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The Life From The Roots blog topics have changed several times since I began this blog in 2009. I initially wrote only about the family history I had been working on for 20 years. Years later, I was into visiting gardens, historical homes, churches, libraries that had genealogical collections, historical societies, war memorials, and travel/tourism places. I also enjoy posting autographs and photos of famous people I've met or have seen.

Along with my New England roots, other areas include New York, New Jersey, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, and the Eastern Townships of Quebec, Canada.

Please check out the labels on the right side for topics (please note, they need work). Below the labels and pageviews is a listing of my top nine posts, according to Google. Four of them pertain to Lowell, MA. These posts change often because they are based on what people are reading.
Showing posts with label Surname: Welles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Surname: Welles. Show all posts

Saturday, March 10, 2012

Surname Saturday -- Welles of Connecticut

The Welles line is another old Connecticut line of mine. Names in green are my direct lines.


Generation No. 1


1.THOMAS WELLES (ROBERT WELLES1) was born ABT 1590 in Whichford, Warwickshire, England, and died 14 JAN 1660 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut. He married ELIZABETH DEMING ABT 1646, daughter of JONATHAN DEMING and ELIZABETH GILBERT. She was born ABT 1595 in Shalford, Colchester, Essex co., England, and died 28 JUL 1683 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut. He married ALICE TOMES ABT 5 JUL 1615 in England, daughter of JOHN TOMES and ELLEN GUNNE. She died BEF 1646 in Connecticut.
Children of THOMAS WELLES and ALICE TOMES were:
+2  i.MARY WELLES was born 1618 in Northamptonshire, England, and died 21 JUL 1647 in Milford, New Haven Co., Connecticut.
+3  ii.Ann WELLES was born 1620 in Burmington, Warwickshire, England, and died 1680 in Farmington, Hartford Co., Connecticut.
+4  iii.John WELLES was born 1622 in Burmington, Warwickshire, England, and died 7 AUG 1659 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.
5  iv.Robert WELLES was born ABT 1624 in Burmington, Warwickshire, England, and died BEF 1635.
+6  v.THOMAS WELLES was born 1625 in Burmington, Warwickshire, England, and died 20 AUG 1668 in Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut.
7  vi.Samuel WELLES was born ABT 1628 in Burmington, Warwickshire, England, and died 15 JUL 1675 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut. He married Elizabeth HOLLISTER ABT 1659 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut. He married Hannah LAMBERTON AFT 1670.
8  vii.Sarah WELLES was born 1631 in Burmington, Warwickshire, England, and died 12 DEC 1698 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut. She married John CHESTER FEB 1654 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts.
9  viii.Joseph WELLES was born ABT 1637 in Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut, and died BEF 1660 in Connecticut.


Generation No. 2


2.MARY WELLES (THOMAS WELLES2, ROBERT WELLES1) was born 1618 in Northamptonshire, England, and died 21 JUL 1647 in Milford, New Haven Co., Connecticut. She married TIMOTHY BALDWIN 5 MAR 1642 in Milford, New Haven Co., Connecticut, son of RICHARD BALDWIN and ISABELL. He was born ABT 1605 in Cholesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, and died 17 JAN 1684 in Milford, New Haven Co., Connecticut.
Children of MARY WELLES and TIMOTHY BALDWIN were:
+10  i.Mary BALDWIN was born ABT 2 APR 1643, and died ABT 3 AUG 1680.
+11  ii.HANNAH BALDWIN was born ABT AUG 1644, and died 7 AUG 1706 in Milford, New Haven Co., Connecticut.
+12  iii.Sarah BALDWIN was born ABT 1645 in Milford, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died AFT 1700.

3.Ann WELLES (THOMAS WELLES2, ROBERT WELLES1) was born 1620 in Burmington, Warwickshire, England, and died 1680 in Farmington, Hartford Co., Connecticut. She married Thomas THOMSON 14 APR 1646 in Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut. She married ANTHONY HAWKINS ABT 1654, son of JOHN HAWKINS and ANN FILET. He was born 1618 in Harwich, England, and died 28 FEB 1673 in Farmington, Hartford Co., Connecticut. He was buried in Memento Mori Cemetery, aka Old Farmington, Farmington, Hartford Co., Connecticut.
Children of Ann WELLES and ANTHONY HAWKINS were:
13  i.Sarah HAWKINS was born in Farmington, Hartford Co., Connecticut.
14  ii.Elizabeth HAWKINS was born in Farmington, Hartford Co., Connecticut.
15  iii.Hannah HAWKINS was born in Farmington, Hartford Co., Connecticut.

4.John WELLES (THOMAS WELLES2, ROBERT WELLES1) was born 1622 in Burmington, Warwickshire, England, and died 7 AUG 1659 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. He married Elizabeth BOURNE BEF 1647 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut.
Children of John WELLES and Elizabeth BOURNE were:
+16  i.John WELLES was born ABT 1648, and died 24 MAR 1713 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.
17  ii.Thomas WELLES was born ABT 1651, and died 7 JAN 1720 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. He married Elizabeth TITHERTON. She died ABT 1729.
18  iii.Robert WELLES was born ABT 1651, and died 22 JUN 1714 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut. He married Elizabeth GOODRICH 9 JUN 1675 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut, daughter of William GOODRICH. She died 17 FEB 1698. He married Mary STODDARD13 OCT 1698 in Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, daughter of Anthony STODDARD.
19  iv.Temperance WELLES was born ABT 1654, and died AFT 1728. She married Jonathan PITMAN 29 NOV 1681 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. He was born ABT 1642, and died 1731.
20  v.Samuel WELLES was born ABT 1656.
21  vi.Sarah WELLES was born ABT 1658, and died 23 MAR 1730 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. She married Ambrose THOMPSON BEF 1679 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. He died 1742.

6.THOMAS WELLES (THOMAS WELLES2, ROBERT WELLES1) was born 1625 in Burmington, Warwickshire, England, and died 20 AUG 1668 in Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut. He was buried in the Ancient Burying Ground, Hartford, Connecticut. He married HANNAH TUTTLE 23 JUN 1654 in Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut, daughter of RICHARD TUTTLE and ANNE TAYLOR. She was born BEF 20 JAN 1632 in Ringstead, Northamptonshire, England, and died 9 AUG 1683 in Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut. She was buried in the Ancient Burying Ground, Hartford.
Children of THOMAS WELLES and HANNAH TUTTLE were:
+22  i.REBECCA WELLES was born MAY 1655 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut, and died 5 NOV 1717 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.
23  ii.Thomas WELLES was born OCT 1657 in Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut, and died 16 MAR 1694 in Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut. He married Elizabeth BLACKLEACH, daughter of John BLACKLEACH.
24  iii.Sarah WELLES was born APR 1659, and died 1709 in Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut. She married John BIDWELL 7 NOV 1678 in Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut.
25  iv.Ichabod WELLES was born NOV 1660 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut, and died AFT 1706. He married Sarah WAY 4 SEP 1684 in Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut, daughter of ELEAZER WAY and MARY.
+26  v.Samuel WELLES was born OCT 1662 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut, and died 3 OCT 1733 in East Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut.
27  vi.Jonathan WELLES was born SEP 1664 in Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut, and died BEF 31 OCT 1687 in Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut.
+28  vii.Joseph WELLES was born APR 1667 in Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut, and died BEF 13 JUN 1698 in Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut.

Saturday, June 18, 2011

Founders of Hartford, Connecticut

The monument is located in the Ancient Burying Ground in Hartford, Connecticut. I took the photo a week ago. My direct ancestors, they are in green, shown below. Quite possibly I have a few more, but without the death dates, I can't be certain. Names in alphabetical order cover all four sides. Does anybody else share any of these names?






In Memory of the First Settlers of Hartford

Jeremy Adams
Matthew Allyn
Francis Andrews
William Andrews
John Arnold
Andrew Bacon
John Barnard
Thomas Barnes
Robert Bartlet
John Baysey
Thomas Beal
Nathaniel Bearding
Mary Betts
John Bidwell
Richard Billing
Thomas Birchwood
William Bloomfield
Peter Blanchford
Thomas Buckley
Thomas Bliss, Sr.
Thomas Bliss, Jr.
William Blumfield
James Bridgeman
John Bronson
Richard Bronson
Thomas Bull
Thomas Bunce
Benjamin Burr
Richard Butler
William Butler
Clement Chaplin
Richard Church
John Clarke
Nicholas Clarke
William Clarke
James Cole
William Cornwell
John Crow
John Cullick
Philip Davis
Fulke Davy
Robert Day
Nicholas Desborough
Joseph Easton
Edward Elmer
Nathaniel Ely
James Ensign
Zachariah Field
Thomas Fisher
John Friend
Samuel Gardiner
Daniel Garret
William Gibbons
Richard Goodman
Ozias Goodwin
William Goodwin
Seth Grant 
George Grave
Bartholomew Greene
Samuel Greenhill
Thomas Gridley
Samuel Hale
Thomas Hale
Stephen Hart
William Hayden
John Haynes
John Higginson
William Hills
William Holton
Thomas Hooker
Edward Hopkins
John Hopkins
Thomas Hosmer
George Hubbard
Thomas Hungerford
William Hyde
Jonathan Ince
Thomas Judd
Nathaniel Kellogg
Ralph Keeler
Edward Lay
William Kelsey
William Lewis, Sr.
Richard Lord
Thomas Lord
Richard Lyman
John Marsh
Matthew Marvin
Reinold Marvin
John Maynard
John Moody
John Morris
Benjamin Munn
Thomas Munson
Joseph Mygatt
Thomas Olcott
James Olmsted
Richard Olmsted
William Pantry
William Parker
Paul Peck
William Phillips
John Pierce
Thomas Porter
Stephen Post
John Pratt
William Pratt
John Purchas (Purchase)
Nathaniel Richards
Richard Risley
Thomas Root
Nathaniel Ruscoe
William Rusco
John Sable
Thomas Scott
Thomas Selden
Richard Seymour
John Skinner
Arthur Smith
Giles Smith
Thomas Spencer
William Spencer
John Stanley
Thomas Stanley
Timothy Stanley
Thomas Stanton
Edward Stebbins
George Steele
John Steele
George Stocking
John Stone
Samuel Stone
John Talcott
Thomas Thompson
Thomas Upson
Robert Wade
William Wadsworth
Henry Wakeley
James Wakeley
Samuel Wakeman
Samuel Wakeman
Nathaniel Ward
Andrew Warner
Richard Watts
Richard Webb
John Webster
Thomas Welles
William Westley
William Westwood
John White
Samuel Whitehead
William Whiting
John Wilcock (Wilcox)
Gregory Wolterton
Thomas Woolford
George Wyllys