Individual Details
Mary Wells
(Mar 1631 - 21 Jan 1698)
The following information provided by Carole Conrad:
Mary WELLS
•Born: After 1640 VA, USA
•Marriage (1): Capt. Thomas STOCKETT before 1665
•Marriage (2): George YATES after 1671
•Died: Jan 1698 Anne Arundel, MD, USA
•Buried: Jan 21, 1698, Davidsonville, Anne Arundel, MD, US
Mary was born in Virginia and was transported with her parents in 1653 when they moved to Maryland.
One source estimates her birth date as 1637.
Montgomery estimates it at 1644 and the seventh child of Richard.
She is listed in her fathers will as the wife of Thomas Stockett and appears to have been in her fathers favor.
One source, Mrs. O. F. Weisgerber from Chula Vista Ca. lists a daughter, Elizabeth, by Mary's second husband, George Yates.
She had several more sons and daughters with her second husband.
She was widowed a second time when he died in 1691.
George was also of gentle birth with a Coat of Arms on his silver.
• Will, Jan 14, 1698. Her will mentions son, Thomas Stockett; Frances, wife of Mareen Duval; Eliza, wife of Thomas Plummer; Ann Yate, and sons George and John Yate. "Not named in her will but in her final distribution was Mark Richardson, husband of her deceased daughter, Mary. "
• Probate, Mar 29, 1699.
Mary married Capt. Thomas STOCKETT, son of Thomas II STOCKETT and Frances AYLEWORTH, before 1655. (Capt. Thomas STOCKETT was born on Apr 2, 1635 in Berkesbourne, Kent, ENG and died after Apr 23, 1671 in, Anne Arundel, MD, USA.)
Mary next married George YATES after 1671. (George YATES was born in 1640 and died in 1691.
Parents:
Richard Wells unknown–1667
Spouses:
Thomas Stockett 1635–1671
George Yates 1640–1691
Mary WELLS
•Born: After 1640 VA, USA
•Marriage (1): Capt. Thomas STOCKETT before 1665
•Marriage (2): George YATES after 1671
•Died: Jan 1698 Anne Arundel, MD, USA
•Buried: Jan 21, 1698, Davidsonville, Anne Arundel, MD, US
Mary was born in Virginia and was transported with her parents in 1653 when they moved to Maryland.
One source estimates her birth date as 1637.
Montgomery estimates it at 1644 and the seventh child of Richard.
She is listed in her fathers will as the wife of Thomas Stockett and appears to have been in her fathers favor.
One source, Mrs. O. F. Weisgerber from Chula Vista Ca. lists a daughter, Elizabeth, by Mary's second husband, George Yates.
She had several more sons and daughters with her second husband.
She was widowed a second time when he died in 1691.
George was also of gentle birth with a Coat of Arms on his silver.
• Will, Jan 14, 1698. Her will mentions son, Thomas Stockett; Frances, wife of Mareen Duval; Eliza, wife of Thomas Plummer; Ann Yate, and sons George and John Yate. "Not named in her will but in her final distribution was Mark Richardson, husband of her deceased daughter, Mary. "
• Probate, Mar 29, 1699.
Mary married Capt. Thomas STOCKETT, son of Thomas II STOCKETT and Frances AYLEWORTH, before 1655. (Capt. Thomas STOCKETT was born on Apr 2, 1635 in Berkesbourne, Kent, ENG and died after Apr 23, 1671 in, Anne Arundel, MD, USA.)
Mary next married George YATES after 1671. (George YATES was born in 1640 and died in 1691.
Parents:
Richard Wells unknown–1667
Spouses:
Thomas Stockett 1635–1671
George Yates 1640–1691
Events
| Birth | Mar 1631 | Norfolk, Virginia |  | ||
| Marriage | Bef 1665 | Maryland - Capt. Thomas Stockett III | | ||
| Marriage | May 1671 | Anne Arundel County, Maryland - George Joseph Yates | | ||
| Death | 21 Jan 1698 | All Hollows Parish, Anne Arundel County, Maryland | | ||
| Burial | All Hallows Chapel Cemetery, Davidsonville, Anne Arundel County, Maryland |  |
Families
| Spouse | George Joseph Yates (1640 - 1691) |
| Child | Anne Yates (1672 - 1735) |
| Spouse | Capt. Thomas Stockett III ( - 1671) |
| Father | Dr. Richard Wells ( - 1667) |
| Mother | Frances Elizabeth White (1616 - 1697) |
Notes
Birth
or Norfolk, Norfolk City, VirginiaMarriage
The founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, Maryland: A genealogical and Biographical Review from Wills, Deeds, and Church Records, by Joshua Dorsey Warfield; Pub. Kohn and Pollock, Baltimore, MD, 1905, p. 94.Source text: “Captain Thomas Stockett married Mary Wells, daughter of Richard Wells of Herring Creek, who was prominent in the Puritan colony of Virginia. He was one of the Commissioners appointed to represent parliament in 1654, with Captain Wm. Fuller, and others, and we find him in the Council of 1658, after the Calverts had regained the province. He was also Justice of the Peace owning a considerable estate."
Marriage
George Yates married after 1671 to widow Mary Wells StockettDeath
or Davidsonville, Anne Arundel County, MarylandEndnotes
1. Find A Grave Memorial 81495293.