Joshua Wells II was born 26 September 1691 in Southold, Suffolk County, New York, United States to Joshua Wells (1664-1744) and Hannah Tuthill (1667-1758) and died 9 April 1761 Southold, Suffolk County, New York, United States of unspecified causes. He married Mary Brewster (1695-1761) 1715 in Southold, Suffolk County, New York, United States.
Settler in Southold, Long Island
Vital Stats
- Son of Joshua Wells I (1664-1744) and Hannah Tuthill (1667-1758)
- 1691-Sep-26 : Birth - Southold, Suffolk Co, New York (Long Island)
- 1711 : Marriage to Mary Brewster (1690-1761) - Long Island
- 1761-Apr-09 : Died - Southold, Suffolk Co, New York (Long Island)
Biography
Mary Brewster was born 1695 in Brookhaven, Long Island, NY, and died 31 MAR 1761 in Southold, Suffolk, New York. She married Joshua WELLS 1711 in Long Island, NY, son of Joshua WELLS and Hannah TUTHILL. He was born 26 SEP 1691 in Southold, Suffolk, New York, and died 9 APR 1761 in Southold, Suffolk, NY. She married Joshua WELLS JUN 1715 in Southold, Suffolk, NY. (Husband and wife died only 10 days apart?)
Family
- Mary WELLS was born ABT 1713 in Southold, Suffolk, New York.
- Joshua Wells III (1716-1787) was born ABT 1716 in Southold, Suffolk, NY, was christened 1716 in Southold, Suffolk, New York, and died 26 FEB 1787.
- Timothy Wells (1719-1782) - was born 1719 in Southold, Suffolk, New York, and died 16 JAN 1782. He married Martha TERRY.
- David WELLS was born ABT 1721 in Southold, Suffolk, New York.
- Deliverance WELLS was born ABT 1722 in Southold, Suffolk, New York, and died 1760.
- Hannah WELLS was born 5 JAN 1723 in Southold, Suffolk, New York, and died 11 NOV 1753.
- ABIGAIL WELLS was born 1727 in Southold, Suffolk, New York. She married Simon BENJAMIN 1747.
- John WELLS was born 1728 in Southold, Suffolk, New York, and died 15 DEC 1797. He married Mary 2 NOV 1751.
- Sarah Wells (1732-1820) - Sarah WELLS was born ABT 1731 in Southold, Suffolk, New York, and died 11 DEC 1820 in NY.
- Deborah WELLS was born ABT 1735 in Southold, Suffolk, New York.
Children
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Mary Wells (1687-1688) | |||
| Hannah Wells (1688-1690) | |||
| Joshua Wells (1690-1761) | 26 September 1691 Southold, Suffolk County, New York, United States | 9 April 1761 Southold, Suffolk County, New York, United States | Mary Brewster (1695-1761) |
| Deliverance Wells (1693-) | |||
| Abigail Wells (1694-1781) | |||
| Samuel Wells (1700-1776) | |||
| Daniel Wells (1702-1761) | 26 March 1702 Southold, Suffolk County, New York, United States | 20 March 1761 Aquebogue, Suffolk County, New York, United States | Elizabeth Downs (1702-1722) Mary Goldsmith (1706-1740) Hannah Vail (1721-1753) |
| Solomon Wells (1704-1769) | |||
| Nathaniel Wells (1706-1781) | 10 May 1706 Cutchogue, Suffolk County, New York, United States | 26 September 1781 Southold, Suffolk County, New York, United States | Mary Parshall (1707-1779) |
| Bethia Wells (1708-1754) | |||
| Mehitable Wells (1710-1772) | |||
| Deborah Wells (1712-1793) | |||
| Frugift Wells (1714-1785) | |||
Wells Family Ancestors
- Joshua Wells Family Ancestry - Ancestral Link to Wells Family, Brewster Family and King Edward IV of England.
- Selah Wells Immigrant Ancestors - 64x Early American Immigrant Ancestors.
- William Wells of Southold and his Descendants, Archive.org, https://archive.org/details/williamwellsofso00haye, retrieved 08 Dec 2023 - written 1878; p. 233-34 in the "Full Text" version
- Wells Family Genealogy
Research Notes
Date of death from Vermont historian and family member Frederic Palmer Wells in the genealogy section, page 730, of his informative book "History of Newbury, Vt., 1704 - 1902., from the discovery of Coos Country to the present time." 779 pages. A bit more on Frederic under his name.
I have all pages for the Census of 1776 in Southold and of 488 households 30 were surnamed Wells, all descendants of William of Southold, and many more families had the daughters of Wells' as wives.
While for a long time there was uncertainty over which side of the Revolution we were on there is now no doubt. Unfortunately the able Vermont Historian and family member, Frederic Palmer Wells, lived his life believing we were Tories and so gave his own family short shrift in his own work we have since learned our proud heritage of supporting and engaging in the American Revolution on the winning side.
See Also
- Joshua Wells
- Wells Family
- Wells in Suffolk County, New York
- Joshua Wells Jr., Geni.com, https://www.geni.com/people/Joshua-Wells-II/6000000000629602137, retrieved 08 Dec 2023
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