Mary (Gaines) Welton (1724 - 1807)

Born 1 Jan 1724 in Bristol, Rhode Island

Ancestors

Wife of Joseph Pritchard — married 5 May 1741 in Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island

Wife of James Welton — married 26 Dec 1763 in Waterbury, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 17 Nov 1807 at age 83 in Watertown, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Mary, child of Thomas Gains and Tabitha^[1] Woodcock, was born on 1 January 1723/4 in Bristol, Rhode Island, United States.^[2]

Mary Gains married Joseph Pritchard on 5 May 1741 in Bristol, Rhode Island.^[3]

“Joseph Pritchard was christened 24 Oct 1697 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut. Joseph (of Benjamin of Roger), married in Bristol, Rhode Island, August, 1740, Mary Gaines, and had Joseph and Mary, recorded in Bristol. Mary Gaines was born July 29, 1722, daughter of Thomas and Tabltha Gaines. Thomas was a sea captain, and died at sea, November, 1729. Joseph Prichard died ; and his widow married, in 1763, James Welton, and died November 17, 1807, aged 86 years.”^[4]

Mary Pritchard married James Welton on 26 December 1763 in Waterbury, Connecticut, United States.^[5]

Mary died at age 83 on 17 November 1807 in Connecticut.^[6] Mary was mentioned on a memorial in Old Watertown Cemetery, Watertown, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States with a death date of 17 Nov 1807.^[7]

Children of Joseph Pritchard and Mary Gaines

1. Joseph Prichard 1741–1776;^[8] d. Oct 1776, Saybrook, New Haven, Connecticut^[9] m. 2 Aug 1761; Rebecah Smith; children: Sarah, Mary, Thomas Gains, William, Elizabeth^[10][11]
2. Mary Pritchard, b. 1742
3. Gains Pritchard, b. 1743;^[12] removed to Digby, Nova Scotia before 1784, Loyalist
4. Benjamin Pritchard 1755–1801;^[13] d. Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut of smallpox, age 46^[14] — “This Benjamin was not, as stated in Waterbury History, Vol. I, App 109, son of Benjamin and Hannah (Lambert) Pritchard, but of Joseph (of Benjamin of Roger), who married in Bristol, Rhode Island, August, 1740, Mary Gaines.”^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8Q6-YJM : 17 December 2019), Mary Gains, 1723.
2. ↑ Birth: "Rhode Island, U.S., Vital Extracts, 1636-1899"
   Arnold, James Newell. Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636-1850. 21 volumes. Providence, R.I.: Narragansett Historical Publishing Company, 1891–1912. Digitized images from New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts; Page number: 77
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 3897 #23478 (accessed 25 August 2022)
   Mary Gains born on 1 Jan 1724, child of Thomas Gains & Tabitha Gains, in Bristol, Rhode Island, USA.
3. ↑ Marriage: "Rhode Island, U.S., Vital Extracts, 1636-1899"
   Arnold, James Newell. Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636-1850. 21 volumes. Providence, R.I.: Narragansett Historical Publishing Company, 1891–1912. Digitized images from New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts; Page number: 205
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 3897 #254016 (accessed 25 August 2022)
   Mary Gaius marriage to Joseph Pritchard on 5 May 1741 in Bristol, Rhode Island, USA.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "Ancient Burying-Grounds of the Town of Waterbury, Connecticut", Publications of the Mattatuck Historical Society (Mattatuck Historical Society, Waterbury, Conn., 1917) Page 124: #549
5. ↑ Marriage: "Connecticut, U.S., Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)"
   Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55; Publication Date: 1994-2002; Volume: 50
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1062 #90447608 (accessed 25 August 2022)
   Mary Prichard marriage to James Welton on 26 Dec 1763 in Waterbury, Connecticut, USA.
6. ↑ Burial: "Connecticut, U.S., Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934"
   Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2900 #387648 (accessed 25 August 2022)
   Mary Welton burial (died on 17 Nov 1807) in Connecticut.
7. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #24283241 (accessed 25 August 2022)
   Memorial page for Mary Gaines Welton (1724-17 Nov 1807), citing Old Watertown Cemetery, Watertown, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by Jan Franco (contributor 46625834).
8. ↑ "Rhode Island Town Births Index, 1639-1932", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F89S-XL3 : 4 November 2020), Joseph Pritchard in entry for Joseph Pritchard, 1741.
9. ↑ "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V8MP-C6G : 19 February 2021), Joseph Pritchard, 1776.
10. ↑ Ricker, Jacquelyn L., Editor. Families of Early Milford, Connecticut. Joseph Pritchard, son of Benjamin and Rebecca Jones, pg 610
11. ↑ Prichard, Sarah Johnson. The Town and City of Waterbury, Connecticut, Volume 1. Google Books, pg 110
12. ↑ "Rhode Island Town Births Index, 1639-1932", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F89S-XLW : 4 November 2020), Joseph Pritchard in entry for Gains Pritchard, 1743.
13. ↑ "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7F9-R4S : 16 January 2020), Benjamin Prichard, 1801.
14. ↑ Grand Street Cemetery; Town of Waterbury, Hartford County, Connecticut : Inscriptions 1709-1871 Prichard, Benjamin