Nathan Snow (1743 - 1814)

Born 11 Nov 1743 in Harwich, Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay, New England

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Horn) Snow — married 1759 in Harwich (Brewster), Barnstable Co., Province of Massachusetts Bay, New England

Descendants

Died 24 Oct 1814 at age 70 in Barrington, Shelburne Co., Nova Scotia, British Maritime Provinces

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Biography

Nathan Snow was born on November 11, 1743, in Harwich (now Brewster), Barnstable Co., Province of Massachusetts Bay, New England. He was the son of Joseph Snow, b: September 14, 1718, in Harwich (Brewster), Barnstable County, Massachusetts Bay, New England, and Joseph's wife, Mary (Sears) Snow, b: 9 Aug 1718 in Harwich, Massachusetts Bay province, New England. His paternal Snow lineage was: he was the son of Joseph, who was a son of Edward, who was a son of Jabez Snow, who was the youngest son of Nicholas Snow and Mayflower passenger, Constance (Hopkins) Snow.^[1]

When he was a very young man in his teens, Nathan Snow met and married Mary "Polly" Horn who was born ca. 1736 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts. They married in about 1759. They had twelve children. The first 3 were born in Eastham Mass.; the others were born in Nova Scotia, showing the family emigrated north in 1763. British documents show that Nathan and Joshua Snow were among the 10 colonists from Cape Cod, Massachusetts Bay, who actually arrived in Barrington, Nova Scotia, in July 1762; the rest of the family followed the following year.^[2]

1. Susan, b. ca. 1759 in Eastham MA; m. John Spinney in Nova Scotia in 1776
2. Nathan, b. 1761; m. Mercy Smith; d. Oct 9, 1821 in Nova Scotia
3. Benjamin, b. January 1763, in Eastham MA; m. 1785 Sarah Smith
4. James, b. Oct 8, 1763 in Nova Scotia; m. in Salem, Mass.
5. William, b. Oct 9, 1765 in Nova Scotia; m. in Bilbao, Spain; d. 1843
6. Stephen, b. Aug 7, 1767, in Nova Scotia; m. Elizabeth Smith
7. Seth, b. May 9, 1769 in Nova Scotia; m. Rebecca Smith
8. John; b. April 12, 1771 in Nova Scotia; m. Hannah Smith; d. Nov 23, 1824
9. Elizabeth, b.Oct 8, 1773; m. Jonathan Smith in 1794
10. Hezekiah, b. Sep 5, 1774; m. Lydia Covel; d. July 9, 1818
11. Josiah, July 18, 1778; m. Nancy Hipson
12. Howes Stewart Snow, b. Apr 5, 1783; m. Sophia Smith in 1802 in N.S.; d. May 7, 1868

Nathan Snow was a Barrington Land Grantee; he helped settle Port Latour, Shelbourne County, Nova Scotia.

Nathan Snow died on October 24, 1814, in Barrington, Shelbourne County, Nova Scotia, British Maritime Provinces (became Canada in 1867). He is buried next to his wife, Mary (Horn) Snow, at the Barrington River Cemetery, Barrington, Nova Scotia, Canada. Mary died a month after her husband's passing.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ See the excellent family genealogy: "Nauset and Vicinity" by David Kew. Nauset & Vicinity - Nathan Snow Also: BIRTHS RECORDED IN HARWICH 1743
2. ↑ Edwin Crowell. A history of Barrington township and vicinity. [n.p.]: 1900. Open Library Snow Families: Pages 573ff - see also pp. 98-99, same book for 1762 names.
3. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #92046056 - Nathan Snow. His wife's memorial is linked to his on Find A Grave.

• Brian Hodgson, Halifax, NS (he did research into the family using notes from George W. Snow, Crowell's New England Families, History of Barrington township,Records-Barrington Methodist Church, Records- Shelburne Methodist Church, Canada Federal Census 1881 Port Latour, Canada Federal Census 1891 Port Latour, Vital Statistics: Nova Scotia, Lighthouse - R. Irwin)