Hugh Wells, b: 1590 - Essex County, England

^{1740 Colony population = 1.5 million}
^{1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War}
^{1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion}
^{1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War}
^{1776 Declaration of Independence}

^{1664 English capture/rename New York}
^{1681 La Salle explores Louisiana}
^{1700 American colonies prosper}
^{1720 Texas becomes Spanish possession}
^{1735 Freedom of press established}

^{1565 First colony St. Augustine}
^{1584 - 1588 Roanoke Island Colony}
^{1607 Jamestown 1st permanent settlement}
^{1620 Pilgrims to America on Mayflower}
^{1638 Printing press reaches America}



		^{Thomas Wells}^{b.1560 Essex Co., England d.}

^{Thomas Wells}^{b.1620 Colchester, England d.1676 Hadley, MA}	^Hugh Wells^{b.1590 Essex Co., England d.1645 Wethersfield, Conn}

^Hugh Wells^{b.1625 Colchester, England d.}

^Mary Wells^{b.1626 Colchester, England d.}

^John Wells^{b.1628 Stratford, Connecticut d.}		^{Dabridgecourt Belcher}^b.1580 d.

	^{Frances Belcher}^{b.1605 d.1697 Hadley, Massachusetts}

		^{Elizabeth Fisher}^{b. d.}