Stephen Snow (abt. 1636 - 1705)

Born about 1636 in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Susanna (Deane) Snow — married 28 Oct 1663 in Eastham, Barnstable, Plymouth Colony, New England

Husband of Mary (Cottle) Bickford — married 9 Apr 1701 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 17 Dec 1705 at about age 69 in Eastham, Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Stephen Snow was a descendant of Mayflower passengers Stephen Hopkins and Constance Hopkins.

Biography

Stephen Snow, third son and the fifth of twelve children of Nicholas Snow and Mayflower passenger Constance Hopkins, was born about 1636.^[1] He was probably born in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony and moved with his family before 1645 to the area of nearby Cape Cod known as Eastham, first called Nauset, in Barnstable County.^[2]

His father was listed among the first inhabitants of Eastham on 22 May 1655 and Stephen Snow was on the list of inhabitants admitted before 1675.^[3]

Marriages and Children

Stephen married first in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts on 28 October 1663 to Susannah (Deane) Rogers,^[4][5] widow of Joseph Rogers and daughter of Stephen Deane^[1] and Elizabeth Ring.^[2] They had children, all born in Eastham:

1. Bathshua, born 25 July 1664,^[4] died between 21 May 1706 and 7 Oct 1707, married John King^[6][7]
2. Hannah, born 2 January 1666,^[4] died 23 June 1737, married William Cole^[6]
3. Micajah, born 22 December 1669,^[4] died between 25 December 1753 (will) and 23 July 1754 (probate),^[7] married Mercy Young^[6]
4. Bethiah, born 1 July 1672,^[4] died after 31 July 1734, married John Smith^[6]
5. Ebenezer,^[2] died 9 April 1725, married Hope Horton^[6]
6. Mehitable,^[2] was living unmarried 21 May 1706^[6]

After Susannah's death (date unknown), Stephen married on 9 April 1701 in Eastham to Mary Bigford,^[1][4][8] the couple had no children.^[6] Mary was born Salisbury 1 Nov 1653, the daughter of Edward and Judith (___) Cottle and had first married Samuel Bickford^[9] who probably died in Nantucket between 1674 and 7 Apr 1701.^[10]

Property

On 5 April 1669, Susannah and Stephen Snow, along with Susanna's two sisters (Elizabeth Twining and Miriam Deane), deeded lands from their father's estate to Peter Worden.^[11]

On 8 June 1674, Thomas Rogers deeded to Susanna Snow, widow of his brother James Rogers, and her husband Steven Snow, all property that belonged to James Snow, whether inherited or given to him by the town.^[12]

Nicholas Snow named his wife and children in his will dated 14 November 1676 and proved 5 March 1676/7, giving his son "Steven" twenty acres at Pochett, ten acres at Satuckett, an acre and a half of meadow at the boat meadow and part of a meadow between Josiah Cook and Eel creek. Nicholas gave his wife 30 acres "for her disposal for the comfort of her life, but if she need it now, and leave it undisposed, I give it then to my son Steven Snow."^[1]

Death and Estate

Stephen died 17 December 1705 in Eastham, Massachusetts.^[4] His second wife, Mary, was living on 21 May 1706, when an agreement between Stephen's heirs was signed. Her date of death is not known.

The will of Stephen Snow of Eastham, Massachusetts, dated 2 May 1691 and proved 10 January 1705/6, named his wife, sons Micajah and Ebeneezer Snow, and daughter Mehitable, and appointed his son, Micajah Snow, to be his sole executor.^[2][6] Also on 10 January 1705/6, Micajah Snow presented to the Barnstable County Probate Court the inventory of his father's estate.^[13] The inventory, taken 20 December 1705, totaled about £154, 15s. 7d.^[6]

Stephen's estate had been distributed by 21 May 1706 when a receipt to executor Micajah Snow was drawn up. The receipt listed Stephen's heirs: the widow Mary, Ebenezer Snow, John King, William Cole, John Smith and Mehitable Snow. The receipt was signed and acknowledged by all except William Cole.^[6] This document is important as it proves the marriages of Stephen's daughters.

Research Notes

Alternate date of first marriage (13 Dec 1665)^[14] is likely an error according to George Bowman.^[1][6]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} Robert Charles Anderson. The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, 3 vols. (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1995). Online at AmericanAncestors [$] vol. 3, pages 1702-1703: Nicholas Snow.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4} Mrs. M.L.T Alden. "The Snow Genealogy" in the New England Historical and Genealogical Register. (Boston MA: NEHGS, July 1893.) Online at AmericanAncestors.org [$], vol. 47, pages 341-342 (Stephen), vol. 47, page 82 (Nicholas).
3. ↑ David Hamblin. "The First Settlers of Eastham, Mass." in the New England Historical and Genealogical Register. (Boston MA: NEHGS, Jan 1852.) Online at AmericanAncestors.org [$] vol. 6, pages 41-42, continued in vol. 7, page 279 (family list).
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6} "Eastham and Orleans, Mass. Vital Records" in the Mayflower Descendant. Online at AmericanAncestors.org [$], vol. 8, page 15.
5. ↑ Births, marriages, deaths, 1649-ca.1840; intentions of marriage, 1700-ca.1905, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-9979-9XNJ  : 1 October 2022), FHL microfilm 007009735, image 139, Eastham, Massachusetts, Volume 2, Births, & Deaths, 1654-1797, Page 73b.
6. ↑ ^{6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10} "Stephen Snow's Will" in the Mayflower Descendant. (Boston, MA: Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1933). Online at AmericanAncestors.org [$], vol. 31, pages 37-41
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Susan E. Roser. Mayflower Births and Deaths: From the Files of George Ernest Bowman at the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants. 2 Vols. (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1992). Online at Ancestry.com vol 2, page 44. Ancestry Record 3718 #2089.
8. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPCZ-DH4X : 31 October 2019), Stephen Snow and Mary Bigford, 9 Apr 1701; citing Marriage, Orleans, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007010725.
9. ↑ Charles E. Banks. The History of Martha's Vineyard. 3 vols. (Edgartown: Dukes County Historical Society, 1966). Online at FamilySearch, pages 42 (married Samuel Bickford), 106-107 (Cottle - parents, DOB, married Bickford).
10. ↑ John D. Austin, Mayflower Families Through 5 Generations, Stephen Hopkins, Vol. 6 (Plymouth, MA: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2001 [3rd edition]), pp. 16-17 (not available online).
11. ↑ "Massachusetts: Plymouth Colony Deeds, 1671-1673." From Records of the Colony of New Plymouth in New England, Deeds, Vol. III, pt. 2 (1671-1673). (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2019). Online at AmericanAncestors.org [$], pages 227-228.
12. ↑ "Massachusetts: Plymouth Colony Deeds, 1671-1673". From Records of the Colony of New Plymouth in New England, Deeds, Vol. III, part. 2 (1671-1673). (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2019). Online at American Ancestors.org [$], pages 199-200.
13. ↑ “Barnstable, MA: Probate Records, 1685-1789.” Records of Barnstable, Massachusetts. (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2002). Online at AmericanAncestors.org[$], vol. 3, page 16 or At Family Search Page 17-20.
14. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, (FamilySearch: 31 October 2019), Stephen Snow and Susanna Dean Rogers, 13 Dec 1665; citing Marriage, Orleans, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007010725.

See also:

• "The Deane Family" in the New England Historical and Genealogical Register. (Boston MA: NEHGS, Oct 1849.) Online at AmericanAncestors.org[$] vol. 3, page 379: lists 4 children, birth years.
• Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 16 November 2020), memorial page for Stephen Snow (10 Aug 1636–17 Dec 1705), Find A Grave: Memorial #51539193, citing Cove Burying Ground, Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Becky Doan (contributor 46821009).
• Pane-Joyce, David Pane-Joyce Genealogy: December 2011 (sourced online tree).
• Torrey, Clarence Almon. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. 1987). Online at AmericanAncestors.org, page 139: Bickford, Samuel (?1642-bef 1701) & Mary [Cottle] (1653-1706+), m/2 Stephen Snow 1701; b. 1668; Salisbury/Amesbury/Nantucket.