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Mary AYERS was born abt. 1618 in London, England
Mary AYERS was the child of ? and ?Mary was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1635.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
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.
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Family and Children of Mary AYERS
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William FELLOWS-- Date: abt. 1635 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.
"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 FELLOWS (b.abt. 1637, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 6 April 1721, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay)
m. Joanna BOREMAN 29 January 1672 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
Ephraim FELLOWS (b.March 1641, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. abt. 1713, Plainfield, Crown Colony of Connecticut )
m. Mary UNKNOWN 1664 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
m. Anna Hannah CROSS 20 December 1683 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
Samuel FELLOWS (b.abt. 1643, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. abt. 1713, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay)
Elizabeth FELLOWS (b.14 July 1644, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. abt. 1676, Andover, Massachusetts Bay Colony)
Mary FELLOWS (b.abt. 1646, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 8 February 1693, Reading, Province of Massachusetts Bay)
m. Josiah BROWN 23 November 1666 in Reading, Massachusetts, USA
Joseph FELLOWS (b.abt. 1650, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 7 November 1693, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay)
m. Ruth FRAILE (FRAYLE) 19 April 1675 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
Abigail FELLOWS (b.abt. 1655, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 30 January 1730, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay)
m. Samuel AYRES 21 March 1677 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah FELLOWS (b.26 July 1657, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 13 June 1724, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay)
William FELLOWS-- Date: abt. 1635 Place: Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay ColonyTorrey'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.
"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 FELLOWS (b.abt. 1637, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 6 April 1721, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay)m. Joanna BOREMAN 29 January 1672 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
Ephraim FELLOWS (b.March 1641, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. abt. 1713, Plainfield, Crown Colony of Connecticut )m. Mary UNKNOWN 1664 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
m. Anna Hannah CROSS 20 December 1683 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
Samuel FELLOWS (b.abt. 1643, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. abt. 1713, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay) Elizabeth FELLOWS (b.14 July 1644, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. abt. 1676, Andover, Massachusetts Bay Colony) Mary FELLOWS (b.abt. 1646, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 8 February 1693, Reading, Province of Massachusetts Bay)m. Josiah BROWN 23 November 1666 in Reading, Massachusetts, USA
Joseph FELLOWS (b.abt. 1650, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 7 November 1693, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay)m. Ruth FRAILE (FRAYLE) 19 April 1675 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
Abigail FELLOWS (b.abt. 1655, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 30 January 1730, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay)m. Samuel AYRES 21 March 1677 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah FELLOWS (b.26 July 1657, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 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 MORE...
'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 MORE...
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
Added: 12/16/1999 12:00:00 AM
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