Jonathan WELLS, Jr.

Notes:

Jonathon Wells Jr. was born on Apr. 13, 1718 in Colchester, New London County, Connecticut. He was one of the 15 children born to Jonathon Wells Sr. and Mary Newton Wells. His father was born on Oct. 17, 1696 in Colchester, New London County, Connecticut and his mother was born Apr. 23, 1699 in Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut. Abigail Dickinson was born on Jan. 12, 1715 in Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Jonathan married Abigail on 28 Mar 1744 in Colchester, New London County, Connecticut.

They had 9 children:

Thomas Wells b. 3 Dec 1742, Colchester, New London, Connecticut, d. 17 Mar 1818, Colchester, New London, Connecticut
Daniel Wells Sr. b. 12 May 1744, Colchester, New London, Connecticut, d. 16 Sep 1823, Athens, Windham, Vermont
Jonathan Wells b. 4 Mar 1746, Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, d. 1820, Fort Ann, Washington, New York
Hepzibah Wells b. 12 Jun 1747, Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, d. 11 Mar 1783, Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts
Abigail Wells b. 3 Feb 1749, Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, d. 15 Apr 1830
Mary Wells b. 10 Sep 1750, Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, d. 19 Oct 1764, Colchester, New London, Connecticut
Martha Wells b. 7 Jun 1752, Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, d. 8 Oct 1764, Colchester, New London, Connecticut
Asenath Wells b. 10 June 1754, Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, d. 11 Sep 1769
John Wells b. 25 Apr 1756, Colchester, New London, Connecticut, d. 7 Feb 1799

Jonathan married Abigail DICKINSON 28 Mar 1744, Colchester, New London, Connecticut.. Abigail was born 12 Jan 1715, Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts; died 3 Mar 1797, Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts; was buried Old Deerfield Burying Ground, Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet]

1. Daniel WELLS, Sr. was born 16 May 1744, Colchester, New London, Connecticut; died 16 Sep 1823, Athens, Windham, Vermont; was buried Federal Street Cemetery, Greenfield, Franklin, Massachusetts.

Notes:

Son of Noah Wells and Mary White Wells.

He married Mary Newton on Jul 11,1717 at Colchester,CT.

Children: Jonathan Wells Jr, Simeon Wells, Reuben Wells, Mary Wells Morgan, Irene Wells, Simeon Wells, James Wells, Ann Wells, Levi Wells, Hubbell Wells, Asahel Wells, Noah Wells, Judah Wells, John Wells, and Martha Wells.

Jonathan married Mary NEWTON 11 Jul 1717, Colchester, New London, Connecticut. Mary was born 23 Apr 1699, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut; died 10 Jan 1754, Colchester, New London, Connecticut; was buried Colchester Burying Ground, Colchester, New London, Connecticut. [Group Sheet]

Noah married Mary WHITE 1685. Mary was born 5 Aug 1665, Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts; died Aft 1750. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

She died after 1750.

Her first husband was Noah Wells, married in 1685. Her second husband was Francis Barnard. Her third husband, as his second wife, was James Newton Jr, married at Colchester,CT on Jan 1,1734/5. She married, fourth, John White.

Children(by first marriage): Noah Wells Jr, Mary Wells, Sarah Wells Foote, John Welles, Jonathan Wells, Hannah Wells Jones, and Samuel Wells.

Notes:

One of the original 59 citizens that signed the agreement Apr 18, 1659 at Goodman Ward's home in Hartford to settle at Hadley, Mass.

Thomas — Mary BEARDSLEY. Mary was born 1632, Derbyshire, England; died 20 Sep 1691, Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts; was buried Hill Cemetery, Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Mary was born about 1631 (aged 4 on 2 Apr 1635); said to have been m. by 1651 Thomas Welles (eldest child of Thomas & Mary Welles b. Wethersfield 10 Jan 1652). (Secondary sources state this marriage, & claim a Wethersfield marriage record of "[blank] May 1651," but this record has not been found, & no other evidence supporting this marriage date has been found.) Second husband Samuel Belding

Source: Anderson's Great Migration Study Project