Dr./Capt. Richard Wells

Abt 1605 - 1667  (62 years)

Frances

- Yes, date unknown

Died	Yes, date unknown
Family	Dr./Capt. Richard Wells           b. Abt 1605, Saltish Cornwall, Essex, England
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	Richard Wells  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Prefix	Dr./Capt.
  Immigration	1652-53	Maryland   [7]
  Birth	Abt 1605	Saltish Cornwall, Essex, England
  Gender	Male
  Religion	Puritan
  Death	Aug 1667	Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
  Origins
  Notes	Traditionally, Richard Wells is recorded as having been married to one Frances White, the daughter of Richard White and Lady Catherine Weston, recusant Catholics and descendants of English royalty. This, of course, would be neato, since Richard Wells and his wife are direct ancestors on this tree. But, this wedding seems to be a case of desired royal ancestry. The wedding is treated as a fact in Honeyman and Winkleman (MDGenSoc Bulletin, 28.1 [Winter 1987], page 39) and by Chaney (MDGenSoc Bulletin, 35.2 [Spring 1994], page 207). Both of these article cite Wurts, Magna Charta as their (only) source for Frances White's last name and family. But, in a letter responding to Chaney's article in the next, summer issue of the Bulletin, (MDGenSoc Bulletin 35.3: 168-69), Brice Clagett takes Chaney to task for relying on the romanticized and unsourced genealogical work by Wurts, many of whose lines have been proven to be simply wrong. Clagett says it may be possible, but that 1) Newman does not find any evidence of the marriage, and 2) the marriage does not appear in Roberts' Royal Descents. His and another letter in this Summer issue also note a series of dating inconsistencies in Chaney's article. Because of the convincing argument in this letter, I do NOT cite Chaney as evidence in this database for anything (or Wurts, for that matter). Honeyman and Winkelman cite another source which does record Richard's wife's name as Frances, and does record the names of 10 of his children (all but Martha), dated 5 Oct. 1653. A further article comments on the issue. James D. Trabue, in "A Reconsideration of the Wells-White Marriage ((MDGenSoc Bulletin 40.1 [Winter, 1999]: 3-25) argues that there is evidence for the marriage. But evidence they cite remains circumstantial. The fact, for instance, that Newman signed a set of documents which notes the wedding as possible only means that the wedding is possible. Stewart Estes Wood, "The Wells-Wood Alliance," Maryland Genealogical Society Bulletin 41.3 (Summer, 2000) 409-420 does NOT seem to discuss this part of Wells family, if they are related. Richard Wells was granted title to "Benjamin Choice," "Morley's Lot," "Bednall Green," and "Benjamin's Addition" in Anne Arundel Co. in 1659 and 1663 (Newman). [3, 8, 9, 10]
  Person ID	I5413
  Last Modified	12 Jan 2025

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Frances             d. Yes, date unknown
  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

  
  

• Event Map		Immigration - 1652-53 - Maryland  Death - Aug 1667 - Anne Arundel Co., Maryland   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S17] Harry Wright Newman, Anne Arundel Gentry (Rpt.): A Genealogical History of Some Early Families of Anne Arundel Co., Maryland, (Rpt. Delaware: Colonial Roots), 1.6; 2.499. [S136] Gale E.S. Honeyman and Agnes Winkleman, Maryland Genealogical Society Bulletin, 39. [S138] James Duvall Trabue, Maryland Genealogical Society Bulletin. [S376] Mrs. Henry B. Montgomery, Maryland Genealogical Notes: Wells Family of Maryland, (personally published; typescript), 1-2. [S169] Robert W. Barnes, Baltimore County Families 1659-1759, (Baltimore), 674. [S1051] Gale E.S. Honeyman and Agnes Winkleman, The Thomas and Elizabeth (Smith) Plummer Family, (privately published), 290. [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. [S136] Gale E.S. Honeyman and Agnes Winkleman, Maryland Genealogical Society Bulletin. [S137] Nellie Owings Chaney, Maryland Genealogical Society Bulletin. [S20] Brice Clagett, Maryland Genealogical Society Bulletin.