Hester Wells

1611 - 1692  (~ 80 years)

• Name	Hester Wells
  Christening	21 Jun 1611	Maldon, Essex, England   [1, 2]
  Will	17 Dec 1624 (~ 13 years)  [1]
  She is mentioned in her father's will.
  Immigration	30 Apr 1634 (~ 22 years)  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Hugh and Hester sailed from Ipswich, England on board the Francis, John Cutting, master.
  Death	21 May 1692	Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 3, 4, 5]
  Siblings	5 brothers and 4 sisters
  1. Hellene Wells,   c. 9 Dec 1600, Maldon, Essex, England d. 1655  (Age ~ 54 years)   2. Thomas Wells,   c. 2 Jun 1602, Maldon, Essex, England bur. 15 Jun 1605, Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age ~ 3 years)   3. Hester Wells,   c. 8 Feb 1604, Maldon, Essex, England bur. 12 Mar 1609/10, Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age ~ 6 years)   4. Christopher Wells,   c. 19 Sep 1605, Maldon, Essex, England bur. 25 Oct 1605, Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age ~ 0 years)   5. Elizabeth Wells,   c. 16 Aug 1609, Maldon, Essex, England bur. 9 Mar 1612, Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age ~ 2 years) + 6. Hester Wells,   c. 21 Jun 1611, Maldon, Essex, England d. 21 May 1692, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age ~ 80 years) ▻ Capt. Hugh Mason,  m. 13 Jan 1632/33   7. Thomas Wells,   c. 25 Jul 1613, Maldon, Essex, England bur. 23 Apr 1614, Old Malden, Kingston, London, England  (Age ~ 0 years)   8. Thomas Wells,   c. 7 May 1615, Maldon, Essex, England bur. 31 May 1615, Old Malden, Kingston, London, England  (Age ~ 0 years)   9. Thomas Wells,   c. 2 Jun 1617, Maldon, Essex, England bur. 30 Nov 1631, Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age ~ 14 years)   10. Elizabeth Wells,   c. Jan 1618, Maldon, Essex, England d. 8 Feb 1619, Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age ~ 1 years)
  Patriarch & Matriarch	John Wells,   b. 1500 to 1510, England   (Great Grandfather)  Helen Pilgrim,   b. 1579, Maldon, Essex, England   (Mother)
  Person ID, Branch	I1801	Roy Line
  Last Modified	28 Jun 2019

  
  

  Father	Thomas Wells,   b. Abt 1575, Maldon, Essex, England bur. 25 Dec 1624, Maldon, Essex, England (Age ~ 49 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Helen Pilgrim,   b. 1579, Maldon, Essex, England
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F1505	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Capt. Hugh Mason,   c. 23 Mar 1605/06, Dorking, Surrey, England d. 10 Oct 1678, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age ~ 72 years)
  Marriage	13 Jan 1632/33	Maldon, Essex, England   [1, 2, 4, 7]
  Age at Marriage	She : 21 years and 7 months - He : 26 years and 10 months.
  Children	3 sons and 6 daughters
  1. Hannah Mason,   b. 23 Sep 1636, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 1696, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 59 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     2. Elizabeth Mason,   b. 23 Sep 1636, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. young, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     3. Elizabeth Mason,   b. 3 Sep 1638, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 17 Dec 1640, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 2 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   4. Mary Mason,   b. 17 Dec 1640, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Rev. Joseph Esterbrook  m. 20 May 1668     5. Ruth Mason,   b. 17 Dec 1640, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 17 Dec 1640, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 0 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     6. John Mason,   b. 1 Jan 1644/45, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 22 Feb 1730, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 85 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     7. Joseph Mason,   b. 10 Aug 1646, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 22 Jul 1702, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 55 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     8. Daniel Mason,   b. 19 Feb 1648/49, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 1698, Algiers, Algeria (Age 48 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     9. Sarah Mason,   b. 25 Sep 1651, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. After 1696 (Age 45 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F1503	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Jun 2019

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Hester Wells(1611 – 1692) 2Thomas Wells(Abt 1575 – 1624) 4Thomas Wells(Abt 1540/41 – 1605) 8John Wells(1510 – ) 9 5Elizabeth Millowes(Abt 1551 – ) 10 11 3Helen Pilgrim(1579 – ) 6 12 13 7 14 15

  
  

• Event Map		Christening - 21 Jun 1611 - Maldon, Essex, England Marriage - 13 Jan 1632/33 - Maldon, Essex, England Death - 21 May 1692 - Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S1354] Lawson, Stephen M. Ancestry of Stephen Lawson - Mason , (http://sml.simplenet.com/ancestries/hyde.htm. Printout dated 22 March 1998). [S1355] Fiske, Jane Fletcher. "The English Background of Hugh Mason of Watertown, Massachusetts", (New Haven, Connecticut: The American Genealogist, volume 78, 2003). [S88] Paige, Lucius R. History of Cambridge, Massachusetts 1630-1877 with a Genealogical Register , (Boston: H. O. Houghton and Company, 1877). [S86] Gozzaldi, Mary Isabella. History of Cambridge, Massachusetts 1630-1877 with a Genealogical Register - Supplement and Index Reprint of 1930 edition, (Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, 1986). [S1356] Peirce, Benjamin Osgood. "Capt. Hugh Mason's Gravestones" , (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume XXXIII, July 1880). [S1357] Mason, Charles Francis. "The English Home of Capt. Hugh Mason of Watertown, Mass." , (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume LXXVIII, July 1924). [S14] Ancestry.com, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current® http://findagrave.com, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).