Thomas
VARNEY
Born
abt. 1631
,
Suffolk, England
Died
4 December 1692
,
Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Born: abt. 1631 in Suffolk, England
Father:
William VARNEY
Mother:
Bridget KNIGHT
Maternal grandparents:
Walter KNIGHT
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 24 August 1637 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.
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.
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 & Children of Thomas VARNEY
Thomas VARNEY married 
Abigail PROCTOR
Marriage date: abt. 1666
Marriage place: Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Source: 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
Abigail PROCTORMarriage date: abt. 1666
Marriage place: Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Source: 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
Marriage notes:
"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
Martha VARNEYBorn: abt. 1665, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: William SMITH 1685 Place: Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
Abigail VARNEYBorn: abt. 1666, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 31 October 1692, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 31 October 1692, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Married: Josiah BURNHAM 12 July 1687 Place: Salem, Massachusetts, USA
Mercy (Mary) VARNEYBorn: 19 November 1669, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 19 November 1733, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 19 November 1733, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Married: Thomas CHOATE 14 October 1690 Place: Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
Rachel VARNEYBorn: abt. 1676, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 15 February 1731, Plainfield, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 15 February 1731, Plainfield, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Married: John FELLOWS 14 October 1692 Place: Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
Hannah VARNEYBorn: abt. 1678, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: ,
Died: ,
Thomas VARNEYBorn: 24 December 1682, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 21 June 1762, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 21 June 1762, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Married: Abigail COGSWELL 29 November 1712 Place: Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Married: Ann UNKNOWN 27 December 1739 Place: Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
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1669 Birth of ChildMercy (Mary) VARNEY was born 19 November 1669, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
1682 Birth of ChildThomas VARNEY was born 24 December 1682, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
1687 Marriage of ChildAbigail VARNEY married 12 July 1687, Salem, Massachusetts, USA to Josiah BURNHAM
1690 Marriage of ChildMercy (Mary) VARNEY married 14 October 1690, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA to Thomas CHOATE
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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Death — 16924 December 1692
Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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