This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: JIMBOB581 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wells/5603/mb.ashx Message Board Post: A family member has asked me to learn whether he is related to the Wells of Wells-Fargo. Can someone tell me what Wells group he is in? Henry Wells was born in 1805 in Thetford, Vermont, the son of Shepley Wells, a Presbyterian minister who moved his family to central New York State in the westward migration of Yankees out of New England. He was a member of the seventh generation of his family in America. His original immigrant ancestor was Thomas Welles (1590-1659), who arrived in Massachusetts in 1635 and was the only man in Connecticut's history to hold all four top offices: governor, deputy governor, treasurer, and secretary. In this capacity, he transcribed the Fundamental Orders into the official colony records on 14 January 1638, OS, (24 January 1639, NS).[2] As a child, Henry worked on a farm and attended school in Fayette. In 1822 he was apprenticed to Jessup & Palmer, tanners and shoemakers at Palmyra, New York. As a young man Wells married Sarah Daggett, who died in Albany, New York, October 13, 1859. In 1861 he married Mary Prentice of Boston. They had four children: Charles, Mary, Oscar, and Edward.[1] Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.