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Facts and Events
Name[1][2] |
Thomas Stow |
Gender |
Male |
Christening[1] |
2 Apr 1615 |
Biddenden, Kent, England |
Marriage |
4 Dec 1639 |
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United Statesto Mary Griggs |
Residence[5] |
1648 |
Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States |
Other[6] |
18 May 1653 |
Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United StatesAdmitted freeman of Massachusetts Bay. |
Residence[5] |
1654 |
Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States |
Other[6] |
23 May 1655 |
Admitted freeman of Massachusetts Bay (alternate date). |
Will[3] |
26 Jan 1680/81 |
Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States |
Death[2][3] |
Bef 23 Feb 1683/84 |
Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States (probably)Before date of inventory. |
Estate Inventory[3] |
23 Feb 1683/84 |
£42-05-06. Taken Giles Hamlin, John Hall sen., John Warner. |
Probate[3] |
6 Mar 1683/84 |
Will proved. |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 John Stow, in Anderson, Robert Charles; George F. Sanborn; and Melinde Lutz Sanborn. The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635. (Boston, Massachusetts: NEHGS, 1999-2011)
6:563.
"Thomas Stow, bp. Biddenden 2 April 1615 [NEHGR 70:347]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Thomas Stow, in Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England: Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May, 1692, on the Basis of Farmer's Register. (Boston: Little, Brown, and Co, 1860-1862)
4:218.
"Thomas (Stow), Braintree, eldest s. of the first John, b. in Eng. ar. co. 1638, m. 4 Dec. 1639, at Roxbury, Mary Gragg, or Griggs, had John, b. 3 Feb. 1641; and Mary, 6 Feb. 1643; by 1648, or earlier, rem. to Concord, there freem. 1653, thence a. 1654, to Middletown, had, also, Thankful, Eliz. Nathaniel, Samuel, and Thomas. His w. d. 21 Aug. 1680, and he d. prob. early in 1684, as inv. is of 23 Feb. in his will names only John, Nathaniel, and Thomas as his s. and Samuel Bidwell, h. of his dec. d. Eliz. Perhaps his est. was too small to give any pt. to two other m. ds. or they may have had full shares on m. A d. says Hinman, 243, m. Samuel Bidwell; Mary m. Spaulding; and Thankful m. a Hill, perhaps John, the sec. of Guilford."
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Stow, Thomas sen., Middletown, in Manwaring, Charles W. A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records. (Hartford, Conn.: R. S. Peck & Co., 1904-06)
1:369.
"Probate Records. Vol. IV, 1677 to 1687. Page 174-5.
Stow, Thomas sen., Middletown. Invt. £42-05-06. Taken 23 February 1683-4, by Giles Hamlin, John Hall sen., John Warner. Legatees: John Stow sen., Nathaniel Stow, Thomas Stow, Samuel Biddoll. Will dated 26 January, 1680-1.
The last Will & Testament of Thomas Stow sen., Middletown: Imprimis. I give to my son John Stow one parcell of Land in Middletown on the West side of the West River, both that within and that without the fence, which is mine. More over I give to my sayd son my great Kettle after my decease. More over I give him the one halfe of my great Lott at the Streits Hill. I give to my son Nathaniel, besides my house, Home Lott in the Boggy meadow Quarter which I made sure to him by a former Contract, that is, to him & to my sonn Thomas & Samuel Biddoll, the other halfe of my great Lott at the Streight Hills, & my halfe mile Lott on the east side of the great river, to be divided equally amongst them. Moreover I give to my son Nathaniel all my household Goods after my decease, peaceably to enjoy, with all my part in the Cattell & Swine; & that (this) is my will & full Intent, I witness by setting to my hand.
THOMAS STOWE. SEN.
Test: John Hall, Josias X Adkins.
Proven 6th March, 1683-4."
- Colonial Connecticut Records, 1636 - 1776
1:353, 356, 358, 361, 362.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Wiester, Aber Stowe. Genealogy of the Stow (Stowe) family in America. (Baltimore, Maryland: Mrs. A.S. Wiester, 1933)
4.
"Moved to Concord in 1648, owning a farm of 666 acres with his brother Samuel, between Fairhaven Pond and the Sudbury line; 'south of Fairhaven and east of the River'. His two houses were … sold in 1660 to his brother-in-law John Pierrepoint, for 110 pounds sterling. Stow moved to Middletown, Conn. in 1654. … On Feb 15 1670 he received a grant of land from the town on the condition that he build a house on it within two years. … it was located in 'Middletown Upper Houses', now Cromwell, Conn."
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Paige, Lucius R. List of Freemen. New England Historical and Genealogical Register. (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Jan, Apr, Jul, Oct 1849)
3:192, 194.
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