I am tracing Anna Wells who was born 3 JUL 1765 in Hebron, Tolland Co.,
Ernie and Sue's names were given as sources but can't locate them.
Things that I'm searching for:
Marriage of Anna Wells to Benjamin Fenton (date/place- source?) maybe ca
1785 NY???
Birth of their daughter Martha Wells Fenton (date/place - source?) I would
say maybe Cambridge, NY May 05, 1799?
Death of Anna Wells Fenton (date/place/burial - sources?) says April 1850??
Proof that Anna Wells that married Benjamin Fenton was the daughter of
Joseph Wells and Thankful Shalor (maybe in will listing Anna Fenton????)
see next item
Will/estate/probate/deed records for Joseph Wells when he died ca 1817
Cambrige NY???
Death of Thankful Shalor Wells (date/place/burial - sources?)
Birth of Thankful Shalor (date/place/- sources?) (is it 23 JAN 1726 in
Bolton, Tolland Co., CT?)
Marriage of Thankful Shalor to Joseph Wells (New London, CT ca 1750??)
Source??
Death of Thomas Wells Feb. 4, 1760 at Hebron, CT (Source?)
Did Thomas Wells have Will/estate/probate/deed records in 1760? (Hebron,
Tolland Co, Ct??)
Death of Elizabeth Merrill Wells Dec 24, 1770 at Hebron, CT (SOurce?)
Birth of Elizabeth Merrill dec 24, 1686 at Saybrook CT (Source?)
Also is Hebron in Tolland co or Hartford Co??? Just wanted to make sure
Data I have accumulated:
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1998 From: Laura Hulslander <SleeperCo(a)aol.com
I checked the book "Records of the Protestant Presbyterian Church of
Cambridge, Washington Co., NY" but there was no marriage listed for Anna
Wells
to Benjamin Fenton. There was no birth listed for Martha W. Fenton either. I
did some checking on both families but didn't find any mention of those
names
under Fenton or Wells. Do you have any idea of which Wells family Anna
belonged to?
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ID: I56282
Name: Anna "Annie" Wells
Birth: 3 JUL 1765 in Hebron, Tolland Co., Connecticut 1
Death: APR 1850 1
Father: Joseph Wells b: 28 AUG 1726 in Gilead Parish, Hebron, Tolland Co.,
CT
Mother: Thankful Shaler b: 23 JAN 1726 in Bolton, Tolland Co., Connecticut
(Source???)
Marriage 1 Benjamin Fenton
Sources: 1.Ernie & Sue Wells: [ewells(a)mis.met]
[WELLS-L] Re: Wells from Tolland Co., CT.
Date:Wed, 14 Mar 2001 From:"Orin R. Wells" <ORWells(a)bigfoot.com
Unfortunately, I am having a struggle trying to get coverage on this
family. So I am not able to help you out on this other than to confirm
Thomas Welles did exist and did come from Dudley, Worcestershire. If I can
find time to run them down, I do have records from various researchers from
this family and will see what I can find.
In the LDS library there should be a book written by Catherine B. Welles
some years back. This may contain what you are looking for. I know about
the book, but have never been able to get my hands on a copy. I once spoke
to her husband, Rev. Edward Randolph Welles who sent me a brief bit of
information but advised me that when he died the records his wife had
accumulated would go to some family member whom he did not identify.
Mary Beth Wheeler lists her source on Wells documentation as Ernie
& Sue
Wells but their email address is not current. Anyone know their current
one?<<
I want that too if anyone can come up with either their current e-mail
address OR a current address/telephone number. I have been trying to find
them for several months now. I admit, I did not write to them.
Orin R. Wells
Wells Family Research Association
P. O. Box 5427
Kent, Washington 98064-5427
http://www.rootsweb.com/~wellsfam/wfrahome.html
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Subject:Re: [WELLS-L] Wells from Tolland Co Ct
Date:Wed, 14 Mar 2001 From:"Harry Walden" <hmwalden(a)cox-internet.com
The source for the marriage of Thomas Wells and Elizabeth Merrill is the
Saybrook Land Records, Vol. 2, page 269. It says:
2:269 Thomas Wells & Elizabeth Merell were marryed ye 13th of May 1720
Their son Edmond was Born ye 8th day of febry 1720/1
Harry Walden, Georgetown, TX
http://home.flash.net/~hmwalden
Re: [WELLS-L] Wells from Tolland Co Ct
Date:Wed, 14 Mar 2001 From:<lauriewells@techline.com> (Laurie Ann Wells)
I have this data posted at my site also:
http://users.techline.com/garvinle/grandcestors/ct.htm
----- Original Message -----
From: Tom or Donna tacii(a)olg.com Sent: Wednesday, March 14,
Subject: [WELLS-L] Wells from Tolland Co Ct
Dear Orin and others,
I hope that you can help me. My Wells start with Anne Wells that
married
Benjamin Fenton. I do not have a marriage record but other researchers
say
she is the daughter of
Joseph Wells b 28 Aug 1726 in Gilead Parish, Hebron, Tolland Co Ct
(Is there a vital record for this?)> and> Thankful Shaler
Again, researchers say Joseph Wells was the son of Thomas Wells b
22 Oct
1682 Dudley, Worchestershire Co England d 4 Feb 1760 Hebron, Tolland Co, Ct
and Elizabeth Merrill
1) Does anyone have what ship Thomas came over on?
2) Does anyone have source for Wells/Merrill marriage in 1720
Saybrook CT
3) Will for Thomas in Tolland Co CT in 1760 that might prove Joseph
is
their son or birth record for Joseph that says his parents?
Mary Beth Wheeler lists her source on Wells documentation as Ernie
&
Sue Wells but their email address is not current. Anyone know their
current one? Thanks so much. Any help on this line would be
appreciated.
Donna Carpenter
:
Subject:Re: [WELLS-L] Wells from Tolland Co Ct
Date:Wed, 14 Mar 2001 From:"Harry Walden" <hmwalden(a)cox-internet.com
One source of information on Thomas Wells is a book "History of the Welles
Family in England and Normandy, with the derivation from their progenitors
of some of the Descendants in the United States", by Albert Welles,
President of the American College of Heraldry, and Genealogical Registry of
New York. Published 1876.
Page 161: Progenitor No. IX.
Thomas Welles was born in Dudley, Worcestershire, Eng., Jan. 10, 1694. Came
to America A.D. 1712, and landed in Saybrook, Conn., whence he removed in
the year 1725 to Gilead Parish, town of Hebron, Conn., where he purchased a
small landed property, and died Feb. 4, 1760 (N.S.), aged 66 years.
"Thomas Welles bought a tract of land and dwelling house at Saybrook of
John Whittlesey, containing five acres, April 10, 1721."- Saybrook Rec.,
vol. 3, page 140.
He married at Saybrook, Conn., "ye 13th of May 1720, to Elizabeth
Merrill of Saybrook," who was born at Saybrook Dec. 24 (N.S.), 1686, and
died at Hebron, Conn., Dec. 24, 1770 (N.S.). Seven sons:
John, born about 1728
Edmund, born Feb. 9, 1721 (O.S.) Saybrook Rec., vol. 2, page 269.
Thomas born Aug. 27, 1723
Joseph born Hebron, Aug. 28, 1726
Samuel born Hebron, 1730
William born Hebron, 1732
Daniel born Hebron, 1735
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I also found this information on Joseph in the Albert Welles book.
Joseph Welles, third son of Thomas Welles, was born in Hebron, Conn., Aug.
28, 1726, whence he removed about the year 1760, to Cambridge, Washington
Co., N.Y., where he lived the residue of his lifetime and died about the
year 1817, aged 90 years.
He was married in New London, Conn., about 1750.
Shaler, born about 1751
Nathaniel, born about 1754
Joseph, born about 1756
Tabitha, born about 1758
Abiah, born about 1760.