William Fellowes (1660–1724) was an English barrister, a

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from 1707. He was elected a

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in 1704.

Life

He was the son of William Fellowes of London, born 4 October 1660. his mother was Susanna Coulson, daughter of William Coulson of Greenwich, and sister of Thomas Coulson the Member of Parliament. He was educated at

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, under

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. He matriculated at

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in 1677. In 1678 he was admitted to Lincoln's Inn, and he was called to the bar in 1686. In 1700 Fellowes was one of the trustees of forfeited estates in Ireland, in connection with the Crown Lands, Forfeited Estates Act 1698. Fellowes was left money in the will of his father-in-law, who died in 1718, with a requirement it should be spent on property in

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. That year he bought the manor of

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in Devon, from Arthur St Leger; and rebuilt Eggesford House there. In the early 1720s Fellowes bought Shotesham Park in Norfolk, for his third son, William. At the end of his life he owned £20,000 in

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stock.

Death, will and legacy

Fellowes died on 19 January 1724, and was buried at Eggesford. His residuary heir was his eldest son Coulson. His brother Sir John Fellowes, 1st Baronet, mentioned in his will, died later that year, on 26 July, without issue. His principal legatee was Edward Fellowes, brother to John and William. Edward was executor to both his brothers, and died in 1731. Eggesford House was demolished about 1832 by

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, who replaced it.

Family

Fellowes in 1695 married Mary Martin or Martyn, daughter of the London merchant Joseph Martyn. They had four sons and two daughters: *

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(1696–1769), Member of Parliament for . He married in 1725 Urania Herbert, daughter of Francis Herbert of

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, Shropshire, Member of Parliament for .

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was their son. * Dorothea (1697–1747). * Martin Fellowes (1702–1732), married Jane Clark. * Mary (baptised 1704 – 1762), married 1725

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, Member of Parliament for , son of

, Chief Justice of Common Pleas. * William Fellowes of Shotesham Park (1706–1775), father of Robert Fellowes, Member of Parliament for . * John Fellowes (1712–1714). Joseph Martyn Smith

Martyn was a sugar merchant in Love Lane. He had spent time on

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, and acted as London agent for the Leeward Islands planters. In 1696

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, in financial difficulties, took out a mortgage on a family property, the manor of Oldmixon (now part of

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). The mortgage was with Martyn and Fellowes. Oldmixon not exercising a redemption option, they took legal control of the property in 1699. In 1703 Martyn, Fellowes and Thomas Andrews, another son-in-law to Martyn, acted as executors to Martin Madan, slave-owner on Nevis, and father of

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the future Member of Parliament. Martin Madan of

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took out a mortgage with Martyn and Fellowes around 1699.

Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fellowes, William 1660 births 1724 deaths English barristers Masters in chancery Fellows of the Royal Society

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