William Welch (1641 - abt. 1703)

Born 1641 in Baltimore County, Province of Maryland

Husband of Isabella (Jones) Welch — married 1668 in Baltimore, Maryland

Descendants

Died about 1703 at about age 62 in Baltimore, Baltimore, Province of Maryland

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Data Conflict

More than one person named William Welch has been conflated into one profile. An attempt is made to disaggregate them below:

Biography of William Welch, son of William, wife of Dulsabella (Baltimore and Cecil Counties)

1641 Birth and Parents

William Welch was born in 1641. ^[1]

William Welch was born in about 1641 in Baltimore, Maryland. He was the son of William Wayne Welch and Catherine Stansbury. (Note: Middle Names were extremely rare in this time period and often mean records of two persons have been conflated into one.)

1673 Purchase of Falmouth in Baltimore County

Baltimore County, Maryland record dated 2 Aug 1673 regarding sale of 200 acres called Falmouth from William & Sarah Salisbury, planter, to William Morgan & William Welch, planters.

1674 Cecil County formed from Baltimore County

Cecil County, Maryland was formed in 1674 from Baltimore County; apparently this land is part of a tract of land which was in Baltimore County but became Cecil County when the border was officially changed in 1702^[2]

Marriage to Isabella

He married Isabella Jones (1641-1730) ^[1]

1704 Sale of 15 Acres

Cecil County, Maryland records dated :

6 Mar 1704 regarding sale of 15 acres from William & Dulsabella Welsh (sic) to Francis Barney, boatwright.

1704 Death

He died on March 4 1704 in Baltimore (now Harford) County, Province of Maryland. ^[1]

1706 Named in Property Sale

11 Dec 1706 regarding sale of land from Francis & Elizabeth Barney, boatwright to Richard Bennett, which refers to 15 acres that Francis Barney bought from William & Dulsabella Welch; these 15 acres were formerly part of a tract called Falmouth.

Children

William Welch was the parent of Susannah Welch (1663-1741) ^[1]

Biography of William Welch and wife Mary (Talbot County)

Marriage to Mary

William Welch of Talbot County married a woman named Mary (surname unknown) and had at least four children (per will).

1702 Will and Death: Talbot County

William Welch of Talbot County died there between 2nd June 1702, when his will was written, and 29th Mch, 1703, when it was proved. Since the calendar at the time made 1702 continue until 25 March, his death would likely have been in 1702 (old style) and 1703 (new style).

• To son Robert and hrs., dwelling plantation (unnamed).
• To unborn child, 75 A., “The Wilderness” on St. Michael's Ck. and afsd. plantation in event of death of son Robert without issue.
• To wife Mary, extx., dwelling plantation (unnamed).
• Test: Jno. Alexander, Wm. Welch, Sr., Rebecca Welch. 11. 322. ^[3]

His service was held on 30 Mar 1703 at St. Peter's Parish in Talbot County, Maryland. He is possibly buried at Christ Church Cemetery in Easton, Maryland. ^[4].

Children in Will

Witnesses in will:

1. John Alexander
2. William Welch Sr
3. Rebecca Welch

Children named in will:

1. Robert Welch
2. Unborn child

Children linked on WikiTree

1. Elizabeth Welch, b. 1668, m. Loftin
2. William Welch, b. 1673, Worton Creek Hundred

Research Notes

alt data lost in merge 1643-1704, birth England or Wales. (Bairfield-1 10:47, 3 February 2014 (EST))

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Charlotte Bryan-Matzke. Teague-Earnest Family Tree Genealogie Online. Accessed 19 March 2021. Note: This is not a reliable resource but material from it is included here for research purposes. jhd
2. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecil_County,_Maryland
3. ↑ Maryland, Calendar of Wills, 1635-1743: Volume: III, Wills from 1703 to 1713; Land Office in Annapolis, Maryland, (Original Reference Liber 11, Folio 322) Page 11 Accessed 12 April 2021 jhd
4. ↑ Wikipedia: Christ_Church_(Easton,_Maryland)

See also:

• Year 1702: Maryland, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1772-1890

• Burial Service: Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013: Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 117

• Will/Probate: Maryland, Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1777: Will books; Author: Maryland. Prerogative Court; Probate Place: Maryland

Acknowledgments

• This person was created on 06 August 2010 through the import of Lynch-Tree.ged.
  
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• Thank you to Sandy Teeters for creating WikiTree profile Welch-1932 through the import of TEAGUE-COATE Family Tree.ged on Sep 26, 2013.