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References
- ↑ McCracken, George E. William Spencer's Daughter Elizabeth: The Wellman Family. American Genealogist (D.L. Jacobus). (Jan 1961)
37:8.
"The date of marriage of Elizabeth to William Wellman is postulated on the assumption that she was mother of all the Wellman children, but no proof has been seen that she was. The long childbearing period from 1650 to 1680 is possible if she married when quite young, and the giving of the same name (Mary) to the eldest and youngest children occurred sometimes, though not a common occurrence. Nevertheless, it seems quite possible that William Wellman had had an earlier wife, who may have been mother of Mary and possibly of Martha and Benjamin as well. Based on Bible precedent, Benjamin (Benoni) was a name often bestowed on a child whose mother died at its birth. The marriage to the mother of Mary (b. ca. 1650) almost certainly occurred before William settled in New London, possibly while he was living in Gloucester, Mass., though we have not verified the belief of Miss Caulkins that he was one of the Gloucester group, a belief which Savage states as a fact. However, being a seaman, William could have met Elizabeth Spencer before he settled in New London, by sailing up the Connecticut River to Hartford."
Dr. McCracken says, "Mary, b. ca. 1650, aet. 21 in 1671 (printed probate record says 31) implying that Manwaring may have mis-transcribed the probate record. Elizabeth Spencer was born about 1632/3. Had Mary Wellman in fact been 31 years of age in 1671, indicating a birth year about 1640, Elizabeth could not have been the mother of Mary. This would indicate a prior wife. Dr. McCracken, however, elected to assume that Mary was 21 in 1671, and that Elizabath Spencer was the only wife of William Wellman.
- ↑ William Spencer, in Anderson, Robert Charles. The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1633. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1995)
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Elizabeth (Spencer) … m. (1) by about 1650 William Wellman [TAG 37:7-9].
- William Wellman, in Manwaring, Charles W. A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records. (Hartford, Conn.: R. S. Peck & Co., 1904-06)
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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.
In William's 1668/9 will, he names: wife Elizabeth, "my three sonns, viz, Benjamin Wellman, William Wellman & Samuel Wellman;" "my Eldest daughter Mary now living in Norwich;" "my daughter Martha, now living at New London;" and "my daughter Elizabeth Wellman."
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