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Sir John de Welles 1352 – 1421 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Apr 1352

Birth Location: Welles, Lincolnshire, England

Death Date: 26 AUG 1421

Death Location: Welles, Lincolnshire, England

Father: Sir Welles

Mother: Margaret Ros

Spouse(s): Eleanor Mowbray, Maud Greystock

Children(s): Joan Welles, Elizabeth Clifford, Thomas Wells, Margaret Welles, Eudo Welles,, Eleanor Welles

The story of Sir John de Welles began in 1352 in Welles, Lincolnshire, England. Sir John de Welles married Eleanor (Alianore) De Mowbray, Maud Greystock, and had children including Joan (Joan Welles) Welles, Elizabeth Clifford, Thomas Wells, Margaret De Welles, Eudo de Welles,, Eleanor Welles. Sir John de Welles passed away in 1421 in Welles, Lincolnshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir John de Welles began in 1352 in Welles, Lincolnshire, England.
  • Sir John de Welles married Eleanor (Alianore) De Mowbray, Maud Greystock, and had children including Joan (Joan Welles) Welles, Elizabeth Clifford, Thomas Wells, Margaret De Welles, Eudo de Welles,, Eleanor Welles.
  • Sir John de Welles passed away in 1421 in Welles, Lincolnshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Welles
1334 – 1361
Birth Location: Bonthorpe, Lincolnshire, England
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Margaret Ros
1330 – 1388
Birth Location: Helmsley Castle, North Riding, Yorkshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Eleanor Mowbray
1364 – 1426
Birth Location: Epworth, Isle Of Axholme, Lincolnshire, England
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Maud Greystock
Birth Location: –
MG

Children(s)

Joan Welles
1382 – 1409
Birth Location: Ufton, Warwickshire, England
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Elizabeth Clifford
1375 – 1414
Birth Location: Wilton, Herefordshire, England
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Thomas Wells
1380 – 1411
Birth Location: Little Hayward, Whorecross, Staffordshire, England
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Margaret Welles
1386 – 1422
Birth Location: North Elmsall, Yorkshire, England
MW
Eudo Welles,
1387 – 1421
Birth Location: Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England
EW
Eleanor Welles
1389 – 1458
Birth Location: Welles, Lincolnshire, England
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Sir Welles's Ancestors

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Sir Welles
1352 – 1421
Birth Place: Welles, Lincolnshire, England
Parents
Sir John Welles
1334 – 1361
Bonthorpe, Lincolnshire, England
Margaret (Maud de) Ros
1330 – 1388
Helmsley Castle, North Riding, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Adam de) Welles
1304 – 1345
Willoughby, Lincolnshire, England
Margaret (Eleanor) Bardolf
1312 – 1345
Wormegay, Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough, Norfolk, England
William (de) Ros,
1290 – 1343
Helmsley, Yorkshire, England
Margery (de) Badlesmere
1306 – 1363
Badlesmere, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Adam Welles
1271 – 1311
Joane Welles
1279 – 1315
William Ros,
1255 – 1316
Matilda Vaux
1257 – 1316
Bartholomew Badlesmere,
1275 – 1322
Margaret Clare,
1287 – 1333
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Welles
Isabel Vesci
Robert Ros,
1223 – 1285
Isabel d'Aubigny)
1233 – 1301
John Frieston
Joan
Guncelin Badlesmere
1232 – 1301
Joan FitzBernard
1244 – 1310
Thomas Clare,
1245 – 1287
Lady FitzGerald

Sir Welles's Descendants

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Sir (John de) Welles (20 Apr 1352 – 26 AUG 1421) m. Eleanor ((Alianore) De) Mowbray (25 Mar 1364 – 8 Apr 1426) m. Maud Greystock
  1. 1. Joan ((Joan Welles)) Welles (1 JUN 1382 – 1409)
  2. 2. Elizabeth Clifford (1375 – 5 MAR 1414)
  3. 3. Thomas Wells (1380 – 1411) m. Cecelia Aston (1383 – 1411)
    1. 1. Sir (John de) Welles (1407 – 6 Jun 1466) m. Alice Aston (1410 – 1455)
      1. 1. Agnes WELLS (1435 – 1503)
      2. 2. Sir (Thomas) Wells (1455 – AFT 1503)
    2. 2. Lady (Joan) Wells (1413 – aft 1440)
  4. 4. Margaret (De) Welles (1386 – 29 MAY 1422)
  5. 5. Eudo (de) Welles, (1387 – 26 Aug 1421) m. Maud ((Matilda) de) Greystoke (1390 – ABT 1416)
    1. 1. Lionel (de) Welles, (ABT 1406 – 29 Mar 1461) m. Margaret Beauchamp, (01 Jan 1405 – 8 Aug 1482)
      1. 1. John Welles, (1450 – 09 Feb 1498) m. Cecily (Plantagenet House of) York, (20 Mar 1469 – 24 August 1507)
        1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth) Welles (Dec 1487 – 1498)
        2. 2. Anne (of) Welles (abt 1494 – 1499)
    2. 2. Anne Welles (1407 – 1407)
    3. 3. William (de) Welles (1410 – 29 MAR 1461) m. Anne Barnewall (1425 – 1501)
      1. 1. Ismay Welles (1440 – )
      2. 2. Ellen ((Eleanor)) DeWelles (1448 – )
      3. 3. Thomas Welles (1460 – 1575)
      4. 4. Elizabeth (de) Welles (1460 – 1506)
    4. 4. Mary Welles (1410 – )
  6. 6. Eleanor Welles (1389 – 7 NOV 1458)

Sir Welles's Timeline

3 Records

1352
20 Apr 1352
Birth of Sir John de Welles in Welles, Lincolnshire, England
Welles, Lincolnshire, England
1421
24 Aug 1421
Age 69
Death of Sir John de Welles in Welles, Lincoln, England, England
Welles, Lincoln, England, England
1421
26 AUG 1421
Age 69
Death of Sir John de Welles in Welles, Lincolnshire, England
Welles, Lincolnshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Apr 1352
    Event Place: Welles, Lincolnshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Aug 1421
    Event Place: Welles, Lincoln, England, England
    Record Source: Age:
    69

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 AUG 1421
    Event Place: Welles, Lincolnshire, England
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