1. Hugh Wells came from England in 1635 in the good ship Globe with his brother Richard. He sett. in Wethersfield, Conn. He was ensign in the military company of Wethersfield and d. in 1645. He was b. in Colchester, Essex County, England; m. abt. 1619 Frances _____. After his death she m. (2) Thomas Colman, and soon rem. to Had., prob. in 1659. Four ch. b. in England:

Thomas, b. 1620.
Hugh, b. 1625.
Mary, b. 1626; m. Jonathan Gilbert.
John, b. 1628.


2. Thomas, s. of Hugh (1), was b. in Colchester, England, in 1620; d. in Had. (Hadley), 1676, between the dates of Sept. 30 and Dec. 14. He m. Mary Beardsley of Hart. in 1651. She was b. in 1636. She m. (2) June 25, 1678, Samuel Belden of Hat., and d. in 1691. She bore Thomas Wells fifteen children: -

Ebenezer, b. July 20, 1669.
Thomas Jr.
Mary.
Sarah.
John.
Jonathan.
John.
Samuel.
Mary.
Noah.
Hannah.
Daniel.
Ephraim.
Joshua.
Abigail.


3. Ebenezer, s. of Thomas (2), was b. July 20, 1669, in Hat. He m. (1) Dec. 4, 1690, Mary, dau. of Benjamin Waite. She was one of the captives taken by the Indians Sept. 19, 1677. She d. abt. 1704. He m. (2) Aug. 15, 1705, Sarah, wid. of John Lawrence (who was slain by the Indians at Brookfield, 1694). She was dau. of Samuel Smith of Hat.

Children:
Ebenezer, b. Sept. 13, 1691; m. Abigail Barnard in 1720. He d. in Dfd (Deerfield) in 1758.
Thomas, b. Sept. 25, 1693.
Joshua, b. Aug. 31, 1695.
Martha, b. Sept. 18, 1697; m. Edward Allen, Feb. 4, 1720.
John, b. June 9, 1700.
Jonathan, b. Sept. 26, 1702.
Mary, b. Oct. 24, 1707; m. Aaron Graves; rem. to Williamsburg. She d. in 1788.


4. Joshua, s. of Ebenezer (3), was b. Aug. 31, 1695; d. in Gfd. (Greenfield), Apr. 1, 1768; m. Elizabeth Smead, 1720.

Children:
Joshua, b. Sept. 16, 1721.
Ebenezer, b. 1723; d. Jan. 11, 1787.
Martha, b. 1725.
Simeon, b. 1728; k. in Johnson's fight, Sept. 8, 1755.
Asa, b. 1730.
Elisha, b. July 23, 1731; d. Oct. 5, 1792.
Mary, b. 1733; m. _____ Holland.
Joel, b. 1735.
Esther, b. 1736; m. Seth Hawkes.


5. Elisha, s. of Joshua (4), was b. July 23, 1731; d. Oct. 5, 1792. He m. (1) Abigial Brooks, Jan. 10, 1754. She d. Dec. 20, 1772. He m. (2) Mabel Matoon, who d. June 29, 1776. He m. (3) Rhoda Graves, Dec. 25, 1778. She d. Dec. 7, 1817.

Children (all by Abigail Brooks):
Abigail, b. Dec. 29, 1754; d. Aug. 26, 1758.
Lydia, b. Jan. 26, 1756; d. Aug. 27, 1758.
Mary, b. Sept. 12, 1757; d. Sept. 1, 1758.
Elisha, b. Jan. 2, 1759.
Abigail, b. Oct. 25, 1760.
Amasa, b. Sept. 23, 1762.
Lydia, b. Jan. 20, 1764.
Elizabeth, b. Oct. 4, 1765.
Mary, b. July 17, 1767.
Esther, b. Aug. 19, 1769.
Moses, b. July 8, 1771.
Abner, b. Dec. 6, 1772; d. Dec. 7, 1772.


6. Amasa, s. of Elisha (5), was b. in Hat., Sept. 23, 1762. He m. Eunice White, dau. of Lieut. Daniel White of Hat., Mar. 1, 1789. She d. in Con. (Conway) at the home of her s. Elisha. Apr. 28, 1824. He d. from injuries received from a fall from his house while shingling, breaking his neck by the fall, June 12, 1816.

Children:
Horace, b. June 8, 1789.
Cephas, b. June 21, 1791.
Barnabas, b. May 20, 1793.
Hannah, b. Aug. 26, 1795; m. Joseph Smith of Hat., Jan. 28, 1823.
Elisha, b. Apr. 29, 1797.


7. Elisha, s. of Amasa (6), was b. Apr. 29, 1797 in Hat. He m. Jan. 14, 1823, Louisa, dau. of David Field on Con. She was b. Nov. 4, 1802; d. Aug. 1, 1878. He d. Aug. 8, 1873.

Children:
David F., b. Jan. 12, 1824, in Con. (Conway)
Eunice W., b. Mar. 20, 1825, in Hat.; m. Dec. 25, 1850, Henry W. Banks; d. Feb. 6, 1861.
Otis C., b. Oct. 3, 1828 in Hat.
Hannah S., b. Sept. 29, 1830, in Hat.; unm.
Joseph S. and Daniel W., twins, b. Apr. 17, 1842, in Hat.


8. David Field, s. of Elisha (7), was b. Jan. 12, 1824; m. Dec. 1, 1849, Harriet M., dau. of Solomon Dickinson of Hat. He d. in Hat., May 27, 1866. She d. Aug. 25, 1868.

Children:
Harriet Amelia, b. Sept. 1, 1850; d. Mar. 4, 1864.
Hannah Huntington, b. Aug. 23, 1857; d. Oct. 20, 1857.


9. Otis Clark, s. of Elisha (7), was b. Oct. 3, 1828; m. May 14, 1851, Electa Lucilia, dau. of J. C. Loomis of What. She was b. Sept. 1, 1824, and d. Nov. 11, 1905. He waas drowned in Mill River, Hat., July 24, 1885.

Children:
Helen Stockbridge, b. Aug. 25, 1853; m. Elam S. Allen of Had. (Hadley). She d. Nov. 22, 1893, at Cleveland, Ohio.
Charles Otis, b. Mar. 23, 1866; a graduate of Amh. College, class of 1891; d. in Cleveland, Ohio, Apr. 10, 1892.


10. Joseph Smith, s. of Elisha (7), was b. in Hat., Apr. 17, 1842; m. Oct. 19, 1870, Emma, dau. of Daniel G. Phelps of West Lebanon, N.H. She was b. July 17, 1841, and d. in So. Had., Apr. 22, 1896.

Children:
Joseph Phelps, b. May 30, 1878; d. May 28, 1883.
Elisha Edward, b. Nov. 5, 1880.


11. Dea. Daniel White, s. of Elisha (7), was. b. Apr. 17, 1842; m. Oct. 19, 1875, Hannah Almira, dau. of Reuben H. Belden of Hat. She was b. Oct. 8, 1843; d. Jan. 28, 1909. He was a private in Co. K, 52d Regiment, M.V.M., in the War of the Rebellion; was in the assault on Port Hudson, La., June 14, 1863.

Children:
Reuben Field, b. Feb. 13, 1880; m. A. Beatrice Fiske.
Louisa Belden, b. Feb. 5, 1884; m. Oct. 16, 1907, C. Edward Cowan of Holyoke, who was b. Apr. 3, 1878.


12. Reuben Field, s. of Daniel W. (11), was b. Feb. 13, 1880; m. Sept. 27, 1905, A. Beatrice, dau. of Dea. Myron and Addie Fiske of Huntington. She was b. Dec. 10, 1879.

Child:
David Field, b. June 9, 1907.


13. John, s. of Hugh (1), was b. in Colchester, Eng., in 1628; [came from Stratford, Conn. to Hatfield]; d. in Hat. Oct. 18, 1692; m. Sarah _____. She d. abt. 1743.

Children:
John, b. Sept. 15, 1670.
Sarah.
Mary.
Abigail.
Hannah.
Hester.
Elizabeth, slain by the Indians in the Hat. massacre, Sept. 19, 1677.
Jonathan.
Elizabeth.


14. John, s. of John (13), was b. at Hat., Sept. 15, 1670; d. at Hat. Apr. 21, 1720; m. Rachel, dau. of Samuel Marsh of Hat. She was b. Oct. 15, 1764.

Children:
John, b. Mar. 12, 1700; m. Martha Allis.
Joseph, b. Mar. 4, 1702; res. in Amh. and Sund.
Samuel, b. Nov. 19, 1704, in Hat.
Noah, b. Jan. 18, 1719.
Aaron.
Sarah.
Jonathan.


15. Thomas, s. of Ebenezer (3) was b. at Hat., Sept. 25, 1693; d. at Dfd., 1744; m. Nov. 22, 1726, Sarah, dau. of Eleazer Hawkes of Dfd. She was b. July 26, 1701; d. at What., Oct. 10, 1783, at the residence of her s., Rev. Rufus Wells.

Children:
Rufus, b. Sept. 29, 1743.
Eleazer.
Ebenezer.
Joseph.
Benjamin.
Thomas.
Augusta.
Sarah.
Capt. Agrippa.
Mary.


16. Rev. Rufus, s. of Thomas (15), was b. at Dfd. (Deerfield), Sept. 29, 1743; d. Nov. 8, 1834, a. 91. He m. (1) Dec. 16, 1776, Sarah, dau. of Rev. Nehemiah Porter of Ashfield; she d. Apr., 1796. He m. (2) wid. Temperance Shepard of Sharon, Conn., who d. Oct. 7, 1830.

Children:
Sarah, b. Oct. 6, 1777; m. Charles Dickinson.
Rebecca, b. Nov. 27, 1778; m. John Baker.
Son, b. July 5, 1780; d. soon.
Thomas, b. Dec. 12, 1781.
Luke, b. Mar. 28, 1783; d. young.
Luke, b. July 4, 1784.
Elizabeth, b. Mar. 25, 1786; m. Allen Baker of Beverly.
Sophia, b. Sept. 30, 1787; d. young.
Daughter, b. Nov. 26, 1789.


17. Noah, s. of John (14), was b. at Hat., Jan. 18, 1719. He m. Abigail, dau. of Ebenezer Bardwell of Hat.; she was b. Oct. 14, 1721. They res. in What. on the west side of Chestnut Plain road. Late in life he rem. from What.

Children:
Lemuel, b. abt. 1745.
Elisha, b. July 30, 1747, at Hat.
Daniel, b. abt. 1749.
Abigail, b. abt. 1753; m. Jan. 26, ___, Paul Warner of Williamsburg.
Simeon, b. abt. 1755.
Perez, b. Nov. 19, 1757.
Violet, b. abt. 1759, m. Joel Morton.
John, b. abt. 1761.


18. Perez, s. of Noah (17), was b. at Hat., Nov. 19, 1757, just before his father rem. to What.; died Jan. 23, 1852, a. 94. He m. Apr. 17, 1783, Elizabeth, dau. of Benoni and Abigail Crafts of What. She was b. Nov. 11, 1767; d. July 30, 1848. They lived together sixty-five yeras. He was a Revolutionary soldier.

Children:
Chester, b. Dec. 30, 1782; m. Hannah Bardwell.
Calvin, b. May 22, 1785; m. Thankful Crafts.
Lucinda, b. Mar. 11, 1787; d. Aug. 31, 1794.
Luther, b. Oct. 30, 1790; m. Elizabeth Smith.
Rhoda, b. July 13, 1793; d. soon.
Lewis, b. 1795; d. soon.
Isaac, b. Oct., 1797; d. soon.
Lewis, b. June 3, 1799; m. Pamelia Waite.
Lucinda, b. Aug. 3, 1802; m. Leander Clark.
Rhoda, b. May 17, 1806; d. Mar. 15, 1853.
Isaac, b. Nov. 27, 1808; m. Mary S. Grout.


19. Luther, s. of Perez (18), was b. at What., Oct. 30, 1790; d. at Hat., Sept. 22, 1866; m. May 13, 1818, Elizabeth Smith of Gfd., who was b. Feb. 7, 1791, and d. Jan. 7, 1862.

Children:
Charles, b. July 8, 1819, at What.; d. unm. May 9, 1907, a wealthy citizen of Hat.
Joel Smith, b. Dec. 30, 1820, at What.; m. Ann E. Bailey.
Angeline, b. Aug. 15, 1823; m. Abner Daniels.
Luther and Elizabeth, twins, b. FEb. 6, 1827. Luther d. unm. May 3, 1906, a wealthy man. Elizabeth d. Oct. 17, 1892.
Perez Milton, b. Mar. 28, 1829; m. Lucretia H. Whitman.
George, b. Dec. 24, 1831; d. soon.
Augusta, b. Apr. 19, 1833; d. unm. Apr. 21, 1907.


20. Perez Milton, s. of Luther (19), was b. Mar. 28, 1829; d. May 6, 1901; m. Dec. 25, 1861, Lucretia H. Whitman of Cummington. She was b. Sept. 22, 1840; d. Mar. 13, 1899.

Children:
George H., b. Oct. 31, 1862; m. Hattie R. Parsons of Nhn. (Northampton).
Carrie I., b.. Mar. 8, 1864; m. Arthur G. Clapp of Dfd.
Kate, b. Aug. 4, 1866; m. Albert L. Dyer of Hat.
Edward L., b. Mar. 28, 1874; d. Mar. 13, 1900.
Albert M., b. Nov. 23, 1875; d. young.
Elizabeth S., b. Jan. 17, 1878; m. H. Cutler Dickinson.

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