Col. Thomas Welles

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Thomas Welles

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Birthplace: Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony
Death: May 14, 1767 (75)
Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony
Place of Burial: Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Samuel Welles, of Wethersfield and Ruth Welles
Husband of Martha Welles and Martha Wells / White
Father of Mary Hale; Elizabeth Hale (Welles Pitkin); William Welles, Esq.; John Welles, Esq.; Ruth Welles and 4 others
Brother of Samuel Welles, III; Thaddeus Welles; Mary Welles; Samuel Welles; Silas Welles and 4 others

Occupation: Military officer
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About Col. Thomas Welles

Source: History of the Welles family in England and Normandy, by Albert Welles, pp. 113, 121



In 1739 Thomas was appointed Colonel of the 6th Connecticut Regiment. He served his Colony faithfully, being a Deputy for Glastonbury from 1725-1751, served in the Upper House as an Assistant 1751-1769, Justice of the Peace 1736-1743, Speaker of the House 1746-1751. He was also Commissioner of the Massachusetts Boundary Line in 1739, Surveyor of the County of Hartford, and member of the Committee of War in 1754. In the Colonial Records he is characterized as "one of the principal inhabitants of the town of Glastonbury."

https://www.cga.ct.gov/hco/speakers/bios/Thomas_Welles_again.pdf



He married Martha Pitkin on December 28, 1715 at Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut.

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Col. Thomas Welles's Timeline

1692
February 14, 1692
Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony
1717
1717
1718
February 19, 1718
Glastonbury, Hartford , Connecticut
1720
November 23, 1720
1722
1722
CT, United States
1724
March 3, 1724
Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
1727
1727
1729
August 11, 1729
Glastonbury,Hartford,Connecticut,USA
1732
1732