Nielsen Hayden genealogy
Benjamin Wells
1745 - 1. Benjamin Wells was born on 24 Dec 1745 in West Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island (son of Peter Wells and Elizabeth Sweet). Benjamin married Sarah Reynolds in 1764 in Lisbon, St. Lawrence, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Susannah Wells was born on 23 Apr 1767 in Hebron, Washington, New York.
2. Peter Wells was born on 4 May 1713 in South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island (son of Peter Wells and Ann Watson); died on 6 Mar 1782 in East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island. Peter married Elizabeth Sweet on 11 Dec 1733 in East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island. Elizabeth (daughter of William Sweet and Thankful Hamilton) was born on 14 Nov 1713 in East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Elizabeth Sweet was born on 14 Nov 1713 in East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island (daughter of William Sweet and Thankful Hamilton). Children:
- 1. Benjamin Wells was born on 24 Dec 1745 in West Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island.
Generation: 3
4. Peter Wells was born in 1681 in Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island (son of Peter Wells); died between 13 Nov 1732 and 11 Dec 1732. Peter married Ann Watson about 1705. Ann (daughter of John Watson and Dorcas Gardiner) died before 1728. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Ann Watson (daughter of John Watson and Dorcas Gardiner); died before 1728. Children:
- 2. Peter Wells was born on 4 May 1713 in South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island; died on 6 Mar 1782 in East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island.
6. William Sweet (son of Richard Sweet and Priscilla Carpenter); died after 15 Feb 1737 in East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island. William married Thankful Hamilton in Mar 1707 in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island. Thankful (daughter of William Hamilton and Mercy Berry) was born in 1689; was christened in 1692 in North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Thankful Hamilton was born in 1689; was christened in 1692 in North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island (daughter of William Hamilton and Mercy Berry). Children:
- 3. Elizabeth Sweet was born on 14 Nov 1713 in East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island.
Generation: 4
8. Peter Wells died after 23 Aug 1715 in South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island. Children:
- 4. Peter Wells was born in 1681 in Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island; died between 13 Nov 1732 and 11 Dec 1732.
10. John Watson died before 11 Mar 1729. John married Dorcas Gardiner before 7 Nov 1673. Dorcas (daughter of George Gardiner and Herodias Long) was born about 1656; died before 4 Aug 1702. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. Dorcas Gardiner was born about 1656 (daughter of George Gardiner and Herodias Long); died before 4 Aug 1702. Children:
- 5. Ann Watson died before 1728.
12. Richard Sweet was born about 1660 in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island (son of John Sweet and Elizabeth); died about May 1744 in East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island; was buried in Richard Sweet Lot, East Greenwich, Rhode Island. Richard married Priscilla Carpenter about 1681 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts. Priscilla (daughter of William Carpenter and Priscilla Bennett) was born on 24 Jul 1661 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts; died in 1745 in East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island; was buried in Richard Sweet Lot, East Greenwich, Rhode Island. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
13. Priscilla Carpenter was born on 24 Jul 1661 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts (daughter of William Carpenter and Priscilla Bennett); died in 1745 in East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island; was buried in Richard Sweet Lot, East Greenwich, Rhode Island. Children:
- 6. William Sweet died after 15 Feb 1737 in East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island.
14. William Hamilton was born in Mar 1647 in Glasgow, Scotland (son of Gallatin Hamilton); died in 1749 in Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut. William married Mercy Berry about 1682 in North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island. Mercy was born in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
15. Mercy Berry was born in England. Children:
- 7. Thankful Hamilton was born in 1689; was christened in 1692 in North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island.