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Personal data Gov. Thomas Welles 

  • He was born on July 10, 1594 in Stourton, Warwickshire.
  • He was baptized in the year 1643 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., CT.Source 1
  • (note1) .Source 1
    Source: Barbara Mathews, Cheryl Redvick-Ehlin, David Jensen, et al.
  • He died on January 14, 1660 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., CT, he was 65 years old.
  • He is buried after January 13, 1660 in Hartford, Hartford Co., CT (Ancient Burial Ground).
  • A child of Robert Welles and Alice Hunt
  • This information was last updated on December 18, 2023.

Household of Gov. Thomas Welles

He is married to Elizabeth Deming.

They got married about 1646 at Wethersfield, Hartford Co., CT.


Notes about Gov. Thomas Welles

Gov. Thomas Welles

Sources: Author: Barbara MathewsBarbara Mathews; CherylRedvick-EhlinCherylRedvick-Ehlin; David JensenDavid Jensen; et al.; Title: "Governor Thomas Welles," (Publication site: Salt Lk. City UT, Publisher: Family Search, Publication date: xiv Dec MMXXIII)

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LH1P-T42

"... Governor Thomas Welles Last Changed: June 22, 2023 Robert V. Bremer Sex Male Last Changed: February 13, 2020 Ann Darling Robinson

Birth 10 July 1594 Stourton, Warwickshire, England ... Last Changed: September 25, 2023 Steven Godbehere

Death 14 January 1660 Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut ... Last Changed: February 12, 2023 Ken Warren

Burial January 1660 Ancient Burying Ground, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, ... Reason:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29066320/thomas-welles MEMORIAL ID 29066320

His bones were removed to the Ancient burying grounds. His name is on the Monument.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29066320/thomas-welles

It is thought that he was buried in Wethersfield, Connecticut. Some sources indicate that his remains were later transferred to the Ancient Burying Ground in Hartford. In either case, his grave is presently unmarked. His name appears on the Founders of Hartford, Connecticut Monument in Hartford's Ancient Burying Ground. Last Changed: September 12, 2023 Kenneth McGill

Also Known As Thomas Wells
Alternate Name Birth Name Govenor Thomas Welles
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Residence 1635 Hartford, Connecticut ...
Arrival 1635 Boston, Massachusetts ...
confirmation 28 March 1636 Member of Court of Magistrates (until death)
Emigrated ABT. 1636 Boston area, MA
Moved 1636 Hartford, Connecticut ... From New Town (Cambridge) Massachusetts ... to Hartford Connecticut
Appointed as Treasurer of the Colony 11 April 1639
Office From 1639 to 1641 Hartford, Connecticut ... treasurer of the Colony of Connecticut
baptism 1643 Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut ...
Office From 1641 to 1648 Hartford, Connecticut ... secretary of the Colony of Connecticut
Governor Thomas Welles From 1650 to 1659 Hartford, Connecticut, ... Holding all 4 top Offices in Hartford.
Governor of Connecticut Colony 1655 to 1656 Connecticut ... 1655-1656 and again 1658-1659
Office From 1654 to 1660 Hartford, Connecticut ... Deputy Governor of the Colony of Connecticut
Office From 1655 to 1659 Hartford, Connecticut ... Governor of the Colony of Connecticut
Occupation BET. 1655-1659 Hartford, Connecticut ... Governor, Connecticut Colony 1655-59 & 1658-59 (Dep. Gov 1654, 1656-57)
Occupation fron 1655 to 1656 and 1658 to 1659 Connecticut, ... Governor
Residence Bet. 1623-1903 [sic] Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
Occupation Reappointed as Treasurer
Title (Facts Pg)
Governor of the High Court of Conn. & a lifelong member of the Court of Magistrates. in the new Conn. Colony.
Occupation • 0 Sources The only man in Connecticut History to hold Four top offices.
Residence Wetherfield, Conn.
Residence Acting Gov. during Hopkins' and Winthrop's absences to England.
Note Eliz Hunt NOT his spouse (she does not exist)
EDUC Name appears among the inhabitants in the undivided lands
Occupation Connecticut, ... Governor [sic]
...
Occupation Hartford, Connecticut ... "Original proprietor",

Spouses & Children

Governor Thomas Welles Male 1594-1660
Alice Tomes Female 1592-1645
Marriage 28 September 1615 Drayton, Oxfordshire, England

Children (8)

[1] Mary Welles Female 1618-1647
[2] Anne Welles Female 1619-1680
[3] John Welles Male 1622-1659
[4] Robert Welles Male 1624-1668
[5] Thomas Welles Jr. Male 1625-1668
[6] Captain Samuel Welles Male 1628-1675
[7] Sarah Welles Female 1632-1698
[8] Joseph Welles Male 1637-1659

Governor Thomas Welles Male 1594-1660
Elizabeth Deming Female 1595-1683 [<-ancestress]
Marriage about 1646 Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut ...

Parents & Siblings

Robert Welles Male 1540-1617
Alice Hunt Female 1543-1615
Marriage 1565 Aston Clinton, Vale of Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, ...

Children (12)

[1] Joan Wells Female 1556-1597
[2] Agnes Wells Female 1560-1620
[3] Jane Welles Female 1569-1630
[4] Hester Welles Female 1570-Deceased
[5] Jane Welles Female 1571-1669
[6] Joan Welles Female 1572-1669
[7] Alice Welles Female 1575-1592
[8] Robert Welles Male 1576-1627
[9] Alice Welles Female 1592-1655
[10] Ruth Welles Female 1592-Deceased
[11] Governor Thomas Welles Male 1594-1660 [<-oo Elizabeth Deming]
[12] Jonathan Welles Male 1595-Deceased

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Last Changed: November 26, 2022 Barbara Mathews"
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Thomas Welles
1594-1660

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Elizabeth Deming
1595-1683


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Birthday July 10, 1594

  • Stadhouder Prins Maurits (Huis van Oranje) was from 1585 till 1625 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1594: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 19 » Having already been elected to the throne of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1587, Sigismund III of the House of Vasa is crowned King of Sweden, having succeeded his father John III of Sweden in 1592.
    • February 27 » Henry IV is crowned King of France.
    • June 11 » Philip II recognizes the rights and privileges of the local nobles and chieftains in the Philippines, which paved way to the stabilization of the rule of the Principalía (an elite ruling class of native nobility in Spanish Philippines).
    • June 23 » The Action of Faial, Azores. The Portuguese carrack Cinco Chagas, loaded with slaves and treasure, is attacked and sunk by English ships with only 13 survivors out of over 700 on board.
    • July 5 » Portuguese forces under the command of Pedro Lopes de Sousa begin an unsuccessful invasion of the Kingdom of Kandy during the Campaign of Danture in Sri Lanka.
    • August 30 » The christening of Prince Henry of Scotland is celebrated with the Masque at the baptism of Prince Henry at Stirling Castle.

Day of death January 14, 1660

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    Van 1650 tot 1672 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Eerste Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
  • In the year 1660: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 16 » The Long Parliament of England is dissolved so as to prepare for the new Convention Parliament.
    • April 4 » Declaration of Breda by King Charles II of Great Britain promises, among other things, a general pardon to all royalists for crimes committed during the English Civil War and the Interregnum.
    • May 21 » The Battle of Long Sault concludes after five days in which French colonial militia, with their Huron and Algonquin allies, are defeated by the Iroquois Confederacy.
    • May 25 » Charles II lands at Dover at the invitation of the Convention Parliament, which marks the end of the Cromwell-proclaimed Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland and begins the Restoration of the British monarchy.
    • May 29 » English Restoration: Charles II is restored to the throne of England, Scotland and Ireland.
    • December 8 » A woman (either Margaret Hughes or Anne Marshall) appears on an English public stage for the first time, in the role of Desdemona in a production of Shakespeare's play Othello.


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