Frances

- Yes, date unknown

Dr./Capt. Richard Wells

Abt 1605 - 1667  (62 years)

Birth	Abt 1605	Saltish Cornwall, Essex, England
Died	Aug 1667	Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Family	Frances
Children	1. Richard Wells   2. William Wells + 3. Col. George Wells   4. John Wells   5. Robert Wells   6. Benjamin Wells   7. Frances Wells   8. Martha Wells + 9. Mary Wells           b. Lower Norfolk Co., Virginia   10. Anne Wells   11. Elizabeth Wells

Richard Wells

- 1671

Died	1671
Father	Dr./Capt. Richard Wells           b. Abt 1605, Saltish Cornwall, Essex, England
Mother	Frances
Family	Sophia Ewen           b. Abt 1649

Sophia Ewen

Abt 1649 - 1675  (26 years)

Birth	Abt 1649
Died	1674/5
Father	Maj. Richard Ewen           b. Abt 1620
Mother	Sophia
Family 1	Richard Wells
Family 2	Henry Beedle
Married	Bef 13 Nov 1671
Children	1. Sophia Beedle           b. 1672

William Wells

- Bef 1667

Died	Bef 1667
Father	Dr./Capt. Richard Wells           b. Abt 1605, Saltish Cornwall, Essex, England
Mother	Frances

Col. George Wells

- 1696

Died	Jul 1696	Baltimore Co., Maryland
Buried	19 Jul 1696
Father	Dr./Capt. Richard Wells           b. Abt 1605, Saltish Cornwall, Essex, England
Mother	Frances
Family	Blanche Gouldsmith
Married	Aft 7 Oct 1667
Children	+ 1. Benjamin Wells           b. Bef 1675, Baltimore Co., Maryland   2. Blanche Wells           b. Abt 1681   3. Frances Wells           b. About 1682/3   4. Susan Mary Wells           b. About 1684/5   5. George Wells           b. 1686

Blanche Gouldsmith

- 1704

Died	1704
Family	Col. George Wells
Married	Aft 7 Oct 1667
Children	+ 1. Benjamin Wells           b. Bef 1675, Baltimore Co., Maryland   2. Blanche Wells           b. Abt 1681   3. Frances Wells           b. About 1682/3   4. Susan Mary Wells           b. About 1684/5   5. George Wells           b. 1686

John Wells

- Abt 1714

Died	Abt 1714
Father	Dr./Capt. Richard Wells           b. Abt 1605, Saltish Cornwall, Essex, England
Mother	Frances

Robert Wells

- Aft 1667

Died	Aft 1667
Father	Dr./Capt. Richard Wells           b. Abt 1605, Saltish Cornwall, Essex, England
Mother	Frances

Benjamin Wells

- 1702

Died	1702
Father	Dr./Capt. Richard Wells           b. Abt 1605, Saltish Cornwall, Essex, England
Mother	Frances

Frances Wells

- Yes, date unknown

Died	Yes, date unknown
Father	Dr./Capt. Richard Wells           b. Abt 1605, Saltish Cornwall, Essex, England
Mother	Frances

Martha Wells

- Bef 1672

Died	Bef 1672
Father	Dr./Capt. Richard Wells           b. Abt 1605, Saltish Cornwall, Essex, England
Mother	Frances

Mary Wells

- Abt 1698

Birth	Lower Norfolk Co., Virginia
Died	Abt 1698	Maryland
Buried	21 Jan 1698	All Hallows Chapel, Davidsonville, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Father	Dr./Capt. Richard Wells           b. Abt 1605, Saltish Cornwall, Essex, England
Mother	Frances
Family 1	Capt. Thomas Stockett           b. Abt 1633, Kent, England
Married	Abt 1655
Children	+ 1. Thomas Stockett, Jr.           b. 17 Apr 1667, South River, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland   2. Mary Stockett + 3. Frances Stockett           b. 1665
Family 2	George Yate           b. Abt 1640, England
Children	+ 1. Elizabeth Yate   2. George Yate           b. Abt 1674, South River Hundred, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland   3. John Yate           b. South River Hundred, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland   4. Anne Yate           b. Aft 1670, Calvert Co., Maryland

Capt. Thomas Stockett

Abt 1633 - 1671  (38 years)

Birth	Abt 1633	Kent, England
Christened	2 Apr 1635	Bekesbourne, Kent, England
Died	4 May 1671
Father	Thomas Stockett           b. Dec 1595, Canterbury, Kent, England
Mother	Frances Ayleworth           b. Abt 1597, Canterbury, Kent, England
Family	Mary Wells           b. Lower Norfolk Co., Virginia
Married	Abt 1655
Children	+ 1. Thomas Stockett, Jr.           b. 17 Apr 1667, South River, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland   2. Mary Stockett + 3. Frances Stockett           b. 1665

George Yate

Abt 1640 - 1691  (51 years)

Birth	Abt 1640	England
Died	1691
Father	John Yate           b. Abt 1613
Mother	Mary Tentershall
Family	Mary Wells           b. Lower Norfolk Co., Virginia
Children	+ 1. Elizabeth Yate   2. George Yate           b. Abt 1674, South River Hundred, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland   3. John Yate           b. South River Hundred, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland   4. Anne Yate           b. Aft 1670, Calvert Co., Maryland

Anne Wells

- Aft 1667

Died	Aft 1667
Father	Dr./Capt. Richard Wells           b. Abt 1605, Saltish Cornwall, Essex, England
Mother	Frances

Elizabeth Wells

- Bef 1667

Died	Bef 1667
Father	Dr./Capt. Richard Wells           b. Abt 1605, Saltish Cornwall, Essex, England
Mother	Frances

• Name	Frances   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Immigration	1652-53	Maryland   [4]
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Origins
  Notes	See the notes under her husband for why this is NOT Frances White. Honeyman and Winkelman (S136, page 39) cite another source (not Wurts) which does record Richard's wife's name as Frances, as well as the names of 10 of his children (all but Martha), dated 5 Oct. 1653.
  Person ID	I3682
  Last Modified	12 Jan 2025

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Dr./Capt. Richard Wells           b. Abt 1605, Saltish Cornwall, Essex, England           d. Aug 1667, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (Age 62 years)
  Children	1. Richard Wells             d. 1671 ▻ Sophia Ewen   2. William Wells             d. Bef 1667 + 3. Col. George Wells             d. Jul 1696, Baltimore Co., Maryland ▻ Blanche Gouldsmith  m. Aft 7 Oct 1667   4. John Wells             d. Abt 1714   5. Robert Wells             d. Aft 1667   6. Benjamin Wells             d. 1702   7. Frances Wells             d. Yes, date unknown   8. Martha Wells             d. Bef 1672 + 9. Mary Wells           b. Lower Norfolk Co., Virginia           d. Abt 1698, Maryland ▻ Capt. Thomas Stockett  m. Abt 1655;   George Yate   10. Anne Wells             d. Aft 1667   11. Elizabeth Wells             d. Bef 1667
  Family ID	F3808	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Jan 2025

  
  

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• Sources

  [S136] Gale E.S. Honeyman and Agnes Winkleman, Maryland Genealogical Society Bulletin, 39. [S138] James Duvall Trabue, Maryland Genealogical Society Bulletin. [S169] Robert W. Barnes, Baltimore County Families 1659-1759, (Baltimore), 674. [S599] The Early Settlers of Maryland: An Index to Names of Immigrants Compiled from Records of Land Patents, 1633-1680, in the Hall of Records, Annapolis, Maryland, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing), Wells family is on 493-95, from Liber ABH, Fol. 347.