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 <[email protected]> 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? RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project Ancestry of Bob and Mary Beth Wheeler <[email protected]> last updated Sun Feb 20 15:44:00 2000 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: [[email protected]] [WELLS-L] Re: Wells from Tolland Co., CT. Date:Wed, 14 Mar 2001 From:"Orin R. Wells" <[email protected]> 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 ______________________________ Subject:Re: [WELLS-L] Wells from Tolland Co Ct Date:Wed, 14 Mar 2001 From:"Harry Walden" <[email protected]> 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:<[email protected]> (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 [email protected] 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" <[email protected]> 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 -------- 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.