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1647 - 1734 (87 years)
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Name |
WELLS Thomas |
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Rev. |
Suffix |
Jr. |
Birth |
11 Jan 1646/7 |
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States [2, 3] |
Gender |
Male |
Residence |
1667 |
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States [4] |
Residence |
Dec 1669 |
Wells, York, Massachusetts Maine, United States [4] |
Will |
7 Aug 1728 [1] |
Death |
10 Jul 1734 |
Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States [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.)
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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.
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Person ID |
I45663 |
Noyes Family Genealogy |
Last Modified |
8 Apr 2019 |
Father |
Deacon WELLS Thomas, Sr., b. CA 1605, England d. 26 Oct 1666, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States (Age ~ 61 years) |
Mother |
WARNER Abigail, b. 1614, England d. 22 Jul 1671, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States (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 d. 26 Jan 1726/7, Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States (Age ~ 75 years) |
Marriage |
10 Jan 1669 |
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States [4, 5, 9, 10, 11] |
Children |
| 1. WELLS Thomas, III, b. 30 Oct 1670, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. Bef 1728 (Age < 57 years) |
| 2. WELLS John, b. 2 Feb 1672/3, Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. 2 Apr 1673, Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 0 years) |
| 3. WELLS Luke, b. 10 Mar 1673/4, Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. Yes, date unknown |
| 4. WELLS Titus, Sr., b. 14 Mar 1675/6, Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. Aft 1736 (Age > 61 years) |
| 5. WELLS, b. Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. Yes, date unknown |
| 6. WELLS Abigail, b. Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. Yes, date unknown |
| 7. WELLS Mary, b. Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. Yes, date unknown |
| 8. WELLS Eliezer, b. 10 Jun 1686, Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. Yes, date unknown |
| 9. WELLS Elizabeth, b. 17 Dec 1688, Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. 31 May 1755, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 66 years) |
| 10. WELLS John, b. 9 Oct 1692, Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. Between 27 May 1768 and 24 Dec 1776 (Age 75 years) |
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Family ID |
F17963 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
23 Feb 2024 |
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Sources |
- [S116] Book-Old Families of Salisbury & Amesbury, MA, p.350.
- [S1237] Periodical-NEHGR, 12:157 A Brief Sketch of the Family of Rev. Thomas Wells, First Minister of Amesbury.
- [S116] Book-Old Families of Salisbury & Amesbury, MA, p.348.
- [S116] Book-Old Families of Salisbury & Amesbury, MA, p.349.
- [S175] Book-Torrey; NE Marriages Prior to 1700, p.795.
- [S1237] Periodical-NEHGR, 12:158 A Brief Sketch of the Family of Rev. Thomas Wells, First Minister of Amesbury.
- [S116] Book-Old Families of Salisbury & Amesbury, MA, p.351.
- [S116] Book-Old Families of Salisbury & Amesbury, MA, p.340.
- [S2582] Book-Aquilla Chase and His Descendants, p.56.
- [S4592] Book-The Family of John Perkins of Ipswich, p.20.
- [S116] Book-Old Families of Salisbury & Amesbury, MA, p.283.
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