Deacon Thomas Wells

1605 - 1666  (~ 60 years)

• Name	Thomas Wells
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Christening	11 Dec 1605	Colchester, Essex, England   [1]
  	His baptism is one of the earliest recorded in Colchester.
  Immigration	1635
  He came over on board the Susan and Ellen from London when he was 30 years of age. The ship sailed in 1635 with Edward PAYNE, master. The same ship also carried Richard Saltonstall.
  Land/House	1635	Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts   [1, 2, 3]
  He had a house lot granted to him on the south side of the river. In 1636, he was granted planting lands near Heartbreak hill.
  Freeman	7 May 1637	Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts   [1, 2, 3]
  Moved to	1657	Wells, York County, Maine
  Will	3 Jul 1666	Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts   [1]
  He bequeathed to his youngest son, Thomas, £250 to be paid "when he comes of age 22 years, 4 months and 10 days."
  Death	26 Oct 1666	Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts   [1, 4]
  Probate/Proved	15 Nov 1666
  Siblings	7 Siblings
  1. Hugh Wells,   b. 1590, Colchester, Essex, England d. 1637, Evesham, Worcestershire, England  (Age 47 years)   2. John Wells,   b. Abt 1592, Colchester, Essex, England   3. Joseph Wells,   b. 1595, Colchester, Essex, England d. 1681, England  (Age 86 years)   4. William Wells,   b. Abt 1598, Colchester, Essex, England   5. Nathaniel Wells,   b. 1600, Colchester, Essex, England d. 1681, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts  (Age 81 years) + 6. Deacon Thomas Wells,   c. 11 Dec 1605, Colchester, Essex, England d. 26 Oct 1666, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 60 years) ▻ Abigail Warner,  m. 23 Jul 1630   7. Deacon Richard Wells,   b. 1609, Colchester, Essex, England d. 12 Jul 1672, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts  (Age 63 years)   8. George Wells,   b. 1611, Colchester, Essex, England
  Person ID	I625	| Roy Line
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2019

  
  

  Father	Thomas Wells,   b. 1566, Essex, England d. 26 May 1620, Colchester, Essex, England (Age 54 years)
  Family ID	F620	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Abigail Warner,   c. 2 Jun 1614, Boxted, Essex, England d. 22 Jul 1671, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts (Age ~ 57 years)
  Marriage	23 Jul 1630	Colchester, Essex, England   [1, 2]
  Age at Marriage	He : 24 years and 7 months - She : 16 years and 1 month.
  Children	1. Nathaniel Wells,   b. Abt 1636, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts d. 15 Dec 1681, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts (Age 45 years) + 2. John Wells,   b. About 1638   d. 11 Apr 1677, Wells, York County, Maine (Age 39 years)   3. Sarah Wells,   b. Abt 1640, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts   4. Abigail Wells,   b. Abt 1642, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts d. 16 Jun 1677, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts (Age 35 years)   5. Elizabeth Wells,   b. Abt 1645, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts   6. Rev. Thomas Wells,   b. 11 Jan 1646/47, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts d. 10 Jul 1734, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts (Age 87 years)   7. Hannah Wells,   b. About 1649, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts   8. Lydia Wells,   b. Abt 1651, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts
  Family ID	F619	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2019

  
  

• Event Map		Christening - 11 Dec 1605 - Colchester, Essex, England Marriage - 23 Jul 1630 - Colchester, Essex, England Land/House - 1635 - Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts Child - Nathaniel Wells - Abt 1636 - Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts Freeman - 7 May 1637 - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Child - Sarah Wells - Abt 1640 - Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Child - Abigail Wells - Abt 1642 - Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts Child - Elizabeth Wells - Abt 1645 - Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts Child - Rev. Thomas Wells - 11 Jan 1646/47 - Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts Child - Hannah Wells - About 1649 - Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts Child - Lydia Wells - Abt 1651 - Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts Moved to - 1657 - Wells, York County, Maine Will - 3 Jul 1666 - Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts Death - 26 Oct 1666 - Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S793] Norris, D. W. and H.A. Feldman. The Wells Family , (Milwaukee: Cramer-Krasselt Company, 1942). [S832] Hammatt, A. "Physicians of Ipswich" , (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume IV, 1850). [S621] Hoyt, David W. The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts, with some Related Families of Newbury, Haverhill, Ipswich, and Hampton volume I, (Providence, Rhode Island: Snow & Farnham, 1897). [S1289] Hoyt, David W. "A Brief Sketch of the Family of Rev. Thomas Wells, First Minister of Amesbury, Mass." , (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume XII, 1858).