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Samuel Welles 1660–1731 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1660

Birth Location: Stratfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 28 Aug 1731

Death Location: Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Father: Captain Welles

Mother: Elizabeth Hollister

Spouse(s): Abigail Wheeler, Ruth Rice, Elizabeth Titherton, Abigail Jones

Children(s): Abigail Wells, Elizabeth Welles, Samuel Welles, Elizabeth None, John Welles, Comfort Wells, Mary Watkins, Dea Welles, Joseph Welles, Sarah Welles, Mary Welles, Ann Wells, Robert Welles, Hannah Welles, Thoams Welles, Samuel Wells, Ann Welles, Elizabeth Welles, Mercy Welles, Thaddeus Welles, James Wells, Silas Welles, Thaddeus Wells, Rebeckah Pitkin

The story of Samuel Welles began in 1660 in Stratfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. Samuel Welles married Abigail Burr Wheeler, Abigail Jones, Elizabeth Titherton, Hannah Arnold, Martha Pitkin, Ruth Brigham Rice, and had children including Abigail Wells, Ann Welles, Ann Wells, Comfort Wells, Dea Thomas Welles, Elizabeth, Elizabeth Welles, Hannah Welles, James Wells, John Capt Welles, Joseph Welles, Mary Watkins, Mary Welles, Mercy Welles, Rebeckah Pitkin, Robert Welles, Samuel Welles, Samuel Wells, Sarah Welles, Silas Welles, Thaddeus Welles, Thaddeus Wells, Thoams Welles. Samuel Welles passed away in 1731 in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Samuel Welles began in 1660 in Stratfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
  • Samuel Welles married Abigail Burr Wheeler, Abigail Jones, Elizabeth Titherton, Hannah Arnold, Martha Pitkin, Ruth Brigham Rice, and had children including Abigail Wells, Ann Welles, Ann Wells, Comfort Wells, Dea Thomas Welles, Elizabeth, Elizabeth Welles, Hannah Welles, James Wells, John Capt Welles, Joseph Welles, Mary Watkins, Mary Welles, Mercy Welles, Rebeckah Pitkin, Robert Welles, Samuel Welles, Samuel Wells, Sarah Welles, Silas Welles, Thaddeus Welles, Thaddeus Wells, Thoams Welles.
  • Samuel Welles passed away in 1731 in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Captain Welles
1628–1675
Birth Location: Willenhall, Metropolitan Borough of Coventry, West Midlands, England
CW
Elizabeth Hollister
1640–1673
Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
EH

Spouses(s)

Abigail Wheeler
1660–1712
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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Ruth Rice
1659–1742
Birth Location: Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, Colonial America
RR
Elizabeth Titherton
1653–1729
Birth Location: Stratford, Connecticut
ET
Abigail Jones
1674–1728
Birth Location: Farirfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut
AJ

Children(s)

Abigail Wells
1688–1795
Birth Location: Stratfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Elizabeth Welles
1682–1770
Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut
EW
Samuel Welles
1688–1688
Birth Location: Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Elizabeth None
1693–1733
Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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John Welles
1676–1734
Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
JW
Comfort Wells
1677–1717
Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
CW
Mary Watkins
1687–1788
Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
MW
Dea Welles
1690–1750
Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
DW
Joseph Welles
1679–1765
Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
JW
Sarah Welles
1674–1729
Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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Mary Welles
1670–1751
Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
MW
Ann Wells
1690–1808
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut
AW
Robert Welles
1674–1738
Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
RW
Hannah Welles
1689–1774
Birth Location: Stratford,Fairfield,Connecticut,USA
HW
Thoams Welles
1692–1767
Birth Location: Glastonbury, Connecticut
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Samuel Wells
1689–1777
Birth Location: Glastonbury, Hartford, Conn, Connecticut, USA
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Ann Welles
1691–1774
Birth Location: Stratford Fairfield Connecticut
AW
Elizabeth Welles
1697–1730
Birth Location: Stratfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
EW
Mercy Welles
1684–1684
Birth Location: Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
MW
Thaddeus Welles
1695–1780
Birth Location: Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
TW
James Wells
1693–1760
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
JW
Silas Welles
1700–1754
Birth Location: Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
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Thaddeus Wells
1694–1780
Birth Location: Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
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Rebeckah Pitkin
1704–1724
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
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Samuel Welles's Ancestors

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Samuel Welles
1660–1731
Birth Place: Stratfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Captain Samuel Welles
1628–1675
Willenhall, Metropolitan Borough of Coventry, West Midlands, England
Elizabeth Hollister
1640–1673
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Lt (John) Hollister
1612–1665
Bristol, Somerset, , England
JOANNA (TREAT "Puritan) Immigrant"
1618–1694
South Trundle, Pitminster, Somersetshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Samuel Welles's Descendants

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Samuel Welles (1660–28 Aug 1731) m. Abigail (Burr) Wheeler (1660–7 Feb 1712) m. Ruth ((Brigham)) Rice (29 Sep 1659–30 March 1742) m. Elizabeth Titherton (circa 1653–circa 1729) m. Abigail Jones (circa 1674–After 1728)
  1. 1. Abigail Wells 1688–1795 m. Thomas (B) Turney 1678–1761
    1. 1. Abigail Turney 1712–1755 m. Nathaniel (Whitehead) Jr 1714–1777 m. Joseph Jennings 1716–1780
      1. 1. Elizabeth Whitehead 1736–1809 m. James Bulkeley 1729–1803
        1. 1. Mary Squire 1779–1831 m. Joab Squire 1777–1867
        2. 2. James (Bulkley) Jr 1768–1805
        3. 3. Mabel (Bulkley) (Wheeler) 1765–1827
        4. 4. Abigail Bulkeley 1762–1833
        5. 5. Andrew (Bulkley) (Teenager) 1774–1788
        6. 6. Eunice (Bulkeley) (Gray) 1759–1820
        7. 7. Mary (Bulkley) (Harris) 1757–1779
        8. 8. Eleazer Bulkeley 1763–1843
        9. 9. Howkin Bulkeley 1770–1819
        10. 10. Elizabeth (Bulkley) (Bangs\Perry) 1772–1847
        11. 11. Moses Bulkeley 1776–1796
        12. 12. Thomas Bulkley 1759–1837
        13. 13. Medad Bulkley 1786–
        14. 14. Adad Bulkley 1786–
      2. 2. Benjamin Whitehead 1741–1816
      3. 3. Eunice Whitehead 1744–1794
      4. 4. Benjamin Whitehead 1741–1816
      5. 5. Reuben (R.) Whitehead 1738–1802
      6. 6. Abigail Whitehead 1750–
      7. 7. Sarah (Rash) Jennings 1748–1810
      8. 8. Elizabeth ("Eliza") Whitehead 1738–1809 m. James Bulkeley 1729–1803
        1. 1. Eleazer Bulkley 1763–1843
        2. 2. Mary (Bulkley) (Harris) 1757–1779
        3. 3. Abigail Bulkeley 1762–1833
        4. 4. Mabel (Bulkley) (Wheeler) 1765–1827
        5. 5. James (Bulkley) Jr 1768–1805
        6. 6. Elizabeth (Bulkley) (Bangs\Perry) 1772–1847
        7. 7. Andrew (Bulkley) (Teenager) 1774–1788
        8. 8. Moses Bulkeley 1776–1796
        9. 9. Thomas Bulkley 1759–1837
        10. 10. Eunice (Bulkeley) (Gray) 1759–1820
        11. 11. Houton Bulkley 1770–1819
      9. 9. Benjamin Whitehead 1741–1816
      10. 10. Eunice Whitehead 1742–1794
      11. 11. Abigail Whitehead 1744–
      12. 12. Benjamin Whitehead 1742–1780
    2. 2. Benjamin Turney 1713–1755
    3. 3. Elizabeth\Rebecca Turney 1717–1740
    4. 4. Ann Turney 1729–1762
    5. 5. Samuel Turney 1721–1777
    6. 6. Jemina Turney 1725–1759
    7. 7. Sarah Turney 1723–1759
    8. 8. Rebecca Turney 1717–1741
    9. 9. Thomas Turney 1719–1783
  2. 2. Elizabeth Welles 1682–1770
  3. 3. Samuel Welles 1688–1688
  4. 4. Elizabeth 1693–1733
  5. 5. John (Capt) Welles 1676–1734
  6. 6. Comfort Wells 1677–1717
  7. 7. Mary Watkins 1687–1788
  8. 8. Dea (Thomas) Welles 1690–1750
  9. 9. Joseph Welles 1679–1765
  10. 10. Sarah Welles 1674–1729
  11. 11. Mary Welles 1670–1751
  12. 12. Ann Wells 1690–1808
  13. 13. Robert Welles 1674–1738
  14. 14. Hannah Welles 1689–1774
  15. 15. Thoams Welles 1692–1767
  16. 16. Samuel Wells 1689–1777
  17. 17. Ann Welles 1691–1774
  18. 18. Elizabeth Welles 1697–1730
  19. 19. Mercy Welles 1684–1684
  20. 20. Thaddeus Welles 1695–1780
  21. 21. James Wells 1693–1760
  22. 22. Silas Welles 1700–1754
  23. 23. Thaddeus Wells 1694–1780
  24. 24. Rebeckah Pitkin 1704–1724

Samuel Welles's Timeline

5 Records

1656
1656
Birth of Samuel Welles in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1660
13 Apr 1660
Birth of Samuel Welles in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1660
1660
Birth of Samuel Welles in Stratfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Stratfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
1683
20 June 1683
Age 23
Samuel Welles was married in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, London, England, United Kingdom
Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, London, England, United Kingdom
1731
28 Aug 1731
Age 71
Death of Samuel Welles in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1656
    Event Place: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Apr 1660
    Event Place: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1660
    Event Place: Stratfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 20 June 1683
    Event Place: Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, London, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Essex, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Aug 1731
    Event Place: Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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