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Where did the English Wells family come from? What is the English Wells family crest and coat of arms? When did the Wells family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Wells family history?
Wells is a name of ancient Norman origin. It arrived in England with the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Wells family lived in Lincolnshire, at Wells.
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- Early movement of the family name during the Middle Ages
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- First settlers to North America
- Notable contemporary bearers of the name
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Endless spelling variations are a prevailing characteristic of Norman surnames. Old and Middle English lacked any definite spelling rules, and the introduction of Norman French added an unfamiliar ingredient to the English linguistic stew. French and Latin, the languages of the court, also influenced spellings. Finally, Medieval scribes generally spelled words according to how they sounded, so one person was often referred to by different spellings in different documents. The name has been spelled Wells, Welles, Well and others.First found in Lincolnshire where they are conjecturally descended from Gilbert de Ghent who held the village and mill of Well from the Bishop of Bayeaux at the time of the Norman Conquest in 1066.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the early history!
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Wells research. Another 201 words(14 lines of text) covering the years 1352, 1406, 1421, 1450, 1461, and 1499 are included under the topic Early Wells History in all our PDF Extended History products.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the Life In Ireland!
Some of the Wells family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 145 words(10 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Wells. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
To escape the political and religious persecution within England at the time, many English families left for the various British colonies abroad. The voyage was extremely difficult, though, and the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving. But for those who made it, the trip was most often worth it. Many of the families who arrived went on to make valuable contributions to the emerging nations of Canada and the United States. An inquiry into the early roots of North American families reveals a number of immigrants bearing the name Wells or a variant listed above:
Wells Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- Nathaniel Wells, who landed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1629
- Lidia Wells, who arrived in New England in 1634
- Henrie Wells, aged 23, arrived in St Christopher in 1634
- Greg Wells, who arrived in Virginia in 1635
- Hugh Wells, who landed in Massachusetts in 1635
Wells Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Mary Wells, who landed in Virginia in 1703
- Honour Wells, who arrived in Virginia in 1706
- Joseph Wells, who landed in Maryland in 1740
- William Wells, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1772
Wells Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Peter Wells, who landed in New York, NY in 1815
- James Wells, settled in Nantucket in 1823
- Matthew Wells, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1836
- Jacob Wells, who landed in New York, NY in 1844
- Jonathan Wells, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1845
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- Carolyn Wells (1862-1942), American author and poet who wrote more than 170 books, best known now for her light verse
- Rhoshii Wells (1976-2008), American boxer, who won the bronze medal in the Middleweight Division at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Dawn Elberta Wells (b. 1938), American actress known for playing Mary Ann Summers on the sitcom Gilligan's Island from 1964 until 1967
- Frank Wells (1932-1994), American entertainment businessman and a 1953 Rhodes Scholar
- Alice Stebbins Wells (1873-1957), the first American-born female police officer in the United States, hired in 1910 in Los Angeles
- Audrey Wells (b. 1960), American Sundance Film Festival Award winning screenwriter, film director, and producer
- Basil Eugene Wells (1912-2003), American science fiction writer
- Charles Richard "Bubba" Wells (b. 1974), retired American professional NBA basketball player
- Cory Wells (b. 1942), born Emil Lewandowski, an American singer, best known as one of the three lead vocalists in the band Three Dog Night
- Sir Thomas Spencer Wells (1818-1897), English surgeon to Queen Victoria, a medical professor and president of the Royal College of Surgeons
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Another 14 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products. MoreMore about the Wells History...
We have comprised a great deal of suggested readings that would be of interest to you and your family.
- The Ancestor s, Life, Times and Descendants of Ephraim Wells, 1675-1988 by William A. Wells.
- The Descendants of Governor Thomas Welles of Connecticut, 1590-1658, and His Wife Alice Tomes by Donna Holt Siemiatkoski.
- A History of the Warman and Related Families by Elroy Wilson Titus.
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Our PDF Coat of Arms + Extended History product is the whole package all in one. With a full color Coat of Arms along with a very detailed History, full symbolism, bibliography and settlers listed by the centuries.
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- Shaw, William A. Knights of England A Complete Record from the Earliest Time to the Present Day of the Knights of all the Orders of Chivalry in England, Scotland, Ireland and Knights Bachelors 2 Volumes. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print. (ISBN 080630443X).
- Ingram, Rev. James. Translator Anglo-Saxon Chronicle 1823. Print.
- Hinde, Thomas Ed. The Domesday Book England's Heritage Then and Now. Surrey: Colour Library Books, 1995. Print. (ISBN 1-85833-440-3).
- Elster, Robert J. International Who's Who. London: Europa/Routledge. Print.
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The Wells Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Wells Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.
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