William Varney

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name
William Varney
sex
male
access
public
died
date
between 25 Sept 1653 and 1 Mar 1653/4
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[court-records-essex-quarterly-courts, probate-records-essex-county]
note
He took an inventory on 25 Sept 1653 (Essex Quarterly Courts 6:69); his own was taken "1: 1: 1653" (1 Mar 1653/4).
summary
Of Ipswich by the 1640s, he died in the winter of 1653/4, leaving three sons and a daughter. Probably the husband of Bridget Varney, who administered his estate, and the father of Thomas Varney (c. 1639-1692).
spouses
id
bridget-varney-fl1671
basis
documented
confidence
probable
sources
[court-records-essex-quarterly-courts]

Of Ipswich, where he was by the 1640s. His estate was administered in 1654 (Essex Quarterly Courts 1:338).

In 1650 he and William Bartholomew took the inventory of Thomas Cook, deceased: a debt from Mr. Batter of Boston, 20li.; a cow, 5li.; goods, 5li.; and a debt of John Gorames "at the Iron Works" (Essex Quarterly Courts 1:196). In 1652 the Salem court presented Joseph Langton "for evil usage of a little child of his wife," and ordered that the child "continue to live with his grandfather, William Varney, and his grandmother, until next Ipswich court" (1:258). On 25 Sept 1653 "John Prockter and Wm. Varnye" took the inventory of John Cogswell Jr. (6:69): he worked alongside the Proctors and Cogswells, whose families later married into his.

His inventory was taken "1: 1: 1653" (1 Mar 1653/4) by George Gidding and John Cogswell: "houses & land, 25li.; in cattell, 22li.; in bookes, 6s. 8d.; total, 57li. 2s. 8d.," with debts of £6. It lists "2 flock beds and flock boulster and 2 pillows, 2li. 10s."; "his weareing aparell, 3li."; "axes and tooles, 15s."; and "a brase pot & frieing pan, 11s." Administration was granted 28 Mar 1654 to the widow Bridgett. "He left three sons and one daughter. Ordered that the eldest son have 8li. within three months, and the other children 4li. each at the age of twenty-one" (Probate Records of Essex County 1:173).

His only daughter, Rachel, was "Rachell Cooke" when she married William Vinson at Gloucester on 10 June 1661 (Gloucester VR). So she was very likely Thomas Cook's widow, and the child in the Langton case was probably her Cook child (our inference).

Open questions

  • Was Rachel the wife of Joseph Langton in 1652? Not proved.
  1. ---
  2. name: William Varney
  3. sex: male
  4. access: public
  5. died:
  6. date: between 25 Sept 1653 and 1 Mar 1653/4
  7. basis: documented
  8. confidence: proven
  9. sources: [court-records-essex-quarterly-courts, probate-records-essex-county]
  10. note: 'He took an inventory on 25 Sept 1653 (Essex Quarterly Courts 6:69); his own was taken "1: 1: 1653" (1 Mar 1653/4).'
  11. summary: >-
  12. Of Ipswich by the 1640s, he died in the winter of 1653/4, leaving three sons and a daughter.
  13. Probably the husband of Bridget Varney, who administered his estate, and the father of Thomas
  14. Varney (c. 1639-1692).
  15. spouses:
  16. - id: bridget-varney-fl1671
  17. basis: documented
  18. confidence: probable
  19. sources: [court-records-essex-quarterly-courts]
  20. ---
  22. Of Ipswich, where he was by the 1640s. His estate was administered in 1654 (Essex
  23. Quarterly Courts 1:338).
  25. In 1650 he and William Bartholomew took the inventory of Thomas Cook, deceased: a debt
  26. from Mr. Batter of Boston, 20li.; a cow, 5li.; goods, 5li.; and a debt of John Gorames
  27. "at the Iron Works" (Essex Quarterly Courts 1:196). In 1652 the Salem court presented
  28. Joseph Langton "for evil usage of a little child of his wife," and ordered that the child
  29. "continue to live with his grandfather, William Varney, and his grandmother, until next
  30. Ipswich court" (1:258). On 25 Sept 1653 "John Prockter and Wm. Varnye" took the inventory
  31. of John Cogswell Jr. (6:69): he worked alongside the Proctors and Cogswells, whose
  32. families later married into his.
  34. His inventory was taken "1: 1: 1653" (1 Mar 1653/4) by George Gidding and John Cogswell:
  35. "houses & land, 25li.; in cattell, 22li.; in bookes, 6s. 8d.; total, 57li. 2s. 8d.,"
  36. with debts of £6. It lists "2 flock beds and flock boulster and 2 pillows, 2li. 10s.";
  37. "his weareing aparell, 3li."; "axes and tooles, 15s."; and "a brase pot & frieing pan,
  38. 11s." Administration was granted 28 Mar 1654 to the widow Bridgett. "He left three sons
  39. and one daughter. Ordered that the eldest son have 8li. within three months, and the
  40. other children 4li. each at the age of twenty-one" (Probate Records of Essex County
  41. 1:173).
  43. His only daughter, Rachel, was "Rachell Cooke" when she married William Vinson at
  44. Gloucester on 10 June 1661 (Gloucester VR). So she was very likely Thomas Cook's widow,
  45. and the child in the Langton case was probably her Cook child (our inference).
  47. ## Open questions
  49. - Was Rachel the wife of Joseph Langton in 1652? Not proved.
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