Appleton Wells

  Noted events in his life were:

• Birth: From Family Search org, 1 Feb 1781, Wethersfield, Hartford Connecticut. Name: Appleton Wells
Sex: Male
Birth Date: 1 Feb 1781
Birthplace: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Birthplace (Original): Wethersfield Twp, Hartford, Conneticut
Father's Name: Josiah Wells
Mother's Name: Ruth

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Josiah Wells Father M
Ruth Mother F

Microfilm Number: 2961
Originating System: ODM
Indexing Batch: 7450375

Citing this Record
"Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74Z-L8Z : 7 January 2020), Appleton Wells, 1781.

• Family History: From The Descendants of Governor Thomas Welles Of Connecticut And his Wife Alice Tomes, Volume 1, Third Edition, Page 508. 2149 ii. APPLETON, b. 1 Feb 1781 (VR 2:21, FHL 1315118); bapt. 18 Apr 1781 (Wethersfield First Congregational Church Records, slip index citing 2:109); d. 21 Jan 1814 in Watertown, Jefferson Co., New York (War of 1812 Bounty Land Warrant #77894-160-55) from lung fever due to exposure while serving as a private in the War of 1812 (Welles (1968) 3:53); m. 8 Aug 1805 in Pompey, Onondaga Co., New York, the Rev. Roswell Beckwith, a Baptist minister, officiating (War of 1812 Bounty Land Warrant #77894-160-55), RHODA BALDWIN; b. c. 1783; d. aft. 1860. On 19 Jun 1855, Rhoda Wells Warner, age 71, a resident of Painesville, Lake Co., Ohio, applied for a bounty land based on the service of her first husband in the War of 1812. She stated that he was a private under Capt. Stephens Gifford in the 76th Regiment of New York Militia (War of 1812 Bounty Land W/arrant #77894-160-55).He enlisted 28 Feb 1813 and finished his service 7 Mar 1813 (Welles (1968) 3:53). The 1850 federal census shows David Warner, age 74, b. Connecticut, and Rhoda Warner, age 68, b. New York, living in the household of E. D. Warner in Madison Dist. No. 85, Lake Co., Ohio (NARA series M-432, reel 701, p. 126A). The 1860 federal census finds Rhoda Warner, age 76, b. Connecticut, living in the household of Duty Slocum in Painesville, Lake Co., Ohio (NARA series M-653, reel 996, p. 250B).

• Residence: From Family Search org, 1808, Onondaga, New York. Name: A Wells
Event Type: Land Assessment
Event Date: 1808
Event Place: Onondaga, New York, United States
Entry Number: CLM
Page Number: 5

Digital Folder Number: 007173175
Image Number: 337

Citing this Record
"New York, Land Records, 1630-1975", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6NL8-6Q6R : Sat Apr 12 09:20:50 UTC 2025), Entry for A Wells, 1808.

• Military Service: From Family Search org, 1812, New York. Name: Appleton Wells
Event Type: Military Service
Event Date: 1812-1815
Event Place: United States
Event Place (Original): United States
Affiliate Film Number: 222
Affiliate Publication Number: M602
Affiliate Publication Title: Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the War of 1812.

Digital Folder Number: 004869905
Microfilm Number: 000882740
Image Number: 370

Citing this Record
"United States, War of 1812 Index to Service Records, 1812-1815", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q292-9GFT : Sat Apr 26 00:49:21 UTC 2025), Entry for Appleton Wells, 1812-1815.

Appleton married Rhoda Baldwin on 8 Aug 1805 in Pompey, Onondaga, New York. (Rhoda Baldwin was born about 1783 in New York and died after 1860 in Ohio.)