Joshua Willes

1672 - 1672

• Name	Joshua Willes
  Died	25 Jan 1672	Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut, United States
  Born	10 Apr 1672	Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
  Gender	Male
  Buried	South Yard Cemetery, Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut, United States
  Person ID	I2479	Petersen-de Lanskoy
  Last Modified	27 May 2021

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Skinner,   b. 23 Jan 1669, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States ,   d. 9 Oct 1707, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States  (Age 38 years)
  Married	12 May 1697	Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
  Last Modified	28 May 2021
  Family ID	F1368	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Henry R. Stiles, "The History and Genealogies of Ancient Windsor, Connecticut," 1892, v. 2, p. 304: "John Grant, b. at Windsor 24 Apr 1664; m. 5 Jun 1690 with Elizabeth Skinner. He d. 19 Jul 1695; estate ₤223, 16s, according to inventory dated 13 Aug 1695. She m. (2) 12 May 1697 with Joshua Welles, Jr., of Windsor, and died 9 Oct 1707. The Court 3 May 1708 appointed Welles 'in right of his late wife, deceased,' as admin. of the estate of her former husband, John Grant, and gave to him her third of it." 2. Henry R. Stiles, "The History of Ancient Windsor, Connecticut," 1892 (reprinted 1976), v. 2, p. 784: "Joshua [Wells (Welles, Willes, Willis, Wills)], no land recorded at Windsor; according to "Hinman," was at Windsor 1647; m. (1) "Joshua Welles and Azubty (or, in one entry, Azubath, prob. Azubah) Lamson m. by Capt. Newbury, 5 May 1670 (O.C.R.); 2. "Joshua Welles & Hannah (dau. Thos.) Buckland, m. 14 Aug 1681, by Capt. Newbury"... Children (by 1st marriage): [Lists Jonathan first then:] 2. Joshua, b. 10 Apl., 1672. [Lists 4 more children from second marriage: Hannah, John, Henry, and Jacob.] Joshua2 (Jr.) (Joshua1), m. (1) Elizabeth Skinner*, wid. John grant, 12 May, 1697; (2) Mary Danks, 19 May, 1709. [Lists 7 children b. 1698-1711.] *Six children of John grant chose Josua Willes, Jr., their father-in-law, to be their uardian in 1708; prob. their mother died."