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William Wellman
b.Bef 1625
Facts and Events
| Name[1] |
William Wellman |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth[1][3] |
Bef 1625 |
Based on estimated date of marriage. |
| Marriage |
Bef 1650 |
to Elizabeth Spencer |
| Will[1][2] |
14 Mar 1668/69 |
Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States |
| Death[1] |
9 Aug 1671 |
Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States |
| Estate Inventory[2] |
8 Sep 1671 |
£348-18-06. Taken by Henry Farnham & Josias Hull. |
| Probate[2] |
16 Sep 1671 |
Will proved. |
| Alt Death[2] |
5 Oct 1672 |
Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, United StatesThis date is inconsistent with the initial inventory being taken 8 Sep 1671. |
| Estate Inventory[2] |
27 May 1679 |
£135-10. Taken by Henry Crane & Samuel Buell, by Order of the Court of Assistants at Hartford. |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 William Wellman, in Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England: Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May, 1692, on the Basis of Farmer's Register. (Boston: Little, Brown, and Co, 1860-1862)
4:481-482.
"William (Wellman), Gloucester 1649, m. that yr. Eliz. d. of William Spencer, had Mary, b. 1650; Martha, 1652; Benjamin, 1654, d. young; Eliz. 1657; William, 1661; at New London was freem. of Conn. 1658, soon aft. 1663 rem. had Sarah, 16 Oct. 1665; and Samuel, 19 Jan. 1668; wh. both d. young; and perhaps Rachel, aft. 1669, while liv. at Killingworth; there d. 9 Aug. 1671. His will of 14 Mar. 1669 was reject. by the Ct. His wid. m. 23 May 1672, Jacob Joy. By order of Ct. distrib. of est. was to wid. three s. and four ds. May 1673. Mary m. Jan. 1667, Thomas Howard of Norwich, and next, Aug. 1677, William Moore; and aft. Jan. 1673 his d. Martha bec. sec. w. of Clement Minor, and d. 5 July 1681; Eliz. m. 9 Jan. 1679, John Shethar, and d. 5 Feb. 1718."
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Wellman, William, Kennleworth, in Manwaring, Charles W. A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records. (Hartford, Conn.: R. S. Peck & Co., 1904-06)
1:251-53.
"Probate Records. Vol. III, 1663 to 1677. Will & Invt. on File.
Wellman, William, Kennleworth. Died 5th October, 1672. Invt. £348-18-06. Taken 8 September, 1671, by Henry Farnham & Josias Hull. Additional Invt. of Lands £135-10. Taken 27 May, 1679, by Henry Crane & Samuel Buell, by Order of the Court of Assistants at Hartford. Debts due to sd. Estate, £13-03-03. Sd. Estate is indebted £63-00-09. And he being a Seaman and having trading in many parts of the Country, we fear the Debts will be a great deal more. Debts payde out of the estate by me Elizabeth Joye since the death of my Housband as followeth: …
The children: Mary Wellman, 31 years, Martha 18, Benjamin 17, Elizabeth 14, William 10, Samuel 4, and Rachel one year old, born since her Father made his Will. Will dated 14th March, 1668-9.
Whereas, I William Wellman of Kennleworth, being sick and weake of body but of perfect memory, as my duty is at all time to command and commit my soule to God, as also to set my house in order in reference to my outward estate with which god hath betrusted mee, in token of my love to & care of my wife & Children begotten of my owne body, as my last will & Testament, in the first place I doe Constitute & appoynt my loveing wife Elizabeth Wellman my sole Executrix & to injoy the use of my now prsent dwelling house, outhouses & their appurtenances, with all my land within the plantation & township of Kennleworth aforesd. as they stand severally Recded in the towne records, & for to injoy all with their appurtenances during the time of her natural life, & after her death equally to be divided amongst my three sonns, viz, Benjamin Wellman, William Wellman & Samuel Wellman. Only excepting my sonne Benjamin, who is to receive his pportion of the lands wthin one year after he is of full age, excepting only of the house & home lott, wch is to remain intyre with my sd wife during her life as aforesd; & as a token of my love I doe bequeath unto my Eldest daughter Mary now living at Norwich, as an addition to what portion shee hath received formerly, the full summe of five pounds to be paid her within two yeares after my decease; and unto my daughter Martha Wellman, now living at New London, I doe bequeath the full summe of twelve pounds to be payd unto her when she hath accomplished the full age of twenty years; & unto my daughter Elizabeth Wellman I doe bequeath the full summe of twenty pounds to be payd unto her when shee hath accomplished the aforesd. full age of twenty years. All the residue of my estate I bequeath unto my wife aforesd & the use of all entire to the end of the terms prfixt, paying forth the legacies to the legatees according to my order & appoyntmt, & towards the education & bringing up of my younger children. To wch sd. last will & Testament, as my sole & free act, I subscribe my name this prsent March 14, 1668-9.
WILLI X WELMON.
In the presence & Witness of us: Edward Griswold, Josiah Hull, Henry Farnham.
Henry ffarnam did Take oath this 16 of Septbr, 1671, that this is the will of William Welmon, deceased, before me, Josias Hull, Com's."
- ↑ Estimated date of birth assumes daughter Mary was 21 in 1671. If she was really 31 at that time, his estimated date of birth would be pushed back ten years.
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