Direct descendant is highlighted in red
| Seth Wales |
 Paid for transporting Indians in the Revolutionary WAr |
see FAMILY TREE | ||
| Born: 12 Apr 1733/4 Windham, Windham, CT Baptized:
14 Apr 1733/4 First Congregational Church, Windham, CT |
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| Married: 12 Mar 1754 Hebron, Tolland, CT |
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| Died: Bef. 20 May 1785 Leverett, Hampshire, MA |
FATHER
MOTHER
WIFE
CHILDREN
1. Nathaniel Wales
b. 07 Oct 1754 Hebron, Tolland, CT
2. Anna Wales
b. 15 Sep 1756 Hebron, Tolland, CT
m. 19 Sep 1781 Timothy Handerson
d. 10 Apr 1829
3. George Wales
b. 01 Nov 1759 Windham,
Windham, CT
m. Irena Powell
d. 13
Jun 1809
4. Clerice (Clarissa) Wales
b. 01 Nov 1759
Windham, Windham, CT
m. 24 Feb 1780 John Fitch
d. 15 Oct 1826
5. Charlotte Wales
b. 24 Nov 1761 Windham, CT
m. Joseph Pettes
d. 21 Apr 1849
6. Grove Wales
b. 03 Nov 1763
m.
Rachel
7. Seth Smith Wales
b. 07 Nov 1766 Norwich Twp, New London, Connecticut
8. Parmelia Wales
b. 01 Feb 1769
9. Orland Wales
b. 23 Oct 1774
m. 8 Oct 1795 Rhoda Ferree
10. Bela Wales
b. 22 Aug 1775
Seth Wales
by Chase Brooke
Aug 2023
Seth Wales, son of Ebenezer Wales, was born in Windham, CT on 14 Apr 1733.
(1) At the age of 19 he married Jemima Newcomb in Hebron, CT on 12 Mar 1754. (2)
Their first five children were born in either Hebron, Ct or Windham, Ct. (3) But
sometime after 1761 they may have moved to Norwich, New London, Ct. since a deed dated 22 Apr 1769 shows Seth and Jemima Wales of Norwich,
New London, CT selling land they owned in Northampton, Hampshire, MA. (4) They
had inherited this land from her mother, Abigail Newcomb. (5) After
Norwich, Seth and Jemima next appeared in Grafton Co., NH where he got a grant
of 3 miles of land on the Connecticut River between the towns of Stratford and
Cockburne. (6) He seems to have flourished because by 5 Sep 1774 he
was a Justice of the Peace in Grafton Co. (7)
Seth appears to
have had a limited involvement in the Revolutionary War as is seen in a 1775
chit from the National Archives showing him getting paid in New Hampshire
apparently for transporting Indians. (8) On 11 Mar 1776 Seth and Jemima of
Haverhill, NH sold land in NH to Timothy Bedel, the Lieutenant in the
Revolutionary War that headed the regiment that Seth had been in. (9)
By
1780 he was living in Amherst, MA. In a deed dated 13 Dec 1780, Seth Wales of
Amherst, MA was buying land in Leaverett. Hampshire, MA. (10) Seth Wales and his son-in-law Joseph Pettes
were both innkeepers in Amherst, MA. (11) Seth ran into some major trouble in
Amhurst on 10 Mar 1783. He and two others were accused of stealing 12 oxen worth
£200. (12) And, Seth had to post bail of £50 with one of his sureties
being his son-in-law Joseph Pettes. (13) By May of 1783 fortunately 12
jurors found him not guilty. (14) Seth died in Leaverett,
Hampshire, MA before 2 Dec 1786 which is the date his estate was probated.
Joseph Pettes, his son-in-law, was the administrator. (15)
Sources
| (1) Birth Record Born: 12 Apr 1734 Windham, Windham, CT Baptized: 14 Apr 1734 First Congregational Church, Windham, CT
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The Barbour Collection lists a John Wales born to Ebenezer and Esther on the same date. |
Genealogy of the Descendants of Timothy Wales of Connecticut, 1875
(2) Connecticut Marriages
FHL film 1376165 image 323
Church Record
FHL
1376165 image 358
Seth Wales. Son of Ebenezer Wales and Esther Smith. Born Apr 12, 1734 in Windham, Ct. Died May 20, 1785. This family moved to Norwich, Ct sometime between 1759 and 1765. Once he was paid for preaching the gospel in the absence of the regular preacher of Norwich. He married Mar 2, 1754 Jemima Newcomb, born Dec 8, 1734 Hebron, Ct, daughter of Obadiah Newcomb and Abigail____. Seth Wales and Jemima Newcomb had the following children
1. Nathaniel Wales
2. Ann Wales. Born Sep 5, 1756 Windham Ct. She
first married Timothy Henderson. She second married Joseph Petty
3.
Clarissa Wales (a twin) Born Nov 1, 1750. She may have been adopted by her
uncle Nathanial Wales. She married Lucias Fitch
4. George Wales (a
twin)
5. Charlotte Wales Born Nov 24, 1761 Hebron, CT, died Apr 12,
1848. She married Joseph Pettes
6. Grove Wales Born Nov 3, 1763
He married Rachel ________
7. Seth Smith Wales, Born Nov 7, 1766 Norwich, Ct
8. Parmelia Wales Born Feb 1, 1769
9. Orland Wales
10. Bela Wales
Born Aug 22, 1775
(4)
Land Deeds Hampden County, Massachusetts
FHL
film # 845696 vol 12, pg 10
(5) Hampshire County Probate Records
FHL film 879186 image 234
(6) NH State Papers Vol 18
FHL film 1550594 image 1430
(7) NH State Papers Vol 18
FHL film 1550594 image 1321
(8) National Archives as found on Ancestry.com
(9) Land Deeds of Grafton County, NH
FHL 15799 image 283
(10)
Land Deeds of Hampden County, MA
FHL
film # 845701, vol 20, pg 38
(11) From
"The History of the Town of Amherst, Massachusetts," by Carpenter &
Morehouse, 1896, page 57"Innkeepers in the earlier history of the town were ---
Seth Wales, 1779-80.
---, Joseph Pettis, 1783-88." And again, "in 1789____ & Joseph
Pettis and Oliver Clapp were innkeepers."
The children of Seth Wales and Joseph Pettis married in 1782.
(12) Hampshire, MA Court Records
FHL 886427 image 121
(13) Hampshire, MA Court Records
FHL 886427 image 140
(14) Hampshire, MA Court Records
FHL 886427 image 149
(15)
Probate Records of Hampshire County, MA
FHL
film # 879191, vol 15, pg 197.
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