Thomas WellesAge: 66 years1694–1760

Name
Thomas Welles
Given names
Thomas
Surname
Welles
Birth January 10, 1694 35 34
Dudley, Worcestershire, Eng.

Death of a fatherThomas Welles
1697 (Age 2 years)

Death of a motherGrace ?
1697 (Age 2 years)

MarriageElizabeth Merrill — View this family
May 13, 1720 (Age 26 years)
CT

Birth of a son
#1		Edmund Welles
February 8, 1721 (Age 27 years)
Saybrook, Middlesex, CT

Birth of a son
#2		Thomas Welles
August 27, 1723 (Age 29 years)
Saybrook, Middlesex, CT

Death of a sonThomas Welles
1724 (Age 29 years)
Hebron, Tolland, CT

Birth of a son
#3		Joseph Welles
August 28, 1726 (Age 32 years)
Hebron, Tolland, CT

Birth of a son
#4		John Welles
about 1728 (Age 33 years)
Hebron, Tolland, CT

Death of a sonJohn Welles
1729 (Age 34 years)

Birth of a son
#5		Samuel Welles
about 1730 (Age 35 years)
Hebron, Tolland, CT

Birth of a son
#6		William Welles
about 1732 (Age 37 years)
Hebron, Tolland, CT

Death of a sonWilliam Welles
1733 (Age 38 years)
Johnstown, Fulton, NY

Birth of a son
#7		Daniel Welles
about 1735 (Age 40 years)
Hebron, Tolland, CT

Death of a sonDaniel Welles
1736 (Age 41 years)

Marriage of a childEdmund Welles — Mary Howell — View this family
May 12, 1743 (Age 49 years)
South Hampton, Suffolk, Long Island, NY

Death February 4, 1760 (Age 66 years)
Hebron, Tolland, CT
Family with parents - View this family
father
Thomas Welles
Birth: April 1, 1658 40 38 — Dudley, Worcestershire, Eng.
Death: 1697
mother
Grace ?
Birth: about 1660 — Eng.
Death: 1697
Marriage: 1676 — Eng.
3 years
elder sister
Mary Welles
Birth: 1678 19 18 — Dudley, Worcestershire, Eng.
Death: 1684
1 year
elder brother
John Welles
Birth: 1678 19 18 — Dudley, Worcestershire, Eng.
Death: 1684
1 year
elder brother
Edmund Welles
Birth: 1678 19 18 — Dudley, Worcestershire, Eng.
Death: 1684
16 years
himself
Thomas Welles
Birth: January 10, 1694 35 34 — Dudley, Worcestershire, Eng.
Death: February 4, 1760 — Hebron, Tolland, CT
Family with Elizabeth Merrill - View this family
himself
Thomas Welles
Birth: January 10, 1694 35 34 — Dudley, Worcestershire, Eng.
Death: February 4, 1760 — Hebron, Tolland, CT
wife
Elizabeth Merrill
Birth: December 13, 1685 39 20 — Saybrook, Middlesex, CT
Death: December 14, 1770 — Hebron, Tolland, CT
Marriage: May 13, 1720 — CT
9 months
son
Edmund Welles
Birth: February 8, 1721 27 35 — Saybrook, Middlesex, CT
Death: June 1, 1805 — Cambridge, Washington, NY
3 years
son
Thomas Welles
Birth: August 27, 1723 29 37 — Saybrook, Middlesex, CT
Death: 1724 — Hebron, Tolland, CT
3 years
son
Joseph Welles
Birth: August 28, 1726 32 40 — Hebron, Tolland, CT
Death: 1817 — Cambridge, Washington, NY
2 years
son
John Welles
Birth: about 1728 33 42 — Hebron, Tolland, CT
Death: 1729
3 years
son
Samuel Welles
Birth: about 1730 35 44 — Hebron, Tolland, CT
Death: about 1800 — Greenwich, Washington, NY
3 years
son
William Welles
Birth: about 1732 37 46 — Hebron, Tolland, CT
Death: 1733 — Johnstown, Fulton, NY
4 years
son
Daniel Welles
Birth: about 1735 40 49 — Hebron, Tolland, CT
Death: 1736

  1. Generation 1

    1. Thomas Welles, son of Thomas Welles and Grace ?, was born on January 10, 1694 in Dudley, Worcestershire, Eng. and died on February 4, 1760 in Hebron, Tolland, CT at the age of 66. He married Elizabeth Merrill, daughter of Thomas Merrill and Elizabeth Roe, on May 13, 1720 in CT. She was born on December 13, 1685 in Saybrook, Middlesex, CT and died on December 14, 1770 in Hebron, Tolland, CT at the age of 85.

      Children of Thomas Welles and Elizabeth Merrill:

      1. Edmund Welles (1721–1805)
      2. Thomas Welles (1723–1724)
      3. Joseph Welles (1726–1817)
      4. John Welles (1728–1729)
      5. Samuel Welles (1730–1800)
      6. William Welles (1732–1733)
      7. Daniel Welles (1735–1736)
  2. Generation 2back to top

    1. Edmund Welles, son of Thomas Welles and Elizabeth Merrill, was born on February 8, 1721 in Saybrook, Middlesex, CT and died on June 1, 1805 in Cambridge, Washington, NY at the age of 84. He married Mary Howell, daughter of Ezekiel Howell and Mary Rogers, on May 12, 1743 in South Hampton, Suffolk, Long Island, NY. She was born on February 14, 1718 in South Hampton, Suffolk, Long Island, NY and died on January 2, 1776 in Hebron, Tolland, CT at the age of 57.

      Children of Edmund Welles and Mary Howell:

      1. John Howell Welles (1744–1745)
      2. Edmond Welles (1746–1747)
      3. Mary Howell Welles (1748–1749)
      4. Henry Welles (1750–1751)
      5. James Welles (1752–1753)
      6. Daniel Welles (1754–1840)
      7. Sarah Welles (1757–1819)
      8. Austin Welles (1759–1849)
  3. Generation 3back to top

    1. Sarah Welles, daughter of Edmund Welles and Mary Howell, was born on February 28, 1757 in Hebron, Tolland, CT and died on September 30, 1819 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT at the age of 62. She married Nathaniel Griswold, son of Michael Griswold and Sarah Parmelee, on January 11, 1781 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT. He was born on November 30, 1759 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT and died on May 3, 1839 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT at the age of 79.

      Children of Sarah Welles and Nathaniel Griswold:

      1. Julius Griswold (1776–1830)
      2. Julia Griswold (1776–1782)
      3. Charlotte Griswold (1776–1782)
      4. Tryal Griswold (1782–1784)
      5. Ashbel Griswold (1785–1830)
      6. Tryal Griswold (1794–1853)
Shared note

!Data from Conn. Historical Society, 6/20/1994;

!History of the Welles Family, by Albert Welles; Came to America A.D. 1712 and landed at Saybrook, Ct., whence he removed in the year 1725 to Gilead Parish, town of Hebron, Ct.;

!Saybrook Colony Vital Records, Extracts from the Land Records; Thomas called "Mariner" 28 Dec 1723; Marriage:2:269;

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