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Facsimile of Robert & John Fellow’s “marks” on 1719 Deed from Talbot Co., Maryland
Generation 1
England to Talbot County Maryland
Robert Fellow was born in 1665 in England. He married Sarah Littleboy in 1690 in England. They emmigrated to Talbot County, Maryland with their children around 1700.
Children:
Robert Fellow born 1694 in England
John Fellow* born 1697 prob. in Maryland married Phebe _____
Mary Fellow born 1703 in Maryland married William Ratcliff & John James
Sarah Fellow born 1704 in Maryland married John Ratcliff
The marriage of Robert Fellow and Sarah Littleboy is documented in the Parish Registers: Robert Fellow and Sarah Littleboy were married at High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire 19 Oct 1690. Therefore, Robert and Sarah were not Quakers at that time, contrary to family tradition.
Robert Fellow (1665) is listed as a carpenter in land deeds in Talbot Co, Maryland. In September of 1697 a Robert Felowes, joiner, is made the guardian of William Anderson. It appears that the family was in Maryland earlier than 1700.
He purchased several tracts of land in Talbot County starting in 1703. The land was later inherited by his children in 1719. Land records of that time show Robert and his brother John distributing shares of their father’s land to their married sisters.
The family were members of the Third Haven Quaker Meeting in Talbot County, Maryland. Mary married first William Ratcliff and then John James. Sarah married John Ratcliff. John married Phebe, whose last name we don’t know. We have no information for marriage for Robert (1694).
The Third Haven Quaker records show the marriages of the Fellow sisters to the Ratcliff brothers in the minutes. The Ratcliff genealogical records indicate that John Fellow married Alice Ratcliff, sister of William and John Ratcliff, since John Fellows is shown as “next of kin” on the Inventory of goods of Richard Ratcliff settling his estate after his death. But, John Fellow names his wife as Phebe, in the offical deeds transfering land to his married sisters after the death of their father, Robert Fellow.
Fellow Family in England (new 2003)
1734 Deed Marks John & Pheoby Fellow’s marks on Deed giving land to his sister Mary Fellow James.
Ratcliff Family Tree The Ratcliff family’s web site for their surname.
Fellow Bible 1771 record
Fellow Bible 1844 record Bible record traces births for the Fellow line from England to Indiana.
Maryland Land records
Maryland Wills
Maryland Quaker records
Websites that have helpful information for interpretation of old data.
Quaker Marriage Jerry Richmond explains customs and meaning of Quaker meeting notations
Quaker Dates Quaker use of “plain dates” and the calendar conversion of 1751/1752.
Old handwritting Sabina J. Murray – Analysis of old handwritting and abbreviations.
Generation 2
Maryland to North Carolina
John Fellow was born in 1697 probably in Maryland. He married Phebe _____? in Maryland.
The family migrated to North Carolina around 1735.
Children:
??John Fellow Jr.?? born c. 1722? in Maryland
Robert Fellow* born 1724 in Maryland married _____ Price?
Sarah Fellow born 1726 in Maryland married Walter Kennedy
Phebe Fellow born 1731 in Maryland married Thomas Cox
In 1734 the Third Haven meeting minutes record a request for the John Ratcliff family to receive certificates of removal to North Carolina with John Fellows (1697) family.
We pick up the families in 1738 in Dobbs County, North Carolina. The Ratcliff and Fellow families are purchasing land and John Fellow receives a land grant called “Spring Bank” on March 12, 1738. “Spring Bank” is a 400 acres plantaion on the north bank of the Neuse River adjoining Charles Hines’ lands. Various other land is aquired by both brothers.
Marriage record for their daughter Phebe (1730) to Thomas Cox in 1749 is found in the Contentenea Quaker Meeting records of North Carolina. Other sources have Sarah marrying Walter Kennedy in 1745, then James Oats after Walter’s death in 1750. We have no information on the marriage of Robert Fellow, but suspect his wife’s surname to be Price, since that name started to appear as a given name for sons. There were two Price families in the area. John Jr (1722) seems to have not left a family, since “Spring Bank” passed from John (1697) to John Jr (1722) then to his brother Robert (1724) then to his oldest son John (1750).
Generation 3
Johnson, Lenoir, Dobbs, Wayne County – North Carolina
Robert Fellow was born in 1724 in Maryland. He married _____ Price??.
Children:
John Fellow born 1750 in North Carolina married ?
William Fellow born 1752 in North Carolina married Susannah Williams
Price Fellow born 1754 in North Carolina probably not married
Robert Fellow* born 1756 in North Carolina married Rachel Peelle
Sarah Fellow born 1758 in North Carolina married Richard McKinne
Robert Fellow (1756) married Rachel Peele in the records of Contentenea Quaker Meeting of North Carolina. We have no Quaker records for the marriages of the other children. Sarah Fellow appears to have married Richard McKinne based on later Wayne Co. land records. When Robert died the land he aquired and inherited from his father, John, was willed to his oldest son John Fellow of New Hanover County, North Carolina. John (1750) then seems to have sold land and distributed the estate to his siblings in 1787.
Norh Carolina Land records
1763 Land Grant Newpaper article Henry C. Fellow giving documents to Guilford College
1763 Land Grant King George III to Robert Fellow in North Carolina
1763 Land Grant Survey
Generation 4
New Hanover Co, North Carolina
John Fellow was born in 1750. He lived in New Hanover Co, North Carolina and had at least two sons.
Children:
Robert Fellow of New Hanover born abt. 1774 in North Carolina
William Fellow or New Hanover born Bet. 1775 – 1784 in North Carolina
John Fellows is listed in the census records in the Wilmington District of New Hanover, NC for 1790 (2-1-3-0-15). One son at least 16, one under 16 and probably a wife and two daughters. He has 15 slaves. In 1800 only 2 males between 16-26 are listed for the household of John Fellows in New Hanover with 9 slaves.
John Fellow gave land to his sons Robert (1774) and William (abt 1780) in Wayne County in 1802.
Robert (1774) is in the 1810 Wayne Co., NC census with no family and 12 slaves.
William (abt 1780) is listed with a family and 13 slaves.
Robert & William seem to be connected with their Uncle William’s family. A Robert Fellow dies at the home of John McKinne in December 1818.
Bennett Fellow (born bet. 1774-1794) is listed in the 1820 & 1830 New Hanover Co, NC census records. He might be John’s son.
Rachell Fellow (born abt 1775, age 75) is the head of household in 1850 Census of New Hanover with Polly age 30, Sarah A. age 26, and Wm. age 13.
A Robert Fellow age 36 is found with a family in New Hanover NC in the 1850 Census.
Norh Carolina Land records
Norh Carolina Census records
Sampson Co, North Carolina
William Fellow was born in 1752. He married Susannah Williams daughter of Nathan and Sarah Williams of Johnston County, NC.
After his death she married Joab Blackman (1755).
Children:
John Fellow of Sampson Co married Sarah(Sally) Blackman & Mary(Polly) Bell
Ann Fellow married John Crawford
Olive Fellow married John McKinne
Mary/Polly Fellow married Hillary Hooks
Ester/Easter Fellow died as a child
William Fellow (1752) is in the 1790 Fayette District, Sampson Co. NC census with 20 slaves. Widowed Susannah Fellows and son John Fellows are listed in the 1820 Sampson Co. census records.
Norh Carolina Land records
Price Fellow (1754) probably died before forming a family. His share of his father’s estate was distributed to his siblings.
Norh Carolina Land records, Wayne Co, North Carolina
Robert Fellow was born in 1756 in North Carolina. He married Rachel Peelle born in 1764
daughter of Robert Peelle (1709) and his second wife Charity Dickenson.
The marriage took place in 1783 in North Carolina.
Robert was a member of the Contentnea Quaker meeting.
Children:
Price Fellow born 1785 in NC died in Indiana
Sarah Fellow born 1786 in NC died 1792 in NC
Betty Fellow born 1788 in NC died 1792 in NC
Charity Fellow born 1790 in NC married Joshua Hall 1812 in NC died abt. 1831 in NC
William Fellow born 1791 in NC died 1822 in NC
John Fellow* born 1793 in NC married Abigail Coleman 1827 in NC died 1864 in Indiana
Mary Fellow born 1795 in NC married Samuel Miles 1838 in Indiana
Robert Fellow born 1798 in NC died in Indiana
Rachel Fellow born 1801 in NC married John Bishop 1837 in Indiana died Indiana
Sally Fellow born 1804 in NC married Henry Coat 1840 in Indiana died Indiana
North Carolina Quaker records
Peelle Family – Horace Peele’s Main Page
Peelle Family – North Carolina Section
Robert (1756) was a member of the Contentnea Quaker meeting. Rachel his wife was from the Rich Square meeting.
Robert (1756) is listed in the Wayne Co, NC census records from 1790-1830. In 1830 Robert is in his 70s and his three youngest unmarried daughters are living with him. Charity married fairly early, but John, Mary, Rachel and Sally were in their 30s before marrying.
Robert Fellow (1756) lived to a ripe old age in his 70s. He was a lifelong Quaker and turned away from slavery. In 1790 Newburn District, Wayne Co, NC census with one slave. In 1800 he had one non-white free person in his household. He was involved with the North Carolina Quaker Yearly meeting efforts to free and relocate slaves out of the Southern states.
All the descendants of Robert & Rachel (Peelle) Fellow left North Carolina for Indian in 1831. Four children had already died in North Carolina. The Fellow brothers, Price (1785), John (1793) and Robert (1798) with their families, and unmarried Fellow sisters, Mary (1795), Rachel (1801) and Sally (1804), were granted certificates from Contentnea MM September 10, 1831. Joshua Hall, widower of Charity, was granted a certificate from Contentnea MM on the same date for himself and his three childrn. They probably traveled as a group to Indiana. The families were received on certificate at White Water MM on March 28, 1832. Price transfered to Arba MM, the rest to New Garden MM. The families were received on certificate at New Garden MM in Wayne Co., Indiana on April 21, 1832.
Norh Carolina Land records
Migration Map Quaker Meetings
Continue to Generations 5- 8 of Fellow Family
The information on this page has been gathered from many sources, but I have primarly stood on the shoulders of the genealogical work of Barbara Coombe Fellow and Joyce Overman Bowman
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Cynthia Joyner
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