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Walter Wells 1542–1618 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1542

Birth Location: Stourton, Essex, England

Death Date: 25 Mar 1618

Death Location: Ringstead, Northamptonshire, England

Father: Thomas Welles

Mother: Elizabeth Bryan

Spouse(s): Jennet Lawtie

Children(s): Walter Welles

The story of Walter Wells began in 1542 in Stourton, Essex, England. Walter Wells married Jennet Lawtie, and had children including Walter Welles. Walter Wells passed away in 1618 in Ringstead, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Walter Wells began in 1542 in Stourton, Essex, England.
  • Walter Wells married Jennet Lawtie, and had children including Walter Welles.
  • Walter Wells passed away in 1618 in Ringstead, Northamptonshire, England.

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Walter Wells's Ancestors

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Walter Wells
1542–1618
Birth Place: Stourton, Essex, England
Parents
Thomas Welles
1514–1558
Whichford, Warwickshire, England
Elizabeth Bryan
1516–1553
Whichford, Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
Robert (de) Welles
1484–1558
Whichford, Warwickshire, England
Elizabeth Bryan
1488–1553
Beddington, Surrey, England
Francis Bryan
1490–1550
Cheddington, Buckinghamshire, England
Phillippa (Spice) Montgomery
1492–1540
Faulkbourne, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
John Welles
1450–1499
Cicely Plantagenet
1469–1507
Thomas Bryan
1464–1517
Margaret Bourchier
1468–1552
Thomas Bryan
1464–1517
Margaret Bourchier
1468–1552
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Bryan
1447–1500
Margaret Bowsey
1449–1502
Humphrey Bourchier
1444–1471
Elizabeth Tilney
1465–1497
Thomas Bryan
1447–1500
Margaret Bowsey
1449–1502
Humphrey Bourchier
1444–1471
Elizabeth Tilney
1465–1497

Walter Wells's Descendants

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Walter Wells (1542–25 Mar 1618) m. Jennet Lawtie (1541–15 Mar 1570)
  1. 1. Walter Welles 1562–1638 m. Elizabeth Hinksman 1568–1635
    1. 1. Thomas (Richard) Willis 1585–1609 m. Mary Tomlins 1579–1618
      1. 1. John Willis 1609–1692 m. Elizabeth Hodgkins 1616–1693
        1. 1. Joan Willis 1638–1704 m. John Ellis 1626–1669
        2. 2. Elizabeth Willis 1647–1719
        3. 3. Hannah Willis 1664–1734
        4. 4. Henry Willis 1638–1689
        5. 5. Jonathan Willis 1640–1716
        6. 6. Comfort Willis 1641–1692
        7. 7. Hannah Willis 1645–1684
        8. 8. Sarah Willis 1651–1711
        9. 9. Benjamin Willis 1657–1696 m. Susanna Whitman 1660–1758
        10. 10. Nathaniel Willis 1678–1716
        11. 11. Joseph Willis 1651–1704
      2. 2. Nathaniel Willis 1610–1611
      3. 3. Laurence Willis 1612–1613
      4. 4. Jonathan Willis 1614–1615
      5. 5. Francis Willis 1616–1617
    2. 2. Hugh Wells 1595–1637

Walter Wells's Timeline

2 Records

1542
1542
Birth of Walter Wells in Stourton, Essex, England
Stourton, Essex, England
1618
25 Mar 1618
Age 76
Death of Walter Wells in Ringstead, Northamptonshire, England
Ringstead, Northamptonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1542
    Event Place: Stourton, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1618
    Event Place: Ringstead, Northamptonshire, England

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