John Wells

Douglas Richardson, "The Ancestry of Grace (Wells) Norton of Guilford," in The American Genealogist: New England Weld Family, (New Haven, Conn.: D.L. Jacobus, 1980) Vol 56 p 170 – 172 and Vol 54 p 179

Will of William Wells 1615 • Nether Dean (i.e. lower Dean), Bedfordshire, England

names his wife Grace and three children: John Wells (the father of Grace Wells), Robert Wells and a daughter Elizabeth Totnall. He named Robert's son Daniel. He names John wells children John, Prudence and Grace; girls: Martha, Sarah Alice and Mary Godfrey

Douglas Richardson, M.A wrote Researchers found the Will of William Wells of Nether Deane, Bedfordshire. In it they found " Item I do give to Grace daughter to John Wells ten pounds and my second kettle......" Item I do give to my wife Grace Wells, etc." So not concluse but the Will was probated in 1615. Grace and Thomas Norton were married in Shelton, Beds 5 May 1631. John son of William had a daughter born before 1615. If all this is true neither Hugh nor Thomas Nor Hugh-Thomas were her father. Article sent There is one cause for doubt. Why if she were only about 3 to 5 yrs old at the time did her grandfather leave her a kettle? Unless she liked to play with it.

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