Person:John Welles (4)
John Welles
b.Abt 1648 Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
d.24 Mar 1713 Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. Bef 1647
  1. John WellesAbt 1648 - 1713
  2. Deacon Thomas WellesAbt 1651 - 1719/20
  3. Captain Robert WellesAbt 1651 - 1714
  4. Temperance WellesAbt 1654 - Aft 1731
  5. Sergeant Samuel WellesEst 1656 - Bef 1728/29
  6. Sarah WellesAbt 1658 - 1730
Spouse and Children
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m. Bef 1670
  1. Mary Welles1670 - 1751
  2. Sarah Welles1673 - Bef 1741
  3. Captain John WellesAbt 1675 - 1734/35
  4. Joseph Welles1679 - 1765
  5. Comfort WellesAbt 1681 - 1717
  6. Elizabeth WellesAbt 1686 -
  7. Lieutenant Robert Welles1688 - 1758
  8. Deacon Thomas WellesAbt 1689 - Bef 1755
  9. Hannah WellesAbt 1698 - 1761
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Facts and Events
Name[1] John Welles
Gender Male
Birth[1][2] Abt 1648 Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Marriage Bef 1670 Estimate based on date of birth of eldest known child (Mary).
to Mary Hollister
Alt Death[3] 14 Mar 1713 Not consistent with stated date of will.
Will[1][2] 21 Mar 1713 Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Will[1] 23 Mar 1713 Codicil.
Death[1][2][3] 24 Mar 1713 Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Estate Inventory[1] 21 Apr 1713 £1,647:02:03.
Probate[2] 22 Apr 1713 Will proved.
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 21. John3 Welles, Jr., in Mathews, Barbara Jean; Donna Holt Siemiatkoski; Kathryn Smith Black; and Nancy Pexa. The Descendants of Gov. Thomas Welles of Connecticut and His Wife Alice Tomes. (Wethersfield, Conn.: Welles Family Association, 2015)
    1:261-63.

    "21. John3 Welles, Jr. (John2, Gov. Thomas1), born c. 1648 in Stratford, Connecticut; and died there 24 March 1713/14 (Barbour citing LR 2:485). … John Welles was a Deputy from Stratford to the Colonial Court in September 1689 and October 1693 (Col Rec 4:2, 4:104). John wrote his will on 21 March 1713/14 in Stratford, Connecticut, which names his wife Mary, sons John Wells, Joseph Wells, and Robert Wells; daughters Mary, Sarah, Comfort, Elizabeth, and Hannah; appoints sons John and Robert executors; witnessed by Joseph Curtis and John Tompson. On the back, it states, he grants to his sons, including Thomas, the lands they currently occupy, dated 23 March 1713/14. Both the will and 'further consideration' are signed by a mark. An inventory was taken 21 April 1714, valued at £1,647:02:03 (Fairfield Probate District, Connecticut Estate Files, docket no. 6755)."

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Welles, John, in Jacobus, Donald Lines. History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield. (New Haven, Conn.: The Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Company, 1930-1932)
    1:657.

    Welles, John, s. of John. Deputy (Stratford), Aug. 1689, Oct. 1693. Born abt. 1648, d. at Stratford, 24 Mar. 1713. Will 21 Mar. 1713, proved 22 Apr. 1713; wife Mary; sons Thomas, John, Joseph, Robert; daus. Mary, Sarah, Comfort, Elizabeth, Hannah."

  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Stratford Vital Records [NEHGS], in Connecticut, United States. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records
    148.

    "Welles, … John, d. Mar. 24 (Written in later hand writing 'Mar. 14'), 1713 [LR2:485]"

  4.   Capt John Wells Jr., in Find A Grave.

    This burial is not documented in the Hale Collection. There appears to be no evidence of the actual place of burial.

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