Thomas WELLS

- 1676

• Name	Thomas WELLS
  Gender	Male
  Died	1676	Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts
  Person ID	I46770	Main
  Last Modified	4 Jun 2023

  
  

  Family	Mary BEARDSLEY,   b. 1631, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England ,   d. 20 Sep 1691, Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts  (Age 60 years)
  Married	1650
  Last Modified	7 Mar 2022
  Family ID	F29994	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Died - 1676 - Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  s/o Hugh WELLS & Frances of Wethersfield, Connecticut After May and Thomas were married, they made their home at Wethersfield, where five of their fourteen children were born. He took the freeman's oath at Hadley, 1660, having gone there in 1659, with others, to select the site for the new town, and also for his home lot which was located on the road to the meadows and cemetery. He was one of the signers for the grant and paid E 150 for his share. In 1662, he was one of the teamsters contracted with for the transportation of grain, to and from the mill at Hatfield, and certain days of the week were specified for the work. Land records lead one to think he was a carpenter, and as a sort of real estate man, building a home and selling, sometimes living in it and sometimes not He took an active part in many skirmishes with the Indians. (History of Deerfield.) [1]

  
  

• Sources

  [S224] BEARDSLEY Genealogy, The Family of William BEARDSLEY One of the First Settlers of Stratford Connecticut, Nellie Beardsley Holt, (1950).