John Wells

1638 - 1677  (39 years)

• Name	John Wells
  Birth	About 1638  [7]
  Deed	1657 (19 years)	Wells, York County, Maine, U.S.A.   [2]
  He was deeded 350 acres of his father's land in Wells in 1657.
  Moved To	About 1664/65 (27 years)	Wells, York County, Maine, U.S.A.   [4]
  About 1664/65 he moved to Wells, Maine.
  Death	11 Apr 1677	Wells, York County, Maine, U.S.A.   [2, 4, 7, 10, 14, 15]
  He was killed by Indians.
  Probate/Proved	6 Nov 1677 (39 years)	Wells, York County, Maine, U.S.A.   [14]
  Natha11 Wells of Ipswich, ad Tho: Wells of Amesbury, ad Saraih Sayer, late wife of John Wells, deceased, are hereby appoynted joint administrators to ye estate of the aforesd John Wells/
  Legal	19 Nov 1734 (96 years)  [14]
  On 19 November 1734 his sons, John and Thomas, made a deposition giving their father's age age as 64 years if still alive.
  Siblings	2 brothers and 5 sisters
  1. Nathaniel Wells,   b. Abt 1636, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 15 Dec 1681, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 45 years) + 2. John Wells,   b. About 1638   d. 11 Apr 1677, Wells, York County, Maine, U.S.A.  (Age 39 years) ▻ Sarah Littlefield,  m. 1664/65   3. Sarah Wells,   b. Abt 1640, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   4. Abigail Wells,   b. Abt 1642, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 16 Jun 1677, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 35 years)   5. Elizabeth Wells,   b. Abt 1645, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   6. Rev. Thomas Wells,   b. 11 Jan 1646/47, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 10 Jul 1734, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 87 years)   7. Hannah Wells,   b. About 1649, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   8. Lydia Wells,   b. Abt 1651, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Thomas Wells,   b. 1566, Essex, England d. 26 May 1620, Colchester, Essex, England  (Age 54 years)  (Grandfather)  Abigail Baker,   c. Apr 1590, Epping, Essex, England Epping is a market town and civil parish in the Epping Forest district of the County of Essex, England. It is located 3 miles (5 km) northeast of Loughton, 5 miles (8 km) south of Harlow and 11 miles (18 km) northwest of Brentwood. Epinga", a small community of a few scattered farms and a chapel on the edge of the forest, is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086. However, the settlement referred to is known today as Epping Upland. It is not known for certain when the present-day Epping was first settled. By the mid-12th century a settlement known as Epping Heath (later named Epping Street), had developed south of Epping Upland as a result of vigorous clearing of the forest for cultivation. In 1253 King Henry III conveyed the right to hold a weekly market in Epping Street which helped to establish the town as a centre of trade and has continued to the present day (the sale of cattle in the High Street continued until 1961).   (Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I626	Roy Line
  Last Modified	26 Oct 2021

  
  

  Father	Deacon Thomas Wells,   c. 11 Dec 1605, Colchester, Essex, England d. 26 Oct 1666, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age ~ 60 years)
  Mother	Abigail Warner,   c. 2 Jun 1614, Boxted, Essex, England d. 22 Jul 1671, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age ~ 57 years)
  Family ID	F619	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Sarah Littlefield,   b. 15 Nov 1649, Wells, York County, Province of Maine d. Jan 1734/35, Wells, York County, Province of Massachusetts Bay (now Maine) (Age 85 years)  Other Partners: William Sawyer  m. 2 Nov 1677
  Marriage	1664/65	Wells, York County, Province of Massachusetts Bay (now Maine)   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 27 years - She : ~ 15 years and 1 month.
  Children	2 sons and 2 daughters
  +   1. Sarah Wells,   b. 27 Aug 1669   d. 27 Mar 1756, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 86 years) ▻ Samuel Sibley  m. 13 Sep 1695;   John Sawyer  m. 25 Nov 1710     2. John Wells,   b. 1670, Wells, York County, Maine, U.S.A. d. 1748, Wells, York County, Maine, U.S.A. (Age 78 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     3. Deacon Thomas Wells,   b. 1672, Wells, York County, Maine, U.S.A. d. 26 Aug 1737, Wells, York County, Maine, U.S.A. (Age 65 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     4. Patience Wells,   b. 1674, Wells, York County, Maine, U.S.A. d. After 1703, York County, Maine, U.S.A. (Age 30 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F451	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Jul 2025

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1John Wells(1638 – 1677) 2Deacon Thomas Wells(1605 – 1666) 4Thomas Wells(1566 – 1620) 8 9 5 10 11 3Abigail Warner(1614 – 1671) 6William Warner(1585 – 1648) 12Samuel Warner(Abt 1570 – ) 13 7Abigail Baker(1590 – ) 14 15

  
  

• Event Map		Deed - 1657 - Wells, York County, Maine, U.S.A. Moved To - About 1664/65 - Wells, York County, Maine, U.S.A. Marriage - 1664/65 - Wells, York County, Province of Massachusetts Bay (now Maine) Death - 11 Apr 1677 - Wells, York County, Maine, U.S.A. Probate/Proved - 6 Nov 1677 - Wells, York County, Maine, 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

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