Thomas Fellows (1685 - bef. 1778)

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

Ancestors

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

Descendants

Died before 9 Apr 1778 before age 93 in Salisbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, New England

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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:

1. Abigall Fellows (twin, b. 9 Dec 1715;^[5] d. 23 Dec 1715)^[6]
2. Elizabeth Fellows (twin, b. 9 Dec 1715;^[7] d. 15 Dec 1715)^[8]
3. Abigall Fellows (b. 27 Nov 1716;^[9] m. 21 Feb 1739/40, Benjamin Stevens)^[10]
4. Thomas Fellos (b. 24 Jan 1718/9)^[11]
5. Ruth (Fellows) Shaw (1723-1798) ;^[12] m. 7 May 1746, Edward Shaw)^[13]
6. 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

1. ↑ "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.
2. ↑ Hoyt, The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts, Volume 1, Page 156.
3. ↑ Last Will and Testament, dated 25 Jul 1755: Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881, #9366 (accessed 4 Dec 2017 - subscription required.
4. ↑ Citing court records from the old Norfolk County Court book: "Felloes:" Massachusetts Vital Records Project, Salisbury - Marriages, p. 350 (accessed 20 Aug 2017).
5. ↑ "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.
6. ↑ "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.
7. ↑ "Fellows, Elizabeth, d. twin, Thomas and Elizabeth, Dec. 9, 1715:" Vital Records of Salisbury, Massachusetts, Page 91; also available online at ma-vitalrecords.org.
8. ↑ "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.
9. ↑ "Fellows, Abigall, d. Thomas and Elizabeth, Nov. 27, 1716:" Vital Records of Salisbury, Massachusetts, Page 91; also available online at ma-vitalrecords.org.
10. ↑ "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).
11. ↑ "Fellos, Thomas, s. Thomas and Elizabeth, Jan. 24, 1718-19:" Vital Records of Salisbury, Massachusetts, Page 90; also available online at ma-vitalrecords.org.
12. ↑ "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.
13. ↑ "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).
14. ↑ "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.
15. ↑ Massachusetts Vital Records Project, Salisbury - Deaths, p. 557 (accessed 20 Aug 2017)
16. ↑ 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).
17. ↑ 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).
18. ↑ 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.