Welles, Noah
clergyman, was born Sept. 25, 1718, in Colchester, Conn. He was a tutor at Yale in 1745-46, and in the latter year received a call to Stamford, where he remained until the day of his death, the thirtieth anniversary of his ordination. He published The Real Advantages which Ministers and People may Enjoy, especially in the Colonies, by conforming to the Church of England; The Divine Right of Presbyterian Ordination Asserted; Patriotism Described and Recommended, the annual election sermon; and Vindication of the Validity and Divine Right of Presbyterian Ordination. He died Dec. 31, 1776, in Stamford, Conn.