The following family record is written in Mr. Bolles' own hand-writing in the Wells town records: "The ages of Mr. Joseph Bolles, born February 1608, and Mary Bolles, his wife, in March, 1642: 1. Mary Bolles, their daughter, born August 7, 1641; 2. Thomas Bolles, his oldest son, December 1, 1644; 3. Samuel Bolles, born March 12, 1646; 4. Hannah Bolles, November 25, 1649; 5. Eliza Bolles, January 15, 1652; 6. Joseph Bolles, March 15, 1654; 7. Sarah Bolles, January 20, 1657; 8. Mercy Bolles, August 11, 1661."