Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
NameEphraim FELLOWS
BirthMar 1641, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts52,2053
Removal1aft 1702, Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut52 Age: 60
Deathabt 1713, Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut2072 Age: 71
Occupationlocksmith2068
FatherWilliam FELLOWS (~1609-1676)
MotherMary AYRES (~1607-1702)
Individual Notes
• His first wife was Mary, who died at Ipswich 23 February 1672. He later married Anna Cross, daughter of Robert Cross and Anna Jordan.52

• All of Ephraim's children were born in Ipswich, the first two by Mary, the others by Anna.52

• Ephraim Fellows was a freeman. By reputation he was a farmer and his name is often mentioned in town and county records. He was also a soldier in King Philip’s War. He dwelt at the old home.53

• [He] received a permit from the Town in 1670 to fell timber for a house, 16 feet square. He was a trooper in the King Philip war, in 1675 and one of the road surveyors in 1678. He bought the interest of the Younglove heirs in the estate of Isaac Fellows Jr., June 16, 1694, and in the deed he is called a locksmith. He conveyed the same to Dr. Wallis in 1713.2191
Spouses
Birthabt 16453084
Death23 Feb 1672, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts52,53,2053 Age: 27
Individual Notes
• The date of marriage of Ephraim Fellows to his first wife, Mary, has not been found, and her family name is not known. Their first child was born in 1666, and named William. The second son was named John which points to a possibility of Mary's father being a John. Mary died February 23, 1671/2. The family records of this ancestor are not complete.54
Marriageabt 166517,2056
Family Notes
• 4 children.2068
ChildrenWilliam (1666-1737)
 John (1668-1748)
Birthabt 1651, Massachusetts52
Death1693, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts2055 Age: 42
FatherRobert CROSS (1612-)
MotherHanna JORDAN (-1677)
Individual Notes
• She and Ephraim married about 1682.52
• Anna also died there [Plainfield], year unknown.52
• The name of his second wife was Amye or Amie Cross.53
• States Anne or Amye.54
Marriage30 Dec 1680, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts17,2191,2193
ChildrenElizabeth (1685-~1790)
 Ephraim (~1686-1757)
 Mary (~1688-1744)
 Amy (1693-)
Last Modified 7 Apr 2023Created 19 May 2025 using Reunion 14 for Macintosh
Updated 19 May 2025
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