Sarah (Bidwell) Welles (1681 - 1744)

Born 19 Aug 1681 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Joshua Robbins Jr. — married 20 Nov 1707 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 3 Dec 1744 at age 63 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut Colony

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Biography

Sarah Bidwell, daughter of John Bidwell, Jr. and Sarah Wells, born August 19, 1681, ^[1] bapt. Oct. 23, Hart 2d Ch., 1681 at Hartford, Conn. She died testate Dec. 3, 1744 at Wethersfield, Conn.

On November 20, 1707 ^[2] at Hartford, Conn. by Rev. Timothy Woodbridge, Sarah married 1 Capt. Joshua Robbins, Jr., son. of Capt. Joshua Robbins, Esq. and Elizabeth Rose, born October 21, 1681 at Wethersfield, Conn. He died May 30, 1733 at Wethersfield. They had eight children born at Wethersfield.

On May 3, 1739 at Wethersfield, Sarah married 2 as his 2nd wife, Capt. Thomas Wells q.v. Wells, Sr., son of Capt Robert Wells q.v. and his 1st wife Elizabeth Goodrich, born in May 1676 at Wethersfield, Conn. He died Sept. 21, 1741 at Wethersfield. There were no children of their marriage. Thomas had four children by his 1st wife, Hannah Warner.

Sources

1. ↑ Sarah BIDWELL, BIDDELL, BIDDOLL Birth 1681 Location Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Original Text Sarah, d. [John], b. Aug. 19, 1681 Original Volume D Original Page 10 Volume Name Hartford Page 25 Connecticut: Vital Records (The Barbour Collection), 1630-1870 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011.) From original typescripts, Lucius Barnes Barbour Collection, 1928. https://www.americanancestors.org/DB414/rd/12575/25/139474746
2. ↑ Sarah BIDDWELL, BIDWELL Marriage 11/20/1707 Location Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Original Text Records of Wethersfield, Conn. Spouse Joshua, Jr. Robins Mother Sarah Volume Name 20 (1866) Page 15 Vital Records from the New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (Compiled from articles originally published in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register.) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB522/rd/60868/15/10001355437

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