Rev. WELLS Thomas, Jr.[1]

Male 1647 - 1734  (87 years)


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  • Name WELLS Thomas 
    Prefix Rev. 
    Suffix Jr. 
    Birth 11 Jan 1646/7  Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1667  Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Residence Dec 1669  Wells, York, Massachusetts Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Will 7 Aug 1728  [1
    Death 10 Jul 1734  Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5, 6
    Burial Aft 10 Jul 1734  [7
    • (Interred here the BODY of,
      the Revd. Mr. THOMAS WELLS
      first Pastor, of the first Church
      of CHRIST in Amesbury, who
      Departed this life, July ye 10th,
      1734, in the 87th year of his
      Age, & the 62D, of his Ministry,
      having served his Generation by
      the will of GOD, he fell on sleep, and
      (we trust) enjoys a Prophets reward.
      for tho Israel should not
      be Gathered, yet would
      the faithful ministers of
      the Gospell, be glorius
      in the Eyes of the Lord.

      INTERRED HERE THE BODY
      OF Mrs. MARY WELLS
      DECd JANUARY the 26th
      1727 AGED 75 YEARS
      LATE WIFE OF Mr. THOMAS
      WELLS.
      DEATH IS NOT DUMBIT BIDS US ALL
      PREPARE BEFORE BY IT WE FALL.
      WE KNOW NOT HOW NOR WHERE NOR W
      FIT NOW OR NEUR WE CANNOT THEN HEN.)
    Will (proved) 29 Jul 1734  [1
    _UID FFDA645B23DCD5118A064445535400003D83 
    Notes 
    • He preached at Kittery and Isle of Shoals in 1670. He was the first settled minister of the first church in Amesbury, having been settled in 1672 or 1673; though preaching had been enjoyed in the "new town" for ten or twenty years before that time. For the next half century her was the leading spirit of the town.
    Person ID I45663  Noyes Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 8 Apr 2019 

    Father Deacon WELLS Thomas, Sr.,   b. CA 1605, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Oct 1666, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 61 years) 
    Mother WARNER Abigail,   b. 1614, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jul 1671, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years) 
    Marriage Aft 23 Jul 1630  [5, 8
    Family ID F4209  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family PERKINS Mary,   b. CA 1652, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Jan 1726/7, Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 75 years) 
    Marriage 10 Jan 1669  Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 9, 10, 11
    Children 
     1. WELLS Thomas, III,   b. 30 Oct 1670, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1728 (Age < 57 years)
     2. WELLS John,   b. 2 Feb 1672/3, Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Apr 1673, Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     3. WELLS Luke,   b. 10 Mar 1673/4, Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     4. WELLS Titus, Sr.,   b. 14 Mar 1675/6, Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1736 (Age > 61 years)
     5. WELLS,   b. Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     6. WELLS Abigail,   b. Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     7. WELLS Mary,   b. Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     8. WELLS Eliezer,   b. 10 Jun 1686, Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     9. WELLS Elizabeth,   b. 17 Dec 1688, Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 May 1755, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)
     10. WELLS John,   b. 9 Oct 1692, Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 27 May 1768 and 24 Dec 1776 (Age 75 years)
    Family ID F17963  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Feb 2024 

  • Sources 
    1. [S116] Book-Old Families of Salisbury & Amesbury, MA, p.350.

    2. [S1237] Periodical-NEHGR, 12:157 A Brief Sketch of the Family of Rev. Thomas Wells, First Minister of Amesbury.

    3. [S116] Book-Old Families of Salisbury & Amesbury, MA, p.348.

    4. [S116] Book-Old Families of Salisbury & Amesbury, MA, p.349.

    5. [S175] Book-Torrey; NE Marriages Prior to 1700, p.795.

    6. [S1237] Periodical-NEHGR, 12:158 A Brief Sketch of the Family of Rev. Thomas Wells, First Minister of Amesbury.

    7. [S116] Book-Old Families of Salisbury & Amesbury, MA, p.351.

    8. [S116] Book-Old Families of Salisbury & Amesbury, MA, p.340.

    9. [S2582] Book-Aquilla Chase and His Descendants, p.56.

    10. [S4592] Book-The Family of John Perkins of Ipswich, p.20.

    11. [S116] Book-Old Families of Salisbury & Amesbury, MA, p.283.