Thomas Fellows, Sr.

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Thomas Fellows

29 January 1685–9 April 1778 (Age 93)
Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

The Life Summary of Thomas

When Thomas Fellows was born on 29 January 1685, in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Samuel Fellows Jr, was 39 and his mother, Abigail Barnard, was 29. He married Elizabeth Eastman on 31 October 1713, in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Massachusetts, United States in 1685. He died on 9 April 1778, in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, at the age of 93.

Spouse

Thomas Fellows
Male
1685–1778

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Male

Elizabeth Eastman
Female
1689–1774

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Female

Marriage
31 October 1713
Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

Children
(6)

Elizabeth Fellows
Female
1715–1715

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Female

Abigail Fellows
Female
1715–1715

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Female

Abigail Fellows
Female
1716–1761

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Female

Thomas Fellows Jr.
Male
1718–1768

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Male

Ruth Fellows
Female
1723–1798

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Female

Samuel Fellows
Male
1727–1810

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Male
Spouse

Thomas Fellows
Male
1685–1778

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Male

Elizabeth Eastman
Female
1685–1773

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Female

Marriage
10 December 1713
Parents

Samuel Fellows Jr
Male
1646–1729

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Male

Abigail Barnard
Female
1656–Deceased

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Female

Siblings
(8)

Samuel Fellows III
Male
1682–1715

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Male

John Fellows
Male
1684–Deceased

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Male

Thomas Fellows
Male
1685–1778

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Male

Joseph Fellows
Male
1688–1751

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Male

Ann Fellows
Female
1690–Deceased

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Female

Ebenezer Fellows
Male
1692–1741

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Male

Hannah Fellows
Female
1697–1737

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Female

Eleanor Fellows
Female
1699–1741

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Female

Profile last modified 6 Mar 2021 | Created 14 Sep 2010

Thomas Fellows (1685 - bef. 1778)

Thomas Fellows aka Felloes

Born 29 Jan 1685 in Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, New England

Son of Samuel Fellows Jr. and Abigail (Barnard) Fellows

Brother of Samuel Fellows Jr., Joseph (Felloes) Fellows, Ann (Felloes) Fellows, Ebenezer Fellows, Hannah (Felloes) Colcutt and Ellinor (Felloes) Fellows

Husband of Elizabeth (Eastman) Fellows — married 10 Dec 1713 in Salisbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Father of Abigail Fellows, Elizabeth Fellows, Abigail (Fellows) Stevens, Thomas (Fellos) Fellows, Ruth (Fellows) Shaw and Samuel Fellows

Died before 9 Apr 1778 in Salisbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, New England

Biography

Thomas Fellows (or Felloes) was born on 29 Jan 1685 (1686?) in Salisbury in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He was the son of Samuel Fellows, Jr., and Abigail Barnard.[1] He was baptized and owned the covenant when he was 20 years old, on 18 Nov 1705, but was not admitted as a member of the Salisbury church until 1719.[2]

Thomas was a cooper, with his business in Salisbury.[3]

Thomas married Elizabeth Eastman (or Easman) on 10 Dec 1713, in Salisbury.[4] In the following years, they registered the births of six children there:

Abigall Fellows (twin, b. 9 Dec 1715;[5] d. 23 Dec 1715)[6]
Elizabeth Fellows (twin, b. 9 Dec 1715;[7] d. 15 Dec 1715)[8] Abigall Fellows (b. 27 Nov 1716;[9] m. 21 Feb 1739/40, Benjamin Stevens)[10] Thomas Fellos (b. 24 Jan 1718/9)[11] Ruth (Fellows) Shaw (1723-1798) ;[12] m. 7 May 1746, Edward Shaw)[13] Samuel Fellows (b. 22 Jan 1727/8)[14] Elizabeth (Eastman) Fellows died on 10 Jun 1773, in Salisbury.[15] There is, however, a duplicate record of her death on that date, but in nearby Amesbury.[16]

Thomas Fellows's Last Will and Testament, dated 25 Jul 1755, was presented and accepted for probate by his designated executor (his son, Benjamin) on 9 Apr 1778.[17] He must, therefore, have died before that date, probably in Salisbury.

Research Notes

Note on Place of Birth: There is a duplicate record of this birth, based on private papers, which seems to place it in Shelburne, Franklin County, Massachusetts Bay Colony.[18] Since the Salisbury record seems to depend on official documentation, it is preferred here.

Sources

↑ "Felloes, Thomas, s. Samuell and Abegail, Jan. 29, 1685:" Vital Records of Salisbury, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849, p. 90. Also available online at ma-vitalrecords.org. ↑ Hoyt, The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts, Volume 1, Page 156. ↑ Last Will and Testament, dated 25 Jul 1755: Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881, #9366 (accessed 4 Dec 2017 - subscription required. ↑ Citing court records from the old Norfolk County Court book: "Felloes:" Massachusetts Vital Records Project, Salisbury - Marriages, p. 350 (accessed 20 Aug 2017). ↑ "Fellows, Abigall, d. twin, Thomas and Elizabeth, Dec. 9, 1715," citing records of the old Norfolk County Court book:" Vital Records of Salisbury, Massachusetts, Page 91; also available online at ma-vitalrecords.org. ↑ "Fellows, Abeigall, d. Thomas and Elizabeth, Dec. 23, 1715," citing records of the old Norfolk County Court book: Vital Records of Salisbury, Massachusetts, Page 557; also available online at ma-vitalrecords.org. ↑ "Fellows, Elizabeth, d. twin, Thomas and Elizabeth, Dec. 9, 1715:" Vital Records of Salisbury, Massachusetts, Page 91; also available online at ma-vitalrecords.org. ↑ "Fellows, Elizabeth, d. Thomas and Elizabeth, Dec. 15, 1715," citing records of the old Norfolk County Court book: Vital Records of Salisbury, Massachusetts, Page 557; also available online at ma-vitalrecords.org. ↑ "Fellows, Abigall, d. Thomas and Elizabeth, Nov. 27, 1716:" Vital Records of Salisbury, Massachusetts, Page 91; also available online at ma-vitalrecords.org. ↑ "Fellows:" Massachusetts Vital Records Project, Salisbury - Marriages, Page 350 (accessed 4 Dec 2017). See also: Last Will and Testament, Thomas Fellows, dated 25 Jul 1755: Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881, #9366 (accessed 4 Dec 2017 - subscription required). ↑ "Fellos, Thomas, s. Thomas and Elizabeth, Jan. 24, 1718-19:" Vital Records of Salisbury, Massachusetts, Page 90; also available online at ma-vitalrecords.org. ↑ "Fellose, Ruth, d. Thomas and Elizabeth, Apr. 23, 1723:" Vital Records of Salisbury, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849, Page 91; also available online at ma-vitalrecords.org. ↑ "Fellows:" Massachusetts Vital Records Project, Salisbury - Marriages, Page 350 (accessed 4 Dec 2017). See also: Last Will and Testament, Thomas Fellows, dated 25 Jul 1755: Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881, #9366 (accessed 4 Dec 2017 - subscription required). ↑ "Fellows, Samuel, s. Tho[ma]s and Elisabeth, Jan. 22, 1727-8:" Vital Records of Salisbury, Massachusetts, Page 91; also available online at ma-vitalrecords.org. ↑ Massachusetts Vital Records Project, Salisbury - Deaths, p. 557 (accessed 20 Aug 2017) ↑ Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHR3-XZD : 4 November 2017), Elizabeth Fellows, 10 Jun 1773; citing Death, Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 893,105. (accessed 4 Dec 2017). ↑ Acceptance of Will for Probate by Benjamin Greenleaf, Judge of the Probate Court, dated 9 Apr 1778: Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881, #9366 (accessed 4 Dec 2017 - subscription required). ↑ Citing "private record in possession of Miss Mary Fellows of Greenfield:" Massachusetts Vital Records Project, Shelburne - Births, p. 36 (accessed 4 Dec 2017). Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.) (subscription required). David W. Hoyt, The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts, with some Related Families of Newbury, Haverhill, Ipswich, and Hampton, Vol. 1, Providence, RI: Snow & Farnham, Printers, 1897. Vital Records of Salisbury, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849, Published by The Topsfield Historical Society, Salem, MA: Newcomb & Gauss, Printers, 1915.