Fellow Family
in America 1700 - 1900
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Version 1.0: 07/25/2005
North Carolina
Sarah Fellow born about 1726 married Walter Kennedy born
about 1725 in Johnston Co, North
Carolina. They
had two children. Walter died (Q: 1da
5mo 1751) in Johnston Co, North
Carolina. His
will was probated June 1751 in Johnston
County, North Carolina.
. Sarah died (Q: 9da 6mo 1769).
They had the following children:
John Kennedy born 29 Sept 1747 in Lenoir, North Carolina
Mary Cox Kennedy born abt 1748 in
Lenoir, North
Carolina
Le Bateman thinks that Sarah Fellow married his
ancestor James Oats after Walter Kenney died.
The Bible records we have from the Kennedy descendants do not mention a
remarriage.
Lenoir
Bibles
Image of Cox
Bible
We do
have the record of Walter Kennedy’s probate where Sarah is Executrix and James
Oats is the Deputy Clerk of Court, which shows that they knew each other. She would have been a young widow with means
and a remarriage “out of order” was not unusual. She would have been dismissed from the Quaker
meeting for marrying out of unity and there is no record of her dismissal. However, the records are not complete.
Her two children with Walter were married within the church
showing strong affiliation still with the Quakers. Sarah was living when her daughter Mary wed,
but Mary’s parentage is not noted.
Mary Kennedy to Richard Cox (Q: 1768, 8da, 10mo) House of Richard Cox
John Kennedy to Mary Cox (Q: 1769, 11da, 6mo) Falling Creek MH
The Kennedy family has Sarah Kennedy buried with Walter
Kennedy, but it looks like a memorial added by later descendants. Rootsweb
source
Neuse Friends Church
In Memory of Walter Kennedy, died 1751.
His wife, Sarah Kennedy.
John Fellow (born 1697) had a brother Robert (born 1694) who
also came to North Carolina. We think he is the father of a Robert Fellow
(born 1738).
He might have had
a daughter named Sarah of the right age.
Captain James Oates was born 1724 in North
Carolina and died in 1766.. He married Sarah Fellow abt. 1752.
They had the following children
John Oates (1753- ) born 8 Dec 1753 [Bible of James and Sarah
Oates]
Susanna Oates (1756-
)
James Oates (1757-1815)
Samuel Oates (1760-1802)
Richard Wyatt Oates (1762-1851)
Steven Oates (1764-1817)
The above children are from
the Oats Family Webpage
“One
source that names Sarah Fellow Oates is the Revolutionary War Records of Duplin
and Sampson County North Carolina by The late Oscar and Barbara Bizzell.
The Bible was donated to the South Carolinian Library by a
descendant of Stephenson and Pharibia Oates [The Bible pages are really faded.
At times you cannot read the names]. Stephenson was the youngest son
of James and Sarah Oates. James and Sarah married in Dobbs County North
Carolina, but I believe the records were destroyed in a fire.” Le Bateman
Jacob L. Bateman is the researcher and contributor for the Oats line
LeBateman@att.net
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