de Welles in Whichford, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Whichford, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
1494
1494
Age 10
Robert de Welles was christened in Stourton, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Stourton, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
1559
30 AUG 1559
Age 75
Death of Robert de Welles in Greenford, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
Greenford, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
1657
1657
Age 173
Burial of Robert de Welles in Saint Marys, Maryland
Saint Marys, Maryland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1484
    Event Place: Whichford, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 1494
    Event Place: Stourton, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 AUG 1559
    Event Place: Greenford, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1657
    Event Place: Saint Marys, Maryland
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