2052–2053. Thomas Welles was born in Essex, England, in 1566, and died in probably Norwich, Connecticut, on May 26, 1620. His wife was _____ _____ Theirs was a numerous family of sons which included:
| i. |
Thomas Welles, (Gov.) was born
in Essex
in 1597–98, and died
in Hartford, Connecticut,
on January 14, 1660.
He was the eldest son and became Governor of Connecticut. From Families of Old Fairfield, he m. Alice Tomes, they had six children (b. in England): John, Thomas, Samuel, Mary, Ann, Sarah. (Son) Thomas married Hannah Tuttle (widow of John Pantry); their daughter, Rebecca, married James Judson; their son, Samuel, married Ruth Judson, both children of Joseph and Sarah (Porter) Judson. | |
| ii. | Hugh Welles [#1026]: He was born in Colchester, Essex, England, in 1590, and died in Wethersfield, Connecticut, about 1645. He was the second eldest son. | |
| iii. | Samuel Welles: He was "the Boston banker of Paris." | |
| iv. | John Welles: He was "the eminent advocate of New York." |
Per A Brief General History of the Welles or Wells Family, (as given in Genealogies of Connecticut Families), Thomas Welles was a zealous Puritan and wealthy merchant in London, of the Welles family, in the county of Essex, which was "a branch of the noble family of Wells in Lincolnshire, who were barons of the realm." Incurring the suspicion of the Commissioners, he escaped to Connecticut at about age 60, and was soon followed a numerous family of sons.
It should be noted that English Origins of New England Families
by Lemuel Aiken Welles contains a section
"The English Ancestry of Governor Thomas Welles of Connecticut" which states
that the father of Governor Thomas Welles was Robert Welles, born before
November 6, 1540, in Stourton, Warwickshire, England; and that he had two
sons: Thomas and Robert. This is reported in
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