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Sir Robert Welles 1540–1617 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Nov 1540

Birth Location: Stourton, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England

Death Date: 24 Sep 1617

Death Location: Cherington, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England

Father: Thomas I

Mother: Elizabeth Bryan

Spouse(s): Alice Hunt

Children(s): Thomas of

Sir Robert Welles was born in 1540 in Stourton, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England, the child of Thomas Welles I And Elizabeth Bryan. Sir Robert Welles married Alice Hunt, and had children including Thomas Gideon Welles Governor Deputy Governor Treasurer And Secretary He Served A Total Of 19 Years In Various Colony Of. Sir Robert Welles passed away in 1617 in Cherington, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir Robert Welles was born in 1540 in Stourton, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England, the child of Thomas Welles I And Elizabeth Bryan.
  • Sir Robert Welles married Alice Hunt, and had children including Thomas Gideon Welles Governor Deputy Governor Treasurer And Secretary He Served A Total Of 19 Years In Various Colony Of.
  • Sir Robert Welles passed away in 1617 in Cherington, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England.

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Sir Welles's Ancestors

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Sir Welles
1540–1617
Birth Place: Stourton, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
Parents
Thomas Welles I
1512–1558
Whichford, Warwickshire, England
Elizabeth Bryan
1516–1553
Stourton, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
Alice Goodrich
1488–1553
Sir (Thomas Bryan) II
1464–1517
Cheddington, Buckinghamshire, England
Lady (Margaret Courtenay Bourchier , Baroness Bryan, Governess of King Henry VIII Children, Foster mother to Elizabeth) I
1468–1551
Clonmel, Tipperary, Ireland
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Welles's Descendants

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Sir (Robert) Welles (6 Nov 1540–24 Sep 1617) m. Alice Hunt (3 Apr 1543–5 Jul 1615)
  1. 1. Thomas (Gideon Welles Governor,Deputy Governor,Treasurer,and Secretary.He served a total of 19 years in various Colony) of 1594–1660 m. Alice (Gunne) Tomes 1595–1647 m. Elizabeth Deming 1595–1683 m. Elizabeth Hunt 1581–1640
    1. 1. Mary (Rebecca) Welles 1609–1692 m. Richard (( Robbins Robins) Robinson Clan) Donnachaidh 1605–1690
      1. 1. Daniel Robinson 1627–1714 m. Hope Potter 1641–1687
        1. 1. Lydia Robins\Robinson 1668–1714 m. William Thorpe 1659–1736

Sir Welles's Timeline

2 Records

1540
6 Nov 1540
Birth of Sir Robert Welles in Stourton, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
Stourton, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
1617
24 Sep 1617
Age 77
Death of Sir Robert Welles in Stourton, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
Stourton, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Nov 1540
    Event Place: Stourton, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Sep 1617
    Event Place: Stourton, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cherington, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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