Dated: 29 Nov. 1767, Ipswich, MA
From Book: The Probate Records of Essex County [MA]; Published by Essex Institute, Salem 1920,
Vol. 3, pp. 128-131; Author unknown.
FROM: Essex County Probate Files, Docket 9,367
Estate of William Fellows of Ipswich
“The last Will of William felows nouember 29:76
I hauing my perfit memory I commit my soull to god and my body to ye graue and bequea my earthly
goods as followeth my will is yt my wif shall haue one rome in my house to her self and for her uese
dewring her life yt is to say ye parler and to haue twelve pounds yearly paid her in good marchantable
pay by my three Sons || Ephram Samul Joseph || and likewis it is my will yt my wif should haue two of
my || best || Cowes and to be kept by my sonns winter and Somer for my wifs uese and my wif shall
haue liberty to keep two swine and like wise my sons shall maintain her with conuenient fierirng
winter and somer as long as she lius a widow and like wise tis my will yt my wife shall haue a
conueanant peice of land for a gearding and a quarter of a acker of good land yearly to sow flaxe
on and it is my will yt my wif shall haue all ye househould goods at her dispoasel tis my will yt my
sonne Isack shall haue my march lote at hog Iland adid to that which I haue giuing him allredy and
my will is yt my other three sonns yt is Ephram Samuel and Joseph shall haue ye other half of my
farme and ye rest of my sault march with ye buildings and stock || and corn || upon ye farme to be
posest of it after my deseas only to fullfill thr mother what is aboue menchoned and to pay all || my ||
depts and legisis as foloweth tis my will yt my daughter mary shall haue ten pounds paid her within
two yeare after my deseas and ten pounds after my wifes deseas and it si my will yt my othr three
daughters Elisebeth abegill Sary shall haue tewenty pounds a peice one half paid them two years
after my deseas ore one thr day or mariag and ye othr half two years after yt and after my depts are
all paid my will is yt my daughters should be maid equale with ther three brothers Ephram Samuele
Joseph only fifty pounds yt my Sonne Isack is to pay after my wifs deseas shall be deuided equaly
amongst my three daughters Elisebeth abigil Sary and then to be equallised with thr brothrs aboue
menshnd.”
Willaim Fellowes
Witness: William (his X mark) Story, Senear, Thomas Burnon, senier, Samuel Ingals, Seanir.
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This writing produced in Ipswich court Mar. 27, 1677 as the will of Wm. Fellows, but no executor
being named, administration was granted to the three sons, Ephraim, Samuell and Joseph and they
were to order the division of the estate according to the mind of the father as expressed in this will.
Inventory taken Dec. 27, 1676, by Henry Benet, William Story, Sener and Thomas Burnum, Senior:
his wearing Apparrell, 9li. 4s.; paire of Oxen, 12li.; Three Cowes, 10li. 10s.; five Heifers, 14li. 10s.;
Two yearelings, 4li.; Three Calves, 3li. 10s.; Horse kind, 12li. 10s.; Sheep, 21li.; Swine, 5li.; Timber
Chaine. Draft Chains, Carts, wheeles, hoops, boxes, Spanshackle, Plowe, Plowe Irons, Beetle,
wedges, slead & sum other small things, two Axes & Muck forke, 13li. 1s. 10d.; 15 bushells of
wheat, 3li. 15s.; Rie, 1li. 18s.; Three scoare & ten bushells of Barly, 14li.; 4 bushells of pease, 16s.;
flax, 12s.; Ten bushells of Indian corne; 2 bush. of oates, 1li. 15s; Sixty bushells of Indian Corne in
ye Barne, 9li.; 38 Acres of upland at home and 26 Acres of Marsh, 250li.; all the Howsinge, 100li.;
hookes & Ringes, 2s. 6d.; Cart roape, Traisses & Coller, 15s.; oard & other small things with a hamer,
7li. 11s. 6d., bridle & Saddle, 1li.; Sythes with their taceling, 11s.; one piece of old Iron & 2 pr. sheepe
sheers, 3s. 4d.; one dore Lock & yoake hookes, 6s. 6d.; fowre Rod of Ground on the meting house
hill where ye old house stood. A pair of Stillyards, 1li 5s.; beefe, pork, Chese, Apples & butter, 11li.
2s. 6d.; Bedd & bed Cloathes with the boulster & pillow in the Parlor Chamber, 6li. 10s.; three bedds,
12li.; flax teere, 16s.; Sheeps wooll, 5li.; one Chest, 12li. of Cotton wooll, tooe old wheeles, sacks,
1li. 15s.; Sheets & one table Cloath, 9li.; other small Lening, 1li. 11s.; tooe Chests, 1li. 4s.; one
Cupbord, 2li.; one bedd in the Parlor, 10li.; Chairs & one basket, 1li.; Table & Forme, 14s.; for
Cushens, 4s.; warming pan, glasses & earthen potts, 1li. 3s. 6d.; Tubs, keelers, panns, pewter &
tinn, 3li. 9s.; woodden ware, 4li.; Table & a meale trough, 14s.; Iron potts & Kettles, 1li. 18s.; Brass
Kettles & Skillets, 6li. 2s. 6d.; Tramells, Spitts, slice & other small things, 2li. 1s. 6d.; Bookes, pillion
& Riding cloth, 1li. 7s.; 2 Cowes, 8li.; 2 Swine, 24s.; a Lead, 30s.; hive of bees, 10s.; total 581li. 17s.
11d. Debts due to the estate, 8li. 5s. 3d. Debts to be deducted out of the estate, 83li. 11s. 7d.;
total remaining, 498li. 6s. 4d.
Attested in Ipswich court Mar. 27, 1677 by the administrators.
Bond of Jonathan Fellows, yeoman, with James Brown, yeoman, and Isaac Knowlton, cordwainer,
all of Ipswich, as sureties, for the sum of 300li., dated Feb. 13, 1722-23, for administration on estate
not already administered upon belonging to his grandfather William Fellows.
Witness: Robert Holmes, Daniell Appleton, Reg.
‘These ar The undersigned to segnefi we desire Cosen Jonathan Fellows to administer on the
intestate estate of our father William Fellows.’
Signed Abigel (her X mark) Fellows, Sara (her + mark) Fellows
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FROM: Essex County Probate Records, Vol. 308, pp. 24-26.
Whereas an agreement hath been made Mar. 27, 1702 among Isaac Fellowes, Ephraim Fellowes,
Ruth Fellowes widow and administratrix to the estate of her husband Joseph Fellowes, all of Ipswich,
and Samuell Ayres of Newbury attorney to Samuell Fellowes of the same town, to settle and divide
the real estate of their father William Fellowes formerly of Ipswich, according to his donation in his
will, Ephraim, & Ruth Fellowes and Samuell Ayres do by these presents quitclaim to their brother
Isaac Fellowes the land as now divided and set out by these bounds following: westerly upon a
stake by the river north east side upon Samuell Ayres about sixty nine rods to a stake with stones
about it & then westerly fourteen Rods upon Samuell Ayres land to a stake with stones about it
which is Ephraim Fellowes corner & then northeasterly by Ephraim’s land Till it comes to a stake
with stones about it at the common & easterly by the common & southerly by the land that was
Quartermaster Kinsman and southwesterly by the common with all the priviledges thereunto
belonging.
Signed and sealed Mar. 30, 1702.
Witness: William Fellowes, Jarvas Ringe
Acknowledged July 24, 1702 by Ephraim Fellowes, Samuell Ayres, Ruth Fellowes.
Whereas an agreement hath been made Mar. 27, 1702, among Isaac Fellowes, Ephraim Fellowes,
Ruth Fellowes, widow, and administratrix to the estate of her husband Joseph Fellowes, all of Ipswich
and Samuill Ayres of Newbury attorney to Samuell Fellowes of Newbury to settle and divide
the real estate of their father William Fellowes formerly of Ipswich according to his donation in his
will, Isaac Fellowes, Samuell Ayres and Ruth Fellowes do by these presents quitclaim to their brother
Ephraim Fellowes the land with all the buildings thereupon as now divided and set out by these
bounds: southeasterly by Isaac Fellowes land, northwesterly upon Samuell Ayres land to a white oak
tree marked by the common which is the bounds between said Fellowes and Ayres, northerly &
easterly by the common and also eight acres more bounded northerly upon the common, easterly
upon Samuell Ayres land, southerly upon the river, westerly upon Joseph Fellowes land, and also
to his divisions of marsh as formerly divided and bounded out unto him with all the priviledges
thereunto belonging. The widow Fellowes signed to all except eight acres of land which was
conveyed to her husband per Ephraim Fellowes by a deed dated Feb., 1697.
Signed and sealed Mar. 30, 1702.
Witness: Thomas Manning, William Fellowes, Jarvas Ringe.
Acknowledged July 24, 1702 by Isaac Fellowes, Samuell Ayres, Ruth Fellowes.
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FROM: Essex County Probate Records, Vo. 313, p. 566.
Administration on a common right or rights of William Fellows, late of Ipswich, which have not
been already administered upon, was granted Feb. 11, 1722-3, to his grandson William Fellows
(son of ___ Fellows, late of Ipswich), ____ having renounced their right of administration, he
giving bond to administer according to law.
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Reference: FELLOWS MA4 - xerox copy in possession of Gloria Odom,
received of Willis Brown.