... On the 15th of September, 1719, he married Hannah Arnold, born December 20, 1695, the only child of Barachiah Arnold, of Boston.
Her father had died in 1703, and her mother (Abigail, daughter of Deacon Theophilus Frary), who survived until 1725, seems to have accumulated a considerable property by shop-keeping; the Boylston Market (corner of Washington and Boylston Streets, Boston) was built on land brought by Hannah Welles to her husband. ...
