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Nathaniel Fellows I (1713 - 1800)

Nathaniel Fellows I
Born in Stonington, New London, Connecticut Colonymap
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Biography

Nathaniel Fellows, a ship builder, was born on 22 Jun 1713 in the coastal town of Stonington, New London County, Connecticut Colony. [1] He was the 4th of the 8 children of Ephraim Fellows, a blacksmith who later owned a saw mill, and his wife Hannah Warner.

Four years before Nathaniel was born, his parents moved from Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony to Stonington, 135 miles southwest, in June 1709.[2] His great grandfather, William Fellows, had emigrated from England in 1635 and settled in Ipswich.[3]

Nathaniel was the 2nd son, baptized on 6 Sep 1713 in the First Congregational Church of Stonington.[4] His siblings were Hannah, Ephraim, Sarah, Isaac, John, Joannah and Mary.[5]

When Nathaniel was 12 years old, his father, Ephraim Fellows, aged 46, died in a hunting accident on 12 Mar 1726 in Stonington.[2] He had been hunting seabirds at a seaside spot called Otter Point, when Thomas Stanton mistook Ephraim's otter hat for a living otter and mistakenly shot him.[2][6]

Nathaniel's mother was left with a houseful of children – her youngest, Mary, still to be born and die as an infant, and her eldest child, Hannah, nearly 21. Thomas Stanton, the shooter, was aquitted and his father's death was judged to be an accident.[7]

1st Marriage

Nathaniel Fellows and Hopestill Holdredge (spelled as Holdridge in some records) were married on 2 March 1736/7[8] at the First Congregational Church of Stonington, by Rev. Joseph Fish.[9]

About 5 years earlier, Nathaniel's older sister, Sarah Fellows, married his wife Hopestill Holdredge's big brother, Samuel Holdredge on 23 Sep 1731 in Stonington.[10]

Hopestill Holdredge was born on 18 Feb 1719 in Stonington.[11] She was the daughter of William Holdredge and his wife Deborah Elliott of Stonington.[12]

Children of 1st Marriage

Nathaniel Fellows and Hopestill Holdredge had 12 children in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut Colony.[5]

  1. Deborah Fellows (1738–1738), died young[13]
  2. Nathaniel Fellows II (1739–1810), married Sarah "Sallie" Hilliard[14]
  3. Warner Fellows (1740–1775), married Eunice Hall[15]
  4. William Fellows (1743–1827), married Susannah Rathbone[16]
  5. Hopestill Fellows (1745–aft 1800), married John Belcher[17]
  6. Lydia Fellows (1747–bef 1794), married Nathan Noyes[18]
  7. Mercy Fellows (1749–1757), died young[19]
  8. Elnathan Fellows (1751–1837), married Hannah Packer[20]
  9. Ephraim Fellows (1753–1753), died young[21]
  10. Priscilla Fellows (1755–aft 1820), married John Davol, John Haley Jr.[22]
  11. Joseph Fellows (1757–1781), married Mary Hewitt[23]
  12. David Fellows (1760–1786), never married[24]

2nd Marriage

After his 1st wife Hopestill, aged 46, died on 3 Jul 1765, Nathaniel Fellows married the widow, Sarah (née Watson) Miner, presumably in Stonington, where they both lived.[8] Sarah's 1st husband was Thomas Miner (1701-1760), with whom she had 7 children.[25]

Sarah Watson was born about 1718,[26] probably on the island of Nantucket, Massachusett Bay Colony, the daughter of William Watson of Nantucket, per Richard A. Wheeler's History of the Town of Stonington.[27]

Sarah is accounted for on the 1790 census in the household of Nathaniel Fellows I as one of the two females. The other female was most likely Nathaniel's widowed daughter, Priscilla (Fellows) Davol, before she married her 2nd husband in 1792.[28]

Sarah died three years after Nathaniel on 12 May 1803 in Stonington and was buried there as "Sarah Fellows" in Miner Cemetery. Her headstone inscription reads: "In memory of Widow Sarah Fellows. Her first husband was Thomas Miner. She departed this life May 17th, 1803 in the 85th year of her age."[26]

Sarah's 1803 probate records, administered by her son Thomas Miner, named her the "widow Sarah Fellows, late of Stonington." Her beneficiaries were her living sons, William Miner, Thomas Miner, Manassah Miner, and heirs of her daughter, the late widow Sarah Grant [daughter], wife of Josiah Grant. [29]

Military

There are military records for a Nathaniel Fellows of Connecticut in the French and Indian War during the campaigns of 1756 and 1758. Although the Nathaniel Fellows may have been Nathaniel (aged 43, 45), he was probably his eldest son of the same name (aged 17, 19).

In 1756, Nathaniel Fellows served in the 4th Connecticut Regiment, 1st Company, of the British Army, under Col.-Capt. Andrew Ward and Capt-Lt Samuel Stanton of Stonington.[30] In 1758, he served in the 3rd Connecticut Regiment, 12th Company, under Col.-Capt. Eleazer Fitch and Capt. John Denison of Stonington.[31][32] In the same 1758 regiment and company, there is also a record of a Warner Fellows,[33] who was likely Nathaniel's 2nd son (aged 18). The four Connecticut regiments participated in the disastrous expedition against Fort Carillon (called Ticonderoga by the British).[34]

In 1775, Nathaniel, aged 62, would have been too old to fight in the U.S. Revolutionary war, but many records show that his sons, Nathaniel, Joseph and David, and his son-in-law John Davol, were soldiers from Connecticut during the conflict.[35] His son Elnathan, a ship captain, although not part of the military, assisted the effort by transporting men and supplies on his ship.[36]

Death

Nathaniel Fellows, aged 87, passed away on 25 Aug 1800 in Stonington,[37] 35 years after his 1st wife Hopestill died and three years before his 2nd wife Sarah died.

Census

1790
New London County, Connecticut, United States. [28]

Research Notes

No daughter named Mary

A modern transcription in cursive of the original Stonington town record incorrectly transcribed Nathaniel's daughter Mercy as Mary in the death record of Mercy. Correct transcription: “Mercy Daughter of Nathl Fellows Dyed May 16, 1757." Her brother Joseph was born 29 Sep 1757, so a child could not have been born in May of same year. You can easily confirm this by comparing the original record (slide 212) to the rewritten record (slide 361) on same film on FamilySearch.[38]

Three Nathl Fellows households, 1790 census

For clarification, there were three Nathl (Nathaniel) Fellows households on the 1790 census in New London County, Connecticut, in sequence, marked as 1, 2, 3. Although the 1790 census did not identify townships in New London County, we know from other records that they lived in Stonington.

1. “Nathl Fellows 1” Inferred Nathaniel Fellows (1713-1800)[28]

TOTAL 3: 1 male over 16 [NATHANIEL I], 2 females any age [2nd WIFE SARAH MINER (née WATSON) and WIDOWED DAUGHTER PRISCILLA DAVOL (née FELLOWS) before 2nd marriage to John Haley, Jr.]

2. “Nathl Fellows 2” Inferred Nathaniel Fellows' son of the same name (1739-1810)[39]

TOTAL 9: 4 males over 16 [head NATHANIEL II, AMBROSE, JOHN, and ___?], 1 male under 16 [CHRISTOPHER], 4 females any age [WIFE SARAH “SALLIE”; DAUGHTER HOPESTILL]; DAUGHTER-IN-LAW ELIZABETH HERN, WIFE OF AMBROSE? and DAUGHTER-IN-LAW THANKFUL POTTER, WIFE OF JOHN?] We know this isn't Nathaniel's grandson, Nathaniel 3, as he could not have had 3 male children over 16 in 1790 if he were born in 1762.

3. “Nathl Fellows 3” Inferred Nathanel Fellows' grandson of the same name (abt 1762-1800)[40]

TOTAL 3: 1 male over 16 [NATHANIEL III], 1 male under 16 [?], 1 female any age [WIFE NANCY] After Nathaniel 3 died in 1800, his wife Nancy Fellows' household, with children, was on the 1810 and 1820 census.

Research notes by (Joan Stewart Smith), 5th great granddaughter of Nathaniel Fellow I and Hopestill Holdredge

Sources

  1. ↑ Connecticut, U.S., Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection). Ancestry.com. Original srouce: Schott, Nancy E. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Stonington Vital Records 1658-1854. 2000, p. 146, “Fellows… Nathan, s. Ephraim, b. June 22, 1714”
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Ellsworth, Phebe May Fellows. The Many Branches; Genealogy of These Families, Fellows, Woolsey, Stewart, Ellsworth, Towslee. Compiled and self-published, Monroe, Green, Wisconsin, 1985 [Because sources were not readily available at the time, this book contains some inaccuracies.], pp. 29-31. Excerpt from The Story, attributed to Ephraim Fellows, son of Ephraim Fellows and Hannah Warner, about his family’s move from Ipswich, Mass., early days in Stonington, Conn., and fatal shooting accident
  3. ↑ Anderson, Robert Charles; Sanborn Jr., George F.; Sanborn, Melinde Lutz. The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England 1634-1635. Vol. II: C-F, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Great Migration Study Project, Boston, 2001. William Fellows. pp. 507 - 512
  4. ↑ Wheeler, Richard A. History Of The First Congregational Church, Stonington, Conn., 1674-1874. Norwich, CT: T.H. Davis and Company, 1875, p. 210. (https://archive.org/details/historyoffirstco00whee/page/210/mode/2up?view=theater : accessed 3 Oct 2023) Baptisms by the Rev. James Noyes. “Sep. 6, 1713 Nathaniel, son of Ephraim Fellows”
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Wheeler, Richard Anson. History of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, Connecticut, The Day Publishing, Co., New London, Conn., 1900. (https://archive.org/details/historyoftownofs00whee_1/page/n389/mode/2up : accessed 18 Sep 2023). Fellows Family, pp. 867-868 [With the availability of more records in the years to follow, some of this info has been updated.]
  6. ↑ Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999. Ancestry.com. Probate Packets, Ely, E-Fitch, J, 1675-1850. New London Probate District, Hartford, Conn. No. 1985. Multiple documents. Probate: 1726. Ephraim Fellows, late of Stonington, New London County, Colony of Connecticut. No will included in packet. On 12 Apr 1726, Hannah Fellows, administratrix, and Ezabar Brown, both of Stonington, signed the bond of administration for the estate of Ephraim Fellows, late of Stonington, and an oath to provide inventory of the estate of Ephraim Fellows by 2nd Tuesday of April 1727. Inventory made 6 May 1726, with real estate including house, smith shop, saw mill and land.
  7. ↑ Hempstead, Joshua, 1678-1758. Diary of Joshua Hempstead of New London, Connecticut, covering a period of forty-seven years, from September 1711, to November, 1758. Collections of the New London County Historical Society Vol 1. 1901 (https://archive.org/details/diaryofjoshuahem00hemp/page/n11/mode/2up : 7 Nov 2023), “Mond 28 [Mar, 1726] fair. I was at the Supr Court al day on the grand jury about Thos S [ ] Killing Ephraim Fellows. he Acknowledged he Shot him on the head but Supposed itt to be an Oator & So it appearing to be Ignorantly don he was acquitted.”, p. 167
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Births, Marriages, Deaths, No. 3" in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut. Town Clerk. Filed under ”Connecticut Marriages, 1640-1939," FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9BP-QQZR-V?cc=2448940 : 29 Aug 2023), Connecticut State Library, Hartford. From very old handwritten volume entitled "Births, Marriages, Deaths, No. 3" in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut. Joan Stewart Smith’s notes: This is not just a marriage record. It includes the names and birth dates of 3 children. Nathaniel Fellows and Hopestill Holdredge marriage 2 Mar 1737 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut. Includes names and birth dates of three oldest sons, Nathaniel, Warner and William (p. 57 of original book, slide 144). Notation made that the rest of the children are entered on p. 172 (slide 206) of same book. On that page is a handwritten list of 7 of the 12 children of Nathaniel Fellows and Hopestill Holdredge with birth dates, Stonington, New London, Connecticut. Children listed are Deborah (1738), Hopestill (1745), Lydia (1747), Mercy (1749), Elnathan (1751), Ephraim (1753), and Priscilla (1755). At the end of this list is the death date of their mother Hopestill in 1765. On yet another page of the book, are their youngest sons, Joseph (1757) and David (1760) and the death date of daughter Mercy (1757), on p. 184 (slide 212)
  9. ↑ Connecticut.Connecticut, U.S., Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection). Ancestry.com. Original srouce: Schott, Nancy E. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Stonington Vital Records 1658-1854. 2000, p. 146, “Fellows… Nathaniel, m. Hopestill Holdredge, Mar. 2, 1736/37, by Rev. Joseph Fish
  10. ↑ Connecticut Church Records, Stonington, First Congregational Church (“The Road Church”) 1674-1925, Vol. 111, Stonington, Connecticut State Library 1961, p. 162. “Fellows … Sarah, m. Samuel Holdridge, Sept. 23, 1731, by Rev. Ebenezer Rosseter.
  11. ↑ Schott, Nancy E. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Stonington Vital Records 1658-1854. 2000, p. 197, “Holdredge, Holdridge … Hopestill, d. William, b. Feb. 18, 1719/1720”
  12. ↑ Settlers of the Beekman Patent, page 603. Accessed at AmericanAncestors.org.
  13. ↑ ”Births, Marriages, Deaths, No. 3" in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut. Filed under ”Connecticut Marriages, 1640-1939," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9BP-QQ89-7?cc=2448940 : 11 April 2017), Connecticut State Library, Hartford. “Deborah Daughter of Nathll Fellows was born April 4th, 1738. Deborah Daughter of Nathll Fellows Dyed April 11th 1738.”
  14. ↑ Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection), Ancestry.com. Book source: Schott, Nancy E., compiler, White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2000. Stonington Vital Records 1658-1854, p. 146, “Fellows … Nathaniel, s. Nathaniel, b. Feb. 4, 1738/39”
  15. ↑ Schott, Nancy E., compiler, White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2000. Stonington Vital Records 1658-1854, p. 146. “Warner, s. Nathaniel, b. Feb. 15, 1740/41
  16. ↑ Connecticut Church Records, Stonington, First Congregational Church (“The Road Church”) 1674-1925, Connecticut State Library 1961, p. 162. William Fellows, s. Nathaniel, bp June 12, 1743, v. 2, p. 47
  17. ↑ Schott, Nancy E., compiler, White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2000. Stonington Vital Records 1658-1854, p. 145, “Fellows … Hopestill, d. Nathaniel, b. Feb. 8, 1745”
  18. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7W8-V9X : 7 January 2020), Fellows … Lydia, d. Nathaniel, b. Feb. 20, 1747 at Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, British Colonial America
  19. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7W8-VZ9 : 3 Sep 2023), Mercy Fellows, bon 10 Aug 1749, daughter of Nathaniel Fellows, in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, British Colonial America
  20. ↑ Schott, Nancy E., compiler, White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2000. Stonington Vital Records 1658-1854, p. 145. “Elnathan, s. Nathaniel, b. Aug. 13, 1751
  21. ↑ Schott, Nancy E. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, Stonington 1658-1854. Genealogical Publishing Co., 2000. “Fellows, Ephraim, s. Nathaniel, b. Nov. 19, 1753; d. Dec. 22, 1753.” Stonington, Connecticut.
  22. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7W8-KZQ : 7 January 2020), Precilla Fellows, daughter of Nathaniel Fellows, born 14 Apr 1755, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, British Colonial America
  23. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74J-MTP : 7 January 2020), Joseph Fellows born 29 Sep 1757, the son of Nathaniell Fellows and Hopestill, in Stonington, New London, Connecticut.
  24. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74J-MRJ : 7 January 2020), David Fellows, son of Nathaniell Fellows and Hopestill, born 16 Mar 1760 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, British Colonial America
  25. ↑ Miner, John A., The Lyon's Whelps : descendants of Thomas Miner, 1608-1900, University Press, 1970, p. 257, 261 Thomas Miner Jr., son of Thomas Miner and Hannah Avery, baptized 4 Oct 1807 in Stonington, married Susan Watson (https://archive.org/details/lyonswhelpsdesce00mine/page/256/mode/2up)
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65268580/sarah-fellows: accessed 03 October 2023), memorial page for Sarah Watson Fellows (1719–12 May 1803), Find a Grave Memorial ID 65268580, citing Miner Cemetery, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by Paul Nichols (contributor 47389909).
  27. ↑ Wheeler, Richard Anson. History of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, Connecticut, The Day Publishing, Co., New London, Conn., 1900. (https://archive.org/details/historyoftownofs00whee_1/page/n492/mode/1up?view=theater : accessed 3 Oct 2023). Family of Dea. Thomas Miner (No. 98) and Sarah Watson, daughter of William Watson of Nantucket
  28. ↑ 28.0 28.1 28.2 "Nathl Fellows 1" [of 3 Nathl Fellows households], "United States Census, 1790", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHKV-CDY : Thu Jul 20 18:49:16 UTC 2023), New London County, Connecticut, United States, TOTAL 3: 1 male over 16 [Inferred NATHANIEL FELLOWS], 2 females any age [Inferred 2nd WIFE SARAH MINER (née WATSON) and WIDOWED DAUGHTER PRISCILLA DAVOL (née FELLOWS) before 2nd marriage to John Haley, Jr.]
  29. ↑ Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999. Ancestry.com. (FamilySearch: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L92Y-2HFT?i=787&cat=141959 : accessed 27 Sep 2023), Probate Packets, Fanning-Fitzgerald, A, 1766-1875. Stonington Probate District. Hartford, Conn. No. 1270. Multiple documents. Probate began: 1803. Widow Sarah Fellows late of Stonington, New London County. Administrator Thomas Miner. On 5 July 1803, Thomas Miner and Mannasah Miner [sons] signed the bond of administration for her estate with oath to submit an account of her estate by 5 July 1804. Presented inventory of personal and real estate on 7 Aug 1803. On 3 Jan 1804, Capt. Ephraim Williams, Noyes Palmer and Amos Gallup, appointed to be the distributors of her estate, named William Miner, Thomas Miner, Manassah Miner [sons], and heirs of the late widow Sarah Grant [daughter], wife of Josiah Grant.
  30. ↑ Rolls of Connecticut men in the French and Indian war, 1755-1762, v. 1 (1755-1757). Hartford: Connecticut Historical Society, 1903. p. 144, Nathl Feller, enlisted 16 Apr 1756, discharged 16 Oct 1756. 4th Connecticut Regiment, 1st Company under Col. and Capt. Andrew Ward, and Capt-Lt Samuel Stanton of Stonington, payroll 1756 (https://archive.org/details/rollsofconnectic09conn/page/144/mode/2up) (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433081884425&seq=162)
  31. ↑ All Connecticut Soldiers, French and Indian War, 1755-62. Ancestry.com. Nathl Fellows of Connecticut, 3rd regiment, commanding officer Col. and Capt. Eleazer Fitch, 12th Company, Co-command Capt. John Denison, 1758, payroll, p. 72
  32. ↑ Rolls of Connecticut men in the French and Indian war, 1755-1762, v. 1 (1755-1757). Hartford: Connecticut Historical Society, 1903. v. 2 (1758-1762). p. 72. Nath’ Fellows, enlisted 18 Apr 1758, discharged 22 Nov 1758, Connecticut, 3rd regiment, 12th Company, commanding officer Col. and Capt. Eleazer Fitch, Co-command Capt. John Denison of Stonington, 2nd Lt. Christopher Palmer of Stonington, 1758, payroll (https://www.google.com/books/edition/Rolls_of_Connecticut_Men_in_the_French_a/tR8WAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1)
  33. ↑ All Connecticut Soldiers, French and Indian War, 1755-62. Ancestry.com. Warner Fellows of Connecticut, 3rd regiment, commanding officer Col. and Capt. Eleazer Fitch, 12th Company, Co-command Capt. John Denison, 1758, payroll, p. 73
  34. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Provincial Troops in the French and Indian Wars," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provincial_troops_in_the_French_and_Indian_Wars : accessed 14 Sep 2023)
  35. ↑ “United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGXT-4R8S : 29 August 2023), NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,281 (1 Feb 1778) “Muster roll of Capt. Ithamar Harvey’s Company in the First company of Connecticut Regiment of Foot in the Service of the United States of America. Commanded by Lt. Col. Prentice, taken to the First of February 1778” Includes 57 enlisted men. For the purposes of joan Stewart Smith’s research, these 4 men were among the 57: Sgt. John Davol, enlisted Feb. 10, 1777, 1 of 3 yrs; Sgt. Jo.s [Joseph] Fellows, enlisted Jan. 1, 1777, 1 of 3 yrs; Private David Fellows, enlisted Jan. 15, 1777, 1 of 3 yrs; Private Nathaniel Fellows, enlisted Jan. 15, 1777, 1 of 3 yrs
  36. ↑ Mather, Frederic Gregory. “The refugees of 1776 from Long Island to Connecticut.” J.B. Lyon Company, Printers. 1913, Fellows, Ep. 243
  37. ↑ Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920. Ancestry.com. Book source: Connecticut Church Records, State Library Index, Stonington, First Congregational Church (“The Road Church”) 1674-1925, Connecticut State Library, Vol. 111, Stonington, 1961, p. 161. “Fellows … Nathaniel, d. 1800” [at First Congregational Church (“The Road Church”) in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut Colony]
  38. ↑ "Births, Marriages, Deaths, No. 3" Stonington, New London County, Connecticut Town Clerk Record Book. Under ”Connecticut Marriages, 1640-1939," FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9BP-QQ4D-7?i=211&cc=2448940 : 29 Aug 2023), Connecticut State Library, Hartford. From very old handwritten volume entitled "Births, Marriages, Deaths, No. 3" in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut. Exact transcription: “Mercy Daughter of Nathl Fellows Dyed May 16, 1757, Joseph, son of Nathl & Hopestill Fellows was born September 29, 1757, David son of Nathl & Hopestill Fellows was born 16 March, 1760” Page 184, slide 212, film 007730055. Note from Joan Stewart Smith: A modern transcription in cursive of the original record incorrectly transcribed Mercy as Mary. You can easily confirm this by comparing the original record (slide 212) to the rewritten record (slide 361) on same film on FamilySearch.
  39. ↑ "Nathl Fellows 2" [of 3 Nathl Fellows households], "United States Census, 1790", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHKV-CDT : Thu Jul 20 15:11:59 UTC 2023), New London County, New York, United States, 9 TOTAL: 4 males over 16 [head NATHANIEL II, AMBROSE, JOHN, and ?], 1 male under 16 [CHRISTOPHER], 4 females any age [WIFE SARAH “SALLIE”, DAUGHTER HOPESTILL], DAUGHTER-IN-LAW ELIZABETH HERN, WIFE OF AMBROSE? and DAUGHTER-IN-LAW THANKFUL POTTER, WIFE OF JOHN?]
  40. ↑ "Nathl Fellows 3" [of 3 Nathl Fellows households],"United States Census, 1790", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHKV-C6B : Thu Sep 14 16:47:35 UTC 2023), New London County, Connecticut, United States, 3 TOTAL: 1 male over 16 [NATHANIEL], 1 male under 16 [?], 1 female any age [NANCY]




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Fellows-762 and Fellows-199 appear to represent the same person because: Same father, same birth info, same wife...
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