"Probate Records. Vol. XIII, 1737 to 1742. Page 70.
Welles, Ebenezer, Hartford. Invt. £2806-07-03. Taken 14 February, 1737-8, by William Gaylord, Samuel Welles and John Whiting.
Court Record, Page 25—7 March, 1737-8: Adms. to Rachel Welles, widow.
Page 42 (Vol. XVII) 16 October, 1754: Rachel Welles, Adms., exhibited now an account of her Adms. Accepted. This Court order dist. of the estate: To the widow, her third in real and moveable estate; and to Ebenezer Welles, eldest son, a double share; and to Ashbell Welles, to Rachel Welles, alias Merrells, the wife of Elijah Merrells, and to Hannah, Mary and Sarah Welles, children of the deceased, to each of them a single portion. And appoint Thomas Hosmer, Stephen Hosmer and Thomas Shepherd, of Hartford, distributors."