Martha (Boreman) Low (abt. 1641 - 1720)

Born about 1641 in Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas (Low) Lowe Jr. — married 4 Jul 1660 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 22 Jan 1720 at about age 79 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts

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Biography

Martha Boreman was born about 1641, daughter of Thomas and Margaret Borman of Ipswich, Massachusetts. ^[1]

She married Thomas Low on 4 July 1660 at Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts. ^{[2] [3][4][5]} Her husbandThomas Lowe was born in England about 1631, son of Thomas Sr. and Margaret (?Tod) and was baptized at Groton, Suffolk, England on May 8, 1631. ^[1][6]

Her husband Thomas died on April 12, 1712, aged 80. ^{[6] [1]} He is buried in the Old Graveyard, Essex, Essex, Massachusetts Plot A-166 where his inscription reads; Inscription: Here Lyes y body of Mr Thomas Low Deacon Who Died April y 12, 1712 Aged 80 Years As You Are So Ware We As We Are, You Shall be ^[7]

His will, written June 17, 1708, was submitted to the court on May 5, 1712. In it he names: ^{[1] [8]}

• wife Martha
• son Jonathan Low
• son David Low
• son Samuel Low
• daughter Martha Dodge
• daughter Joanna Dodge
• daughter Sarah Low
• daughter Abigail Goodhue
• sons Jonathan an Samuel to be executors
• Captain William Goodhue and Nathaniel Rust Jr. as overseers ^[8]

On January 7, 1712/3, Richard Dodge and wife Martha, and Joseph Goodhue and wife Abigail, quit claimed any further rights of their father Thomas Low's estate, having received their wives shares from Jonathan Low, estate administrator. ^[8]

On October 29, 1714, Nathan Webster and wife Sarah also submitted a quitclaim, renouncing any further rights of their father Deacon Thomas Low, having received their share from brothers Jonathan and Samuel Low, executors. ^[8]

On February 6, 1719, Thomas Low Jr., likewise acknowledged receipt of his legacy from his grandfather's estate, from his uncles Jonathan an Samuel Low. ^[8]

Martha Low died on 22 Jan 1720 at Ipswich^[9] and is buried at the Old Graveyard, Essex, Essex, Massachusetts: Plot: A-167.^[10] You can see a picture of her gravestone at FindAGrave. The inscription on her gravestone reads:

"Here Lyes y^e body

of M^rs Martha Low

Wife to Deacon

Thomas Low Dec^d

Jan^ry y^e22^d 1720

in y^e 79 Year

of Her Age"

Martha Low, relict widow of Deacon Thomas Low, in her will written on January 31, 1715, proved February 29, 1719/20, names the following heirs ^[11]

• son Jonathan Low
• son David Low
• son Samuel Low ,executor
• daughter Martha Dodge
• daughter Johanna Hale
• daughter Sarah Webster
• daughter Abigail Goodhue
• grandsons Thomas Low, Simon Low and John Low, sons of my son Thomas Low
• Elizabeth ?Rowel
• grandsons John Low, Thomas Low and Nathaniel Low, sons of my son John Low ^[11]

Children

1. Thomas born on April 14, 1661; died at Gloucester on February 8, 1697/8. ^{[6] [12]}; married Sarah Symonds on December 2, 1687. ^{[2] [1]}
2. John born about 1663; died on November 29, 1695; married Ann Burnham by 1690/1. ^[1]
3. Jonathan born on July 7 1665; died on February 8, 1750 ^[6]; Mary Thomson, at Chebacco, on March 8, 1692/3. ^{[2] [1]}
4. David born on August 14, 1667; died on June 2, 1746; married Mary Lamb on December 28, 1699. ^{[6] [2] [1]}
5. Martha born March 10, 1669; died on February 2, 1737; married Richard Dodge on November 10, 1694. ^{[6] [2] [1]}
6. Nathaniel born on June 7, 1672; died on July 30, 1695, unmarried. ^{[6] [2] [1]}
7. Samuel ^[6] born about 1676: died on June 6, 1723 in his 48th year marries Susanna Cogswell, intentions published at Ipswich on December 11, 1718. ^{[2] [1]}
8. Johannah born c 1677-80; died at Boxord after December 10, 1739 ; married first Antypas Dodge, at Chebacco on January 24, 1699; married second Joseph Hale of Boxford, intention published on September 19, 1708. ^{[2] [1]}
9. Sarah bornc 1680 ^[6]; died April 7 or 27, 1741 at Haverhill in her 62nd year ^[13]: married Nathaniel Webster of Haverhill, intention published on November 6, 1708 at Ipswich. ^{[2] [1]}
10. Abigail ^[6] born on April 26, 1687; died at Chebacco on November 15, 1726, in her 40th year; married Joseph Goodhue, intention published on January 31, 1707/8. ^{[2] [1]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13} Steele, Edward E., Descendants of Thomas Low, the Immigrant to Ipswich, Massachusetts, for Three Generations in: he New England Historical and Genealogical Register,New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts, 2020, p. 216- 227
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9} Vital Records of Ipswich Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, The Essex Institute, Salem, Massachusetts , 1910
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH8W-KVQ : 13 July 2016), Thomas Low and Martha Borman, 04 Jul 1660; citing Marriage, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 777,636.
4. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29G-GQWS : 13 July 2016), Thomas Low and Martha Borman, 04 Jul 1660; citing Marriage, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 877468.
5. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29G-GWMD : 13 July 2016), Thomas Low and Martha Borman, 04 Jul 1660; citing Marriage, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 877468.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.9} Crane, Ellery Bickenell. Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worcester County, Massachusetts: With a History of Worcester Society of Antiquity, Volume 4, Lewis Publishing Company, 1907, p. 224-5
7. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #47267892
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4} Case 17244: p.1-12: Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB515/i/13778/17244-co1/245629185
9. ↑ Vital records of Ipswich, Massachusetts : to the end of the year 1849. Salem, Mass. : Higginson Book Co., [1990?]. Reprint. Originally published: Salem, Mass. : The Essex institute, 1910-19. Vol. 2 - Marriages and Deaths,

   Marriage: Page 292 Page 292

   Death: Page 624 Page 264

10. ↑ FindAGrave.com; Created by: Shari Hanson Frey; Record added: Jan 28, 2010; Find A Grave: Memorial #47268034
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1} Case 17224: p.1-5: Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB515/i/13778/17224-co1/245628940
12. ↑ Case 17243: p.1-17: Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881, Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB515/i/13778/17243-co1/245629168
13. ↑ Vital Records of Haverhill, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, Volume II: Marriages an Deaths, The Topsfield Historical Society, Topsfield, Massachusetts , 1911, p. 487

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