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Sir Thomas Gideon I Welles 1594 – 1659 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jul 1594

Birth Location: Stourton, Warwickshire, England

Death Date: 14 January 1659

Death Location: Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: Robert Welles

Mother: Alice Hunt

Spouse(s): Alice Tomes

Children(s): Capt. MASS)

In 1594, Sir Thomas Gideon I Welles , Governor of the Connecticut Colony entered the world in Stourton, Warwickshire, England, born to Robert Welles and Alice Hunt. Sir Thomas Gideon I Welles , Governor of the Connecticut Colony married Alice Gunne Tomes, and had children including Capt. John I Welles (1636 to CAMBRIDGE, MASS). Sir Thomas Gideon I Welles , Governor of the Connecticut Colony passed away in 1659 in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1594, Sir Thomas Gideon I Welles , Governor of the Connecticut Colony entered the world in Stourton, Warwickshire, England, born to Robert Welles and Alice Hunt.
  • Sir Thomas Gideon I Welles , Governor of the Connecticut Colony married Alice Gunne Tomes, and had children including Capt. John I Welles (1636 to CAMBRIDGE, MASS).
  • Sir Thomas Gideon I Welles , Governor of the Connecticut Colony passed away in 1659 in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Welles
1540 – 1617
Birth Location: Stourton, Warwickshire, England
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Alice Hunt
1543 – 1615
Birth Location: Stourton, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Alice Tomes
1595 – 1647
Birth Location: Shalford, Essex, England
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Children(s)

Capt. MASS)
1622 – 1659
Birth Location: Warwickshire, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
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Sir Welles's Ancestors

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Sir Welles
1594 – 1659
Birth Place: Stourton, Warwickshire, England
Parents
Robert Welles
1540 – 1617
Stourton, Warwickshire, England
Alice Hunt
1543 – 1615
Stourton, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Welles's Descendants

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Sir (Thomas Gideon I) Welles (10 Jul 1594 – 14 January 1659) m. Alice (Gunne) Tomes (5 October 1595 – 16 Jul 1647)
  1. 1. Capt. (John I Welles (1636 to CAMBRIDGE,) MASS) (1622 – 07 Aug 1659) m. ELIZABETH (BOURNE "Puritan) Immigrant" (1626 – 8 October 1668)
    1. 1. John Welles (1648 – 1714) m. Mary Hollister (1650 – 1713)
      1. 1. Hannah Welles (1692 – 1761) m. Nathaniel Curtis (21 Feb 1689 – 1761)
        1. 1. Nathaniel Curtis (1713 – 1791) m. Mary (A) Curtiss (6 Sep 1721 – 18 December 1781)

Sir Welles's Timeline

2 Records

1594
10 Jul 1594
Birth of Sir Thomas Gideon I Welles , Governor of the Connecticut Colony in Stourton, Warwickshire, England
Stourton, Warwickshire, England
1659
14 January 1659
Age 65
Death of Sir Thomas Gideon I Welles , Governor of the Connecticut Colony in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jul 1594
    Event Place: Stourton, Warwickshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 January 1659
    Event Place: Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
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