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Walter Wells 1564–1638 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Oct 1564

Birth Location: Evesham, Worcestershire, England

Death Date: 1638

Death Location: Evesham, Worcestershire, England

Father: Viscount Welles

Mother: Jennet Lawtie

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Hinksman, Elizabeth Hinksman

Children(s): Elizabeth Mayflower, Thomas Wyls), Thomas Welles, Daniel Welles, Elizabeth Welles, John Wells

The story of Walter Wells began in 1564 in Evesham, Worcestershire, England. Walter Wells married Elizabeth Hinksman, Mrs Thomas Welles, and had children including Daniel Welles, Elizabeth Bess Wyllys Wells Indian Massacre Survivor Before The Mayflower, Elizabeth Welles, John Wells, Thomas Hugh Welles, Thomas Richard Willis Wyllis Wyls. Walter Wells passed away in 1638 in Evesham, Worcestershire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Walter Wells began in 1564 in Evesham, Worcestershire, England.
  • Walter Wells married Elizabeth Hinksman, Mrs Thomas Welles, and had children including Daniel Welles, Elizabeth Bess Wyllys Wells Indian Massacre Survivor Before The Mayflower, Elizabeth Welles, John Wells, Thomas Hugh Welles, Thomas Richard Willis Wyllis Wyls.
  • Walter Wells passed away in 1638 in Evesham, Worcestershire, England.

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Spouses(s)

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Walter Wells's Ancestors

Self
Walter Wells
1564–1638
Birth Place: Evesham, Worcestershire, England
Parents
Viscount John Welles
1537–1618
Ringstead, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Jennet Lawtie
1541–1570
Howden, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Viscount (Thomas De Elmham of Welles of) Stourton
1484–1558
Storton, Warwickshire, England
Elizabeth Bryan
1516–1553
Whichford, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Viscount Welles
1450–1499
Cicely Plantagenet
1469–1507
2nd-Great-Grandparents
King Plantagenet
1442–1483
Elizabeth Woodville
1437–1492

Walter Wells's Descendants

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Walter Wells (29 Oct 1564–1638) m. Elizabeth Hinksman (1560–Mar 1635) m. Elizabeth Hinksman (abt 1568–abt 1635)
  1. 1. Elizabeth ((Bess), Wyllys\Wells, Indian massacre survivor before the) Mayflower 1588–1640
  2. 2. Thomas (Richard Willis (Wyllis) Wyls) 1575–1619
  3. 3. Thomas (Hugh) Welles 1595–1637 m. Frances Albright 1598–1678
    1. 1. John Wells 1635–1692
    2. 2. Thomas Wells 1620–1676
    3. 3. Jonathan Welles 1622–
    4. 4. Hugh Welles 1625–1678
    5. 5. Mary Welles 1626–1700 m. Jonathan (Gilbert Sr., *Cornet, *Collector of Customs at Hartford, Marshall (High) Sheriff) 1617–1682 m. Thomas Robinson 1614–1689
      1. 1. Rachel Gilbert 1668–1754
      2. 2. Jonathan Gilbert 1648–1698
      3. 3. Nathaniel Gilbert 1660–1674
      4. 4. Rachel Gilbert 1656–1686
      5. 5. Lydia Gilbert 1654–1738
        1. 1. Jemima Richardson 1692–1753 m. Green Hungerford 1684–1735
      6. 6. Samuel (Gilbert) Sr 1664–1733
      7. 7. Thomas Gilbert 1658–1719
      8. 8. Mary Gilbert 1649–1696
      9. 9. Sarah Gilbert 1651–1688
      10. 10. Ebenezer Gilbert 1666–1736
      11. 11. Hester Gilbert 1662–1688
  4. 4. Daniel Welles 1589–
  5. 5. Elizabeth Welles 1577–1640
  6. 6. John Wells 1595–1620

Walter Wells's Timeline

2 Records

1564
29 Oct 1564
Birth of Walter Wells in Evesham, Worcestershire, England
Evesham, Worcestershire, England
1638
1638
Age 74
Death of Walter Wells in Evesham, Worcestershire, England
Evesham, Worcestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Oct 1564
    Event Place: Evesham, Worcestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1638
    Event Place: Evesham, Worcestershire, England

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