Family:Thomas Dow and Phebe Unknown (1)

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Thomas Dow
b. Bet 1601 and 1615 Runham, Norfolk, England
d. 31 May 1654 Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts
 
Phebe _____
b. Bef 1613
d. 3 Nov 1672 Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
m. Bef 1633
Facts and Events
Marriage[1] Bef 1633 Based on estimated date of birth of eldest known child (John).
Children
BirthDeath
1.
John Dow
Abt 1638 Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
26 Nov 1672 Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
2.
Thomas Dow
Abt 1641 Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
21 Jun 1676 Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
3.
Stephen Dow
29 Mar 1642 Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
3 Jul 1717 Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
4.
Mary Dow
26 Apr 1644 Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Aft 1688 Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States (probably)
5.
Martha Dow
1 Jun 1648 Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Aft 12 Aug 1710 Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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Marriage & Children

In Thomas, Sr. 1654 will, he names wife Phebe, and children: John, Thomas, Stephen, Mary and Martha. Holman (Pillsbury Ancestry 1:255-258) provides the same list.

Thomas' will provides a curious statement, "Also I Pheaby latly wife to thomas dow doe ioyne ||my|| consent to this wil of my husband." "Pheaby latly wife" has been interpreted to indicate the maiden name of Thomas' wife. Another interpretation and perhaps more probable, it can be read "Phebe lately wife." Holman does not address this phrasing. In court proceedings concerning the apprenticeship/custody of son Steven, one statement reads "Phebe Dow, the mother of the boy, testified that ..." This phrase may be meaningless or it may redefine our understanding of the family of Thomas Dow.

References
  1. ↑ 57 Thomas1 Dow, in Hoyt, David W. The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts. (Providence, RI, 1897-1919)
    1:136.

    "Thomas1 Dow, an early settler of Newbury, … m. Phebe _____; … Wid. Phebe m. John11 Eaton, Nov. 20, 1661[Hv]."

  2.   Thomas Dowe of Haverhill, in Massachusetts, Probate Court (Essex County). The Probate Records of Essex County, Massachusetts. (Salem, Massachusetts: The Essex Institute, 1916, 1917, 1920)
    1:239-40.
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