Varney Family Branch
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On the Varney side I have traced back to William Varney who was born from about 1598 to 1600 in England. He died before 1 Mar 1653/4 at the age of 56 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.
The frequently seen assertion that William Varney was born in Middle Claydon, Buckinghamshire, England, seems to have come from (or at least have been perpetuated by) Collacott, who states that William "may have been" a relative to Thomas Verney, son of Sir Edmund Verney. There is no evidence to support that assertion. In the Parish Registers for Middle Claydon there is no William Varney, nor is there any William Varney in the adjacent parishes of East Claydon and Steeple Claydon.
But we do know that William Varney and his family were in Ipswich by 13 November 1649, when he and his son-in-law Thomas Cooke were given permission to reside there. In 1652, William and his wife Bridget were given temporary custody of their grandson, until the next meeting of the court in Ipswich, implying that William and Bridget were still living in Ipswich at that time.
The reasoning of William's death of 1653/4 is because his estate was entered into probate on the 1st of March of 1654. Administration of the estate was given to his widow Bridget, with specific bequests made to his unnamed three sons and one daughter.
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William Varney and Bridget Deverell were married on 7 Apr 1629 in Windsor, Berkshire, England.
Bridget Deverell, daughter of Robert Deverell and Grisell Button, was born about Feb 1599 in Hurley, Berkshire, England. She was christened on 25 Feb 1599 in Hurley, Berkshire, England. Bridget died on 26 Oct 1672 at the age of 73 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. William Varney and Bridget Deverell had the following children:
Cpl Thomas Varney was born about 1630 in England. He died on 4 Dec 1692 at the age of 62 in Chebacco, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.
Rachel Varney was born about 1631 in England. She died on 15 Feb 1708 at the age of 77 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America.
Humphrey Varney, the next descedent in our family, he was born about 1636 in England. He died from 17 Sep 1713 to 2 Jun 1714 at the age of 77 in Dover, New Hampshire, British Colonial America. He was buried in Quaker Cemetery, Dover, Stafford, New Hampshire. Humphrey was Quaker.
Humphrey Varney and Sarah Starbuck were married on 2 Mar 1664/5 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, Colonial America. Sarah Starbuck, daughter of Edward Starbuck and Katherine Reynolds, was born before 21 Mar 1630 in Derby, Derbyshire, England. She was christened on 21 Mar 1630 in St Peter's Church, Derby, Derbyshire, England. She died after 17 Sep 1713 at the age of 83 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, British Colonial America.