Puffer Genealogy
KNIGHT, Bridget
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1. KNIGHT, Bridget was born in 1611 in England; died on 26 Oct 1672 in Gloucester, MA. Other Events and Attributes:
- _COLOR: 11
Notes:
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GRID=124033761Bridget married VARNEY, William on 4 May 1629 in Dover, NH. William was born about 1608 in Claydon, Buckinghamshire, England; died on 1 Mar 1654 in Salem, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. VARNEY, Rachel
was born about 1630 in Barbados; died on 15 Feb 1707 in Gloucester, MA.
- 3. VARNEY, Cpl. Thomas
was born about 1639 in Barbados; died on 4 Dec 1692 in Ipswich, MA.
- 4. VARNEY, Humphrey
was born about 1642 in Barbados; died about May 1714 in Dover, NH.
Generation: 2
2. VARNEY, Rachel (1.Bridget1) was born about 1630 in Barbados; died on 15 Feb 1707 in Gloucester, MA.
Other Events and Attributes:
- _COLOR: 11
Notes:
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GRID=1240322653. VARNEY, Cpl. Thomas (1.Bridget1) was born about 1639 in Barbados; died on 4 Dec 1692 in Ipswich, MA.
4. VARNEY, Humphrey
(1.Bridget1) was born about 1642 in Barbados; died about May 1714 in Dover, NH.
Other Events and Attributes:
- Religion: probably a Quaker
- _COLOR: 11
- Residence: 1656, Gloucester, MA
- Will: 2 Jun 1714, Dover, NH
Notes:
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GRID=126590437Humphrey married STARBUCK, Esther Sarah on 2 Mar 1663/4 in Dover, NH. Esther (daughter of STARBUCK, Elder Edward Jr. and REYNOLDS, Catherine Eunice) was born on 2 Mar 1630 in Dover, NH; died on 17 Sep 1713 in Dover, NH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 5. VARNEY, Ebenezer
was born on 5 Sep 1664 in England; died in Nov 1753 in Dover, NH.
- 6. VARNEY, Peter
was born on 29 Mar 1666 in Dover, NH; died on 18 May 1732 in Dover, NH; was buried in Dover, NH.
- 7. VARNEY, Joseph
was born on 8 Oct 1667 in Dover, NH; and died.
- 8. VARNEY, Abigail
was born on 10 Jul 1699 in Dover, NH; died after 1729 in Dover, NH.
Generation: 3
5. VARNEY, Ebenezer (4.Humphrey2, 1.Bridget1) was born on 5 Sep 1664 in England; died in Nov 1753 in Dover, NH.
Notes:
"...and, like his father, became a man of influence and substance...during the Indian troubles which accompanied the wars between the English and French powers, his house was strongly fortified and called Varney garrison house, and history states that it frequently afforded safe refuge for the families of the locality against the incursions of marauding Indians..."
Ebenezer married OTIS, Mary in 1692 in NH. Mary was born in 1675; died before 1775 in NH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 9. VARNEY, Caleb
was born on 17 Aug 1756 in Rochester, NH; died on 6 Jun 1828.
- 9. VARNEY, Caleb
6. VARNEY, Peter (4.Humphrey2, 1.Bridget1) was born on 29 Mar 1666 in Dover, NH; died on 18 May 1732 in Dover, NH; was buried in Dover, NH.
7. VARNEY, Joseph (4.Humphrey2, 1.Bridget1) was born on 8 Oct 1667 in Dover, NH; and died.
Other Events and Attributes:
- Religion: Dover, NH; a Quaker at
- Living: 1714
Notes:
There may be confusion between this couple and Joseph's nephew, also Joseph, who married Abigail Robinson 5 Aug 1712 at Dover,NH
Joseph married ROBINSON, Abigail on 5 Aug 1712 in Dover, NH. Abigail was born on 23 Mar 1692 in Dover, NH; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 10. VARNEY, Deborah
was born in 1709 in Dover, NH; and died.
8. VARNEY, Abigail
(4.Humphrey2, 1.Bridget1) was born on 10 Jul 1699 in Dover, NH; died after 1729 in Dover, NH.
Generation: 4
9. VARNEY, Caleb (5.Ebenezer3, 4.Humphrey2, 1.Bridget1) was born on 17 Aug 1756 in Rochester, NH; died on 6 Jun 1828.
Notes:
Before marriage he purchased the old Varney homestead in Farmington (MA), which then contained 80 acres of land.
Caleb married HUSSEY, Huldah on 11 Dec 1782 in Dover, NH. Huldah (daughter of HUSSEY, Paul and HALL, Mary) was born about 1749 in Dover, NH; died on 26 Mar 1807. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 11. VARNEY, William
was born on 21 Dec 1783; died on 24 Nov 1863 in Farmington, NH.
- 12. VARNEY, Job
was born on 3 Aug 1786 in Dover, NH; died on 31 Dec 1825.
- 13. VARNEY, Mary
was born on 30 Oct 1791 in Dover, NH; died on 5 Dec 1822 in NH.
- 14. VARNEY, John Hanson
was born on 31 Aug 1794 in Milton, NH; died in Jan 1850 in Strafford, NH.
- 15. VARNEY, Elizabeth Hannah
was born on 2 Mar 1799 in Rochester, NH; died on 14 Dec 1875 in Windham, CT.
- 11. VARNEY, William
10. VARNEY, Deborah (7.Joseph3, 4.Humphrey2, 1.Bridget1) was born in 1709 in Dover, NH; and died.
Other Events and Attributes:
- Living: 1756
Deborah married BUNKER, Zachariah between 1730 and 1734. Zachariah (son of BUNKER, John and FIELD, Dorcas) was born on 25 Feb 1707 in Dover, NH; died on 1 Jul 1750 in Dover, NH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 16. BUNKER, Dorcas
was born in 1734 in Dover, NH; was christened on 13 Nov 1744 in Dover, NH; died about 1799 in Columbia, ME.