Person:William Welles (5)

Name^[1]	William Welles
Gender	Male
Birth^[1]	14 Feb 1716	Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Marriage	Bef 1740	Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States (probably)Estimate based on date of birth of eldest known child (William). to Mary Benjamin
Will^[1]	30 Oct 1745
Probate^[1]	3 Dec 1745	Will approved.
Death^[1]	Bef 29 Dec 1745	Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States (probably)Before date of probate.
Probate^[1]	29 Dec 1745	Will proved.
Estate Inventory^[1]	4 Feb 1745/46	Inventory presented; £3117:10:06.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 553. William³ Wells, in Mathews, Barbara Jean; Donna Holt Siemiatkoski; Kathryn Smith Black; and Nancy Pexa. The Descendants of Gov. Thomas Welles of Connecticut and His Wife Alice Tomes. (Wethersfield, Conn.: Welles Family Association, 2015)
2:374-77.

"553. William⁵ Wells (Capt. John III⁴, John Jr.³, John², Gov. Thomas¹), born 14 February 1716 in Stratford, Connecticut (Barbour citing LR 5:15); and died before 29 November 1745 when witnesses proved his will. … William Wells left a will dated 30 October 1745, which names his wife Mary; three children to be brought up, namely William Wells, Mary Wells, and Benjamin Wells. The widow Mary is to receive half of the dwelling house and one-third of the personal estate for her natural life. The will appoints father-in-law John Benjamin and brother John Wells as executors; witnessed by Eunice Free, Nathan Curtiss and Eliphalet Curtiss. The witnesses proved the will on 29 November 1745 and the judge approved it on 3 December 1745. The inventory taken by Abel Birdsey and Daniel Porter includes several lots of land and totals £3117:10:06. John Benjamin presented the inventory in court on 4 February 1745/6.