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NO, HIS PARENTS ARE ***NOT*** KNOWN!!!

Bogus connection to Welch of Ayr keeps reappearing but it is FAKE!!!

Birth place UNKNOWN. Birth year a GUESSTIMATE. There is NO PROOF.

Anne (Grosse) shown below was the widow of Roger Grosse, haven't seen any documentation that her maiden name was also Grosse:

Major John Welsh was an early settler and officeholder in Anne Arundel County, he served as a Justice in 1667 and 1676. He served as Sheriff 1678-79. He acquired several plantations including "Preston's Enlargement".

He was born England. He married Anne (Grosse) circa 1665 England. They had perhaps 7 children: Sylvester, John (qv), Benjamin, Mary, Elizabeth, Sarah, Damaris.. Major John Welsh survived Anne, deceased circa 1675. Major John Welsh then married Mary Wyatt. Major John Welsh died before 3 March 1683 Anne Arundel Co, MD; will proved.
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John Welsh was born about 1605 (???) in England. By 1670, he married widowed Anne Grosse. Two children were born to them, Sylvester and John Welsh, Jr. She died before 1675, when Major Welsh married Mary Wyatt. Mary was the daughter of Damaris Wyatt, second wife of Nicholas Wyatt, of Virginia. John and Mary had several children, one of them being Damaris Welsh who married, secondly, Thomas Stockett in 1700. The Stocketts became the parents of Mary, who married Joseph Brewer in 1736.

Major Welsh arrived in Maryland prior to 1668, when he was a "Gentleman Justice" of Anne Arundel County. He was Commissioner of the County Court in 1667. He was Commissioned Justice for several years and was a member of the Quorum in 1676. In 1677 or 1678, he was appointed High Sheriff of Anne Arundel County. He was considered the most important official in the county, responsible only to the "Proprietor". In 1678, there was a period of Indian warfare, the "Nanticoke War". Major Welsh was responsible to suppress any Indian uprisings. As recognition for his military valor, he was granted 1000 acres which was named "Three Sisters". This was a great honor to have bestowed upon him.

In 1681, a new Indian warfare outbreak occurred. Indians killed one of Welsh's servants and two Englishmen on his plantation. The Indians also attempted to enter the home of some of the other settlers. It appears that Major Welsh had gained the reputation of an Indian fighter. He was held in high esteem for his leadership abilities and his character.

In 1682, Major Welsh was chosen as one of twenty four commissioners, "men of the highest importance, the civil and military officers of the counties", to represent Anne Arundel County in the initiation of the "Act for the Advancement of Trade". Major Welsh was the fifth name on the list. He died the following year in 1683. He was considered one of the "worthies in American history who helped to lay the foundation of our nation as it is today."

http://www.timelesstreasure.net/major_john_welsh.htm [DEAD LINK]

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Major John Welsh, English immigrant, was born about 1622. He served in the Nanticoke War; was High Sheriff of Anne Arundel County and a Commissioner of Anne Arundel County,Maryland. His will was made in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, January 6, 1683 and recorded March 3, 1683-4 (Liber 4, Folio 35). It names his wife, Mary; sons, Silvester (oldest), John & Benjamin; and daughters, Mary, Eliza, Sarah & Damaris; unborn child [Robert]; and brother, Henry.

Links

• http://newsarch.rootsweb.com/th/read/CARROLL/2008-07/1216287565
• http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mdbaltim/wills/will258.htm

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Biography

Came from England in 1642 to Anne Arundel Co., MD when he was 19 years old. (???)

MAJOR JOHN WELSH, HIGH SHERIFF, OF A. A. CO. In 1667, Major Welsh was a Commissioner of Anne Arundel County. In 1675, as the husband of Mrs. Anne Grosse, widow of Hon. Roger Grosse, he was executor of the large Grosse estate, and summoned John Grosse, Richard Snowden and his wife, Elizabeth, lately Elizabeth Grosse, Roger Grosse, Jr., William Grosse and Francis Grosse, in settlement of the estate. Mrs. Elizabeth (Grosse) Welsh was the mother of Silvester and John Welsh, Jr. The latter was known later as Major and Colonel John. She died before 1675, when Major Welsh married Mary, stepdaughter of Nicholas Wyatt, and half-sister of Sarah (Wyatt) Dorsey, wife of Colonel Edward.In 1679, Major Welsh was one of "The Quorum," and was High Sheriff in 1678 and 1679. In the former year, he was defendant against John Homewood in a suit against his deputy. In 1683, Major Welsh was a commissioner for building the courthouse, and in the same year, a commissioner for the advancement of trade in Anne Arundel. In short, Major Welsh was continuously in the public service. His will, of 1686, left his South River lands, " Arnold's Grey," to Silvester and John, because they came through his Grosse wife. Benjamin Welsh was installed in the South River homestead. The four daughters, Mary, Elizabeth, Sarah and Damaris Welsh, were joint heirs of his lands upon the Gunpowder. " Unto my wife, Mary, ' Preston's Enlargement,' near River Dam, Herring Creek. I give to my brother, Henry Welsh, my tobacco box, silver headed cane, broadcloth suit and one thousand acres of land." This brother I could not find in our records. Though named an executor, the estate was settled by son, Sylvester, and his widow, Mary, then wife of James Ellis.

Source: THE FOUNDERS OF ANNE ARUNDEL & HOWARD COUNTIES, MD. A Genealogical and Biographical Review from wills, deeds and church records. BY J.D. WARFIELD, A.M. Formerly Professor of English Literature in the Maryland Agriculture

• Name: John Welsh
• Sex: M
• Birth: about 1622
• Death: BEF 16 JUN 1684 in Burrages End, Herring Creek Hundred, Anne Arundel, MD
• Parents: unknown as of Sept 2018
• Brother: Henry Welch
• Marriage 1)Anne widow Grosse b: APR 1623 in Anne Arundel Co., MD Married: BEF 1670 in Anne Arundel Co., MD 2) Mary, daughter of Damaris Bland

Children with 1st wife include

• Has Children John Welsh b: ABT DEC 1678 in South River, All Hollows Parish, Anne Arundel, MD

His Will

From http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mdbaltim/wills/will258.htm

Last Will & Testament of Major John Welsh of Anne Arundel CountyMade on January 6, 1683, Recorded on March 3, 1683/1684

In the name of God, Amen I, John Welsh, of ye County of Ann Arundel in ye Province of Maryland, Gent, being sick and weak in body but of sound and perfect Memory (praised be God for ye same) and considering ye fraile state and condition of human nature and ye certainty of death and ye uncertainty of ye time thereof, do make and constitute ordain and appoint this my last will and test in manner and forme fol ye 6 January anno Doin 1683, making void and null all former and other wills by me made. Impremis: I bequeath my soul to Almighty God my Creator from whom I received same, faithfully trusting to his infinite and unbounded mercies through Jesus Christ my Savior and Redeemer to obtain forgiveness of all my sins great and many fold and a blessed and glorious resurrection amongst the faithful at ye last day and a happy and blessed state of inheritance in the world to come which shall endure to all eternity and my body to ye Earth whence it came: and as for such wordly goods as it hath pleased God of his goodness here to intrust me withall I will and dispose of same in manner and forme following (that is to say): 2nd. I give and bequeath to my two eldest sons Silvester Welsh and John Welsh all ye my tract and plantation called Arnold Gray lying near South River in Ann Arundel Co. aforesaid equally to be divided between them to have and to hold same unto them ye sd Silvester and John Welsh and their heirs forever, from and after such time ye sd. Silvester and John do and shall attain of them ye full age of one and twenty years. 3. I give and bequeath unto my third son Benjamin Welsh my now dwelling place with all ye lands and premises thereunto belonging situate and being on ye Ridge near Herring Creek in ye County of Ann Arundel aforesaid to have and hold same unto ye sd. Benjamin and his heirs forever from and after such time as he shall attain to ye full age of one and twenty years. 4. I give and bequeath unto my four daughters (yt. is to say) Mary Welsh, Elizabeth Welsh, Sarah Welsh, and Damaris Welsh all yt. my tract or pcell land lying and situate and being near Gunpowder River in Baltimore Co. (surveyed and laid out for 1000a more or less) equally to be divided between them ... after ... shall attain ye full age of sixteen years. 5. And whereas my now wife Mary is supposed to be with child ... unto ye same my child ... male or female all ye my tract or parcel of land called Prestons Enlargement lying and being near ye Beaverdam in Herring Creek County Ann Arundel ... after ... he or she ... attain ... one and twenty ... 6. Provided ... if no such child ... be born ... nor if ye sd child do die and not live to attain ye full age of 21 ... then(???)my will is ... Prestons Enlargement be and go to my eldest son Silvester Welsh ... And for my personal estate yt is to say my Goods and Chattels I dispose of them as follows: 7. I give ... unto my loving brother Henry Welsh my silver tobacco box, my cane with a silver head and my broad cloth suit of clothes(???)and after my just debts be truly satisfied and paid and also my legacies herein mentioned ... ye residue ... to be equally divided amongst my wife and children ... my wives share or pt be in lien of her thirds ... 8. And I do hereby make ... my sd loving wife Mary Welsh my whole and sole exect ... discharge my just debts ... bury ... 9. And my will further is yt my sd wife Mary ... have ye tuition and education of all my children before mentioned and to have and receive ye profits and benefits of all and every of their respective estates ... real and personal until they ... respectively attain their ... ages above mencioned toward ye charges of maintaining and bringing of them up without rendering any further account. And I do further appoint ... my said loving brother Henry Welsh, Edward Dorsey, Gentman (sic. Colonel Edward Dorsey, married the step-sister of John Welsh's wife Mary) and Edward Talbott to be supervisors of this my will ...Lastly I ... make void all former wills. In witness whereof I have here unto set my hand and seale ye day and year above written. John Welsh.

Signed, sealed and delivered published and declared in Ye presence of :Henry Hanslap, Wolfran Hunt, Samuel Warner, Elizabeth Hanslap.

Probated March 3, 1683-1684

Source: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=joansovel... [BAD LINK]

This site shows his will: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=joansovel... [BAD LINK]

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Welch-5423

GEDCOM Note

<b>Will of John Welsh, of the County of Anne Arundell, in the Province of Maryland</b> sixth day of Janurary Anno Dom One thousand six hundred eighty and three Two eldest sons Silvester Welsh and John Welsh : plantation called Arnold Gray Lyeing near South River in County of Ann Arundell, to be equally divided between them...(after such time the said Silvester and John doe and shall attain each of them the full age of one and twenty year.) Son Benjamin Welsh; now dwelling plantation situate and being on the Ridge near Herring Creek (from and after such time and terms he the said Benjamin shall attaine the age of one and twenty years. Four daughters: Mary Welsh, Elizabeth Welsh, Sarah Welsh and Damaris Welsh all that my tract or parcel of land lying situate and being near Gunpowder River in Baltimore County (surveyed and laid out for one thousand acres more or less) equally to be divided between them the said Mary Elizabeth Sarah and Demaris and survivors of them,....from and after the time and term that each and every of them doe and shall attain the full age of sixteen years. And whereas my now wife Mary, is supposed to be with child, my will is and I give and bequeath unto the same my child which shall be vorn of her be it male of female and all that my tract or parcel of land called Prestons Inlargement lyeing and being near the beverdams in Herring Creek in the County of Ann Aundell aforesaid, .., from and after the term he or she doe and shall attaine the full age of one and twenty years and to his or her heirs forever. If child isn't born or dies: Prestons Inlargement goe to eldest son Silvester Welsh... Personal Estate: loving brother Henry Welsh Executrix: Loving wife Mary Welsh: Have the tuition and education of all my children before mentioned, and to have and receive the profits and benefits of all and every of their respective estates hereby bequesthed until they and every of them doe respectively attaine their severall and respective ages above mentioned toward the charges of maintaining and bringing of them upp without render any further accompt and I doe further appoint and ernest request my said loving brother Henry Welsh Edward Dorsey Gent and Edward Talbott to be suppercisers of this my will and to see the due execution thereof (signed) John Welsh (seal imprinted)

No record of his ever traveling to/from Ulster, Ireland, with or without wife or children. No record of his having anything whatsoever to do with Ulster, Ireland.

• Reference: FamilySearch Family Tree - SmartCopy: Jan 16 2022, 8:31:41 UTC