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Robert Welles 1649 – 1714 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 JUN 1649

Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America

Death Date: 22 JUN 1714

Death Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America

Father: John Welles

Mother: Elizabeth Bourne

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Goodrich

Children(s): Thomas Welles, June Welles, Joseph Wells, Prudence Welles, Robert Welles, Gideon Welles

In 1649, Robert Welles entered the world in Stratford, Fairfield, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America, born to John Welles and Elizabeth Bourne. Robert Welles married Elizabeth Mary Goodrich, and had children including Thomas Welles, June Welles, Joseph Wells, Prudence Goodrich Welles, Robert Welles, Gideon Welles. Robert Welles passed away in 1714 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • In 1649, Robert Welles entered the world in Stratford, Fairfield, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America, born to John Welles and Elizabeth Bourne.
  • Robert Welles married Elizabeth Mary Goodrich, and had children including Thomas Welles, June Welles, Joseph Wells, Prudence Goodrich Welles, Robert Welles, Gideon Welles.
  • Robert Welles passed away in 1714 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Welles
1621 – 1668
Birth Location: England, United Kingdom
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Elizabeth Bourne
1627 – 1668
Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Goodrich
1658 – 1698
Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America
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Children(s)

Thomas Welles
1676 – 1741
Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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June Welles
1678 –
Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Conn.
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Joseph Wells
1680 – 1744
Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Conn, USA
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Prudence Welles
1682 – 1715
Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Robert Welles
1684 – 1738
Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Gideon Welles
1686 – 1739
Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Robert Welles's Ancestors

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Robert Welles
1649 – 1714
Birth Place: Stratford, Fairfield, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America
Parents
John Welles
1621 – 1668
England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Bourne
1627 – 1668
Stratford, Fairfield, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America
Grandparents
Thomas Welles
1590 – 1659
Stourton, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Alice Tomes
1595 – 1640
Stourton, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
John Bourne
1601 –
Weymouth, Dorsetshire, England, United Kingdom
Frances Bourne
1600 –
England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Robert Welles
1540 – 1617
Alice Hunt
1543 – 1615
John Tomes
1547 – 1602
Ellen Gunne
1566 – 1600
John Bourne
1564 –
John Bourne
1568 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Welles
1598 – 1660
Elizabeth Bryan
1501 – 1553
Thomas Hunt
1514 – 1548
Elizabeth Strobridge
1520 – 1556
John Tommes
1490 – 1548
Alice Harburne
1513 – 1588
Richard Gunne
1541 –
Anne Fullwood
1545 – 1639

Robert Welles's Descendants

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Robert Welles (22 JUN 1649 – 22 JUN 1714) m. Elizabeth (Mary) Goodrich (1658 – 17 FEB 1698)
  1. 1. Thomas Welles (MAY 1676 – 28 SEP 1741) m. Hannah Warner (28 SEP 1678 – 18 SEP 1738) m. Sarah Bidwell (19 AUG 1681 – 3 DEC 1744)
  2. 2. June Welles (1678 – )
  3. 3. Joseph Wells (SEP 1680 – 1744) m. Hannah Robbins (10 JUN 1688 – 1745)
  4. 4. Prudence (Goodrich) Welles (1682 – 16 APR 1715) m. Anthony Stoddard (9 AUG 1678 – 6 SEP 1760)
  5. 5. Robert Welles (1684 – SEP 1738) m. Sarah Wolcott (14 AUG 1686 – 1738)
    1. 1. Sarah (Wolcott) Wells (5 FEB 1709 – 5 MAY 1776) m. Jonathan Robbins (28 DEC 1694 – 15 JUL 1777)
      1. 1. Melathiah Robbins (1717 – AFT 1790) m. Simeon Cooke (24 AUG 1715 – 28 APR 1767) m. Jonas (Apalding or) Spalding (ABT 1715 – UNKNOWN)
      2. 2. Sara Robbins (13 OCT 1729 – 5 JUL 1810) m. Elisha Kilbourn (16 OCT 1726 – 23 FEB 1815) m. Daniel (Hanmer) Wells (ABT 1646 – )
      3. 3. Elizabeth Robbins (23 OCT 1730 – 18 NOV 1821) m. David (Ii) Deming (16 AUG 1729 – )
      4. 4. Mary Robbins (1732 – 10 DEC 1766) m. Daniel (Robbins) Jr. (22 JAN 1735 – 1777) m. Daniel (Hanmer) Wells
      5. 5. Hopeful Robbins (13 AUG 1735 – 7 APR 1826) m. Joseph (Capt in Col.GaysReg) Moseley (13 AUG 1735 – 25 OCT 1806) m. Daniel (Hanmer) Wells
      6. 6. Jonathan Robbins (5 APR 1737 – ) m. Dorothy Bigelow (2 SEP 1742 – 26 DEC 1761) m. Lydia (27 JUN 1748 – 1 MAR 1790)
      7. 7. Robert Robbins (23 MAY 1741 – 22 JAN 1804) m. Ruth Kimberly (ABT 1746 – 1769) m. Jerusha Estabrook (23 JUL 1755 – 29 MAY 1822)
      8. 8. Solomon Robbins (1743 – 1 DEC 1794) m. Mary (Molley) Harmon (1749 – 26 MAR 1812)
      9. 9. Oliver Robbins (30 MAR 1745 – 12 APR 1826) m. Mary Rose (ABT 1755 – ) m. Mary Rose (19 FEB 1753 – 11 NOV 1795)
      10. 10. Asbur Robbins (24 APR 1747 – 23 OCT 1761)
      11. 11. Hannah Robbins (14 JUN 1747 – 15 AUG 1786) m. (Capt) (Waite) Robbins (1 APR 1744 – 15 MAY 1826)
      12. 12. Elias Robbins (31 DEC 1750 – 1781/1783) m. Sarah Robins (29 MAR 1756 – ABT 1830) m. Hannah (1755 – 27 FEB 1842)
      13. 13. Salomon Robbins (<1752> – )
      14. 14. Levi Robbins (ABT 1753 – 24 OCT 1793) m. Abigail Kilborn (<1750> – )
    2. 2. Robert Wells (7 SEP 1710 – 3 FEB 1786) m. Abigail Burnham (14 SEP 1713 – 9 OCT 1794)
    3. 3. Appleton Welles (4 FEB 1711 – )
    4. 4. Abigail Wells (9 OCT 1715 – 2 SEP 1776) m. Asher Rossiter (16 OCT 1715 – 17 NOV 1781)
    5. 5. Elizabeth Welles (18 MAR 1716 – )
    6. 6. Mary Welles (23 JUN 1719 – 16 JUL 1805) m. Joshua Robbins (1717 – 30 JUL 1796)
      1. 1. Eunice Robbins (23 JUN 1743 – )
      2. 2. Asa Robbins (29 SEP 1744 – 6 MAR 1826) m. Hannah (Harriet) Colman (ABT 1746 – ) m. Abigail Daniels (ABT 1750 – UNKNOWN)
      3. 3. Mary Robbins (17 AUG 1746 – 29 JUN 1808) m. Abraham Crane ( – 29 JUN 1808) m. Abraham Crane (16 DEC 1739 – 29 JUN 1808) m. Abraham
      4. 4. Abigail Robbins (29 APR 1749 – 3 AUG 1796) m. Josiah Hart (28 APR 1724 – 1812) m. Thomas Harris (ABT 1749 – )
      5. 5. Sarah Robbins (12 MAR 1751 – 31 OCT 1834) m. Simon Willard (25 JAN 1744 – 1829)
      6. 6. Richard Robbins (1 MAR 1753 – ABT 1805)
      7. 7. Elizabeth Robbins (9 JUN 1755 – )
      8. 8. Hannah (Eunice) Robbins (20 JUL 1757 – 20 OCT 1804) m. Solomon Williams (27 FEB 1756 – 10 DEC 1784)
        1. 1. Williams (JUL 1781 – unknown)
        2. 2. Solomon Williams (28 AUG 1783 – 20 OCT 1834) m. Elizabeth Pool (ABT 1780 – 3 MAR 1872)
      9. 9. Joshua Robbins (7 AUG 1763 – 10 MAY 1848) m. Hannah Hart (ABT 1765 – 28 MAY 1862)
      10. 10. Joshua Robbins (12 MAR 1765 – 17 MAR 1765)
    7. 7. Josiah Welles (9 MAR 1720 – 24 AUG 1783) m. Anna Stillman (26 MAR 1734 – 27 DEC 1808)
    8. 8. Hezakiah Welles (9 DEC 1725 – 1 JAN 1804) m. Mary Boardman (3 MAR 1727 – 23 MAY 1786)
    9. 9. Christopher Welles (29 MAY 1727 – )
    10. 10. Judith Welles (29 AUG 1729 – 1 MAY 1771) m. Josiah Robbins (17 DEC 1724 – 27 JUL 1794)
    11. 11. Martha Wells (29 AUG 1729 – 30 DEC 1811) m. Moses Deming (1 MAR 1719 – JUL 1811) m. <Living> m. <Living>
    12. 12. Josiah Welles m. Rhoda Gunn (5 JAN 1728 – )
  6. 6. Gideon Welles (1686 – 28 MAR 1739) m. Hannah Chester (15 MAY 1696 – 29 MAY 1749) m. Judith Appleton (19 AUG 1653 – 19 FEB 1741)

Robert Welles's Timeline

3 Records

1649
22 JUN 1649
Birth of Robert Welles in Stratford, Fairfield, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America
Stratford, Fairfield, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America
1714
22 JUN 1714
Age 65
Death of Robert Welles in Wethersfield, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America
Wethersfield, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America
1714
24 JUN 1714
Age 65
Burial of Robert Welles in Wethersfield, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America
Wethersfield, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 JUN 1649
    Event Place: Stratford, Fairfield, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 JUN 1714
    Event Place: Wethersfield, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 24 JUN 1714
    Event Place: Wethersfield, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America
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