Thomas Varney

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name
Thomas Varney
aka
[Thomas Varney Jr.]
sex
male
access
public
summary
Thomas Varney Jr. of Chebacco in Ipswich, Massachusetts, born there in 1682 to Corporal Thomas Varney and Abigail Proctor. Father of Abigail (Varney) Low, wife of Caleb Low, and probably of five sons born 1715 to 1730; his first wife was Abigail Cogswell, and in 1739 he married Ann Low, a widow.
born
date
3 Dec 1682
place
Ipswich (Chebacco), Massachusetts
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[vital-records-ipswich]
note
"Thomas, s. Corporal, at Chebacco, 3:10br:1682" (1:375). Mollie has 24 Dec.
father
id
thomas-varney-1639
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[vital-records-ipswich]
mother
id
abigail-proctor-1639
basis
inferred
confidence
proven
sources
[vital-records-ipswich, court-records-essex-quarterly-courts]
research
research/low/Low_Line_Research.md
note
The Corporal's wife, on record as such in 1673 and 1679.
spouses
id
abigail-cogswell-1689
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[vital-records-ipswich, book-jameson-1884-cogswells-in-america]
note
Marriage date not found.
name
Ann Low, widow
married
date
27 Dec 1739
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[vital-records-ipswich]
note
Ipswich VR 2:289, 437.
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[vital-records-ipswich]

Children: Abigail (1713), Thomas (1715), Adam (1724), Joseph (bp. 1726), Stephen (1729) and Nathan (1730). Named "Thomas Varney, brother" in his son-in-law Caleb Low's will.

Hammatt: "Thomas Varney, son of Corp'l Thomas, was Constable in 1726." His mother was Abigail (Proctor) Varney, so he was a nephew of John Proctor, hanged in 1692. Mollie makes Abigail Proctor his wife; she was his mother, and his wife was Abigail Cogswell.

Open questions

  • Caleb Low's will of 1773 names "Thomas Varney, brother." The colonial tree reads him as Caleb's brother-in-law, that is Abigail's brother Thomas (b. 1715), not this Thomas, who would have been ninety in 1773 and Caleb's father-in-law. The page follows the earlier reading; check the will.
  1. ---
  2. name: Thomas Varney
  3. aka: [Thomas Varney Jr.]
  4. sex: male
  5. access: public
  6. summary: >-
  7. Thomas Varney Jr. of Chebacco in Ipswich, Massachusetts, born there in 1682 to Corporal Thomas
  8. Varney and Abigail Proctor. Father of Abigail (Varney) Low, wife of Caleb Low, and probably of
  9. five sons born 1715 to 1730; his first wife was Abigail Cogswell, and in 1739 he married Ann
  10. Low, a widow.
  11. born:
  12. date: 3 Dec 1682
  13. place: Ipswich (Chebacco), Massachusetts
  14. basis: documented
  15. confidence: proven
  16. sources: [vital-records-ipswich]
  17. note: "\"Thomas, s. Corporal, at Chebacco, 3:10br:1682\" (1:375). Mollie has 24 Dec."
  18. father:
  19. id: thomas-varney-1639
  20. basis: documented
  21. confidence: proven
  22. sources: [vital-records-ipswich]
  23. mother:
  24. id: abigail-proctor-1639
  25. basis: inferred
  26. confidence: proven
  27. sources: [vital-records-ipswich, court-records-essex-quarterly-courts]
  28. research: research/low/Low_Line_Research.md
  29. note: The Corporal's wife, on record as such in 1673 and 1679.
  30. spouses:
  31. - id: abigail-cogswell-1689
  32. basis: documented
  33. confidence: proven
  34. sources: [vital-records-ipswich, book-jameson-1884-cogswells-in-america]
  35. note: Marriage date not found.
  36. - name: Ann Low, widow
  37. married:
  38. date: 27 Dec 1739
  39. basis: documented
  40. confidence: proven
  41. sources: [vital-records-ipswich]
  42. note: Ipswich VR 2:289, 437.
  43. basis: documented
  44. confidence: proven
  45. sources: [vital-records-ipswich]
  46. ---
  48. Children: Abigail (1713), Thomas (1715), Adam (1724), Joseph (bp. 1726), Stephen
  49. (1729) and Nathan (1730). Named "Thomas Varney, brother" in his son-in-law Caleb Low's
  50. will.
  52. Hammatt: "Thomas Varney, son of Corp'l Thomas, was Constable in 1726." His mother was
  53. Abigail (Proctor) Varney, so he was a nephew of John Proctor, hanged in 1692. Mollie makes
  54. Abigail Proctor his wife; she was his mother, and his wife was Abigail Cogswell.
  56. ## Open questions
  58. - Caleb Low's will of 1773 names "Thomas Varney, brother." The colonial tree reads him as
  59. Caleb's brother-in-law, that is Abigail's brother Thomas (b. 1715), not this Thomas,
  60. who would have been ninety in 1773 and Caleb's father-in-law. The page follows the
  61. earlier reading; check the will.
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