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VARNEY Family Genealogy

Thomas VARNEY was born abt. 1630 in England. Thomas VARNEY was the child of William VARNEY and Bridget KNIGHT and the grandchild of: (maternal) Walter KNIGHT and
Thomas was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1652.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Thomas married Abigail PROCTOR abt. 1666 in Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony . The couple had (at least) 6 children. Abigail PROCTOR was born abt. 1639 in Salem, Massachusetts, USA. Abigail died 1 March 1731 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA. Abigail was the child of John PROCTOR and Martha HARPER.
Thomas VARNEY died 4 December 1692 in Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay.
Thomas Varney was the son of William Varney (b: 1608 in Buckinghamshire,England) and Bridget Knight (b: Abt 1611 in England)
In 1652, he was apprenticed to John Hardy of Salem, a fisherman.
Abigail Proctor was the daughter of John Proctor (b: 1595 in England) and Martha Harper (b: 1607 in London,County Essex,England)
"Corporal Thomas Varney had a share in Plum Island, 1664. Voter in town affairs, 1679. He is called Corporal Varney of Chebacco. His wife was named Abigail...His will is dated November 25, 1692. He died at Chebacco, December 4, 1692."
Source: The Hammatt papers ... : the early inhabitants of Ipswich, Mass., 1633-1700, Ipswich, Mass.: Press Ipswich antiquarian papers, A. Caldwell, A.W. Dow, 1880-1899, pages 377-78.
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Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Thomas VARNEY
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Abigail PROCTOR-- Date: abt. 1666 Place: Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Torrey’s New England Marriages Prior to 1700. (Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001.
Abigail PROCTOR was the child of John PROCTOR and Martha HARPER
"Thomas & Abigail [PROCTOR] (1639-1732, ae 92); by 1669; Ipswich {Hammatt: Ipswich 271, 378; Hadley Fam. 16; Ferrin-Preston 64; Choate 9; Hamlin 345; Paul Anc. 75, 176; Holman Ms: Proctor 9}"
Children of Thomas VARNEY and Abigail PROCTOR:
Abigail VARNEY (b.abt. 1666, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 31 October 1692, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay)
m. Josiah BURNHAM 12 July 1687 in Salem, Massachusetts, USA

Mercy (Mary) VARNEY (b.19 November 1669, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 19 November 1733, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay)
m. Thomas CHOATE 14 October 1690 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
Martha VARNEY (b.abt. 1674, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. , )
Rachel VARNEY (b.abt. 1676, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 15 February 1731, Plainfield, Crown Colony of Connecticut )
m. John FELLOWS 14 October 1692 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
Hannah VARNEY (b.abt. 1678, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. , )
Thomas VARNEY (b.24 December 1682, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 21 June 1762, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay)
m. Abigail COGSWELL 29 November 1712 in Essex, Massachusetts, USA
m. Ann LOW 27 December 1739 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA



Torrey’s New England Marriages Prior to 1700. (Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001.
Abigail PROCTOR was the child of John PROCTOR and Martha HARPER
"Thomas & Abigail [PROCTOR] (1639-1732, ae 92); by 1669; Ipswich {Hammatt: Ipswich 271, 378; Hadley Fam. 16; Ferrin-Preston 64; Choate 9; Hamlin 345; Paul Anc. 75, 176; Holman Ms: Proctor 9}"
Children of Thomas VARNEY and Abigail PROCTOR:


m. Josiah BURNHAM 12 July 1687 in Salem, Massachusetts, USA



m. Thomas CHOATE 14 October 1690 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA




m. John FELLOWS 14 October 1692 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA




m. Abigail COGSWELL 29 November 1712 in Essex, Massachusetts, USA
m. Ann LOW 27 December 1739 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
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1669 Birth of Child
Mercy (Mary) VARNEY was born 19 November 1669, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
1682 Birth of Child
Thomas VARNEY was born 24 December 1682, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
1692 Death
4 December 1692
Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
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Mercy (Mary) VARNEY was born 19 November 1669, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Thomas VARNEY was born 24 December 1682, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts
Varney Thomas, Corp., at Chebacco, Dec. 4, 1692.
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Varney Thomas, Corp., at Chebacco, Dec. 4, 1692.
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4 December 1692
Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
Added: 12/16/1999 12:00:00 AM
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