Mary
AYERS
Born
abt. 1618
,
London, England
Died
abt. 1680
,
Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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Born: abt. 1618 in London, England
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Mary was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1635.
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Mary married William FELLOWS abt. 1635 in Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
William FELLOWS was born abt. 1609 in England (United Kingdom). William died December 1676 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA.
Mary AYERS died abt. 1680 in Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony.
William Fellows was the son of William Fellows.
Mary Ayers was the daughter of John Ayers and Elizabeth Westrow.
Mary Ayers was the daughter of John Ayers and Elizabeth Westrow.
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Spouse & Children of Mary AYERS
Mary AYERS married 
William FELLOWS
Marriage date: abt. 1635
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.
William FELLOWSMarriage date: abt. 1635
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.
Marriage notes:
"William1 (?1609-1677] (ae ca 50 in 1659) & [Mary] [?AYERS] by 1635? Ipswich {Fellows (1940) 1, 25 TAG 17:159 Dixon-Williams 26 Gen Mag. 2:5 Reg. 84:96 Snow-Estes 1:210 Ipswich Ant. Papers 153 Fellows 23 Stephens-Stevens (1909) 37 Salisbury Fam. 155 Noyes-Gilman 35 Fellowes-Davis Anc. 41 Ayres (1870) 9 EIHC 1:58, 177 Essex Ant. 1:93}"
Children of William FELLOWS and Mary AYERS
Isaac FELLOWSBorn: abt. 1637, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 6 April 1721, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 6 April 1721, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Married: Joanna BOREMAN 29 January 1672 Place: Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
Ephraim FELLOWSBorn: March 1641, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: abt. 1713, Plainfield, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: abt. 1713, Plainfield, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Married: Mary UNKNOWN 1664 Place: Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
Married: Anna Hannah CROSS 20 December 1683 Place: Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
Samuel FELLOWSBorn: abt. 1643, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: abt. 1713, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: abt. 1713, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Elizabeth FELLOWSBorn: 14 July 1644, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: abt. 1676, Andover, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: abt. 1676, Andover, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Mary FELLOWSBorn: abt. 1646, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 8 February 1693, Reading, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 8 February 1693, Reading, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Married: Josiah BROWN 23 November 1666 Place: Reading, Massachusetts, USA
Joseph FELLOWSBorn: abt. 1650, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 7 November 1693, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 7 November 1693, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Married: Ruth FRAILE (FRAYLE) 19 April 1675 Place: Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
Abigail FELLOWSBorn: abt. 1655, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 30 January 1730, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 30 January 1730, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Married: Samuel AYRES 21 March 1677 Place: Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah FELLOWSBorn: 26 July 1657, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 13 June 1724, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 13 June 1724, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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1641 Birth of ChildEphraim FELLOWS was born March 1641, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
1644 Birth of ChildElizabeth FELLOWS was born 14 July 1644, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
1657 Birth of ChildSarah FELLOWS was born 26 July 1657, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
William Fellows
'BIRTH: In an Ipswich court deposition given September 27, 1659, he is stated to be 'aged about fifty years.'
William Fellows appeared at Ipswich in 1639, when he purchased a house and house lot of one acre and a planting lot of six acres 'with appurtenances' from the estate of Humphrey Wisse. This land was on the south side of the Ipswich River. Shortly thereafter, he was chosen to be the herder of cows on the south side of the river.
William Fellows was shown on a list of commoners in 1641. He was made a freeman in 1654.
'The English emigrant William Fellows who located at Ipswich, Mass., is the first of the name who is traceable on American soil...There is no ship record of the coming of Fellows to New England. He first appears in the year 1639...The presumption is that Mary Ayers was married to Fellows in Leicestershire and came with him about 1639 to the colonies. About March 26, 1639, he bought a six-acre tract...at Ipswich. On March 5, 1639-40, he took contract to be...Read full story
'BIRTH: In an Ipswich court deposition given September 27, 1659, he is stated to be 'aged about fifty years.'
William Fellows appeared at Ipswich in 1639, when he purchased a house and house lot of one acre and a planting lot of six acres 'with appurtenances' from the estate of Humphrey Wisse. This land was on the south side of the Ipswich River. Shortly thereafter, he was chosen to be the herder of cows on the south side of the river.
William Fellows was shown on a list of commoners in 1641. He was made a freeman in 1654.
'The English emigrant William Fellows who located at Ipswich, Mass., is the first of the name who is traceable on American soil...There is no ship record of the coming of Fellows to New England. He first appears in the year 1639...The presumption is that Mary Ayers was married to Fellows in Leicestershire and came with him about 1639 to the colonies. About March 26, 1639, he bought a six-acre tract...at Ipswich. On March 5, 1639-40, he took contract to be...Read full story
1666 Marriage of ChildMary FELLOWS married 23 November 1666, Reading, Massachusetts, USA to Josiah BROWN
1672 Marriage of ChildIsaac FELLOWS married 29 January 1672, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA to Joanna BOREMAN
1675 Marriage of ChildJoseph FELLOWS married 19 April 1675, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA to Ruth FRAILE (FRAYLE)
1676 Death of Spouse/PartnerWilliam FELLOWS died December 1676, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
1677 Marriage of ChildAbigail FELLOWS married 21 March 1677, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA to Samuel AYRES
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