SIXTH GENERATION

42. Thomas WELLS⁽⁵⁾⁽¹⁸⁷⁾⁽¹⁸¹⁾⁽¹⁸⁸⁾ was born about 1731 in Little Creek Hd., Kent Co., DE..⁽¹¹⁷⁾⁽¹¹⁹⁾ Prob Kent "John Died in Jan 1733 (Kent Co Wills, Liber H, page 86) His children were Benjamin, Ann, Thomas and James (see Kent Co Deeds Liber H,pg 86: Liber O pages 26 & 89)"
Deeds Kent ""Benjamin Welles sr, Anna Welles ( His sister) & Thomas Wells,( His brother) all of Kent, to Benjamin Brown, land formerly of John Wells (their father) part of "Leason" left by Thomas Wells (their Grandfather) to his aforementiond son John" He died on 21 Aug 1804 in New Castle Co., DE..⁽⁷⁰⁾ Prob Kent "Letters on the estate of Thomas Wells jr., Died intestate Admin.of to John Litman, and John Waugh,suety "
Subject: Delaware Pensioners
County: New Castle Co. Name: Thomas Wells Rank: Sergeant
Annual Allowance: 60 00 Sums Received: 927 97
Description of service: Revolutionary army
When placed on the pension roll: Unknown: papers burnt when the War Office
was destroyed Commencement of pension: -unk Age: - unk
Laws under which inscribed, increased or reduced OR Remarks.: Act June 7,
1785. Died August 21, 1804. Served with Captain Allen McLain's Partisan Co. of Foot in the service of US Army for the months of Mar,Apr,May & Jun 1799 (Ref Papers of the Historical Socity of Delaware,XIV,1986 pg 65-66) and also Col Henry Mills Regiment (Delaware Military Archives)

Subject: Delaware Pensioners
County: New Castle Co. Name: Thomas Wells Rank: Sergeant
Annual Allowance: 60 00 Sums Received: 927 97
Description of service: Revolutionary army
When placed on the pension roll: Unknown: papers burnt when the War Office
was destroyed Commencement of pension: -unk Age: -unk
Laws under which inscribed, increased or reduced OR Remarks.: Act June 7,
1785. Died August 21, 1804.
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Date: Tue, 21 Sep 1999 From: "Joana Donovan" <[email protected]>
Subject: [DESUSSEX] Men Discharged From Delaware Regiment, 1783
From the Delaware Archives - Colonel David Hall's Regiment:
Men discharged from the Delaware Regiment, dated February 6th, 1783:
Thomas Wells :Discharge date: Feb 10th 1783 Remarks: None
Sum paid: 15 pounds Signed by James Morris, Capt. Delaware Regiment

He was married to Ann (--) (Welles) about 1760 in Kent Co., DE..⁽¹⁸⁹⁾ Scotch Irish " Ann Wells wife of Thomas Wells soldier in the service of the Republic