Descendants should be aware that historically all of Ebenezer's children by both wives were legally born, and both he and his two wives legally died, in Windham County, Conn. Tolland County, the present-day location of the town of Union, was not constituted from portions of eastern Hartford and western Windham counties until Oct. 13, 1785.
On Oct. 20, 1719 in Windham, Conn. Ebenezer m. 1) Esther Smith, dau. of Lieut. Elisha Smith & Elizabeth Wheelock, b. Nov. 24, 1702 in Windham. She d. Oct. 10, 1737 in Windham, Æ 35 (g.s.). They had the following ten children recorded in Windham:
• i. Ann Wales, b. Sept. 17, 1720; d. as an infant May 13, 1721.
• ii. Dea. Nathaniel Wales, Esq., b. Mar. 20, 1721/2, d. in Windham Dec. 22, 1785, Æ 64; m. Mar. 15, 1741/2 prob. in Middletown, Conn. but recorded only in Windham, Mary Wetmore, dau. of Israhiah Wetmore, Jr. & Sarah Booth, b. July 15, 1725 in Middletown. She d. in or after 1768.
• iii. Ebenezer Wales, Jr., b. Dec. 10, 1724, d. in Union, Conn. Apr. 20, 1751.
• iv. Capt. Elisha Wales, b. Mar. 18, 1727/8, d. Apr. 6, 1788; m. Apr. 23, 1747 in Windham, Mary Abbe, dau. of John Abbe & Mary Palmer, b. Sept. 10, 1726 in Windham, Conn.
• v. Solomon Wales, b. Nov. 19, 1729, d. Mar. 20, 1805 in Union, Conn., Æ 76; m. Oct. 3, 1754 in Union, Lucy Strong.
• vi. Elizabeth Wales, b. Nov. 28, 1730, d. in Norwich, Conn. May 13, 1763, Æ 33; m. May 21, 1753 in Norwich, Conn., Joseph Ayer, Jr. Their daughter "Sarry" is specifically named and bequeathed a sum of money in grandfather Ebenezer Wales' will, with Sarry's unnamed siblings then living to also receive from their grandfather's will.
• vii. Eleazer Wales, b. Apr. 20, 1732, d. Aug. 20, 1794 in Chester, Mass., Æ 63; m. Dec. 4, 1757 in Windham, Conn., Sarah Norton, dau. of Isaac Norton & Sarah Seymour, b. Aug. 5, 1741 in Farmington, Conn. She d. Feb. 4, 1817 at Otisco, NY, Æ 76.
• viii. Seth Wales (errantly called John in the printed Windham vitals), b. Apr. 12, 1734, purportedly d. May 20, 1785 at Coos County, NH; m. Mar. 12, 1754 in Hebron, Conn., Jemima Newcomb, dau. of Capt. Obadiah & Abigail Newcomb, b. Dec. 8, 1734 in Hebron, Conn.
• ix. Anna Wales (errantly called Isaac in the printed Windham vitals), b. July 27, 1735, purportedly d. Sept. 10, 1807 in Coos County, NH; m. Dec. 31, 1753 in Union, Conn., Abijah Larned, s. of William & Hannah Larned, b. Apr. 26, 1729 at Killingly, Conn. As Anna Larned, she was left four acres of land in her father's will "adjoining the land now occupied by my son-in-law Larned."
• x. Timothy Wales, b. Oct. 7, 1737, d. Mar. 4, 1808 in Bolton, Conn. Æ 71 (g.s.); m. Nov. 11, 1762 in Union, Conn., Sarah Loomis, dau. of Daniel Loomis & Sarah Eno, b. Nov. 15, 1737 in Windsor, Conn. She d. in Bolton Feb. 3, 1803, Æ 66 (g.s.)
On Oct. 13, 1741 in Windham, Dea. Ebenezer Wales m. 2) Deborah Ward, by whom he had an additional eight children, the first four b. of record in Windham, the last four in Union, Conn.:
• xi. Susanna Wales, b. July 2, 1742; d. Feb. 6, 1814 in Lempster, NH, Æ 72 (g.s.); m. Sept. 25, 1764 in Norwich, Conn., Phinehas Abell (q.v. Abel), s. Benjamin Abell and Abigail Guild, b. Oct. 5, 1742 in Norwich. He d. Aug. 15, 1829 in Lempster, NH while residing with the family of his son, Dr. Truman Abell. Five known children of the family, the eldest three b. in Norwich, the youngest two in Lempster, NH.
• xii. Oliver Wales, b. Feb. 27, 1744/5, d. Mar. 23, 1816 at S. Brimfield (mow Wales), Mass., Æ 72 (g.s.); m. 1) Elizabeth Lawrence ; m. 2) Ruth ___.
• xiii. Elijah Wales, b. Jan. 26, 1747/8; no further certain record.
• xiv. Esther Wales, b. Mar. 8, 1745/6, d. Oct. 24, 1781 in Brimfield, Mass., Æ 36 (g.s.); m. Nov. 24, 1774 at Union, Conn. (Ch. Rec.), John Bliss, s. of Ichabod Bliss & Mehitable Stebbins, b. July 26, 1747 in Brimfield, Mass. He d. July 18, 1782 in Brimfield, Æ 35 (g.s.) They had one recorded child, son John, b. Sept. 8, 1775 who d. unmarried in Brimfield June 28, 1804, Æ 29 (g.s.)
• xv. Irene {q.v. Irena} Wales, b. Aug. 3, 1750 at Union, Conn. where she d. Dec. 3, 1793, Æ 44; m. Nov. 16, 1775 at Union as his 1st wife, Nathaniel Sessions, s. of Amasa Sessions & Hannah Miller, b. June 10, 1750 in Pomfret, Conn. He d. Oct. 5, 1824 in Union, Conn., Æ 75. He m. 2) in 1794 Fanny Chandler of Woodstock, Conn.
• xvi. Lydia Wales, b. Mar. 9, 1752, d. as an infant Nov. 24, 1754.
• xvii & xviii. Sarah & Shubael, twins, b. Oct. 6, 1754; no further certain record.
The widow Deborah (Ward) Wales d. Mar. 13, 1779 at Union, Conn.
Edited 11/29/2018
Descendants should be aware that historically all of Ebenezer's children by both wives were legally born, and both he and his two wives legally died, in Windham County, Conn. Tolland County, the present-day location of the town of Union, was not constituted from portions of eastern Hartford and western Windham counties until Oct. 13, 1785.
On Oct. 20, 1719 in Windham, Conn. Ebenezer m. 1) Esther Smith, dau. of Lieut. Elisha Smith & Elizabeth Wheelock, b. Nov. 24, 1702 in Windham. She d. Oct. 10, 1737 in Windham, Æ 35 (g.s.). They had the following ten children recorded in Windham:
• i. Ann Wales, b. Sept. 17, 1720; d. as an infant May 13, 1721.
• ii. Dea. Nathaniel Wales, Esq., b. Mar. 20, 1721/2, d. in Windham Dec. 22, 1785, Æ 64; m. Mar. 15, 1741/2 prob. in Middletown, Conn. but recorded only in Windham, Mary Wetmore, dau. of Israhiah Wetmore, Jr. & Sarah Booth, b. July 15, 1725 in Middletown. She d. in or after 1768.
• iii. Ebenezer Wales, Jr., b. Dec. 10, 1724, d. in Union, Conn. Apr. 20, 1751.
• iv. Capt. Elisha Wales, b. Mar. 18, 1727/8, d. Apr. 6, 1788; m. Apr. 23, 1747 in Windham, Mary Abbe, dau. of John Abbe & Mary Palmer, b. Sept. 10, 1726 in Windham, Conn.
• v. Solomon Wales, b. Nov. 19, 1729, d. Mar. 20, 1805 in Union, Conn., Æ 76; m. Oct. 3, 1754 in Union, Lucy Strong.
• vi. Elizabeth Wales, b. Nov. 28, 1730, d. in Norwich, Conn. May 13, 1763, Æ 33; m. May 21, 1753 in Norwich, Conn., Joseph Ayer, Jr. Their daughter "Sarry" is specifically named and bequeathed a sum of money in grandfather Ebenezer Wales' will, with Sarry's unnamed siblings then living to also receive from their grandfather's will.
• vii. Eleazer Wales, b. Apr. 20, 1732, d. Aug. 20, 1794 in Chester, Mass., Æ 63; m. Dec. 4, 1757 in Windham, Conn., Sarah Norton, dau. of Isaac Norton & Sarah Seymour, b. Aug. 5, 1741 in Farmington, Conn. She d. Feb. 4, 1817 at Otisco, NY, Æ 76.
• viii. Seth Wales (errantly called John in the printed Windham vitals), b. Apr. 12, 1734, purportedly d. May 20, 1785 at Coos County, NH; m. Mar. 12, 1754 in Hebron, Conn., Jemima Newcomb, dau. of Capt. Obadiah & Abigail Newcomb, b. Dec. 8, 1734 in Hebron, Conn.
• ix. Anna Wales (errantly called Isaac in the printed Windham vitals), b. July 27, 1735, purportedly d. Sept. 10, 1807 in Coos County, NH; m. Dec. 31, 1753 in Union, Conn., Abijah Larned, s. of William & Hannah Larned, b. Apr. 26, 1729 at Killingly, Conn. As Anna Larned, she was left four acres of land in her father's will "adjoining the land now occupied by my son-in-law Larned."
• x. Timothy Wales, b. Oct. 7, 1737, d. Mar. 4, 1808 in Bolton, Conn. Æ 71 (g.s.); m. Nov. 11, 1762 in Union, Conn., Sarah Loomis, dau. of Daniel Loomis & Sarah Eno, b. Nov. 15, 1737 in Windsor, Conn. She d. in Bolton Feb. 3, 1803, Æ 66 (g.s.)
On Oct. 13, 1741 in Windham, Dea. Ebenezer Wales m. 2) Deborah Ward, by whom he had an additional eight children, the first four b. of record in Windham, the last four in Union, Conn.:
• xi. Susanna Wales, b. July 2, 1742; d. Feb. 6, 1814 in Lempster, NH, Æ 72 (g.s.); m. Sept. 25, 1764 in Norwich, Conn., Phinehas Abell (q.v. Abel), s. Benjamin Abell and Abigail Guild, b. Oct. 5, 1742 in Norwich. He d. Aug. 15, 1829 in Lempster, NH while residing with the family of his son, Dr. Truman Abell. Five known children of the family, the eldest three b. in Norwich, the youngest two in Lempster, NH.
• xii. Oliver Wales, b. Feb. 27, 1744/5, d. Mar. 23, 1816 at S. Brimfield (mow Wales), Mass., Æ 72 (g.s.); m. 1) Elizabeth Lawrence ; m. 2) Ruth ___.
• xiii. Elijah Wales, b. Jan. 26, 1747/8; no further certain record.
• xiv. Esther Wales, b. Mar. 8, 1745/6, d. Oct. 24, 1781 in Brimfield, Mass., Æ 36 (g.s.); m. Nov. 24, 1774 at Union, Conn. (Ch. Rec.), John Bliss, s. of Ichabod Bliss & Mehitable Stebbins, b. July 26, 1747 in Brimfield, Mass. He d. July 18, 1782 in Brimfield, Æ 35 (g.s.) They had one recorded child, son John, b. Sept. 8, 1775 who d. unmarried in Brimfield June 28, 1804, Æ 29 (g.s.)
• xv. Irene {q.v. Irena} Wales, b. Aug. 3, 1750 at Union, Conn. where she d. Dec. 3, 1793, Æ 44; m. Nov. 16, 1775 at Union as his 1st wife, Nathaniel Sessions, s. of Amasa Sessions & Hannah Miller, b. June 10, 1750 in Pomfret, Conn. He d. Oct. 5, 1824 in Union, Conn., Æ 75. He m. 2) in 1794 Fanny Chandler of Woodstock, Conn.
• xvi. Lydia Wales, b. Mar. 9, 1752, d. as an infant Nov. 24, 1754.
• xvii & xviii. Sarah & Shubael, twins, b. Oct. 6, 1754; no further certain record.
The widow Deborah (Ward) Wales d. Mar. 13, 1779 at Union, Conn.
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Inscription
Here Lyes ye Body of
Ebenezer Wales Esqr, he
died April 12, 1776 in
ye 78th year of his Age.