Wales Bible
This four page document was purchased from an ephemera
dealer at auction. It appears to have been penned in the
1880's, with deaths and other dates after that added in
another hand. Sources for this information are not noted,
and one can imagine that the earlier information is less
accurate than the later information.
Transcribed by and in the possession of Tracy St. Claire,
tracy@stclaire.org.
SURNAMES:
WALES
ASHLEY
BELCHER
PENNIMAN
TOLMAN
TURNER
COBB
SOREN
HOWARD
AMBROSE
FRENCH
GOODMAN
ROGERS
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The Progenitor of the Wales family in America was Nathaniel
Wales who came from Bristol England in the ship James and
landed in Boston Mass AD 1635, was made a citizen 2d Nov 1637.
This Genealogy comprises Ten Generations in direct line from
Nathaniel Wales son of George W. Wales of Randolph Mass,
inclusive.
Gen. 1.
Nathaniel Wales
His sons, Timothy, John, Nathaniel
2d
Nathaniel Wales Junr
one son, Nathaniel 3rd
3d
Nathaniel Wales 3d son of Nathaniel Junr His wife was Esther
Ashley 15 Children
Sarah 1680
Nathaniel 1681
Joanna 1683
Elkanah 1685
Elisabeth 1675
Joanna 1676
Deborah 1687
Thomas 1689
Mary 1691
Samuel 1693
Thomas 1695
Joseph 1697
John 1699
Rachael 1701
Atherton 1704
4th
Dea Thomas Wales son of Nathaniel 3d his first wife Mary Belcher
he was born 1695 died 1775 his 2d [?] wife was the widow of Samuel
Belcher. Had 15 children 11 sons 4 d
Samuel 1719
Atherton
Ephraim 1725
Ephraim 1727
Moses 1728
Nathaniel 1729
Thomas 1733
Deborah 1731
Mary 1722
Mary 1736
Thomas 1738
John 1739
Ephraim 1746 \
John 1747 \were children by the second wife
Joanna 1744 /
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Gen 5th
Atherton Wales son of Dea Thomas born 1721 died 1801 age 80
his wife was Sarah Belcher she was born 1729 died 1816 aged
87.
Atherton
Jonathan
6th
Jonathan Wales son of Atherton born 1746 died 1832 aged 87
his wife was Abigail Penniman was born 1745 died 1833 aged 88
Sarah born 1767 died 1826 aged 59 Sarah married Thomas Tolman died 1822
Abigail born 1769 died 1823 aged 54 Abigail married Seth Turner
Atherton born 1772 died 1844 aged 72
Jonathan Jun
7th
Doctor Jonathan Wales son of Jonathan born 1779 died 1843 aged 65
his wife was Fanny Cobb born 1786 died 1870 age 84
Bradford L. born 1804 died 1890 aged 86
Fanny born 1809 died 1882 aged 73 and 6 months Fanny married John L. Soren
George W. born 1819 died 1822 aged 3 and 3 months
Jane born 1814 died 1817 aged 2 and 6 months
Ann Mariah born 1823 died 1825 aged 2
8th
Doctor Bradford Leonard Wales Son of Dr. Jonathan born 1804 died 1890
aged 86 his wife Elizabeth Howard born 1814 died 1887 73 yrs 8 mo. 26 d
George W. born 1836
9th
George Whitefield Wales son of Bradford Sr. born 1836 his wife Clara
Ambrose born 1843 - 1914 Aug
Elizabeth Ambrose born 1865
Robert Howard born 1871 died 1877 aged 3 yrs 5 mos
10th
Robert Howard Wales born 1871 died 1875 aged 3-6mo.
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Family Record of Doct Jonathan Wales from 1779 to 1883 104 years
Marriages
Jonathan Wales Jun
to
Fanny Cobb of Taunton [?]
8 of May 1803
Fanny Wales
to
John J. Soren of Boston
3 of June 1828
Bradford L. Wales
to
Elizabeth Howard of Boston
31st of August 1831
George W. Wales
to
Clara Ambrose of Boston
26 January 1864
1887
Elizabeth A. Wales
to
Asa P. French of Braintree
Dec 13, 1887
Children of Doct Jonathan Wales
Bradford L.
Fanny
George W.
Jane +
Ann Maria
Grandchildren
Frances Soren (Mrs. Goodman)
Emily Soren
George Wales Soren
Wales Soren
John J. Soren
John Henry Soren
Grace Soren
Charles Soren
George Whitefield Wales
1891
Great Grandchildren
Elizabeth Ambrose Wales
Robert Howard Wales
Walter Soren
Edith "
Townsend "
Hellener "
Great great Grandchildren
Jon a Wales French(son of Asa P. French)
[Blank] Rogers
Constance French dau. of Asa. P. French
[Accompanying Piece of Paper]
Jonathan French of Roxbury, [illegible]
of [illegible], died May 12 1901
His father (grandfather?), died in 1838 (?)
Caroline [Illegible] French died Oct. 27 1914
[the parentheses above are in the original, brackets are
from the transcriber]
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