Jonathan (Wells) Welles (1660 - 1739)

Born 3 Apr 1660 in Hadley, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Hepzibah (Colton) Welles — married 3 Dec 1682 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 3 Jan 1739 at age 78 in Deerfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts

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Biography

This profile is part of the Wells Name Study.

"The boy-hero of the Turners Falls fight... at Deerfield, ...he was for many years Military Commander and a Justice of the Peace."^[1]

Capt. Jonathan Wells ^{[2] [3]}

John, son of Thomas Wells & Mary, was born on 3 April 1660 in Hadley, Massachusetts Bay Colony.^[4]

Jonathan married Hephzibah Colton on 13 December 1682 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony.^{[5] [2]}

Jonathan died 3 Jan 1739 in Deerfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay. ^{[6] [7]}

Research Notes

There was a previous son born to Thomas Wells & Mary 4 Jan 1657/58 Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut. He is reported to have died in 1658/59 in Hadley.

Alt Birth: 1659, at Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts^{[2] [3]}

Sources

1. ↑ Williams, Stephen. What Befell Stephen Williams In His Captivity (Deerfield, Mass., 1889) Page 14 & Page 32: Footnote 27
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Ancestry.com Operations Inc.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
4. ↑ Birth: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", database with images, citing Birth, Hadley, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004325917, FamilySearch Record: Q29L-25G4 FamilySearch Image: S3HT-DRMS-GB Image number 00019, John Wells born on 3 Apr 1660, son of Thomas Wells & Mary, in Hadley, Massachusetts Bay Colony.
5. ↑ Marriage: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", database with images, citing Marriage, Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004325917, FamilySearch Record: Q29L-LQCF FamilySearch Image: S3HT-DRMS-TP Image number 00079, Jonathan Wells marriage to Hephzibah Colton on 13 Dec 1682 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony.
6. ↑ Death: "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910", database, citing FHL microfilm: 186146; Record number: 76, FamilySearch Record: FH1F-55M,
7. ↑ (Sheldon)

• A Genealogical Record of the Descendants of Quartermaster George Colton. First Generation, page 4. Pub. 1912.
• "Guide to the Wells Family Papers". Online finding aid. http://deerfield-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Wells-Family-Papers.pdf. Deerfield, Massachusetts, Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, 2013. Page 1.
• Sheldon, George. A History of Deerfield, Massachusetts (Greenfield, Mass., Press of E.A. Hall & co., 1895) Vol. 1 Page 161 "Escape of Jonathan Wells"
• Memorial: "Find a Grave", database with images, Find A Grave: Memorial #22828405, Memorial page for Capt Jonathan Wells (1659-3 Jan 1739), citing Old Deerfield Burying Ground, Deerfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Kevin Avery (contributor 47024642).
• FamilySearch Profile
• Ancestral File Number: 3856-D8