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Governor Thomas Welles

Governor Thomas Welles

Male 1591 - 1660  (69 years)  Submit Photo / DocumentSubmit Photo / Document    Has 10 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Thomas Welles 
    Prefix Governor 
    Birth 1591  Whichford, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christening 10 Jul 1594  Whichford, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 14 Jan 1660  Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Initiatory (LDS) 14 Sep 1887  LOGAN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    FamilySearch ID LH1P-T42 
    Burial Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I87982  mytree
    Last Modified 25 Feb 2024 

    Father Robert Welles,   b. 6 Nov 1540, Whichford, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Sep 1617, Whichford, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Alice Hunt,   b. 1543, Stourton, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1617, Whichford, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Marriage 1572  Whichford, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F29671  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Alice Tomes,   b. 1595, Long Marston, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1646, Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years) 
    Marriage 5 Jul 1615  Long Marston, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Mary Welles,   b. 1618, Burmington, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationbur. 31 Jul 1647, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 29 years)
     2. Ann Welles,   b. 1619, Burmington, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Oct 1680, Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)
    +3. John Welles,   b. 20 Feb 1622, Evesham, Worcestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Aug 1659, Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 37 years)
    +4. Samuel Welles,   b. 13 Apr 1628, Stourton, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Jul 1675, Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years)
     5. Sarah Welles,   b. 1631, Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Dec 1698, Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
    +6. Thomas Welles, Jr,   b. 18 Aug 1625, Burmington, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Aug 1668, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 43 years)
    Family ID F29537  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Nov 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1591 - Whichford, Warwickshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristening - 10 Jul 1594 - Whichford, Warwickshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 5 Jul 1615 - Long Marston, Gloucestershire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 14 Jan 1660 - Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsInitiatory (LDS) - 14 Sep 1887 - LOGAN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • 17th Governor of the Colony of Connecticut.

      Thomas Welles (1590 – 14 January 1659,) is the only man in Connecticut ' s history to hold all four top offices: governor, deputy governor, trea su rer, and secretary. In 1639, he was elected as the first treasurer o f th e Colony of Connecticut, and from 1640–1649 served as the colony's s ecret ary. In this capacity, he transcribed the Fundamental Orders into t he off icial colony records.