Thomas Welles (1698 - abt. 1753)

Born 10 Jan 1698 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Chester) Welles — married 14 Jun 1733 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut Colony

Descendants

Died about 1753 at about age 54 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut Colony

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Thomas was born on 10 Jan 1698^[1] to Thomas (son of Samuel (son of Gov. Thomas)) and his first wife Thankful Root. He married Mary Chester on 14 Jun 1733^[1]. He died circa 1753^[1].

^[2]Thomas Welles, of Wethersfield, Conn., was married to Mary Chester, daughter of Thomas Chester, of the same town, June 14, 1738. Capt. Thomas Welles died in 1753.

The claim in Root Genealogical Records^[3] that he died on 10 Dec 1711 is easily refuted by details of his guardianship in the probate records of his father^[4].

Children

• Chester; b. 22 Mar 1739; d. 17 Apr 1815; m. (1) 29 Oct 1761 Mabel Mitchell; m. (2) 31 Oct 1765 Hannah Belding.
• Thomas; b. 12 Jun 1741; m. 20 Jul 1765 Lucy Belding.
• Samuel; b. 25 Apr 1744; d. 17 Mar 1800. His will^[5] names the children of his brother Bille.
• Bille; b. 26 Apr 1747; d. 17 Jan 1821; m. 13 Jul 1769 Chloe Butler.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} The descendants of Gov. Thomas Welles of Connecticut, and his wife, Alice Tomes; Vol.1, pp.491-492
2. ↑ Goodwin, Nathaniel, Genealogical notes, or Contributions to the family history of some of the first settlers of Connecticut and Massachusetts. Published in 1856. p.261
3. ↑ Root Genealogical Records 1600-1870; Comprising the General History of the Root and Roots Families in America, by James Pierce Root, page 110
4. ↑ A digest of the early Connecticut probate records; Vol.2, p.325
5. ↑ Probate files collection, early to 1880. Connecticut State Library. Probate packets - Webster, I.-Wells, Bille, 1641-1880. FHL Film#7627899, Slide#1455

• Goodwin, Nathaniel. Genealogical notes, or Contributions to the family history of some of the first settlers of Connecticut and Massachusetts. United States: The author, 1856.

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