Thomas
Dow
Born about in England
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Phebe (Unknown) Dow
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Henry Dow, John Dow, Thomas Dow, Stephen Dow Sr., Mary (Dow) Clark, Martha (Dow) Parker and Henry Dow
Died
at about age 39
in Haverhill, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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Biography
The English origins of Thomas Dow of Newbury and Haverhill, Massachusetts are unknown. It has been speculated that he was the son of Henry Dow and Elizabeth March of Runham, Norfolk, England; however, this is incorrect. Henry Dow had a son Thomas however, he was born about 15 years too early, married someone else, and is known to have inherited his father's land in Runham where he died.
“In the original grantees of Newbury, Mass, 1639, occurs the name, Thomas Dow.” His exact origin is unknown, but “At all events he was in Newbury in 1639 with wife Phebe and a least one child.”[1]
He was a “freeholder,” not a “freeman,” from his arrival, but he became a freeman on 22 Jun 1642.[2]
He died on 31 May 1654 in Haverhill, Massachusetts Bay, and his will was probated on 8 Apr 1656 at Salisbury, Massachusetts Bay. [3]
Children born to Thomas Dow and wife Phebe: [3][2]
- John Dow, “a minor in 1655, hence b later than 1633, presumably in Europe, not improbably 1638”
- Thomas Dow, “probably b 1640 in Newbury”
- Stephen Dow, “b Newbury Mch 29 1642”
- Mary Dow, ”b Apr 16, 1644” Newbury, Massachusetts Bay
- Martha Dow, “b June 1 1648” Newbury, Massachusetts Bay
Sources
- ↑ “The Book of Dow : Genealogical Memoirs of the Descendents of Henry Dow 1637, Thomas Dow 1639 and Others of the Name, Immigrants to America during Colonial Times, Also the Allied Family of Nudd / Written, Compiled, Edited by Robert Piercy Dow. : Dow, Robert Piercy, 1869- : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming.” Internet Archive. Claremont, N.H. : R.P. Dow ; Rutland, Vt. : Tuttle Pub. Co., [1929], January 1, 1970. https://archive.org/details/bookofdowgenealo00dowr/page/545/mode/1up/search/Thomas Dow.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 “A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, Showing Three Generations of ... : James Savage : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming.” Internet Archive, January 1, 1860. https://archive.org/details/agenealogicaldi01savagoog/page/n70/mode/1up/search/Thomas Dow.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 “The Book of Dow : Genealogical Memoirs of the Descendents of Henry Dow 1637, Thomas Dow 1639 and Others of the Name, Immigrants to America during Colonial Times, Also the Allied Family of Nudd / Written, Compiled, Edited by Robert Piercy Dow. : Dow, Robert Piercy, 1869- : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming.” Internet Archive. Claremont, N.H. : R.P. Dow ; Rutland, Vt. : Tuttle Pub. Co., [1929], January 1, 1970. https://archive.org/details/bookofdowgenealo00dowr/page/549/mode/1up.
See also:
- New England Historical and Genealogical Register, vol. 142 no. 3 (July 1988): pages 255-260. "The English Background of some Early Settlers of Hampton, New Hampshire from Ormesby St. Margaret, Norfolk: The Dow Family," by William Haslet Jones.
- Find A Grave: Memorial #84860850
- “Book of Dow First Generation.” Accessed February 7, 2020. https://dowlink.net/first_generation.htm.
- “Thomas Dow.” Miner Descent, April 5, 2012. https://minerdescent.com/2010/06/03/thomas-dow/.
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Has some Dow records. Search for example “Henry Dow. Aged”. One calls him aged 40 years in 1671. Stephen the son of Thomas of Haverhill who d, 1654 was given to someone else to learn the trade of stonemason. Stephen was very thin, and very short for his age. He said he didn’t like their victuals because he was used to porridge and bread and water.
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I am unable to access your link for some reason. It keeps taking me to a login page even though I am already logged into ancestry.com. Can you check the link to see if the problem is with the link or on my end?
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Basically, without better evidence, it is very unlikely that Thomas Dow of Haverhill, Massachusetts is the same person as Thomas Dow, son of Henry Dow of Runham. These parents should be disconnected.
"Thomas Dow’s origins are not known. The information that he was born in 1613 at Runham, Yarmouth, Norfolk, England and was the son of Henry Dow and Elizabeth March is wishful thinking based on a possible connection with a Henry Dow that emigrated in 1637 and lived near Newberry. That Henry Dow had a brother Thomas, but that Thomas was 14 years too old and died in Runham."