He married Abigail Bass, daughter of Samuel and Hannah (White) Bass, about 1749 at Braintree, Nofolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony. Their children were Abigail, Elisha, Joseph, Hannah, Rachel and Bathsheba Bass
Abigail, b. 13 Oct 1750; m. 20 Feb 1774, Jacob Whitcomb
Elisha, b. 14 May 1753; m. Lydia Thayer
Joseph, b. 17 Feb 1757; m. 16 Jan 1794, Elizabeth Willard
Hannah, b. 29 Sep 1759; m. John French
Rachel, b. 30 Jun 1765; m. 29 Nov 1787, Moses Whitcomb
Bathsheba, bp. 26 Jun 1768; m. 2 Jul 1785, Solomon White
Sources
↑ Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCVB-1ZY : 10 February 2018), Joseph Wales, 22 Mar 1725; citing BRAINTREE,NORFOLK,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 833,387.
↑Mayflower Families Fifth Generation Descendants, 1700-1880. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2017). From Mayflower Families Through Five Generations: Descendants of the Pilgrims who landed at Plymouth, Mass., December 1620. Plymouth, MA: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1975-2015.
Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 - Birth
Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 - Baptism, Residence 7 Nov 1731
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Joseph by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
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