Elizabeth Welch

ELIZABETH, daughter of John & Elizabeth (Slade) Upham, was born about 1632. She married by about 1653 Thomas Welch. She died at Charlestown, 12 Jan 1705/6.

Family

From https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/148005346/thomas-welch

SGT Thomas Welch BIRTH 1622 England DEATH 10 Apr 1701 (aged 78–79) Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

Thomas and his wife were the parents of 13 children, at least 6, 3 Jonathan's and 3 John's dying as infants.

1. John b. 16 Nov. 1651 died soon
2. Deborah b. abt 1653 - 18 Oct 1689
3. Thomas b. 7 Jul 1655 -15 Jun 1703
4. John b. 8 Jul 1657-1657
5. John b. 26 Nov 1658 - 23 Mar 1659
6. Jonathan b. Oct 1659 - young
7. Jonathan b. Jun 1662 - 22 Apr 1663
8. Dorcas b. 3 Sep 1663 -
9. Nathaniel b. 9 Sep 1665 - 10 Jul 1689
10. Jonathan b. 15 Sep 1666 - 30 Sep 1666
11. Elkanah b. 5 Jan 1667 - 1755
12. Jonathan b. 23 Dec 1670 - 13 Dec 1744
13. Ebenezer b.9 Apr 1672 -

Notes

From Ancestry tree

THOMAS WELCH was the first of eight generations of our Welch ancestors in America. One history book calls him Sergt. WELCH, but there is no record of any military service in America. (See paragraph below) He was admitted to the Charlestown church April 12, 1650, and married ELIZABETH UPHAM on March 5, 1653. They had 13 children between 1651 and 1672. In 1691 it was recorded that he had a seat in the meeting-house. Land records show he had several scattered pieces of land, including "the Sybley estate", which he bought of William Mead in 1654. His will written Feb 15, 1700 mentions his sons Thomas, Jonathan, and Elkanah, one of his daughters, and several grandchildren. Thomas was given all of the land on the lower side of his, but Elkanah was given the house and several small parcels. Jonathan was given the land that Jonathan's house stood on. Thomas, being the oldest son, contested the will, and there were several depositions that THOMAS Sr. was of sound mind. The judge divided the estate up according to the will. THOMAS died in 1701, and his wife died in 1705.

Thomas was a sergent in the Charlestown Train Band from 1681 to 1686. A Train Band was a company of trained militia in England or America in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. This is a contraction of the term "Trained Band". In Massachusetts case, they were formed to guard against possible indian attacks.

References

• http://trees.wmgs.org/getperson.php?personID=I118202&tree=Schirado
• Thomas Bellows Wyman & Henry Herbert Edes, (Boston: D. Clapp, 1879).
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/79982402/elizabeth-welch
• C.A. Torrey, New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Page 792. AncestryImage
• Thomas Welch in the Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 Name: Thomas Welch Event Type: Death Death Date: 10 Apr 1701 Death Place: Charlestown, Massachusetts Source Information Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. AncestryImage