Person:James Wells (69)

Name^[1]	Captain James Wells
Gender	Male
Birth^[1]^[2]	27 Nov 1668	Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
Marriage	Bef 1699	Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States (probably)Estimate based on date of birth of eldest known child. to Rebecca Selden
Death^[1]	21 Dec 1744	Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
Burial^[3]		Thirty Mile Island Plantation Burial Yard, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 21—Rebecca Selden, in Rogers, Sophie Selden; Elizabeth Selden Lane; and Edwin van Deusen Selden. Selden Ancestry, a Family History: Giving the Ancestors and Descendants of George Shattuck Selden and His Wife, Elizabeth Wright Clark. (Oil City, Pa.: Edwin van Deusen Selden, 1931)
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"… Captain James Wells, son of Captain James and Elizabeth (Clark) Wells; he was born November 27, 1668. Captain Wells was prominent in town, state and military affairs. Ensign 1701, lieutenant 1705, captain 1714, justice of the peace from 1708 to 1738, deputy to the General Court, 1706-1714,1723-1725. He died December 27, 1744, at Haddam, aged 77 years. His will dated May 22, 1742, and proved February 5, 1744-45, mentions wife, Rebecca; children James, Joseph, Susanna, Martha, Mary and Lydia Wells, and grandson James Merwin. His wife had received a goodly estate from her father."
↑ Haddam Vital Records [NEHGS], in Connecticut, United States. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records
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"Wells, James, Jr., s. James, b. Nov. 27, 1668 [LR1:126]"
↑ James Wells, in Find A Grave.