William Wells

Abt 1732 - 1779  (47 years)

• Name	William Wells
  Birth	Abt 1732	Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, United States
  Gender	Male
  Death	22 Mar 1779	Johnstown, Fulton (now Montgomery), New York, United States
  Person ID	I3188	Petersen-de Lanskoy
  Last Modified	21 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Thomas Wells,   b. Abt 10/10 JAN/JAN 1694/1695, of Dudley, Worcester, England d. 4 Feb 1760, Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, United States (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Merrill,   b. 13 Dec 1686, Old Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States d. 24 Dec 1770, Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, United States (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	13 May 1720	Old Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
  Family ID	F766	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. FHL book 929.273 W462c "History and Genealogy of the Wells Family. Some Ancestors and Descendants of Thomas Wells of Saybrook and Hebron, Connecticut, who had come from Dudley, Worcestershire, England in 1712. Supplementing: "The History and Genealogy of the Wells Family" by Philip L. Cobb, 1897"; compiled by John. L. Cobb, 1999, p. 17: "William Wells. Sixth son of Thomas, "was born about 1732, whence he removed about 1763, to Johnstown, Fulton, (Tryon or Albany, renamed Montgomery 1784) county 1838, NY, lived there and there he died: 22 Mar. 1779"); he had Revolutionary War service: enlisted 12 Mar. 1777, private in 5th Company, NY Line; marriage to ___ . Child: William, b. about 1756, possibly he married 23 Apr. 1785 at ___, to Abigail STARR, dau. of ___. References: "Hist. and Gen.: Wells Fam.," by P.L. Cobb 1897:4; Mrs. James Edson (Mary Elizabeth Houghton) Wells, Munson Rd., 8243 U.S. Rt. 20, Westfield, NY 14787. Feb. 21 and Mar. 21, 1995."