Peter Wells

1713 - 1782  (68 years)

• Name	Peter Wells
  Birth	4 May 1713	South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Alternate birth	4 May 1715  [5]
  Death	6 Mar 1782	East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island   [4]
  Person ID	I3987	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of TNH
  Last Modified	5 Nov 2021

  
  

  Father	Peter Wells,   b. 1681, Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island d. Between 13 Nov 1732 and 11 Dec 1732 (Age 51 years)
  Mother	Ann Watson   d. Bef 1728
  Marriage	Abt 1705  [1]
  Family ID	F5271	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Sweet,   b. 14 Nov 1713, East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island
  Marriage	11 Dec 1733	East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island   [6, 7, 8]
  Children	+ 1. Benjamin Wells,   b. 24 Dec 1745, West Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island
  Family ID	F2054	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Nov 2021

  
  

• Notes

  The Gardiners of Narragansett has Peter Wells and his wife Elizabeth Sweet dying, respectively, 16 Sep 1757 and 13 Sep 1757, but a correction on page 249 says that these are the death dates of a different Peter Wells and Elizabeth Sweet, who m. 2 Jul 1746. This other Peter was the son of Jonathan Wells of East Greenwich and the other Elizabeth was the daughter of Richard Sweet of West Greenwich. We are a little dubious about Roscoe L. Whitman's claim (citation details below) that this Peter Wells lived to be 98 years old.

  
  

• Sources

  [S480] The Gardiners of Narragansett: Being a Genealogy of the Descendants of George Gardiner the Colonist, 1638 by Caroline E. Robinson. Providence, 1919. [S481] Vital Records of Rhode Island, 1636-1850: First Series, Births, Marriages, and Deaths by James N. Arnold. Narragansett Historical Publishing Co., 1891-1912. [S544] Noyes-Gilman Ancestry: Being a Series of Sketches, with a Chart of the Ancestors of Charles Phelps Noyes and Emily H. (Gilman) Noyes, His Wife by Charles Phelps Noyes. St. Paul, Minnesota, 1907. [S6060] Find a Grave page for Peter Wells III. [S3508] History and Genealogy of the Ancestors and Some Descendants of Stukely Westcott: One of the Thirteen Original Proprietors of Providence Plantation and the Colony of Rhode Island by Roscoe L. Whitman. Oneonta, New York: Otesgo Publishing Co., 1932-39. [S481] Vital Records of Rhode Island, 1636-1850: First Series, Births, Marriages, and Deaths by James N. Arnold. Narragansett Historical Publishing Co., 1891-1912., date only. [S480] The Gardiners of Narragansett: Being a Genealogy of the Descendants of George Gardiner the Colonist, 1638 by Caroline E. Robinson. Providence, 1919., date only. [S6061] Find a Grave page for Elizabeth Sweet Wells.