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Sir John ll, Lord Wells 1485 – 1529 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1485

Birth Location: Nazeing, Essex, England

Death Date: 4 May 1529

Death Location: Nazeing, Essex, England

Father: Thomas Wells

Mother: Johanna Barrington

Spouse(s): Mary (Wells)

Children(s): Elizabeth Welles, Dorothy Welles

Sir John ll, Lord Wells was born in 1485 in Nazeing, Essex, England, the child of Thomas Wells and Johanna (Elizabeth) Barrington. Sir John ll, Lord Wells married Mary de Maxwell de Hollister (Wells), and had children including Elizabeth R de Welles, Dorothy De Welles. Sir John ll, Lord Wells passed away in 1529 in Nazeing, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • Sir John ll, Lord Wells was born in 1485 in Nazeing, Essex, England, the child of Thomas Wells and Johanna (Elizabeth) Barrington.
  • Sir John ll, Lord Wells married Mary de Maxwell de Hollister (Wells), and had children including Elizabeth R de Welles, Dorothy De Welles.
  • Sir John ll, Lord Wells passed away in 1529 in Nazeing, Essex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Wells's Ancestors

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Sir Wells
1485 – 1529
Birth Place: Nazeing, Essex, England
Parents
Thomas Wells
1455 – 1575
Nazeing, Essex, England
Johanna ((Elizabeth)) Barrington
1440 – 1586
Parva Hayward, Staffordshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (William Barrington of) Staffordshire
1415 – 1453
Parva Hayward, Staffordshire, England
Lady (Joan Baroness of Staffordshire) Wells
1413 – 1459
Stafford, Staffordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Barrington
1385 – 1442
Lady Tatton
1385 – 1425
Lord Baron
1387 – 1421
Maud Greystoke
1387 – 1416
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Baron Welles
1352 – 1421
Eleanor Mowbray
1364 – 1399
Baron deGreystoke
Lady Greystoke)
1358 – 1413

Sir Wells's Descendants

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Sir (John ll, Lord) Wells (1485 – 4 May 1529) m. Mary (de Maxwell de Hollister) (Wells) (1500 – abt 1587)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (R de) Welles (1514 – 9 Jul 1585) m. John Curtis (26 Feb 1515 – 2 Dec 1607)
    1. 1. William (John) Curtis (17 May 1540 – 17 May 1585) m. Sarah (Agnes) Howe (1541 – 9 Jul 1585)
      1. 1. Sgt (John William) Curtis (15 Sep 1577 – 05 Jan 1639) m. Elizabeth Hutchins (19 Apr 1588 – 4 Jun 1658)
        1. 1. Sgt. (John Thomas) Curtiss (1614 – 17 September 1707) m. Elizabeth (Alice) Welles (1611 – 9 Mar 1682)
        2. 2. Capt (William Dawson) Curtiss (21 Jun 1618 – 21 Dec 1702) m. Marie ((Mary)) Lewen\Lewis (2 Feb 1625 – 26 Nov 1664)
  2. 2. Dorothy (De) Welles (1540 – 19 Jun 1625) m. John (Talcott) (Talcoat) (1536 – 1 Nov 1606)
    1. 1. John (Talcott of Braintree,) Eng. (4 Oct 1562 – 29 Jan 1604) m. Anne Skinner (1574 – 6 Apr 1637)
      1. 1. Hon. (John) Talcott (1594 – 29 Mar 1660) m. Dorothy Mott (1595 – 28 Feb 1670)
        1. 1. Mary (Cory) Talcott (30 Jan 1646 – 1687) m. Joseph (William) Eggleston (30 Mar 1651 – 30 Mar 1691)

Sir Wells's Timeline

5 Records

1485
1485
Birth of Sir John ll, Lord Wells in Nazeing, Essex, England
Nazeing, Essex, England
1487
1487
Age 2
Birth of Sir John ll, Lord Wells in Nazeing, Essex, England
Nazeing, Essex, England
1529
4 May 1529
Age 44
Death of Sir John ll, Lord Wells in Nazing, Essex, England
Nazing, Essex, England
1529
4 May 1529
Age 44
Death of Sir John ll, Lord Wells in Nazeing, Essex, England
Nazeing, Essex, England
1539
24 Feb 1539
Age 54
Burial of Sir John ll, Lord Wells in London, England
London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1487
    Event Place: Nazeing, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1485
    Event Place: Nazeing, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 May 1529
    Event Place: Nazing, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 May 1529
    Event Place: Nazeing, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1539
    Event Place: London, England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: P69/DIO/A/001/MS017602

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