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William WELLES 1420–1461 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1420

Birth Location: Welles, Lincolnshire, , England

Death Date: 29 March 1461

Death Location: Towton, Yorkshire, England

Father: EUDO WELLES

Mother: Maud Greystoke

Spouse(s): Joan Waterton, Margaret Beauchamp

Children(s): Eleanor Welles, Cecilia DeWelles, Eleanor Welles, Richard DeWelles, Cecily Wells, Catherine Welles, Viscount Welles, Cecily WELLS, Margaret DeWelles, John Welles

In 1420, William WELLES entered the world in Welles, Lincolnshire, , England, born to Eudo Welles And Maud Matilda Greystoke. William WELLES married Joan Waterton, Margaret Beauchamp, and had children including Catherine Welles, Cecilia Dewelles, Cecily Wells, Eleanor Alianor Welles, Eleanor Welles, John Welles, Margaret Dewelles, Richard Dewelles, Viscount John Welles. William WELLES passed away in 1461 in Towton, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1420, William WELLES entered the world in Welles, Lincolnshire, , England, born to Eudo Welles And Maud Matilda Greystoke.
  • William WELLES married Joan Waterton, Margaret Beauchamp, and had children including Catherine Welles, Cecilia Dewelles, Cecily Wells, Eleanor Alianor Welles, Eleanor Welles, John Welles, Margaret Dewelles, Richard Dewelles, Viscount John Welles.
  • William WELLES passed away in 1461 in Towton, Yorkshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

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William WELLES's Ancestors

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William WELLES
1420–1461
Birth Place: Welles, Lincolnshire, , England
Parents
EUDO WELLES
1387–1421
Wells, Lincolnshire, , England
Maud (Matilda) Greystoke
1390–1416
Greystoke, Northumberland, , England
Grandparents
John DeWelles
1352–1421
Welle, Lincolnshire, , England
Eleanor DeMowbray
1364–1399
Isle, Lincolnshire, , England
Ralph GREYSTOKE
1353–1418
Ravensworth, Yorkshire, , England
Catherine CLIFFORD
1358–1413
Ravensworth, Yorkshire, , England
Great-Grandparents
John Welles
1334–1361
Maud Ros
1334–1388
John Mowbray
1340–1368
Elizabeth Segrave
1338–1368
William Greystoke
1321–1359
Joan Fitzhenry
1325–1403
Roger Clifford
1333–1389
Maud Beauchamp
1335–1403
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William WELLES's Descendants

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William WELLES (1420–29 March 1461) m. Joan Waterton (1407–18 Oct 1434) m. Margaret Beauchamp (1410–8 Aug 1482)
  1. 1. Eleanor (Alianor) Welles 1470–1555 m. Sir (THOMAS) LAWRENCE 1472–1540
    1. 1. Thomas Lawrence 1500–1576 m. Elizabeth 1502–1593 m. Anne 1515–1583
      1. 1. Thomas Lawrence 1539–1593 m. Martha Cage 1560–1593
        1. 1. John (Lawrence, SIR,) merchant 1589–1638 m. Mary (Grisselle) Gibbone 1590–1675
        2. 2. Thomas Lawrence 1584–
        3. 3. Blanche Lawrence 1586–
        4. 4. Mary Lawrence 1590–
        5. 5. Martha Lawrence 1592–
  2. 2. Cecilia DeWelles 1424–1466
  3. 3. Eleanor Welles 1428–1490
  4. 4. Richard DeWelles 1429–1470
  5. 5. Cecily Wells 1434–1480
  6. 6. Catherine Welles 1442–1505
  7. 7. Viscount (John) Welles 1450–1499
  8. 8. Cecily WELLS 1430–1465
  9. 9. Margaret DeWelles 1434–1480
  10. 10. John Welles 1450–1499

William WELLES's Timeline

2 Records

1420
1420
Birth of William WELLES in Welles, Lincolnshire, , England
Welles, Lincolnshire, , England
1461
29 March 1461
Age 41
Death of William WELLES in Towton, Yorkshire, England
Towton, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1420
    Event Place: Welles, Lincolnshire, , England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Plantagenet Ancestry of Seventeenth-Century Colonists

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 March 1461
    Event Place: Towton, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

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