James
Wells
Born in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut
Ancestors 
Son of John Wells
and Mary (Curtis) Wells
Brother of
Elizabeth (Wells) Benton
Husband of
Prudence (Wright) Wells
— married
1 Feb 1753 in Wethersfield, Connecticut
Descendants 
Father of
Timothy Wells, Ebenezer Wells, Hannah (Wells) Brattle, James Wells, Lucy (Wells) Hollister and Allyn Wells
Died
at age 48
in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut
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Biography
James was born in 1728. He passed away in 1776.
According to his headstone in Wethersfield, he was age 49 at death.
His estate was probated in Hartford in 1776 (packet #5819) -- his inventory of L2501 included land in Wethersfield, Colchester, Glastonbury, Windsor and Harwinton.
Sources
- "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74Z-LZ1 : accessed 2 November 2015), James Welles in entry for James Welles, 23 Mar 1766; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
- Mayflower Families through five generations, Volume Eleven, Edward Doty published by the General Society of Mayflower Descendants 1996 , page 78
- Vital Records of Connecticut "Electronic," Source Information: Batch number: Dates Source Call No. Type Printout Call No. Type 7028707 - 0538644 Film NONE Sheet: 55 * https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/132991664
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
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~0.39%
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Mark Burch
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Wells-24425 and Wells-16174 appear to represent the same person because: duplicate
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by Mark Burch
Brian Cross
Wells-17855 and Wells-16174 appear to represent the same person because: I created Wells-17855 and later found the same person already existed in the system.
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by Brian Cross
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