John
FELLOWS
(b.
20 October 1668
,
Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
d.
29 March 1751
,
Plainfield, Crown Colony of Connecticut
)
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John FELLOWS was born 20 October 1668 in Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
John FELLOWS was the child of Ephraim FELLOWS and Mary UNKNOWN and the grandchild of: (paternal) William FELLOWS and Mary AYERSSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
John married Rachel VARNEY 14 October 1692 in Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 10 children. Rachel VARNEY was born abt. 1676 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA. Rachel died 15 February 1731 in Plainfield, Connecticut, USA (Moosup) (Wauregan) (Central Village) (Almyville) (Packerville). Rachel was the child of Thomas VARNEY and Abigail PROCTOR.
John married (2) Sarah UNKNOWN abt. 1731 in Plainfield, Crown Colony of Connecticut . Sarah UNKNOWN was born abt. 1667 in . Sarah died 28 March 1759 in Plainfield, Connecticut, USA (Moosup) (Wauregan) (Central Village) (Almyville) (Packerville).
John FELLOWS died 29 March 1751 in Plainfield, Crown Colony of Connecticut .
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Rachel VARNEY-- Date: 14 October 1692 Place: Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 (Online Database: NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2007).
Rachel VARNEY was the child of Thomas VARNEY and Abigail PROCTOR
Listed in Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 as "FELLOWS John, and Rachel Varney, at Chebacco, Oct. 14, 1692."
Children of John FELLOWS and Rachel VARNEY:
Varney FELLOWS (b.25 March 1694, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. abt. 1695, Willington, Crown Colony of Connecticut)
Abigail FELLOWS (b.25 March 1694, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. abt. 1700, )
Isaac Varney FELLOWS (b.1 September 1696, Plainfield, Crown Colony of Connecticut d. 26 August 1755, Tolland, Crown Colony of Connecticut)
m. Abigail HUTCHENS (HUTCHINS) 9 November 1721 in Plainfield, Connecticut, USA (Moosup) (Wauregan) (Central Village) (Almyville) (Packerville)
Nathan FELLOWS (b.1 September 1696, Plainfield, Crown Colony of Connecticut d. 24 September 1754, Plainfield, Crown Colony of Connecticut )
m. Priscilla WARREN 29 January 1730 in Plainfield, Connecticut, USA (Moosup) (Wauregan) (Central Village) (Almyville) (Packerville)
Rachel FELLOWS (b.22 October 1698, Plainfield, Crown Colony of Connecticut d. 19 July 1776, Griswold, Crown Colony of Connecticut )
m. Ephraim HERRICK 9 February 1719 in Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck)
Abigail FELLOWS (b.13 May 1701, Plainfield, Crown Colony of Connecticut d. 24 September 1727, Plainfield, Crown Colony of Connecticut )
m. Samuel HALL 4 January 1720 in Plainfield, Connecticut, USA (Moosup) (Wauregan) (Central Village) (Almyville) (Packerville)
John FELLOWS (b.3 March 1703, Plainfield, Crown Colony of Connecticut d. 10 September 1757, Sheffield, Province of Massachusetts Bay)
m. Jerusha DOUGLAS 22 October 1728 in Plainfield, Connecticut, USA (Moosup) (Wauregan) (Central Village) (Almyville) (Packerville)
Matthew FELLOWS (b.abt. 1705, Plainfield, Crown Colony of Connecticut d. , )

Amie (Ame) FELLOWS (b.27 September 1712, New London, Crown Colony of Connecticut d. 31 May 1786, Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut )
m. John BROWN (BROWNE) 16 December 1731 in Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck)
Mary FELLOWS (b.27 September 1712, Plainfield, Crown Colony of Connecticut d. abt. 1728, , Crown Colony of Connecticut)
m. George MOLBURN (MILBURN) 13 October 1728 in Woodstock, Connecticut, USA
John FELLOWS married
Sarah UNKNOWN-- Date: abt. 1731 Place: Plainfield, Crown Colony of Connecticut
The history of Woodstock, Connecticut, Volume 5
The History of Woodstock, Connecticut, Clarence Winthrop Bowen
Authors Clarence Winthrop Bowen, American Antiquarian Society
Publisher Priv. print. by the Plimpton press, 1933
Page 26
Children of John FELLOWS and Sarah UNKNOWN:


Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 (Online Database: NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2007).
Rachel VARNEY was the child of Thomas VARNEY and Abigail PROCTOR
Listed in Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 as "FELLOWS John, and Rachel Varney, at Chebacco, Oct. 14, 1692."
Children of John FELLOWS and Rachel VARNEY:






m. Abigail HUTCHENS (HUTCHINS) 9 November 1721 in Plainfield, Connecticut, USA (Moosup) (Wauregan) (Central Village) (Almyville) (Packerville)


m. Priscilla WARREN 29 January 1730 in Plainfield, Connecticut, USA (Moosup) (Wauregan) (Central Village) (Almyville) (Packerville)


m. Ephraim HERRICK 9 February 1719 in Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck)


m. Samuel HALL 4 January 1720 in Plainfield, Connecticut, USA (Moosup) (Wauregan) (Central Village) (Almyville) (Packerville)


m. Jerusha DOUGLAS 22 October 1728 in Plainfield, Connecticut, USA (Moosup) (Wauregan) (Central Village) (Almyville) (Packerville)





m. John BROWN (BROWNE) 16 December 1731 in Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck)


m. George MOLBURN (MILBURN) 13 October 1728 in Woodstock, Connecticut, USA
John FELLOWS married

The history of Woodstock, Connecticut, Volume 5
The History of Woodstock, Connecticut, Clarence Winthrop Bowen
Authors Clarence Winthrop Bowen, American Antiquarian Society
Publisher Priv. print. by the Plimpton press, 1933
Page 26
Children of John FELLOWS and Sarah UNKNOWN:
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20 October 1668
Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
John Fellows
'JOHN FELLOWS WAS PROBABLY THE FIRST OF HIS FAMILY TO REMOVE FROM IPSWICH TO PLAINFIELD. HE WAS ONE OF THE EARLIEST SETTLERS EAST OF THE QUINEBAUGH RIVER SOON AFTER 1690. IN MAY 1699, HE WAS ONE OF THE SIGNERS OF A PETITION TO THE QUARTERLY COURT FOR A REGULARLY ORGANIZED SETTLEMENT. ON MAY 31, 1699, A TOWN GOVERNMENT WAS ORGANIZED BY THE INHABITANTS, AND JOHN FELLOWS WAS CHOSEN CONSTABLE.
IN RESPONSE TO A PETITION FOR DISTRIBUTION OF PLAINFIELD LANDS, DATED FEBRUARY 28, 1703/ 4, JOHN FELLOWS WAS APPOINTED A MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE TO MAKE THE ALLOTMENTS.
IN MAY 1708, HE WAS SENT AS PLAINFIELD'S FIRST REPRESENTATIVE TO THE GENERAL COURT. ON MAY 13, 1718, HE CARRIED TO THE GENERAL COURT A PROTEST REGARDING THE CHOOSING OF THE SITE FOR THE TOWN MEETING HOUSE.'
SOURCE: MORRIS, MYRTLE M., JOSEPH AND PHILENA (ELTON) FELLOWS - THEIR ANCESTORY AND DESCENDANTS, PAGE: 48-49
'JOHN FELLOWS WAS PROBABLY THE FIRST OF HIS FAMILY TO REMOVE FROM IPSWICH TO PLAINFIELD. HE WAS ONE OF THE EARLIEST SETTLERS EAST OF THE QUINEBAUGH RIVER SOON AFTER 1690. IN MAY 1699, HE WAS ONE OF THE SIGNERS OF A PETITION TO THE QUARTERLY COURT FOR A REGULARLY ORGANIZED SETTLEMENT. ON MAY 31, 1699, A TOWN GOVERNMENT WAS ORGANIZED BY THE INHABITANTS, AND JOHN FELLOWS WAS CHOSEN CONSTABLE.
IN RESPONSE TO A PETITION FOR DISTRIBUTION OF PLAINFIELD LANDS, DATED FEBRUARY 28, 1703/ 4, JOHN FELLOWS WAS APPOINTED A MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE TO MAKE THE ALLOTMENTS.
IN MAY 1708, HE WAS SENT AS PLAINFIELD'S FIRST REPRESENTATIVE TO THE GENERAL COURT. ON MAY 13, 1718, HE CARRIED TO THE GENERAL COURT A PROTEST REGARDING THE CHOOSING OF THE SITE FOR THE TOWN MEETING HOUSE.'
SOURCE: MORRIS, MYRTLE M., JOSEPH AND PHILENA (ELTON) FELLOWS - THEIR ANCESTORY AND DESCENDANTS, PAGE: 48-49

John FELLOWS and Rachel VARNEY 14 October 1692, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
He was 24 years old.


Source:
Fellows Family
he American Genealogist. New Haven, CT: D. L. Jacobus, c1937-. (Online db. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009.)
Page 159

Abigail FELLOWS was born 25 March 1694, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
John was 25 years old.

Varney FELLOWS was born 25 March 1694, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
John was 25 years old.

Isaac Varney FELLOWS was born 1 September 1696, Plainfield, Connecticut, USA (Moosup) (Wauregan) (Central Village) (Almyville) (Packerville)
John was 27 years old.

Nathan FELLOWS was born 1 September 1696, Plainfield, Connecticut, USA (Moosup) (Wauregan) (Central Village) (Almyville) (Packerville)
John was 27 years old.

Rachel FELLOWS was born 22 October 1698, Plainfield, Connecticut, USA (Moosup) (Wauregan) (Central Village) (Almyville) (Packerville)
John was 30 years old.

Abigail FELLOWS was born 13 May 1701, Plainfield, Connecticut, USA (Moosup) (Wauregan) (Central Village) (Almyville) (Packerville)
John was 32 years old.

John FELLOWS was born 3 March 1703, Plainfield, Connecticut, USA (Moosup) (Wauregan) (Central Village) (Almyville) (Packerville)
John was 34 years old.

Amie (Ame) FELLOWS was born 27 September 1712, New London, Connecticut, USA
John was 43 years old.

Mary FELLOWS was born 27 September 1712, Plainfield, Connecticut, USA (Moosup) (Wauregan) (Central Village) (Almyville) (Packerville)
John was 43 years old.

Rachel FELLOWS married 9 February 1719, Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck) to Ephraim HERRICK

Abigail FELLOWS married 4 January 1720, Plainfield, Connecticut, USA (Moosup) (Wauregan) (Central Village) (Almyville) (Packerville) to Samuel HALL

Isaac Varney FELLOWS married 9 November 1721, Plainfield, Connecticut, USA (Moosup) (Wauregan) (Central Village) (Almyville) (Packerville) to Abigail HUTCHENS (HUTCHINS)

Abigail FELLOWS died 24 September 1727, Plainfield, Connecticut, USA (Moosup) (Wauregan) (Central Village) (Almyville) (Packerville)
John was 58 years old.

Mary FELLOWS married 13 October 1728, Woodstock, Connecticut, USA to George MOLBURN (MILBURN)

John FELLOWS married 22 October 1728, Plainfield, Connecticut, USA (Moosup) (Wauregan) (Central Village) (Almyville) (Packerville) to Jerusha DOUGLAS

Nathan FELLOWS married 29 January 1730, Plainfield, Connecticut, USA (Moosup) (Wauregan) (Central Village) (Almyville) (Packerville) to Priscilla WARREN


Source:
Title The history of Woodstock, Connecticut, Volume 5
The History of Woodstock, Connecticut, Clarence Winthrop Bowen
Authors Clarence Winthrop Bowen, American Antiquarian Society
Publisher Priv. print. by the Plimpton press, 1933
Page 26

Rachel VARNEY died 15 February 1731, Plainfield, Connecticut, USA (Moosup) (Wauregan) (Central Village) (Almyville) (Packerville)

Amie (Ame) FELLOWS married 16 December 1731, Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck) to John BROWN (BROWNE)

29 March 1751
Plainfield, Crown Colony of Connecticut
He died at the age of 82.
John is buried at: Old Plainfield Cemetery Plainfield Windham County Connecticut, USA
Added: 12/16/1999 12:00:00 AM
- Updated: 4/15/2025 4:46:05 PM


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