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William Welles 1520–1563 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Feb 1520

Birth Location: Oxfordshire, England

Death Date: 3 Jun 1563

Death Location: Lincolnshire, England

Father: Robert Welles

Mother: Joan Stouton

Spouse(s): Baroness Bennett

Children(s): Gov Wells, Thomas Wells, Richard Wells, Aliss Wells, Susannah Wells, Richard Welles

In 1520, William Welles entered the world in Oxfordshire, England, born to Robert Welles And Joan Welles Stouton. William Welles married Baroness Elizabeth Bennett, and had children including Aliss Wells, Gov Thomas Wells, Richard Welles, Richard Wells, Susannah Wells, Thomas Wells. William Welles passed away in 1563 in Lincolnshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1520, William Welles entered the world in Oxfordshire, England, born to Robert Welles And Joan Welles Stouton.
  • William Welles married Baroness Elizabeth Bennett, and had children including Aliss Wells, Gov Thomas Wells, Richard Welles, Richard Wells, Susannah Wells, Thomas Wells.
  • William Welles passed away in 1563 in Lincolnshire, England.

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William Welles's Ancestors

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William Welles
1520–1563
Birth Place: Oxfordshire, England
Parents
Robert Welles
1484–1558
England
Joan (Welles) Stouton
1488–1540
Of Whichford, Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Stoughton
1467–1528
London, London, England
Katherine (Margaret) Mnu-DeStouton
1465–
Warwickshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Frauncy Stoughton
1441–1509
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Welles's Descendants

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William Welles (1 Feb 1520–3 Jun 1563) m. Baroness (Elizabeth) Bennett (1 Feb 1520–Jul 1570)
  1. 1. Gov (Thomas) Wells 1550–1583 m. Elizabeth Harrington 1550–1583
    1. 1. John Wells 1576–1649 m. Elizabeth Elyott 1578–1654
      1. 1. Richard Wells 1609–1667 m. Frances (Elizabeth) White 1616–1697 m. Frances (Elizabeth White) (Whyte) 1622–1678 m. Frances Stockett 1610–1637
        1. 1. Mary (Wells) Stockett 1631–1698 m. Thomas (Stockett) III 1635–1671 m. George Yate 1640–1691
        2. 2. Frances Wells 1563–
        3. 3. Richard Wells 1635–1671 m. Sophia Ewen 1649–1675
        4. 4. Benjamin Wells 1637–1702 m. Frances Hanslap 1670–1697
        5. 5. Elizabeth Wells 1639–
        6. 6. Robert Wells 1641–
        7. 7. William Wells 1643–
        8. 8. George Wells 1644–1696 m. Blanche Goldsmith 1647–1704
      2. 2. John Wells 1606–1674
      3. 3. Alice Wells 1607–1607
      4. 4. William Wells 1608– m. Alice Wells 1611–
      5. 5. John (Welles) II 1611–
  2. 2. Thomas Wells 1550–1605 m. Elizabeth (Thickness) Harrington 1559–1624
    1. 1. Margaret Wells 1572–1572
    2. 2. Elnor Wells 1589– m. Edmond Shadwell 1589–1646
  3. 3. Richard Wells 1533–1597 m. AGNES (VERLEY) VRLE 1543–
  4. 4. Aliss Wells 1534– m. Henry PULLEN 1477–1530 m. Henry Pullen 1530–1616
  5. 5. Susannah Wells 1540–1638 m. David (Lamson) II 1540–1647
  6. 6. Richard Welles –1619

William Welles's Timeline

2 Records

1520
1 Feb 1520
Birth of William Welles in Oxfordshire, England
Oxfordshire, England
1563
3 Jun 1563
Age 43
Death of William Welles in Lincolnshire, England
Lincolnshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Feb 1520
    Event Place: Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 19 Aug 2023), entry for William Welles, person ID LKNM-193.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Jun 1563
    Event Place: Lincolnshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 19 Aug 2023), entry for William Welles, person ID LKNM-193.

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