flag female ancestor  Rachel  VARNEY

  (b. abt. 1676 Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony   d. 15 February 1731 Plainfield, Crown Colony of Connecticut )  

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Rachel VARNEY was born abt. 1676 in Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Rachel VARNEY was the child of Thomas VARNEY   and   Abigail PROCTOR and the grandchild of: (paternal)  William VARNEY and Bridget KNIGHT (maternal)  John PROCTOR and Martha HARPER

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Rachel  married  John FELLOWS 14 October 1692 in Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay .  The couple had (at least) 9 children.
John FELLOWS  was born 20 October 1668 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA.  John died 29 March 1751 in Plainfield, Connecticut, USA (Moosup) (Wauregan) (Central Village) (Almyville) (Packerville).  John was the child of Ephraim FELLOWS and Mary UNKNOWN.

Rachel VARNEY died 15 February 1731 in Plainfield, Crown Colony of Connecticut .
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Family and Children of Rachel VARNEY

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Rachel VARNEY married Grave has been locatedflag male ancestor John FELLOWS-- 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).


John FELLOWS was the child of Ephraim FELLOWS and Mary UNKNOWN


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:

flag baby boy ancestor Varney FELLOWS (b.25 March 1694, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay  d. abt. 1695, Willington, Crown Colony of Connecticut)

flag girl ancestor Abigail FELLOWS (b.25 March 1694, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay  d. abt. 1700, , Crown Colony of Connecticut)

flag male ancestor 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)

flag male ancestor 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)

flag female ancestor 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)

flag female ancestor 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)

flag male ancestor 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)

flag male ancestor Matthew FELLOWS (b.abt. 1705, Plainfield, Crown Colony of Connecticut   d. , )

Grave has been locatedflag female ancestor 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)



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marriage1692 Marriage / Partner
Rachel VARNEY and John FELLOWS 14 October 1692, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
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1694 Birth of Child
Abigail FELLOWS was born 25 March 1694, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
1694 Birth of Child
Varney FELLOWS was born 25 March 1694, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
1696 Birth of Child
Isaac Varney FELLOWS was born 1 September 1696, Plainfield, Connecticut, USA (Moosup) (Wauregan) (Central Village) (Almyville) (Packerville)
1696 Birth of Child
Nathan FELLOWS was born 1 September 1696, Plainfield, Connecticut, USA (Moosup) (Wauregan) (Central Village) (Almyville) (Packerville)
1698 Birth of Child
Rachel FELLOWS was born 22 October 1698, Plainfield, Connecticut, USA (Moosup) (Wauregan) (Central Village) (Almyville) (Packerville)
1701 Birth of Child
Abigail FELLOWS was born 13 May 1701, Plainfield, Connecticut, USA (Moosup) (Wauregan) (Central Village) (Almyville) (Packerville)
1703 Birth of Child
John FELLOWS was born 3 March 1703, Plainfield, Connecticut, USA (Moosup) (Wauregan) (Central Village) (Almyville) (Packerville)
1712 Birth of Child
Amie (Ame) FELLOWS was born 27 September 1712, New London, Connecticut, USA
marriage1719 Marriage of Child
Rachel FELLOWS married 9 February 1719, Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck) to Ephraim HERRICK
marriage1720 Marriage of Child
Abigail FELLOWS married 4 January 1720, Plainfield, Connecticut, USA (Moosup) (Wauregan) (Central Village) (Almyville) (Packerville) to Samuel HALL
marriage1721 Marriage of Child
Isaac Varney FELLOWS married 9 November 1721, Plainfield, Connecticut, USA (Moosup) (Wauregan) (Central Village) (Almyville) (Packerville) to Abigail HUTCHENS (HUTCHINS)
1727 Death of Child
Abigail FELLOWS died 24 September 1727, Plainfield, Connecticut, USA (Moosup) (Wauregan) (Central Village) (Almyville) (Packerville)
marriage1728 Marriage of Child
John FELLOWS married 22 October 1728, Plainfield, Connecticut, USA (Moosup) (Wauregan) (Central Village) (Almyville) (Packerville) to Jerusha DOUGLAS
marriage1730 Marriage of Child
Nathan FELLOWS married 29 January 1730, Plainfield, Connecticut, USA (Moosup) (Wauregan) (Central Village) (Almyville) (Packerville) to Priscilla WARREN
death1731 Death
15 February 1731
Plainfield, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Added: 12/16/1999 12:00:00 AM - Updated: 4/15/2025 4:46:05 PM
Did You Know?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)

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