Major John Welch

1622 - 1683  (61 years)

• Name	John Welch  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Title	Major
  Birth	1622	Ireland   [2, 3]
  Baptism	6 Jan 1627	Deptford, Kent, England   [1, 2]
  	(St Nicholas)
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	1668	Maryland, USA   [2, 5]
  	Colonial Maryland (from "The Early Settlers of Maryland: an Index to Names of Immigrants, Compiled from Records of Land Patents, 1633-1680")
  Immigration	1673	Maryland, USA   [4]
  	from "A Supplement to The Early Settlers of Maryland"
  Religion	Puritan
  Elected	High Sheriff Anne Arundel County
  Death	3 Mar 1683	Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA   [2]
  Burial	Warwickshire, England   [2]
  Person ID	I22148	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	John Welsh Welch,   b. 12 Jul 1600, Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England d. 1666, St Giles Cripplegate, London, England (Age 65 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Margaret Prousta,   b. 1580, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England d. 22 Dec 1623, England (Age 43 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F1767	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Sarah Wyatt,   b. 1657, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA d. 1690, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA (Age 33 years)
  Marriage	1668	Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
  Family ID	F8613	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Anne Elizabeth Grosse,   b. Abt 1622, Cornwall, England d. 15 Feb 1667, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA (Age 45 years)
  Marriage	1664	Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
  Children	1. Captain Sylvester Welch, Sr,   b. 1670, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA d. 1726, Northumberland County, Virginia, USA (Age 56 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F8614	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1622 - Ireland Baptism - 6 Jan 1627 - Deptford, Kent, England Marriage - 1664 - Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA Immigration - Colonial Maryland (from "The Early Settlers of Maryland: an Index to Names of Immigrants, Compiled from Records of Land Patents, 1633-1680") - 1668 - Maryland, USA Marriage - 1668 - Essex County, Massachusetts, USA Immigration - from "A Supplement to The Early Settlers of Maryland" - 1673 - Maryland, USA Death - 3 Mar 1683 - Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA Burial - - Warwickshire, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Arms Icons & Insignia

  Arms-WELCH Welch Coat of Arms

  
  

  Biographies and Histories

  Bio-WELSH John Major John Welsh

  
  

• Sources

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