John
FELLOWS
Born
20 October 1668
,
Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died
29 March 1751
,
Plainfield, Crown Colony of Connecticut
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Born: 20 October 1668 in Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Father:
Ephraim FELLOWS
Mother:
Mary UNKNOWN
Paternal grandparents:
William FELLOWS
, Mary AYERS
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
John married Rachel VARNEY 14 October 1692 in Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 9 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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Spouse & Children of John FELLOWS
John FELLOWS married 
Rachel VARNEY
Marriage date: 14 October 1692
Marriage place: Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Source: 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
Rachel VARNEYMarriage date: 14 October 1692
Marriage place: Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Source: 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
Marriage notes:
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 FELLOWSBorn: 25 March 1694, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: abt. 1695, Willington, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: abt. 1695, Willington, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Abigail FELLOWSBorn: 25 March 1694, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: abt. 1700, , Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: abt. 1700, , Crown Colony of Connecticut
Isaac Varney FELLOWSBorn: 1 September 1696, Plainfield, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 26 August 1755, Tolland, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 26 August 1755, Tolland, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Married: Abigail HUTCHENS (HUTCHINS) 9 November 1721 Place: Plainfield, Connecticut, USA (Moosup) (Wauregan) (Central Village) (Almyville) (Packerville)
Nathan FELLOWSBorn: 1 September 1696, Plainfield, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 24 September 1754, Plainfield, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 24 September 1754, Plainfield, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Married: Priscilla WARREN 29 January 1730 Place: Plainfield, Connecticut, USA (Moosup) (Wauregan) (Central Village) (Almyville) (Packerville)
Rachel FELLOWSBorn: 22 October 1698, Plainfield, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 19 July 1776, Griswold, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 19 July 1776, Griswold, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Married: Ephraim HERRICK 9 February 1719 Place: Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck)
Abigail FELLOWSBorn: 13 May 1701, Plainfield, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 24 September 1727, Plainfield, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 24 September 1727, Plainfield, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Married: Samuel HALL 4 January 1720 Place: Plainfield, Connecticut, USA (Moosup) (Wauregan) (Central Village) (Almyville) (Packerville)
John FELLOWSBorn: 3 March 1703, Plainfield, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 10 September 1757, Sheffield, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 10 September 1757, Sheffield, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Married: Jerusha DOUGLAS 22 October 1728 Place: Plainfield, Connecticut, USA (Moosup) (Wauregan) (Central Village) (Almyville) (Packerville)
Matthew FELLOWSBorn: abt. 1705, Plainfield, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: ,
Died: ,
Amie (Ame) FELLOWSBorn: 27 September 1712, New London, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 31 May 1786, Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 31 May 1786, Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Married: John BROWN (BROWNE) 16 December 1731 Place: Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck)
John FELLOWS married Sarah UNKNOWN
Marriage date: abt. 1731
Marriage place: Plainfield, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Sarah UNKNOWNMarriage date: abt. 1731
Marriage place: Plainfield, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Marriage notes:
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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Birth — 166820 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
1692 Marriage / PartnerJohn FELLOWS and Rachel VARNEY 14 October 1692, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
He was 24 years old.
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Source:
Fellows Family
he American Genealogist. New Haven, CT: D. L. Jacobus, c1937-. (Online db. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009.)
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1694 Birth of ChildAbigail FELLOWS was born 25 March 1694, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
John was 25 years old.
1694 Birth of ChildVarney FELLOWS was born 25 March 1694, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
John was 25 years old.
1696 Birth of ChildIsaac Varney FELLOWS was born 1 September 1696, Plainfield, Connecticut, USA (Moosup) (Wauregan) (Central Village) (Almyville) (Packerville)
John was 27 years old.
1696 Birth of ChildNathan FELLOWS was born 1 September 1696, Plainfield, Connecticut, USA (Moosup) (Wauregan) (Central Village) (Almyville) (Packerville)
John was 27 years old.
1698 Birth of ChildRachel FELLOWS was born 22 October 1698, Plainfield, Connecticut, USA (Moosup) (Wauregan) (Central Village) (Almyville) (Packerville)
John was 30 years old.
1701 Birth of ChildAbigail FELLOWS was born 13 May 1701, Plainfield, Connecticut, USA (Moosup) (Wauregan) (Central Village) (Almyville) (Packerville)
John was 32 years old.
1703 Birth of ChildJohn FELLOWS was born 3 March 1703, Plainfield, Connecticut, USA (Moosup) (Wauregan) (Central Village) (Almyville) (Packerville)
John was 34 years old.
1712 Birth of ChildAmie (Ame) FELLOWS was born 27 September 1712, New London, Connecticut, USA
John was 43 years old.
1719 Marriage of ChildRachel FELLOWS married 9 February 1719, Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck) to Ephraim HERRICK
1720 Marriage of ChildAbigail FELLOWS married 4 January 1720, Plainfield, Connecticut, USA (Moosup) (Wauregan) (Central Village) (Almyville) (Packerville) to Samuel HALL
1721 Marriage of ChildIsaac Varney FELLOWS married 9 November 1721, Plainfield, Connecticut, USA (Moosup) (Wauregan) (Central Village) (Almyville) (Packerville) to Abigail HUTCHENS (HUTCHINS)
1727 Death of ChildAbigail FELLOWS died 24 September 1727, Plainfield, Connecticut, USA (Moosup) (Wauregan) (Central Village) (Almyville) (Packerville)
John was 58 years old.
1728 Marriage of ChildJohn FELLOWS married 22 October 1728, Plainfield, Connecticut, USA (Moosup) (Wauregan) (Central Village) (Almyville) (Packerville) to Jerusha DOUGLAS
1730 Marriage of ChildNathan 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
1731 Death of Spouse/PartnerRachel VARNEY died 15 February 1731, Plainfield, Connecticut, USA (Moosup) (Wauregan) (Central Village) (Almyville) (Packerville)
1731 Marriage of ChildAmie (Ame) FELLOWS married 16 December 1731, Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck) to John BROWN (BROWNE)
Death — 174829 March 1751
Plainfield, Crown Colony of Connecticut
He died at the age of 82.
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Old Plainfield Cemetery Plainfield Windham County Connecticut, USA
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Last updated: 4/15/2025 4:46:05 PM
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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
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1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state
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