John Fellows Sr (1720 - 1812)

Born 27 Apr 1720 in Kingston, Rockingham County, Province of New Hampshire, New England

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Blaisdell) Fellows — married 6 Mar 1746 in East Kingston, Rockingham County, Province of New Hampshire, New England

Husband of Mary (Kiniston) Fellows — married 4 Dec 1766 in Kingston, Rockingham County, Province of New Hampshire, New England

Descendants

Died 30 Mar 1812 at age 91 in Salisbury, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States

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Biography

John Fellowes (or, later, Fellows) was born on 27 Apr 1720, in Kingston, Rockingham County, Province of New Hampshire. He was the son of Ebenezer Fellows and Elizabeth Brooks.^[1]

Children

John married Elisabeth Blasdel on 6 Mar 1746, in Kingston, Rockingham County, Province of New Hampshire.^{[2] [3]} Before Elisabeth died (prior to 10 December of 1766), they had nine children:

1. David Fellows (1746-1808) ^[4], m. 1769 Betsey Eaton
2. Adonijah Fellows (1748-1821), m. 1772 Elizabeth Rowell; m. 1798 Sally Clough
3. Hezekiah Fellows (1750 - before 1798) ^[5]. Hezekiah was not named in his father's 1798 Will.
4. Ebenezer Fellows (1753-1775) ^[6] d.y.
5. Moses Fellows (1755- after 1798)
6. Sarah Fellows (1758-1835) ^[7], m. 1780 Benjamin Howard
7. Betsey Fellows (1762-1763) d.y.
8. John Fellows (1764 - after 1798)^[8]
9. Hannah Fellows (1766-1837), m. 1787 William Tirrill

John married second on 11 Dec 1766, in Kingston. His second wife was Mary Tucker Kiniston (or Kenyston). ^[9] They had five children:

1. Richard Fellows (1767 - after 1798), m. ca. 1789 Rachel Scribner
2. Daniel Fellows (1769 - after 1798), m. 1789 Susannah Tucker
3. Isaiah Fellows (1771-1861), m. 1792 Betsy Wilson Tucker
4. Mehitable Fellows (1773-1853) m. 1791 John Collins, Jr.
5. Phebe Fellows (1775-1821), m 1792 Joseph Collins

Timeline

1790, John Fellows is head of 5 person household in Salisbury, New Hampshire

John Fellows wrote his Will on 24 May 1798 at Salisbuty, Hillsborough, New Hampshire. He named 11 of his 14 known children. Not named were Hezekiah, Ebenezer and Betsey. The Will was probated on 27 October 1812 in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. ^[10]

1800, John Fellows is head of 3 person household in Salisbury, New Hampshire, 2 persons over age 45 and one female age 26 to 44.

John Fellows died on 30 Mar 1812, possibly in Salisbury, Merrimack County, New Hampshire.^[11]

John Fellows, Sr. burial in 1812 at Salisbury Colonial Burying Ground, Salisbury, New Hampshire ^[12]

Research Notes

• Need a vital record for death of Mary Tucker Keneyston, John's second wife.

Sources

1. ↑ 1720 Birth for John Fellowes; father: Ebenezer Fellowes; mother: Elizabeth Brockes in New Hampshire: Births, Deaths and Marriages, 1654-1969. "Births F to 1901," Page 3910 (accessed 13 Dec 2019 - subscription required). See also: Index card (transcribed information): New Hampshire Births and Christenings, 1714-1904, FamilySearch.org; New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900, database with images, FamilySearch.org; Eaton, "The Early Descendants of Adrian[1] Frye," The Maine Genealogist, Volume 34 (2012), Page 22 (accessed 13 Dec 2019 - subscription required); U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volumes 1, 20 and 312, Ancestry.com (subscription required); Godfrey Memorial Library, compiler, American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Ancestry.com, Ancestry.com Operations Inc (subscription required); West, Edmund, compiler, Family Data Collection - Births, Ancestry.com, Ancestry.com Operations Inc. (subscription required).
2. ↑ 1746 Marriage for John Fellows in New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947, FamilySearch.org (accessed 1 Apr 2021);
3. ↑ 1746 Marriage in Kingston for John Feoolws in "New Hampshire, U.S., Marriage and Divorce Records, 1659-1947," ancestry.com, database online with images [Subscription] [https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/5241/images/41267_308229-01838 Ancestry Record
4. ↑ 1769 Birth for David Fellows in "New Hampshire Births and Christenings, 1714-1904", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDJK-FJW : 18 January 2020), David Fellows, 1746.
5. ↑ 1750 Birth fot Hezekiah Fellows in "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLLT-LB5 : 21 October 2022), Hezekiah Fellows, ; citing East Kingston, New Hampshire, British Colonial America, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm .
6. ↑ 1753 Birth for Ebenezer Fellows in "New Hampshire Births and Christenings, 1714-1904", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDJK-FV3 : 18 January 2020), Ebenezer Fellows, 1753.
7. ↑ 1758 Birth for Sarah Fellows in "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLLT-5MQ : 21 October 2022), Sarah Fellows, ; citing East Kingston, New Hampshire, British Colonial America, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm .
8. ↑ John Fellows in 1764 Birth for John Fellows in "John Fellows," b. 7 Feb 1764, East Kingston, father: John Fellows, mother: Elisabeth Blaisdel: Index card (transcribed data): New Hampshire Births and Christenings, 1714-1904, Image No. 3741, FamilySearch.org (accessed 31 Mar 2021).
9. ↑ 1766 Marriage for John Fejjows in Index card (transcribed information): Groom: John Fellows; Bride: Mary Kenyston: New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947, FamilySearch.org (accessed 31 Mar 2021); also available at Ancestry.com (subscription required).
10. ↑ 1798 and 1812 Probate for John Fellows, Sr in "New Hampshire, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1643-1982," ancestry.com, database online with images [subscription] Ancestry Record
11. ↑ Hatcher, Abstract of Graves, Volume 2, No. 12556, and Volume 7, Ancestry.com (subscription required). See also: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volumes 1, 20 and 312, Ancestry.com (subscription required).
12. ↑ 1812 Burial for John Fellows, Sr in "Find a Grave," database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/200540940/john-fellows: accessed 06 March 2023), memorial page for John Fellows Sr. (27 Apr 1720–30 Mar 1812), Find a Grave Memorial ID 200540940, citing Salisbury Colonial Burying Ground, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Lori (contributor 49872221).

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• Hatcher, Patricia Law. Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots, Ancestry.com, Ancestry.com Operations Inc. (subscription required).
• "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLLT-G3B : 22 May 2019), John Fellowes, 27 Apr 1720; citing Kingston, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,000,938.
• New Hampshire Births and Christenings, 1714-1904, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDNT-GZR : 10 February 2018), John Fellows, 27 Apr 1720; citing KINGSTON TWP,ROCKINGHAM,NEW HAMPSHIRE; FHL microfilm 1,000,938.
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• New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FL66-958 : 2 April 2020), John Fellows and Mary Kenyston, 11 Dec 1766; citing , , New Hampshire, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,000,991. (Also available on Ancestry.com - subscription required).
• New Hampshire, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890, Ancestry.com, Ancestry.com Operations Inc. (subscription required).

Other Sources

• U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Ancestry.com, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. (subscription required).
• West, Edmund, compiler. Family Data Collection - Births, Ancestry.com, Ancestry.com Operations Inc. (subscription required).
• West, Edmund, compiler. Family Data Collection - Marriages, Ancestry.com, Ancestry.com Operations Inc. (subscription required).

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Fellows-235 created through the import of Griffin-Calhoun.ged on Aug 11, 2011 by Russell Griffin.
• Fellows-826 was created by Jamie Folsom through the import of test.ged on Dec 20, 2015.