Descendants of Welles

 

Generation No. 1

 

1.  THOMAS1 WELLES1 died Unknown.

 

Notes for THOMAS WELLES:

[Tyler, William Seymour D.D.,LL.D. with genealogy history written by Cornelius B. Tyler, Autobiography of W S Tyler, DD,LLD,  (Privately Printed, Massachusetts, 1912), page 268.]

"a wealthy man and zealous Puritan, and a descendant of Robert de Welles of Rayne Hall, Essex, whose family was of Norman origin."

 

Children of THOMAS WELLES are:

                   i.    HUGH2 WELLES1, d. Unknown.

More About HUGH WELLES:

Emigration: 1630, Arrived at Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts in the "Susan and Ellen"1

Residence 1: Watertown, Litchfield County, Connecticut1

Residence 2: One of the original proprietors of Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut1

2.               ii.    GOV. THOMAS WELLES, b. Abt. 1598, London, County Middlesex, England; d. 14 Jan 1660, Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut.

 

 

Generation No. 2

 

2.  GOV. THOMAS2 WELLES (THOMAS1)2,3 was born Abt. 1598 in London, County Middlesex, England4, and died 14 Jan 1660 in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut5.  He married ELIZABETH HUNT5 WFT Est. 1600-1658 in England6.  She died Bef. 16467.

 

Notes for GOV. THOMAS WELLES:

[Tyler, William Seymour D.D.,LL.D. with genealogy history written by Cornelius B. Tyler, Autobiography of W S Tyler, DD,LLD,  (Privately Printed, Massachusetts, 1912), page 268.]

"Thomas, the Colonist, is said to have been related to Lord Say and Seal, and to have been his private secretary; further, it is said, that having been presented for recusancy, he was obliged to emigrate."

Appointed 1: 18 May 1654, Deputy Governor of Connecticut and moderator of the General Court, to Governor Hopkins7

Appointed 2: 1649, Commissioner of the United Colonists7

Appointed 3: 1654, Commissioner of the United Colonists7

Appointed 4: 1657, Deputy Governor of Connecticut7

Appointed 5: 1660, Deputy Governor of Connecticut7

Burial: Unknown, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut7

Elected 1: Bet. 28 Mar 1637 - 18 May 1654, As a member of the first court of magistrates7

Elected 2: 1639, First treasurer of the colony7

Elected 3: Bet. 1640 - 1649, Secretary of the colony of Connecticut8

Elected 4: Bet. 1655 - 1656, Governor of Connecticut9

Elected 5: Bet. 1658 - 1659, Governor of Connecticut9

Emigration: 1630, Arrived at Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts in the "Susan and Ellen"9

Residence 1: Watertown, Litchfield County, Connecticut9

Residence 2: One of the original proprietors of Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut9

Residence 3: Removed to Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut9

 

More About THOMAS WELLES and ELIZABETH HUNT:

Marriage: WFT Est. 1600-1658, England10

       

Children of THOMAS WELLES and ELIZABETH HUNT are:

3.                i.    ANN3 WELLES, d. 1680.

                  ii.    CAPTAIN SAM WELLES10, b. WFT Est. 1614-164410; d. WFT Est. 1664-173110; m. ELIZABETH HOLLISTER10, 165910; b. Abt. 164410; d. WFT Est. 1666-173810.

More About ELIZABETH HOLLISTER:

BAPL: 16 Jul 192910

ENDL: 14 Oct 192910

SLGC: 11 Apr 194510

More About SAM WELLES and ELIZABETH HOLLISTER:

Marriage: 165910

 

 

Generation No. 3

 

3.  ANN3 WELLES (THOMAS2, THOMAS1)11 died 168011.  She married (1) THOMAS THOMSON11 14 Apr 1646 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut12.  He was born Abt. 1617 in England13, and died 25 Apr 1655 in Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut14.  She married (2) ANTHONY HOWKINS15 16 Jul 1656 in Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut15.  He was born  in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut16, and died 167417.

 

Notes for THOMAS THOMSON:

[Tyler, William Seymour D.D.,LL.D. with genealogy history written by Cornelius B. Tyler, Autobiography of W S Tyler, DD,LLD,  (Privately Printed, Massachusetts, 1912), page 269-270.]

"In Farmington the name was spelled without the p like the famous poet's. The p was added by descendants in Avon, and the name is so spelled in the histories of Windsor, Woodbury, New Britain, etc."

Elected 1: Representative of Farmington to the General Court18

Elected 2: Constable18

Emigration: 01 Jul 1635, Embarked from London on the "Abigail" at age 1819

Religion: 13 Oct 1652, One of the "seven pillars of the church"20

Residence: 1648, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut20

 

More About THOMAS THOMSON and ANN WELLES:

Marriage: 14 Apr 1646, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut21

 

More About ANTHONY HOWKINS:

Elected 1: Bet. 1660 - 1667, Deputy from Farmington to the Connecticut General Court22

Elected 2: Bet. 1668 - 1673, Assistant22

Fact 1: 29 Apr 1662, One of the original patentees of the royal charter of Connecticut22

Residence: 1656, Removed to Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut22

 

More About ANTHONY HOWKINS and ANN WELLES:

Marriage: 16 Jul 1656, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut22

       

Child of ANN WELLES and THOMAS THOMSON is:

                   i.    JOHN4 THOMSON, b. 1649, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut; d. 21 Nov 1711, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut.

 

Child of ANN WELLES and ANTHONY HOWKINS is:

                  ii.    HANNAH4 HOWKINS, b. 1662; d. Unknown.

Endnotes

 

1.  Tyler, William Seymour D.D.,LL.D. with genealogy history written by Cornelius B. Tyler, Autobiography of W. S. Tyler, DD, LLD,  (Privately Printed, Massachusetts, 1912), page 268.

2.  Alden R. Partridge, v10t3192.FTW,  (World Family Tree submission Volume 10 Tree 3192), "CD-ROM," Date of Import: Dec 26, 2000.

3.  Tyler, William Seymour D.D.,LL.D. with genealogy history written by Cornelius B. Tyler, Autobiography of W. S. Tyler, DD, LLD,  (Privately Printed, Massachusetts, 1912), page 269.

4.  Alden R. Partridge, v10t3192.FTW,  (World Family Tree submission Volume 10 Tree 3192), "CD-ROM," Date of Import: Dec 26, 2000.

5.  Tyler, William Seymour D.D.,LL.D. with genealogy history written by Cornelius B. Tyler, Autobiography of W. S. Tyler, DD, LLD,  (Privately Printed, Massachusetts, 1912), page 268.

6.  Alden R. Partridge, v10t3192.FTW,  (World Family Tree submission Volume 10 Tree 3192), "CD-ROM," Date of Import: Dec 26, 2000.

7.  Tyler, William Seymour D.D.,LL.D. with genealogy history written by Cornelius B. Tyler, Autobiography of W. S. Tyler, DD, LLD,  (Privately Printed, Massachusetts, 1912), page 268.

8.  Tyler, William Seymour D.D.,LL.D. with genealogy history written by Cornelius B. Tyler, Autobiography of W. S. Tyler, DD, LLD,  (Privately Printed, Massachusetts, 1912), page 268, "..drafted many of its most important laws and papers..."

9.  Tyler, William Seymour D.D.,LL.D. with genealogy history written by Cornelius B. Tyler, Autobiography of W. S. Tyler, DD, LLD,  (Privately Printed, Massachusetts, 1912), page 268.

10.  Alden R. Partridge, v10t3192.FTW,  (World Family Tree submission Volume 10 Tree 3192), "CD-ROM," Date of Import: Dec 26, 2000.

11.  Tyler, William Seymour D.D.,LL.D. with genealogy history written by Cornelius B. Tyler, Autobiography of W. S. Tyler, DD, LLD,  (Privately Printed, Massachusetts, 1912), page 269.

12.  Tyler, William Seymour D.D.,LL.D. with genealogy history written by Cornelius B. Tyler, Autobiography of W. S. Tyler, DD, LLD,  (Privately Printed, Massachusetts, 1912), page 268.

13.  Tyler, William Seymour D.D.,LL.D. with genealogy history written by Cornelius B. Tyler, Autobiography of W. S. Tyler, DD, LLD,  (Privately Printed, Massachusetts, 1912), page 269.

14.  Tyler, William Seymour D.D.,LL.D. with genealogy history written by Cornelius B. Tyler, Autobiography of W. S. Tyler, DD, LLD,  (Privately Printed, Massachusetts, 1912), page 268 and 270.

15.  Tyler, William Seymour D.D.,LL.D. with genealogy history written by Cornelius B. Tyler, Autobiography of W. S. Tyler, DD, LLD,  (Privately Printed, Massachusetts, 1912), page 269.

16.  Tyler, William Seymour D.D.,LL.D. with genealogy history written by Cornelius B. Tyler, Autobiography of W. S. Tyler, DD, LLD,  (Privately Printed, Massachusetts, 1912), page 267.

17.  Tyler, William Seymour D.D.,LL.D. with genealogy history written by Cornelius B. Tyler, Autobiography of W. S. Tyler, DD, LLD,  (Privately Printed, Massachusetts, 1912), page 269.

18.  Tyler, William Seymour D.D.,LL.D. with genealogy history written by Cornelius B. Tyler, Autobiography of W. S. Tyler, DD, LLD,  (Privately Printed, Massachusetts, 1912), page 270.

19.  Tyler, William Seymour D.D.,LL.D. with genealogy history written by Cornelius B. Tyler, Autobiography of W. S. Tyler, DD, LLD,  (Privately Printed, Massachusetts, 1912), page 269.

20.  Tyler, William Seymour D.D.,LL.D. with genealogy history written by Cornelius B. Tyler, Autobiography of W. S. Tyler, DD, LLD,  (Privately Printed, Massachusetts, 1912), page 270.

21.  Tyler, William Seymour D.D.,LL.D. with genealogy history written by Cornelius B. Tyler, Autobiography of W. S. Tyler, DD, LLD,  (Privately Printed, Massachusetts, 1912), page 268.

22.  Tyler, William Seymour D.D.,LL.D. with genealogy history written by Cornelius B. Tyler, Autobiography of W. S. Tyler, DD, LLD,  (Privately Printed, Massachusetts, 1912), page 269.

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