Person:William Lowe (52)

Posted by Vertrees H Hood on January 02, 1999 at 15:06:50: From Mary Barnes (mearsm2@@earthlink.net):

1710, William Lowe m. Temperance Pickett, Baltimore County Marriage Records

1714, Sarah, Daughter of William Lowe and Temperance Pickett born

1716, Elizabeth Heathcoat Pickett m. John Taylor, her 2nd husband.

1719, William Lowe and Benjamin Jones are administrators for Wm. Pickett, dec. and made payments to Vaught Davis who m. heiress of Gideon Scoates whose widow m. William Pickett.

1721, May 9, John Lowe renders acct. of Wm. Lowe, Sr. estate. Temperance Pickett Lowe must have died between 1710 and 1720.

1721, June 3, Elizabeth Lowe, daughter of William and Sarah born (St. John's Register) It is this daughter that m. Aquilla Greer, son of John Greer and Sarah Day, I believe.

1724, Wm. Pickett est. made payment to Vaughn Davis

1726, William Lowe was paid part of this wife's final part of Pickett's estate. Temperance Lowe was deceased by the time and this was made by John Taylor and his wife, Elizabeth Heathcoat Pickett.

1727, August 6, William Lowe, son of William and Sarah Lowe was born (St. John's Register).

1728, William Lowe received certificate and patent for Lowe's Thicket, 100 acres in Baltimore County, MD

1728, March 6, Baltimore County, Maryland, William and Sarah Lowe of Baltimore County, MD to Thomas Franklin of same 3,500 pounds of tobacco, 100 acres between The Little and Great Falls of Gunpowder River. Signed, William (X) Loe, Wit. Philip Jones, Edward Stevenson. (Thomas Franklin signed lease of Aquilla Greer in 1743)

1729, Apr. 1, Baltimore County, MD., William and Sarah Lowe, planter of Baltimore County, MD to robert Cutchin, planter 3,500 pounds of Tobacco. signed William (X) Lowe. Wit. John Hall, William Smith and Edward Hall.

1730, Thomas Cresap settled at a place called Conejohola on the west side of the Susquehanna River in or about 1710 and near him were his kinsmen, John Lowe, William Lowe and Daniel Johnson Lowe.

1734, George Groves, poss. brother of Wm. Groves d. by 4 April.

1734, when admin. bond was posted by Wm. Lowe and John Norris and Benjamin Jones.

1736, Feb. 28, Wm. Lowe, Jr. was admin. of est. of George Groves. Was Sarah daughter? No children are named. Will adstract (Md. Cal. Wills) (John Norris had daughter Ann who m. a Greer, will Md. Cal. Wills) Benjamin Jones m. Merriken Day, Sarah Day Greer's sister; also a Benj. Jones m. Eliz. Pickett, Heathcoats sister). In BArnes account he has Sarah as Admin. and states Wm. Lowe m. her on date of this estate record. I believe this is in error. From Baltimore Co. families by Barnes and on Ralph Lowe from J.M. Robbins letter. Also Baltimore Co., Deeds by Davis.

1737, March 6, Heathcote Pickett and Samuels Delight to Wm. Lowe tract to be his during life & after his decease to Sarah Lowe, dau. of Wm. & Tempy, his wife.

1739, Samuel Lowe, son of Wm. and Sarah Lowe, was b. Dec. 18, 1739.

1740, William Lowe leased from "Charles Carroll 150 acres of Chimliar in Balt. Co. for the natural life of William, John and Thomas Lowe, Aquilla Greer also leased land in Dec. 1743 from Charles Carroll, same tract so he was living very close to Wm. Lowe Jr.

1743, April 21, Will of William Lowe dated, naming wife Sarah (Groves?), children:

1. Sarah, b. 22 March 1714 (BCF), daughter Temperance Pickett, William's first wife, possibly m. Andrew Vance in 1745 2. William, b. 1727 m. Ann Davice 30 Aug. 1746 (This is William later in Wilkes County, NC) 3. Thomas, b. Sarah Maner 1754, prob. b. by 1734 4. Samuel, b. 1739 5. Elizabeth, b. 1721, believed to have married Aquilla Greer 6. Mary, b. before 1727 7. John, b. ? (This is the only child whose b. date I have not found). 8. Rachel, b. 173?, m. Benjamin Greer, 1745 (St. John's Register) 9. Anne, b. 1735, m. Joseph Greer

All of the children were by Sarah except daughter Sarah. Temperance Pickett died ca. 1719. The next child was born in 1721. (St. John's Parish Records).

Wife Sarah was sole executrix of will. signed. Witnesses: William M. Watkins, William Slade, Edward Mortimore.

1744, January 14, Lewis Lafee and wife Sarah, his wife, presented an inventory of the personal estate of William Lowe in Baltimore County, MD and made his oath that the inventory was a true one. Inventory made by Darby Stanley and William Stanford and signed by John and Elizabeth Lowe, Lemuel Howard and William Dallam signed as "creditors". Original Inventories Baltimore Co., Box 10, folio 12, Hall of Records, Annapolis.

1744, May 8, Lewis Lafee and Sarah Low were married. Sarah, widow of William Lowe, Jr. (St. John's Parish Register, Original). (Note date of marriage and date above in inventory conflict as they were named man and wife in that inventory).

1744, Mrs. Lowe was debitor to church 2.0.

1745, April 12, Sarah and her husband, Lewis Lafee made an account of Wm. Lowe's estate; Lemuel Howard for Wm. Lowe's funeral, John Standifer, John Roberts, Thomas Mitchell, Aquilla Greer, Shelton Standiford, Archibald Rollo, Thomas Johnson, Edward Mortimore, Robert Holiday, Robert Torio, Walter Tolley and Sutton Sicelmore. Total of disbursements was 60.3.6: Inventory of whole estate was 348.16.7. Edward Mortimore and George Elliott, both of Baltimore Co., Sureties. Lewis Lafee and wife, Sarah took oath to the Court as to the report being correct. Accounts, Baltimore Liber 21, Folios 259 and 260, Hall of Records.

1745, Rachel Lowe m. Benjamin Greer (St. John's Register)

1745, Sarah Lowe and Andrew Vance m. January 4, p. 193, St. John's Register.

1750, January 2, Ann Lowe m. Joseph Greer, p. 193, St. John's Register. August 18, 1750, Jacob Davies, Dr. Currencey Sterl p. to Ball of Joseph Grieer marriage fee 2.6. He also paid other accounts. This tells us the Greers and Lowe's were there in 1750. (St. John's Parish Register)

1752, Aquilla, Benjamin, Joseph and John Greer were listed on Lunenburg County, VA tithtable list.

1764, Nov. 5, Isaac Lowe m. Sarah Mitchell in St. John's parish. Was this Isaac, son of Wm. III?

1766, November 25, Bedford County, VA, Thomas Lowe along with John Greer, Jr., William Mitchell, John Mitchell, William Lowe, William bond, Isaac Lowe and other ordered to work the roads in the county.

Ann Haynes, dau. of Henry Haynes d. in Henry County, VA was first married to a Lowe. I believe it was Samuel Lowe who d. in Bedford County, VA ca 1766; left a meager estate, the inventory of which is given in estate records. She m. James Greer, son of Aquilla Greer in 1767. She had two children by a Lowe, a Stephen and Mary Ann. Mary Ann m. a brother of James, Asel. He was much older, but we have never been able to trace Stephen. I believe that Samuel was a son of William, but have had no proof until now. The will of Wm. Lowe, III in Wilkes County, NC proves he had son Samuel who was evidently deceased and he left land in Virginia to Stephen.

1774, John Greer, Jr. along with his family and probably the Lowe's moved to Wilkes County, NC. John Greer leaved will there in 1782.

1780, William Lowe leaves will naming his sons, Isaac, Isaiah, John, David, William and grandson, Stephen. He leaves land in Virginia to grandson and names him as the son of Samuel. Samuel is evidently the only son by his first wife, Ann Davis. He names the others as being sons of his wife, Mary.

1780, Stephen Lowe m. Ruth Kearby in VA 20 Nov. 1780

1785, Stephen Lowe and his wife, Ruth sell land from Bedford County that lies in Pr. Edward.

1785, Thomas Graves or Groves made return along with Wm. Greer on estate settlement of Henry Haynes, Sr. 22 Sept. 1785, Henry County, VA.

1786, Solomon Greer married Hannah Lowe. Solomon is the child of Aquilla Greer, son of John Greer, Jr. and his wife Ann (Walker?) Hannah names a son, Isaac and one William Lowe.

1787, An Isaac Lowe m. Mary Aney Browden in Pittsylvania County, VA

From Genforum.com post:

In Reply to: Need info on early Maryland Lowes <1790 posted by James A. Veregge on November 30, 1998 at 13:33:01:

I pick up Wm. Lowe b. ca. 1700 m. ca 1725, Sarah, MD The had dau. Rachel b. ca. 1727, MD. who m. 2 Jan 1745 Gunpowder Rover, Baltimore, MD. Benjamin Greer and Ann Lowe m. who Joseph Greer

From Genforum.com post:

Posted by Ann Farnsworth on November 21, 1998 at 12:04:27:

Need info on William Low (Immigrant) d 1743 Baltimore Co. Md. wife Sarah. Children: William, John, Thomas, Samuel, Elizabeth, Sarah m. Nicholas Day Sr, Mary, Rachel & Anne.

Re: Mary Lowe/Wilkes Co. Posted by: Mary Lee Barnes Date: January 04, 2000 at 09:40:11 In Reply to: Re: Mary Lowe/Wilkes Co. by Hayes Lowe of 2747

THe William Lowe of this will was the son of William Lowe of Baltimore Co., Md. and several of the Lowes migrated to Bedford Co., Va. area with the Greers, Aquilla, John,Benjamin, and Joesph. Joesph and Benjamin Greer married Wm. Lowe, Sr. daughters Ann and RAchel. Wm. Lowe , Jr. moved to Wilkes Co. N.C same time as JOhn Greer, Jr. There were more intermarriages between the Greers and Lowes. Would like to correspond with any descendant of Wm. Sr. or Jr. Mary Lee Barnes

1. ↑ Barnes, Mary (e-mail: mearsm2@@earthlink.net). The Lowes of Baltimore County, Maryland. (e-mail of 12/31/00).
2. ↑ World Family Tree, Cd.