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62 XI ABIGAIL, 4 b. Dec. 18, 1718[A].
31 ELIEZER3 WELLS (Rev. Thomas,2 Thomas1), of Ames- bury, b. 1686; m. Nov. 17, 1714[A], (11) DEBORAH2 WORTHEN, etc., p. 351. Children :
63 I MOSES, 4 b. Sept. 17, 1716[A]; m. Dec. 4, 1740[A & 2A], (119 ?) ANNS COLBY. Son, Ezekiel,5 b. July 1, 1741[A]. A Moses sold land to Thomas Wells, of Chester, bef. 1768.
64 II JUDITH, 4 b. March, 1720[A].
65 III AARON, 4 b. Dec. 30, 1722[A].
66 IV HANNAH, + b. Jan. 5, 1722-3(?) [A].
67 V ELIEZER, 4 b. April 9, 1729[A]. Davids and Mary,5 chil. of an Eleazer Wells, of Goffstown, bp. Aug. 28, 1768[Hmst].
33 JOHN3 WELLS (Rev. Thomas,2 Thomas1), of Amesbury, b. 1692; m. Feb. 5, 1712-3[A], (37) DOROTHY4 HOYT, etc., p. 351. Children :
68 I RHODA,4 b. Feb. 24, 1713-4[A]; m. Oct. 24, 1734[A], (58?) MOSES+ CURRIER.
69 II ELECTA, + b. April 7, 1715[A]; renewed covenant, Jan. 18, 1735-6[1A]; m. Dec. 15, 1736[A], (55 ?) AARON CURRIER.
70 III ELIZABETH4 b. Sept. 16, 1716[A]; renewed covenant, Jan. 18, 1735-6 [1A]; m. Jan. 22, 1740-1[A & 2A], Philip Challis.
71 IV DOROTHY, 4 b. Feb. 18, 1717-8[A]; m. Dec. 9, 1736[A], Jonathan Bag- ley.
72 V CHRISTIANA, 4 b. June 21, 1720[A]; m. [1st, Sept. 15, 1748[A], Samuel George Jr .; 2d ?], - Merrill.
73 VI JOHN, 4 b. Jan. 24, 1721-2[A]; m. 1st, 1749, Hannah Colby; 2d, July 20, 1756, Rachel Currier. +
74 VII MARY, 4 b. Feb. 14, 1723-4[A]; m. 1750[1A], John Currier.
75 VIII THOMAS, + b. Sept. 3, 1725[A]; m. 1747-'52, Ruth Ingalls. +
76 IX TIMOTHY, + b. -; d. Dec. 15, -, in his 24th year.
77 X DAVID, 4 b. March 14, 1729-30[A]; d. Sept. 12, 1753[A].
78 XI REBECCA, + b. Oct. 23, bp. Oct. 31, 1731[A & 1A]; d. Oct. 2, 1753[A].
Timothy Wells, son of Jacob, of Sandown, bp. June, 1756[Hmst]. A Jacob of New Chester, 1777.
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49? JOHN4 WELLS (prob. Luke,3 Thomas,2 Thomas1), of E. Kingston and Chester, N. H., b. [1711 ?]; m. Anne -. Chil .:
79 I JOHN,5 b. April 14, 1747[E Kg]; bp. July 26, 1747[E Kg].
80 II MARY,5 b. July 31, 1748[E Kg]; bp. Sept. 4, 1748[E Kg].
81 III NATHANIEL, 5 b. Feb. 20, 1749-50[E Kg]; bp. April 15, 1750[E Kg].
82 IV STEPHEN, 5 b. Jan. 21, 1753[Chester]; bp. June 17, 1753[E Kg].
83 V JOSHUA, 5 b. May 16, 1755[Chester].
84 VI ANN, 5 b. Dec. 20, 1757[Chester]; bp. June 1, 1758[E Kg].
85 VII JAMES, 5 b. Jan. 22, 1760[Chester]; bp. April 12, 1760[E Kg].
86 VIII SARAH, 5 b. June 15, 176[2 .? ] [Chester]; bp. Oct. 2, 1762[E Kg].
50 OBADIAH4 WELLS (Luke,3 Thomas,2 Thomas1), of Ames- bury, Mass., Hampstead and Sandown,* N. H., b. 1712; m. Ist, Sept. 6, 1736[2A], Judith Straw; 2d, May 25, 1749[S], Jemima Wiburn. He was bp. April 12, 1747[2A]; he and wife Jemima adm. Hmst. chh., Nov., 1753. He signed Association Test in Hmst., 1776. Children :
87 I DOROTHY,5 b. Dec. 1, 1738[A].
88 II LYDIA,5 b. July 27, 1740[A].
89 III SARAH, 5 b. June 8, 1742[A] [by 1st wife].
90 IV THOMAS, 5 b. Feb. 27, 1751[Hmst] [by 2d wife]; m. Rebecca Hunt; res. Hmst., 1775. Child: Joseph, 6 b. Sept. 10, 1771[Hmst].
91 v JEMIMA, 5 b. Oct. 12, bp. Oct., 1755[Hmst].
53 THOMAS4 WELLS, Capt., (Titus,3 Thomas,2 Thomas1), of Amesbury, Mass., and Chester, N. H., b. 1700; m. 1st, Dec. 15, 1720[A], (15) SARAH HADLEY; 2d, April 10, 1729[A & 2A], Mary Sargent 3d, of A .; 3d, ab. 1739, Hannah -. Wife Sarah bp. June 23, 1728[2A]. He renewed covenant, 1728-9, and adm. 2A. chh., April 13, 1729. He was Thomas Jr. while in A .; bought a house lot in "Old Chester" in 1729, and soon rem. there ; surveyor in 1731; one of those who built saw mill in 1743; a " man of note." He d. March, 1769; will Dec. 27, 1768; May 8, 1769. Children :
92 I PHILIP,5 b. Sept. 3, 1721[A], " 1st son "; bp. June 23, 1728[2A]; dead in 1768, leaving chil. A Philip m. July 16, 1741[A & 2A], Mary Jewell. A Philip, of Hmst., in 1746, set off from Kingston.
93 x II BENJAMIN,5 b. May 3, 1724[A]; bp. June 23, 1728[2A]; not ment. in will, 1768.
* A part of Kingston till 1756.
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94 III WINTHROP,5 b. Aug. 21, 1726[A] [by 1st wife]; bp. June 23, 1728 [2A]; m. Dolly Healey (Wm.); res. Candia and Plymouth, N. H .; constable, 1764; liv. 1768.
95 IV SARAH,5 b. Dec. 2, 1739[Ch] [by 3d wife]; m. - Carr; liv. 1768.
96 V THOMAS,5 b. Jan. 19, 1741[Ch], m. Nov. 12, 1767, Ruth Rowell. +
97 VI HENRY,5 b. March 24, 1743[Ch]; m. Nov. 24, 1763, SARAH6 COLBY. +
98 VII REUBEN, 5 b. Aug. 28, 1746[Ch]; liv. 1768; m. Molly -. + 99 VIII SAMUEL,5 b. Aug. 24, 1749[Ch]; had father's homestead, partly in Chester and partly in Sandown; Rev. soldier, 1777, '79 and '80; res. Chester and Hill.
100 IX PETER,5 b. July 26, 1752[Ch]; d. young.
101 X EBENEZER, 5 b. May 3, 1754[Ch]; liv. 1768, recd. land in Goffstown; m. Sarah Favor (Cutting); res. Hill. An Ebenezer Rev. soldier from Hmst.
102 XI PHEBE, 5 b. Oct. 14, 1757[Ch]; liv. 1768.
103 XII PETER, 5 b. Jan. 20, 1762[Ch]; Rev. soldier, 1777 and 'SI.
104 XIII TIMOTHY,5 b. May 10, 1765[Ch]; prob. d. bef. 1768.
56 TITUS4 WELLS (Titus,3 Thomas,2 Thomas1), of Ames- bury, E. Parish, * "saddler," b. 1706; m. 1st, (56) MARY4 SAW- YER, pub. July 5, 1729[Nb]; 2d, Oct. 15, 1760[A], (62) ABI- GAIL4 COLBY [wid. of (36) DAVID4 BLAISDELL]. He and wife recd. to 1A. chh., from 2Nb. chh., Aug. 24, 1740. Wife Mary was dead, Aug., 1751. He d. after 1780. Children :
105 I MARY,5 b. Nov. 28, 1730 [ChesterI; d. young.
106 II JUDITH,5 b. Sept. 26, 1732[Nb]; d. young.
107 III SAMUEL,5 b. Aug. 16, 1736[A]; bp. Oct. 3, 1736[1A]; liv. 1751.
1 08 IV ENOCH,5 b. April 16, 1738[A]; bp. May 21, 1738[1A]; prob. m. Sarah Hidden, of Rw., pub. March 1, 1700[Nb]. Chil. rec. at Nb. : Molly, 6 b. May 22, 1761; Samuel,6 b. Jume 17, 1764; Enoch, 6 b. Nov. 28, 1766; John, 6 b. Nov. 7, 1769;t Sarah,6 b. Feb. 17, 1772.
109 V MARY,5 b. Dec. 15, 1739[A]; bp. Dec. 23, 1739[1A]; m. Dec. 11, 1759[S Hm chh], (147) THEODORE" HOYT.
110 VI NATHAN,5 b. Aug, 5, 1741[A]; bop. Aug. 9, 1741[1A]; m. Anna - +
111 VII JOSHUA,5 b. Feb. 7, 1743-4[A]; bp. April 22, 1744[1A]; m. Sept. 17, 1767, Elizabeth Colby. - +
112 VIII HANNAH,5 b. Dec. 21, 1745[A]; bp. Dec. 29, 1745[1A] ; liv. 1751.
113 IX JOSEPH, 5 b. -; bp. July 24, 17%8[1A]; m. Mary -. +
114 X JUDITH,5 b. -; bp. July 24, 1748[1A]; m. Oct. 8, 1775[1A] , (212 ?)
NICHOLAS' COLBY. Titus4 deeded them his dwelling house, 1781. +
See " Hoyt Family," p. 44. It seems that his first child was b. in Ches- ter, the home of his father, and the second in Newbury, the home of his wife's father.
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73 JOHN4 WELLS, Jr., (John,3 Thomas,2 Thomas1), of Ames- bury, E. Parish, b. 1722 ; m. 1st, 1749[1A], Hannah Colby [# note p. 694], who d. Sept. 21, 1753[A]; 2d, July 20, 1756, Rachel Currier. He renewed covenant and recd. to full communion, 1A. chh., April 15, 1750; d. Nov. 6, or 16, 1767[A]. A wid. Rachel Wells m. Feb. 8, 1773[1A], David Bagley, of Newtown, N. H. Children :
115 I LEVI,5 b. Oct. 15, 1750[A]; liv. 1768. A Levi was Rev. soldier from Hmst. [Hist. Hmst.].
116 II ANNE,5 b. July 6, 1753[A] [by 1st wife]; bp. Aug. 1, 1753[1A]; liv. 1768.
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117 III HANNAH, 5 b. Oct. 12, 1757[A] [by 2d wife]; bp. July 2, 1758[1A]; liv. 1768.
118 IV DOROTHY, 5 b. Jan. S, 1760[A]; bp. Aug. 9, 1761[1A]; liv. 1768. 119 v REBECCA, 5 b. May 25, 1763[A]; liv. 1768.
75 THOMAS+ WELLS (John,3 Thomas,2 Thomas1), of Chester, N. H., b. 1725 ; m. 1747-'52, Ruth Ingalls (Capt. Samuel), of Chester. He was killed by the insane John Talford, Dec. 27, 1773. Acct. of Ruth, adm. est., Aug., 1777. Children :
120 I REBECCA, 5 b. March 31, 1754[Chester]; wife of Phineas Sargent, of Hampstead, in 1778.
121 II MARY, 5 b. Jan. 17, 1757[Chester]; liv. 1778, in Chester, unm.
122 III CHRISTIANA,5 b. May 7, 1760[Chester]; liv. 1778, in Chester, unm. 123 IV RUTH,5 b. -; liv. 1778, in Chester, unm.
96 . THOMAS5 WELLS (Thomas,4 Titus,3 Thomas,2 Thomas1), of Sandown and Hill, N. H., b. 1741; m. Nov. 12, 1767[Hmst], Ruth Rowell (b. in A.) ; Rev. soldier for Chester, 1776, '77 and '81; d. in 1831. Children:
124 I WILLIAM,6 b. June 30, 1768; m. Feb. 14, 1799, Sarah Clough (Benj. and Sarah (Aborn) ), in Salis., N. H. He went to Canada in 1788, and returned there [Augusta, Grenville Co., Ontario], immedi- ately after his marriage. 8 chil. b. 1800-'17. A grandchild, Geo. C. Longley, of Maitland, Ontario, furnished the family record in 1873.
125 LI MOLLY,6 b. Feb. 10, 1770; m. Wait Stephens, of New Chester [Hill], N. H., pub. Aug. 26, 1794.
126 III HANNAH,6 b. Oct. 23, 1772; m. Thorndike Procter, pub, Dec. 23, 1797, of Salisbury, N. H., half bro. of Sarah Clough, above.
127 IV PHILIP,6 b. May 6, 1777; m. Mary Ingalls, pub. Oct. 5, 1799, of New Chester, N. H .; res. Sanbornton; d. 1850; 7 chil. given in Hist. Sanb.
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128 V ELIZABETH,6 b. July 11, 1780; m. May 2, 1799, James Murray, of New Chester, N. H.
129 VI RUTH, 6 b. April 18, 1784; m. Dr. Sethus Forbes, of New Chester, N. H.
97 HENRY5 WELLS (Thomas,4 Titus,3 Thomas,2 Thomas]), of Sandown and New Chester, [Hill], N. H., b. 1743; m. Nov. 24, 1763, (381) SARAH6 COLBY. He d. "very suddenly," in a snow storm, Dec. 26, 1776. Wid. Sarah m. Jan. 8, 1778, Ephraim Webster. Children :
130 I SARAH,6 b. Aug. 26, 1764; bp. May 26, 1765[Sd].
131 II HANNAH,6 b. May 18, 1768; bp. May 29, 1768[Sd].
132 III PETER,6 b. March 24, 1771; bp. May 12, 1771[Sd]; m. May 13, 1790, Hannah Smith; res. New Hampton, Plymouth, and Bristol, N. H. 10 chil. given Hist. Bristol.
133 IV MOLLY,6 b. May 3, 1776; bp. March 3, 1777[Sd] .*
98 REUBENS WELLS (Thomas,4 Titus,3 Thomas,2 Thomas1), of Chester and New Chester [Hill], N. H., b. 1746; m. Molly - -; d. April 3, 1804. His deposition, 1781, is printed in Hist. Bristol, vol. 1, p. 179. Children :
134 I REUBEN,6 b. April 3, 1770; m. June, 1791, Priscilla Sanborn; 5 chil. Hist. Bristol.
135 II THOMAS,6 b. Aug. 14, 1771; m. 1st, Betty Bean, pub. 1794; 2d, Cet., 1796, Judith Colby; 8 chil.
136 III MOSES, 6 b. March 23, 1773; m. Sarah Powell, of Hopkinton, pub. Sept. 20, 1796; 6 chil.
137 IV HANNAH,6 b. Jan. 16, 1777; m. Ephraim Quimby.
138 V JOHN,6 b. Dec. 19, 1778; prob. m. Judith Favor, pub. 1802.
139 VI SAMUEL,6 b. Sept. 29, 1780; m. Rebecca Carleton, pub. 1810.
140 VII HENRY, 6 b. April 22, 1783; d. June 26, 1800.
141 VINI MOLLY,6 b. Nov. 5, 1784.
142 IX EBENEZER,6 b. Feb. 17, 1787.
143 X PETER,6 b. May 17, 1789.
144 XI JOANNA, 6 b. Jan. 24, 1792; m. Samuel Hoyt.
145 XII SARAH,6 b. Oct. 27, 1793; d. Aug. 18, 1795.
110 NATHAN5 WELLS (Titus,4 Titus,3 Thomas,2 Thomas1), of Amesbury, E. Parish, and Salisbury, b. 1741; m. Anna Both renewed covenant, 1A. chh., Nov. 16, 1766. Anna, wid. of Nathan, d. Dec. 8, 1813[S]. Children :
146 I SAMUEL,6 b. Jan. 31, 1766[A].
147 II THOMAS,6 b. Feb. 7, 1768[A]; bp. April 10, 1768[1A].
* A Molly Wells and Aaron Quinby m. June 5, 1794. Another Molly Wells and Josiah Evans pub. Oct. 26, 1801; both in New Chester. .
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148 III ANNE,6 b. Sept. 7, 1770[A].
149 IV WILLEBEE,6 or WILLOUGHBY,6 b. March 19, 1775[S]; bp. April 2, 1775 [1A].
150 v HANNAH,6 b. Aug. 7, 1778[S].
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111 JOSHUA5 WELLS ( Titus,4 Titus,3 Thomas,2 Thomas1), of Amesbury, Mass., and Loudon, N. H., b. 1744 .; m. Sept. 17, 1767[2A], Elizabeth Colby. Will July 15, Sept. 21, 1803; wife Eliz. ment. Children :
151 I MARY,6 or POLLY,6 b. May 19, 1768[A]; m. - Levering; "eldest dau." in 1803.
152 II NICHOLAS COLBY,$ b. Dec. 5, 1770[A]; " oldest son " in 1803.
153 III HANNAH,6 b. Aug. 16, 1773[A]; liv. 1803.
154 IV ELIZABETH,6 or BETSEY, 6 b. July 26, 1775[A]; liv. 1803.
155 V ANNE, 6 or NANCY,6 b. Jan. 15, 1778[A]; liv. 1803.
156 VI JUDITH,6 b. -; liv. 1803.
157 VII LUCY,6 b. -; "youngest dau." in 1803.
158 VIII GEORGE,6 b. -; "youngest son " in 1803.
113 JOSEPH5 WELLS ( Titus,4 Titus,3 Thomas,2 Thomas1), of Amesbury and Salisbury, "blacksmith," b. ab. 1748; m. Mary Adm. est. gr. Samuel Nye, June 10, 1808. Children :
159 I MARTHA, 6 b. May 8, 1774[A]. A Martha m. Feb. 26, 1795[2S], Charles Carr.
160 II SARAH,6 b. June 14. 1776[A].
161 III ABEL BORMAN,6 b. March 26, 1778[A].
162 IV JOSEPH,6 b. Jan. 27, 1782[S].
163 v MOLLY, 6 b. Nov, 11, 1783[S].
164 VI SAMUEL,6 b. Sept. 5, 1785[S].
UNCLASSIFIED RECORDS.
165 DANIEL WELLS (per. 15 Nathaniel3?), of Newbury, " cooper," b. ab. 1708; m. Sarah -, who d. Oct. 14, 1787[Nb], aged 79. He d. April 8, 1790[Nb]; will Dec. 11, 1787; Sept. 26, 1791. Children :
166 I MARGARET, b. Jan. 22, 1731[Nb]; m. Sargent Weed, pub. June 30, 1750[Nb]; liv. 1787.
167 II ABIGAIL, b. -; m. - Goodwin ;* liv. 1787.
168 III SARAH, b. May 5, 1736[Nb]; m. Nathaniel Holland, pub. July 1, 1758[Nb]; liv. 1787.
* A John Goodwin m. Oct. 24, 1759[Hmst], Abigail Wells.
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169 IV EUNICE, b. May 15, 1741[Nb]; m. Aug. 6, 1757[Nb], James Stickney ; liv. 1787.
170 V LYDIA, b. Feb. 6, 1743[Nb]; m. - Fletcher; liv. 1787.
171 VI SUSANNA, b. Nov. 25, 1744[Nb]; m. - Lunt; liv. 1787.
172 VII HANNAH, b. Dec. 9, 1746[Nb]; unm. in 1787.
173 VIII DANIEL, Jr., b. Aug. 18, 1750[Nb]; prob. m. Lucy Russell, pub. May 8, 1773[Nb]. She d. March 1, 1809, aged 60 y. Chil. rec. at Nb. : Samuel Williams, b. June 12, 1774; Daniel, b. Aug. 19, 1778. A Daniel pub. March 23, 1800[Nb], to Rebecca Russell, of Nbt.
174 EDWARD WELLS, of Portsmouth, N. H., "yeoman," est. div. in 1739; no wife ment .* Children :
175 I EDWARD, b. -; "eldest son "; dead in 1739, leaving son Edward.t
176 II JOHN, b. -; adm. father's est., 1739.#
177 III SAMUEL, b. -; liv. 1739.
178 IV ZEBULON, b. -; liv. 1739.
179 V JEFFREY, b. -; m. Jan. 5, 1732-3 [G. R., 1871, p. 119], Mehitable Lebby, res. Portsm .; liv. 1739.
180 VI DEBORAH, b. -; m. - Brown, son John in 1739.
181 VII BETHIA, b. --; m. - Conner; liv. 1739.
182 VIII ELIZABETH, b. --; m. - Drought; liv. 1739.
177? SAMUEL WELLS, or WILLS, of Portsmouth, N. H., m. Oct. 10, 1734 [G. R., 1871, p. 121], Priscilla Dows, of Rye. Chil .: Samuel, b. Dec. 2, 1735; Simon, b. May 11, 1,38; Deborah, b. Oct. 5, 1740 [G. R., 1873, p. 11].
183 EDWARD WELLS, of Newbury, wife Patience; d. bef. July, 1751; inv. est. wid. Patience, July, 1751. Child: Sarah, b. Sept. 20, 1744[Nb]; liv. 1764.
184 BENJAMINS WELLS (59 Jacob+?), of Sandown, N. H. ; S wife Mary. Chil. rec. Sd. chh .: Jenny,6 bp. Jan. 19, 1766; Joseph,6 bp. Aug. 30, 1767; Benjamin,6 bp. March 4, 1770; Isaac,6 bp. April 26, 1772; Mary, 6 bp. May 22, 1774; Samuel,8 bp. July 20, 1777.
* Edward Wells and Peter Wells, meeting house seats, Portsm., 1693. Edward Wells, of Portsm., " mariner," made his wife Dorothy his attorney, Nov., 1709.
t A Wm. Wills, of Portsm., ap. guard. of his bros., Benj. and Edward, over 14, June 24, 1752.
# Inv. est. of a John Wills, of Portsm., " mariner," ordered Jan. 28, 1740; taken Feb. 11, 1740-1.
§ Timothy Wells, Sargent Wells and Benjamin Wells owned lots of land in 1785, which seem to have been in territory claimed by both Chester and San - down, but then decided to be in Chester.
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185 SARGENT5 WELLS (59 Jacob4 ?),* of Sandown, N. H .; m. Oct. 22, 1765 [Hwk chh], Theodate Clough; signed Association Test in Sd., 1776 [see note, (184) Benj.5]. Chil. rec. Sd. chh .: Love,6 bp. May 8, 1768; Love,6 bp. Aug. 11, 1771; Reuben,6 bp. Sept. 26, 1773; Dorothy,6 bp. June 18, 1775; " Lizze, 6 " bp. Sept. 14, 1777; Philip,6 bp. May 23, 1779; " Lisey, "" bp. Aug. 5, 1781; Thomas, 6 bp. July 27, 1783.
186 JACOB5 WELLS (59 Jacob4 ?), of Sandown, N. H .; m. Oct. 22, 1772[Hwk chh], Jemima Williams, of Hawke. On Sd. chh. rec. of baptisms her name is Judith. They are there given as of "New Cheshere ";t liv. 1789, in Sd. Chil .: Molly, 6 bp. July, 1773; Ruth, 6 and Jacob,6 bp. Feb. 23, 1777.
187 TIMOTHY' WELLS (59 Jacob4?), of Sandown, N. H., m. July 14, 1774[Hwk chh], Sarah Williams, of Sd .; liv. 1789, in Sd. [See note (184) Benj.5] Chil .: Ruth,6 bp. June 16, 1776; Jemima, 8 bp. Oct. 25, 1778.
188 JOHN WELLS, of Suffolk, in Old Eng., "souldier" in New Eng .; will April, 1723 [York Wills]. He d. April 30, 1723, at York, Me. [Yk. rec.]
189 JOHN WELLS, one of the petitioners, in 1763, for incorporation of Ray- mond, formerly North Parish of Chester, called Freetown.
190 JOHN WELLS, of Pelham, N. H .; will March 3, 1797; Jan. 15, 1798; ment. wife Han. (and no chil.); but gives all his lands in Pelham to Ebenezer Burbank and to his wife and heirs.
191 MOSES WELLS, of Hampton Falls, N. H., farmer; will March 19, April 24, 1776; no wife ment .; but ment. (after Joseph) granddau. Mary Wells, of Nb., and the following chil .: Aaron; Joseph; Moses, dead in 1776, leaving sons John and Moses, of Not .; Eunice, m. - Wallace, res. Ip., in 1776; Lucy, m. - Goodhue, res. " Winchintown," Mass., in 1776.
192 JOSEPH WELLS (191 Moses ?), of Hampton Falls, N. H., " gentleman"; will May 6, Dec. 27, 1792, wife Eunice ment., she prob. living 1806. Chil .: Moses, b. 1774, m. Feb. 1, 1809 [Fr. Rec.], Hannah Dow (Benj. and Han.), b. 1784, # res. Hm. F., d. 1824; Eunice, unm., will Oct. 2, Nov. 19, 1806; Sally, liv. 1792; Nabby, liv. 1792.
193 JOSEPH WELLS, Capt., of Newbury and Newburyport, m. Oct. 12, 1779[Nbt], Rhoda Sampson; will Sept. 3, Dec. 30, 1793; wife Rhoda ment. Chil. rec. at Nbt .: Susanna, b. July 16, 1780, not ment. in will; Joseph, b. Nov. 4, 1782, "mariner," adm. est. Nov. 3, 1806, no wife or chil. ment .; Judith, b. June 7, 1785, liv. 1797; Samuel, b. May 4, 1787, liv. 1793; Daniel, b. May 8, 1790, d. Oct. 12, 1797.
194 THOMAS WELLS, of Salisbury and Amesbury, m. May 28, 1795[A], Dolly Gould, of A. Thomas Wells, of A., "mariner" and wife Dorothy,
* It might be supposed that he was b. 1730-'S, son of (53) Thomas, 4 by wife Mary Sargent, were it not that he is not ment. in will, 1768, nor have we found rec. of his birth or baptism, in A. or Chester.
t A Jacob Wells was one of those who rebuilt saw mill in New Chester [Hill], in 1780.
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adm. est. Wm. Gould, of A., "mariner," sold land, 1797. Dolly, wife of Thomas, d. April 16, 1812[S]. Thomas d. Aug. 16, 1815[S]. Child : Thomas, b. Dec. 20, 1798[A].
Marriages.
Elizth Wells of Portsm. and Isaac Ray of Kentt in Great Britain, Dec. 1, 1720 [G. R., 1870, p. 14].
Elizabeth Wells of Portsm. aud Isaac Trickey of Newington, Oct. 24, 1734 [G. R., 1871, p. 121].
Merriam Wells and Henry Blaisdell, Feb. 7, 1739-40[A & 2A].
Hannah Wells and Ebenezer Johnson, bef. Dec., 1745[Hist. Hmst.].
Beamsley Wells and Sarah Kent, April 30, 1752[No]. Judith Wells of A. and Benjamin Bagley, Nov. 15, 1757[A]. Lydia Wells and George Hadley, April 28, 1764[ Hmst]. David Wells and Mary Baker, both of Hv., Nov. 24, 1768[1Hv].
Dorothy Wells of Saudown and Samuel Bean, Dec. 12, 1769[Hwk chh]. Anna Wells and Asa Whittier of Nt., May 7, 1772[S Hm]. Ezekiel Wells and Alice Collins, Dec. 11, 1776[S Hm chh]. Anna Wells and Eliphalet Merrill Jr., Oct. 8, 1778[S Hm chh]. William Wells and Sarah Obey, Sept. 12, 1750[Nbt]. John Wells and Martha Smith, March 6, 1781[Nbt]. John Wells, son of John and Martha, b. Dec. 18, 1784[Nbt]. Elizabeth Wells and Charles Cook, Sept. 12, 1786[Nbt].
Eunice Wells and Newell Healey, May 3, 1788[Hm Falls]. David Wells and Mary Currier, April 12, 1792[Nb]. Hannah Wells and Benjamin Davis, July 17, 1794[Nbt]. Martha Wells and Charles Carr, Feb. 26, 1795[S].
Nathan Wells of S. and Hannah Bartlett of A., March 22, 1803[.A].
Other Records.
Thomas Wills, inv. est. March 14, 1687-8; wid. Lucy Wells adm. [Alfred, Ma. ] Willm Wells (brought by James Ordoway), bp. Sept. 11, 1726[2A] :
John Wells and wife Lydia Young (Job and Sarah), chil. b. 1727-'37[York]. Mary Wells, age 2 y., dau. of William, d. May 9, 1756[Hm].
Aaron Wells, deed to Thomas Wells, 1756[Exeter] .*
Mary Wells, memb. Sd. chh., 1759.
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Levi Wells, deed to Samuel Wells, 1762[Exeter].
Moses Wells, son of John and Abigail, b. Oct. 14, 1774[Nbt].
Adm. est. Joseph Wells, "mariner," gr. Samuel Hale Jr. and Joshua Brack- ett, July 13, 1773[Exeter].
Josiah Wells, Rev. soldier from Chester, N. H., 1776, d. 1780. John Wells, pauper, d. April 9, 1792, age about 78[2A]. John and Jane Wells, deed to John Wells Jr., all of Epsom, 1796[Exeter]. Simon Wells, deed to Samuel Wells Jr., both of Rye, 1797[Exeter].
Miss Nancy Wells, aged 29 y., d. Dec. 9, 17$9[2S].
Sally Wells, dau. of John Jr., d. Dec. 22, 1805[Nht]. Mr. David Wells, d. Oct. 19, 1807[Nbt].
* Deeds and probate records prior to 1771 are now at Concord.
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Association Test, New Hampshire, 1776. [See p. 642.]
Signed by Abiel Welles, Lebanon (184) Benjamin5 Wells, Sandown Edward Wells, Sandwich Ezekiel Wells, Canaan (186 ?) Jacob5 Wells, Sandown John Wells, Nottingham Joshua Wells, Canaan 1
(50) Obadiah+ Wels, Hampstead Philip Wells, Dunbarton Samuel Wells, Rye
(185) Sargent5 Wells, Sandown Stephen Wells? Loudon Thos Wells, Keen Thos Welles, Lebanon
(96) Thomas5 Wells, Sandown No Wells refused to sign
Wheeler Family. [Pages 353-5, 885, 390, 395.]
8 ELIZABETH" WHEELER m. Matthias Button [Sv].
12a THOMAS2 WHEELER (1 John1), liv. 1668.
14 JOHN WHEELER. A John chosen constable at Dover, April 22, 1706. A John and wife killed by Indians, April 27, 1706, prob. of Oyster River [Pike's Journal].
43 JEREMIAH+ WHEELER m. Aug. 10, 1721, (27) PATIENCE+ GREELEY.
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Wheelwright Family. [Pages 356-7, 607-8.]
3 SUSANNA2 WHEELWRIGHT. "Edward Rishworth Jr. (Edward) " prob. should be Edward Rishworth (Thomas). He was prob. son of Rev. Thomas and Hester (Hutchinson) Rishworth, of Laceby, Lincoln Co., Eng., b. ab. 1617. The use of "Jr." prob. arose from the language of Sv.
Their dau. Mary Rishworth m. 1st, bef. May, 1769, - White; 2d, ab. 1680, John Sayward; 3d, ab. 1690, Phineas Hull; 4th, about 1691, Capt. James Plaisted.
Whitridge and Whittier Families [Pages 357-60.]
1 . WILLIAM1 WHITRIDGE. Erase "or 4," 3d line.
Note, p. 358. Erase " 1697, or." "Whittier" should be Whittiker. Abra- ham Whittiker Jr., of Hv., m. April, 1682, Hannah Bean, of Exeter; chil. b. 1683-'90. Wife Hannah was killed July 18, 1602[Hv]. If Abraham, b. 1683, was captured at the same time, then either Aug., '91, or July, '92, must be incorrect, or she was killed nearly a year after being captured.
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WHITRIDGE AND WHITTIER FAMILIES.
13 JOHN'S WHITTIER m. Elizabeth Mitchell; dau. Mary4 m. 1748, (415) MOSES* DAVIS.
14 WILLIAMS WHITTIER. Wife Rachel had chil. by him, one posthumous. She was Rachel Asten in 1745.
16 ABNER3 WHITTIER, div. est., 1757; chil .: Jemima+ Samuel, 4 Moses, + Abner, 4 Elizabeth, 4 Mary, 4 Nathaniel. 4
8 NATHANIEL2 WHITTIER. In Dec., 1721, Mary, wife of Nathl. " Witcher," of S., was dau. of Capt. Anthony Bracket and Anne his wife, and granddau. of " Michel " and Elizabeth Mitten, formerly of Casco Bay, decd. [See p. 298.]
Williams and Winsley Families. [Pages 360-4.]
19 HENRY WILLIAMS. See different chh. date, p. 501.
28 THOMAS WILLIAMS d. bef. Dec., 1786; wid. Dorothy liv. 1787. Chil. : Henry, b. April 21, 1762; Sarah, b. Aug. 25, 1763; Deborah, b. March 22, 1765; Dolly, b. Aug. 7, 1766; Hannah, b. Feb. 29, 1768; David, b. June 27, 1771; Thomas, b. Feb. 15, 1773; Isaac, b. Feb. 9, 1775; Moses, b. ab. 1777; John, b. ab. 1780; mother ap. guard. of the last 6, 1787.
29 WILLIAM WILLIAMS d. Dec. 21, 1812; will Aug. 31, 1807; Jan. 4, 1813; wife Lydia ment. Chil .: Lydia, b. Aug. 12, 1761, m. - Sargent, d. bef. 1807; William, b. Oct. 11, 1763; Henry, b. [March 15, 1764 ?]; Molly, b. Jan. 3, 1766, m. April 6, 1785, (+38) JOSHUA6 COLBY; Elizabeth, b. Oct. 14, 1767, m. Wibert Sawyer [and Moses Sargent ?]; Judith, b. July 20, 1769, d. bef. 1807; Eunice, b. March 19, 1771, d. bef. 1807; Rhoda, b. March 24, 1775, d. bef. 1807; Levi, b. Aug. 5, 1783, m. March 21, 1805, (132) ELIZABETH6 CHASE.
42 HENRY WILLIAMS, of Hampton; will 1711-2, ment. wife Christian and chil. Henry (away), Thomas, and dau .- in-law Lydia Haskins. No connection found with the Williams family of A.
1 SAMUEL1 WINSLEY. Will of Henry Boad, of Wells, Jan. 8, 1654 ; July 16, 1657 ; wife Ann, no chil.
4 NATHANIEL2 WINSLEY, an inhabitant of Block Island, May, 1661. Nathl. Winslow, of Salis., bought & of Block Is. in 1661 [Boston, Suffolk Deeds, Book 4].
7 HEPZIBAH3 WINSLEY m. Nov. 29, 1682, Nathaniel Mott.
MARY4 WINSLEY (9 Samuel3) prob. m. May 16, 1720, 61 JOHN+ PAGE.
Woodin and Woodman Families. [Pages 364-8.]
JOHN WOODEN, of Wells, recd. grant of land there in 1683. "Darkes" Wooden m. Sept. 5, 1688 [Alfred], Anthony " Comes." Hannah Woodin m. July 1, 1696[WI], James Tufts, or Huse.
A JOHN WOODEN m. (33) KATHERINE3 HEARD; both liv. 1713.
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2 SARAH2 WOODMAN and (3) A DAUGHTER3 are the same. John Brockle- bank prob. d. in 1666, and SARAH2 m. 2d, 1667, John Adams.
9 SARAH2 (WOODMAN) KENT. G. R., 1861, p. 273.
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6 JOHN2 WOODMAN, of Oyster River, 1659. Pike's Journal ment. Capt. Woodman's garrison, 1694 and 1709.
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