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Thomas Welles 1690 – 1755 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Oct 1690

Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: 1755

Death Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Father: John Welles

Mother: Sarah HOLLISTER

Spouse(s): Sarah Stiles

Children(s): Bathsheba Welles, Ephraim Welles, David Welles, Comfort Welles, Sarah Welles, Thomas Welles, Gideon Welles, Deborah Welles, Daniel Welles, Gurdon Welles, Hezekiah Welles

Thomas Welles was born in 1690 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, the child of John Welles and Sarah HOLLISTER. Thomas Welles married Sarah Stiles, and had children including Bathsheba Welles, Ephraim Stiles Welles, David Welles, Comfort Welles, Sarah Welles, Thomas Welles, Gideon Welles, Deborah Welles, Daniel Welles, Gurdon Welles, Hezekiah Welles. Thomas Welles passed away in 1755 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • Thomas Welles was born in 1690 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, the child of John Welles and Sarah HOLLISTER.
  • Thomas Welles married Sarah Stiles, and had children including Bathsheba Welles, Ephraim Stiles Welles, David Welles, Comfort Welles, Sarah Welles, Thomas Welles, Gideon Welles, Deborah Welles, Daniel Welles, Gurdon Welles, Hezekiah Welles.
  • Thomas Welles passed away in 1755 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Welles
1648 – 1714
Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Sarah HOLLISTER
1646 – 1691
Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Stiles
1693 – 1711
Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield Co, CT
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Children(s)

Bathsheba Welles
1711 – 1727
Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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Ephraim Welles
1712 – 1760
Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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David Welles
1713 – 1751
Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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Comfort Welles
1714 – 1790
Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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Sarah Welles
1715 – 1806
Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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Thomas Welles
1717 – 1791
Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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Gideon Welles
1719 – 1805
Birth Location: Stratford, Connecticut
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Deborah Welles
1722 – 1806
Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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Daniel Welles
1722 – 1791
Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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Gurdon Welles
1724 –
Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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Hezekiah Welles
1732 – 1769
Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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Thomas Welles's Ancestors

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Thomas Welles
1690 – 1755
Birth Place: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Parents
John Welles
1648 – 1714
Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Sarah HOLLISTER
1646 – 1691
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Grandparents
John WELLES
1622 – 1659
Northhampton, England
Elizabeth Bourne
1627 – 1668
Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Welles
1590 – 1659
Alice Tomes
1598 – 1646
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert WELLES
1537 – 1610
Alice Hunt
1543 – 1615
John Tomes
1569 – 1602
Ellen Gunne
1571 – 1600

Thomas Welles's Descendants

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Thomas Welles (16 Oct 1690 – 1755) m. Sarah Stiles (04 Nov 1693 – 30 Aug 1711)
  1. 1. Bathsheba Welles (30 Aug 1711 – 08 Dec 1727) m. John Nichols (09 May 1705 – Abt. 1720)
    1. 1. Ephraim Nichols (08 Dec 1727 – 21 May 1820)
    2. 2. Ann Nichols (26 Sep 1730 – 19 Sep 1750)
    3. 3. Bathsheba Nichols (08 Mar 1732 – )
    4. 4. Abiah Nichols (24 Jul 1735 – 10 Oct 1795)
    5. 5. Naomi Nichols (12 Nov 1736 – )
    6. 6. Eunice Nichols (14 Oct 1738 – )
    7. 7. Beulah Nichols (23 Mar 1740 – 09 Dec 1810)
    8. 8. Martha Nichols (05 Apr 1742 – 25 Feb 1778)
    9. 9. Sarah Nichols (28 Aug 1743 – )
    10. 10. Jerusha Nichols (05 Mar 1750 – )
    11. 11. Elisha Nichols (1754 – )
  2. 2. Ephraim (Stiles) Welles (07 Nov 1712 – 1760)
  3. 3. David Welles (02 Dec 1713 – 08 Mar 1751)
  4. 4. Comfort Welles (15 Sep 1714 – 08 Sep 1790) m. Ephraim Beach (Abt. 1718 – 08 Jun 1789)
    1. 1. Hannah Beach (30 Sep 1742 – )
    2. 2. Abel Beach (29 Sep 1743 – 08 Nov 1800)
    3. 3. Ephraim Beach (21 Sep 1748 – 22 Mar 1827)
    4. 4. Stiles Beach (12 Aug 1751 – 1830)
    5. 5. Comfort Beach (31 Aug 1754 – 21 Feb 1854)
  5. 5. Sarah Welles (28 Jun 1715 – 06 Mar 1806) m. David Beardsley (28 Apr 1712 – 15 Apr 1782)
    1. 1. Elihu Beardsley (1736 – 1783)
    2. 2. Ephraim Beardsley (1739 – 22 Mar 1806)
    3. 3. David Beardsley (1741 – 1783)
    4. 4. Sarah Beardsley (Oct 1742 – 07 Sep 1806)
    5. 5. Lucy Beardsley (1746 – )
    6. 6. Rebecca Beardsley (1750 – 08 Nov 1823) m. Abel Canfield (1752 – 11 Jun 1830)
      1. 1. Tamar Canfield (16 Feb 1775 – 15 Aug 1840) m. William (Rathburn) Phelps (29 May 1769 – 1822)
        1. 1. Ira Phelps (1790 – 1791)
        2. 2. Joseph Phelps (1793 – 1858)
        3. 3. James Phelps (23 Feb 1794 – 1838)
        4. 4. Rebecca Phelps (04 Oct 1795 – 15 Sep 1799)
        5. 5. Anna Phelps (10 Jun 1797 – 06 Dec 1802)
        6. 6. Elijah (Beardsley) Phelps (21 Jul 1799 – 20 Mar 1855) m. Wealthy Lawrence (1783 – 1825) m. Jane Wright (30 Apr 1809 – 01 Jan 1866)
        7. 7. Rebecca (Anne) Phelps (07 Apr 1803 – 12 Oct 1886)
        8. 8. Caroline Phelps (21 Jul 1804 – 1822)
        9. 9. William (Canfield) Phelps (04 Apr 1806 – 1834) m. Theresa Garlick (Bet. 1790–1815 – Bet. 1832–1885)
      2. 2. Clara Canfield (04 May 1777 – 24 Nov 1848)
      3. 3. Abel Canfield (11 Jun 1779 – 27 May 1869)
      4. 4. Homer Canfield (02 Feb 1788 – 16 Jul 1856)
    7. 7. Welles Beardsley (Abt. 1751 – 28 Feb 1824)
    8. 8. Stiles Beardsley (26 Jan 1755 – )
    9. 9. Hezekiah Beardsley (07 Dec 1760 – 1783)
    10. 10. Philonas Beardsley (1765 – 1783)
    11. 11. David Beardsley (11 Jun 1769 – 1783)
    12. 12. Dexter Beardsley ( – 1783)
  6. 6. Thomas Welles (20 Aug 1717 – 23 Jan 1791)
  7. 7. Gideon Welles (12 Nov 1719 – 19 Oct 1805)
  8. 8. Deborah Welles (1722 – 1806)
  9. 9. Daniel Welles (09 May 1722 – 1791)
  10. 10. Gurdon Welles (03 Feb 1724 – )
  11. 11. Hezekiah Welles (12 Jul 1732 – 1769) m. Elizabeth Nichols (12 Nov 1730 – 23 Mar 1804)
    1. 1. Phillip ((Wells)) Welles (23 Nov 1753 – 23 Dec 1818) m. Elizabeth Tomlinson (1757 – 27 Nov 1848)
      1. 1. Betsey Welles (25 Feb 1777 – )
      2. 2. Hezekiah Welles (10 May 1779 – 07 Jul 1861)
      3. 3. Joseph Welles (21 Aug 1781 – 20 Oct 1857)
      4. 4. Sarah (Sally) Welles (16 Jan 1784 – 08 Dec 1827)
      5. 5. Philip Welles (21 Apr 1787 – 03 Apr 1866)
      6. 6. Stephen Welles (24 Sep 1789 – 22 Feb 1845)
      7. 7. Tomlinson Welles (23 Mar 1793 – )
      8. 8. Sophia Welles (21 Jun 1796 – 27 Nov 1884)
      9. 9. John Welles (19 Jun 1799 – )
    2. 2. Josiah Wells (Abt. 1754 – Abt. 1839)
    3. 3. Agur Welles (11 Nov 1756 – 1804)
    4. 4. Gurdon Wells (28 Feb 1758 – Abt. 1831)
    5. 5. Gloriana Welles (Sep 1759 – 30 Jan 1845) m. Walter Whitney (23 Jan 1760 – 18 Jul 1846)
    6. 6. David Wells (Abt. 1760 – )
    7. 7. Abijah Wells (Abt. 1762 – )
    8. 8. Abner Wells (Abt. 1764 – )

Thomas Welles's Timeline

2 Records

1690
16 Oct 1690
Birth of Thomas Welles in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
1755
1755
Age 65
Death of Thomas Welles in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1690
    Event Place: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 200; SAR Membership Number: 39975
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 795.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: GMF

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1755
    Event Place: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 200; SAR Membership Number: 39975
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