Isabel (Wells) Tuttle (abt. 1565 - aft. 1635)

Born about 1565 in Ringstead, Northamptonshire, England

Wife of Symon Tuttle — married [date unknown] in England

Descendants

Died after 6 Apr 1635 after about age 70 in New England [uncertain]

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Biography

Please do not confuse this woman with Isabel Wells of Howden who married John Yeates, that woman was a daughter of Johannis "John" Wells of Howden and Jenett Lawtie of Howden.

Isabel Wells, the daughter of John Wells of Ringstead, was born about 1565.^[1] She married Symon Tuttle (Tuttell, Tootell) of Ringstead, Northampton and was the mother of all five of his sons.^[2]

Her parentage is confirmed by the will of her father, John Wells, which names his daughter Tuttle, son-in-law Simon Tuttle, and grandchildren Richard, Thomas, Simon and William Tuttle. The will of John Wells does not name his wife and the mother Isabel Wells remains unknown. The will of Simon Tuttle names his wife Isabel, her father John Wells, eldest son Richard, second son John Tuttle, deceased son Thomas Tuttle, and youngest son William Tuttle.^[2]

In 1635, Isabel (Wells) Tuttle accompanied her sons Richard, John and William aboard the Plantar to Massachusetts.^[3] This is the last known record of her and she is usually presumed to have died shortly after her arrival or even on the voyage to New England.^[4]

Birth

Born: About 1565.

She was aged 70 on her Certificate of Conformity to travel to New England in 1635.^[3]

Marriage and Children

Married: Simon Tuttle about 1591 (roughly based on the birth of their oldest known child). He was buried on 15 June 1630 in Ringstead.

1. Richard Tuttle (ca.1593-1640)
2. John Tuttle (ca. 1596 - 1656)
3. Thomas Tuttle, died between 20 Jan 1617/8 and 19 Dec 1627
4. Simon Tuttle, ( - 1630)
5. William Tuttle (ca. 1609 - 1673)

Death

Died: After 6 April 1635.

The last know record of Isabel Wells is her Certificate of Conformity to travel to New England in 1635.^[3] She is usually presumed to have died shortly after her arrival or even on the voyage to New England.

Sources

1. ↑ Jacobus, Hale, House and Related Families (1952): pages 771-772.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} David L. Greene, "Origin of John Tuttle of Ipswich, Massachusetts," in The American Genealogist, vol. 54 (1978): pages 167-175, see 173-174.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Hotten. Original Lists of Persons of Quality... (1874): page 48.
4. ↑ Douglas Richardson. "Tuttles Revisited, II Notes on Simon Tuttle and John Wells", in The American Genealogist, vol. 59 (1983): page 215.

• David L. Greene, "Origin of John Tuttle of Ipswich, Massachusetts," in The American Genealogist, vol. 54 (1978): pages 167-175, see 173-174.
• Hotten, John Camden. The Original Lists of Persons of Quality: Emigrants, Religious Exiles, Political Rebels, Serving Men Sold for a Term of Years, Apprentices, Children Stolen, Maidens Pressed, and Others, who Went from Great Britain to the American Plantations, 1600-1700. (New York, 1874): pages 48-49. Archive.org link.
• Jacobus, Donald Lines , Hale, House and Related Families, Mainly of the Connecticut River Valley. (Hartford, 1952): pages 771-772. Ancestry.com link
• Douglas Richardson. "Tuttles Revisited, II Notes on Simon Tuttle and John Wells", in The American Genealogist, vol. 59 (1983): page 215. AmericanAncestors.org Link.

Acknowledgments:

• Thank you to Karen Munro for creating WikiTree profile Wells-4928 through the import of 02 16 02013.ged on Jul 1, 2013.
• WikiTree profile Wells-1839 created through the import of Briscoe Family Tree.ged on Aug 8, 2011 by K Bris.