Sir
William
Welles
Born about in Well, Lincolnshire, England
Ancestors 
Husband of
Anne Barnewell
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at about age 53
in Ireland [uncertain]
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Biography
Sir William Welles, Knt., later Lord Chancellor of Ireland, was born in England about 1410, the youngest son of Lord Eudes / Eon Welles and his wife Maud Greystoke, daughter of Lord Ralph Greystoke. (who m2). c. 1414 Walter Fauconberg) [1] & [2]
His family were Plantagenet supporters; his brother Lionel being killed at the battle Towton in 1461
He was appointed 1432 Seneschal of Meath by Richard, Duke of York and again in1436 / 1442 / 1446 [2]
He married Anne Barnewall, a daughter of Barnewall of Crickstown, co. Meath
In 1435 he was awarded life grants of lands in Kilkenny + Tipperary [2]
In 1439 - 40 William was Deputy Lieutenant to his brother Lionel (6th Baron Welles) [2]
He was kidnapped by 2 of the brothers of Thomas FitzGerald, prior of the Knights Hospitallers at Kilmainham [2] & [3] & [4]
In 1460 he was created Chancellor & chief Butler by Edward IV until his death in 1463 [2]
His main residence was Posseckstown, near Enfield,, Co. Meath]
Issue
- Elizabeth Welles m1). Christopher Plunkett, 2nd Baron of Killeen - Issue & m2). James Fleming 2nd. Baron Slane - Issue
- Ismay Welles m. Thomas Nangle, 15th Baron Navan - Issue
- Catherine Welles m. Walter Cheevers of Ballyhealy, Wexford & Macetown, co Meath son of William Cheevers (Chevir) judge of Court of King's Bench - Issue
- William Welles - Issue
Research Notes
- Daughter Catherine is in some sources refered to as Ellen and in one case with a different father. Requires clarification.
- Thomas FitzGerald, (aged 24 in 1445) prior of the Knights Hospitallers at Kilmainham and his brothers were grandsons of Thomas FitzGerald, 2nd Earl of Kildare [5]
Sources
- ↑ Richardson, Douglas; soc.genealogy.medieval
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Beresford, David in Dictionary of Irish Biography, William Welles (rev 2009)
- ↑ Gregory O'Malley-The Knights Hospitaller of The English Langue 1460-1565-Oxford University Press, USA (2005) via Scribd pg 239 referencing RPCCH, 262
- ↑ Miscellanea; Journal of the County Kildare Archaeological Society. Vol III Pub. 1891 pg 334
- ↑ Biography of Thomas Fitzgerald 7th Earl Kildare 1421-1478via Twenty Trees
- See Also
- Wikipedia; William_Welles
- [Richardson: Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families], 5 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham, (Salt Lake City, Utah: the author, 2013), Vol IV, pp 332-333 WELLES #12 Eudes Welles]
Acknowledgement
- This person was created on 19 May 2010 through the import of [[[ Stothart-1|My Family File.ged]]
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Categories: Lord Chancellors of Ireland
Welles-234 and Welles-193 appear to represent the same person because: A William Welles may have been born in Ireland in 1420, but not to Lionel Welles, and not to his brother born in 1410. So I changed the birth of Welles-234 from 1420/Meath, Leinster, Ireland to 1410/Wells, Lincolnshire, England to match Welles-193. Please merge. Thanks!