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Robert Welles 1684 – 1738 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1684

Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: SEP 1738

Death Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Father: Robert Welles

Mother: Elizabeth Goodrich

Spouse(s): Sarah Wolcott

Children(s): Sarah Wells, Robert Wells, Appleton Welles, Abigail Wells, Elizabeth Welles, Mary Welles, Josiah Welles, Hezakiah Welles, Christopher Welles, Judith Welles, Martha Wells, Josiah Welles

The story of Robert Welles began in 1684 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Robert Welles married Sarah Wolcott, and had children including Sarah Wolcott Wells, Robert Wells, Appleton Welles, Abigail Wells, Elizabeth Welles, Mary Welles, Josiah Welles, Hezakiah Welles, Christopher Welles, Judith Welles, Martha Wells, Josiah Welles. Robert Welles passed away in 1738 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Welles began in 1684 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.
  • Robert Welles married Sarah Wolcott, and had children including Sarah Wolcott Wells, Robert Wells, Appleton Welles, Abigail Wells, Elizabeth Welles, Mary Welles, Josiah Welles, Hezakiah Welles, Christopher Welles, Judith Welles, Martha Wells, Josiah Welles.
  • Robert Welles passed away in 1738 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Welles
1649 – 1714
Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America
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Elizabeth Goodrich
1658 – 1698
Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Wolcott
1686 – 1738
Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Children(s)

Sarah Wells
1709 – 1776
Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Robert Wells
1710 – 1786
Birth Location: Wethersfield, Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Appleton Welles
1711 –
Birth Location: Wethersfield Twp, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Abigail Wells
1715 – 1776
Birth Location: Wethersfield, Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Elizabeth Welles
1716 –
Birth Location: Wethersfield Twp, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Mary Welles
1719 – 1805
Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Josiah Welles
1720 – 1783
Birth Location: Wethersfield Twp, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Hezakiah Welles
1725 – 1804
Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut
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Christopher Welles
1727 –
Birth Location: Wethersfield, Connecticut
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Judith Welles
1729 – 1771
Birth Location: Wethersfield, Connecticut
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Martha Wells
1729 – 1811
Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Josiah Welles
Birth Location: –
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Robert Welles's Ancestors

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Robert Welles
1684 – 1738
Birth Place: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Parents
Robert Welles
1649 – 1714
Stratford, Fairfield, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America
Elizabeth (Mary) Goodrich
1658 – 1698
Wethersfield, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America
Grandparents
John Welles
1621 – 1668
England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Bourne
1627 – 1668
Stratford, Fairfield, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America
William (Ephrim) Goodrich
1622 – 1676
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Sarah Marvin
1631 – 1702
Great Bentley, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Welles
1590 – 1659
Alice Tomes
1595 – 1640
John Bourne
1601 –
Frances Bourne
1600 –
John Goodrich
1587 – 1632
Marjorie Howe
1588 – 1632
Matthew Marvin
1600 – 1678
Elizabeth Gregory
1603 – 1681
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Welles
1540 – 1617
Alice Hunt
1543 – 1615
John Tomes
1547 – 1602
Ellen Gunne
1566 – 1600
John Bourne
1564 –
John Bourne
1568 –
William Goodrich
1555 – 1631
Margaret Richardson
1549 – 1630
Erasmus Howes
1560 – 1591
Katherine Bentley
1570 –
Edward Marvin
1550 – 1615
Margaret Gillyat
1560 – 1633
Henry Gregory
1586 – 1655
Mary Goode
1586 – 1641

Robert Welles's Descendants

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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)
        1. 1. Elmira Williams (1804 – 22 OCT 1859)
        2. 2. George (Washington) Williams (17 NOV 1805 – 3 AUG 1809)
        3. 3. Gustavus Williams (11 APR 1807 – 7 OCT 1887) m. Hannah (Mariah) Andrews (12 AUG 1811 – 12 JAN 1901)
        4. 4. Sylvester Williams (20 JAN 1813 – BEF 1855) m. Jane (E) Andrews (1814 – 10 AUG 1872)
        5. 5. Mary (Ann) Williams (14 JUL 1814 – 31 JUL 1871) m. Atwood Spencer (23 OCT 1808 – 30 APR 1852) m. Hiram Brooks (2 JUN 1806 – 20 DEC 1894)
        6. 6. Caroline Williams (1816 – 24 APR 1888) m. Philander Burr (6 JAN 1811 – 27 APR 1888)
        7. 7. Walter Williams (18 AUG 1820 – 23 APR 1821)
        8. 8. Elizabeth Williams
    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 – )

Robert Welles's Timeline

2 Records

1684
1684
Birth of Robert Welles in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
1738
SEP 1738
Age 54
Death of Robert Welles in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1684
    Event Place: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: SEP 1738
    Event Place: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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