Ensign Hugh Welles 
(circa 1590 - circa 1645)
9-greats-grandfather of Darrell Allen Martin.
He probably came in the ship Globe in 1635, with his brother Richard, and settled in Hartford, CT in 1636. He was among the first settlers there. Soon after, he removed to Wethersfield (again among the first to arrive) and lived there the rest of his life. He was an ensign in the Wethersfield military company. Hugh was born in Colchester, Essex, England, circa 1590. He married Frances (--?--) in England circa 1619. Hugh died circa 1645 in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut. He was "of" Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, in May 1651.1
- Appears on these charts
- Pedigree of Darrell Allen Martin
Children of Ensign Hugh Welles and Frances (--?--)
- Thomas Welles+ (1620 - 1676)
- Hugh Welles Junior; Ensign (1625 - 22 Dec 1678)
- Mary Welles (1626 - )
- John Welles+ (ca 1628 - 18 Oct 1692)
Cited documentation
- [S237] Nellie Beardsley Holt, The Family of William Beardsley, One of the First Settlers of Stratford, Connecticut, offset reprint of original typescript. (Ellsworth, Me.: Downeast Graphics and Printing, Inc., 1951), pg. 6, "Hugh and Frances Wells of Wethersfield, Connecticut" at the time of their son Thomas' marriage.