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PETER WELLS

PETER was born in 1713 in Warwick R. I.. PETER's father was PETER WELLS JR and his mother was ANN WATSON. His paternal grandfather was PETER WELLS and his paternal grandmother is <Unknown>; his maternal grandparents were JOHN WATSON and DORCAS GARDNER. He was an only child. He died in Cheshire, Mass. Berkshire Co.

Death Notes
- Died in Cheshire, Mass. Berkshire Co.)

General Notes
- Peter Wells b: 1713 (Warwick R. I. record) Died in Cheshire, Mass. Berkshire Co.) married:
  Elizabeth Arnold 1736 (b: 1710-d: 1739)
  Ruth Slocum 1740, dau. Ebenezer and Naomi Barton Slocum
  
  Children by Elizabeth Arnold Wells:
  4.) Edward Wells b: 1736, moved to Penna.
  4.) Ann Wells b: 1737
  4.) Arnold Wells b: 1738. Married to Barbara Utter in1762
  4.) Elizabeth Wells b: 1739
  
  Children by Ruth Slocum:
  4.) (x) John Wells, b: 1744, d: 1813. Born Kingston, R. I., Married Frances Brown (1745-1842).
  Moved to Cheshire, Mass. About 1769. Erected house there, owned farm in 1780. Five generations of Wellses lived in it, and there was always a John W… (handwritten note says Naomi 1747?)
  4.) Samuel Wells b: ? Moved to Berlin, Renslaer County, New York (1750 handwritten)

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- PETER WELLS
  - b.1630 in England d.1687 in KINGSTON RI
  
  PETER WELLS JR
  - b.1681 d. in South Kingston, R. I.
  
  PETER WELLS
  - b.1713 in Warwick R. I. d. in Cheshire, Mass. Berkshire Co
  
  JOHN WATSON
  
  JOHN WATSON
  - b.1654 in North Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island; d.11 Mar 1728 in North Kingstown, Washington
  
  MARGARET TAYLOR
  
  ANN WATSON
  - b.1681 in South Kingston, Washington, RI. d.1732
  
  MICHAEL (REV.) GARDINER
  
  GEORGE GARDINER
  - b.15 May 1624 in London, London, England d.20 Aug 1679 in Kings County, Rhode Island.
  
  MARGARET BROWNE
  
  DORCAS GARDNER
  - b.1656 in Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island; d.1702
  
  JOHN (ENGLAND) LONG
  - b.03 Nov 1560 in Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England
  
  ROBERT LONG
  - b.1590 in St. Albns, Hertfordshire, England d.09 Jan 1663 in Charlestown, Middesex, Ma.
  
  MARIE (ENGLAND)
  - b.1559
  
  HERODIAS HICKS LONG
  - b.1623 in Southwark, London, England d.1722 in Rhode Island
  
  ELIZABETH
  - b.1605 in ENGLAND

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