Annor (Holmes) Snow (1751 - 1823)

Born 2 Nov 1751 in Windham Co., province of Connecticut, New England

Wife of James A. Snow — married 3 Nov 1771 in Ashford, Windham Co., Connecticut

Descendants

Died 28 Mar 1823 at age 71 in Windham Twp., Portage Co., Ohio, USA

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Biography

Annor (or Anna as she was also known) Holmes was born in November 1751 in Windham County (most-likely in Ashford - research needed), Connecticut. Holmes was an old Connecticut pioneer name and at least one 19th Century politician, Uriel Homes Jr., from Hartford, served in the US Congress in 1818-19. ^[1]

On November 11, 1771, just after her 20th birthday, Anna Holmes married James A. Snow, b: January 11, 1749, in Ashford, Windham Co., Connecticut. They married in Ashford CT and had at least 8 children there from 1773-1791:^[2]

1. Edmund SNOW b: 11 Aug 1773 in Ashford, Windham, Connecticut c: 14 Apr 1776 in Ashford, Windham, Connecticut
2. Lois Ellis SNOW b: 13/18 Aug 1775 in Ashford, Windham, Connecticut c: 14 Apr 1776 in Ashford, Windham, Connecticut
3. James SNOW b: 27 Sep 1777 in Ashford, Windham, Connecticut c: 2 Aug 1778 in Ashford, Windham, Connecticut
4. Jesse SNOW b: 17 Jan 1780 in Ashford, Windham, Connecticut c: 15 Jul 1780 in Ashford, Windham, Connecticut
5. Erastus SNOW b: 4 Apr 1782 in Becket, Berkshire, Massachusetts c: 25 Aug 1782 in Ashford, Windham, Connecticut
6. Ralph SNOW b: 1 Dec 1784 in Ashford, Windham, Connecticut c: 25 Mar 1786 in Ashford, Windham, Connecticut
7. Anna SNOW b: 20/30 Jun 1788 in Ashford, Windham, Connecticut c: 13 Nov 1788 in Ashford, Windham, Connecticut
8. Fanny (Frances) SNOW b: 7 Dec 1791 in Ashford, Windham, Connecticut c: 26 Sep 1792 in Ashford, Windham, Connecticut

After America's victory in the War of 1812, James Snow and his wife joined a movement of Connecticut residents who left New England to settle that state's "Western Reserve" territory, now part of the new (1803) American state of Ohio. The Connecticut Land Company, formed in 1795, had bought 12,000 sq. kilometers (3 million acres) of land in the "Western Reserve;" one of its wealthy founders was Connecticut politician, Uriah Holmes, possibly a relation of Anna (Holmes) Snow (unproven).^[3]

Even though Ohio was an independent state, its N-E corner was settled primarily by former Connecticut residents. A large township in Portage County was called successively: Strongburg (after original land-owner Caleb Strong), Sharon, and then Windham, after Windham, Connecticut, due to so many new settlers from just where James and Anna (Holmes) Snow's family came from. Windham, Portage County, Ohio, is where James & Anna (Holmes) Snow established their farm (exact date unknown but before 1823).^[4]

Life on the frontier was not easy and hard-working Anna (Annor) Holmes Snow unfortunately succumbed in Windham, Ohio, on March 28, 1823. She was 71 years old. Her husband, James A. Snow, survived her passing for an additional 7 years. He died on February 11, 1829, at the Snow farm, Windham Township, Portage County, Ohio, USA at 80 years old. The two are buried together at the Windham Cemetery, Windham, Portage, Ohio, USA. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Possible relation to Annor Holmes but unproven.
2. ↑ Davis Family Tree on RootsWeb - James A Snow
3. ↑ Connecticut Land Company article on Wikipedia. Names "Uriel Holmes Jr." as a subscriber of over $500,000 in today's money.
4. ↑ Windham Township, Portage County, Ohio article on Wikipedia
5. ↑ See linked Find A Grave Memorials for James: Find A Grave Memorial# 37779107 - James Snow and for his wife: Find A Grave Memorial# 37779121 - Annor Snow There is a tombstone photo that confirms "Annor" as the correct spelling.

See also:

• Tom Bredehoft, Pettibone Registry, page 193, see K. Pontius. , [Family Bible of Janet (Sibley) White, of Niskayuna, NY]; n.f.r.

• Lewis-Smith-Anderson-Delin Tree on RootsWeb - Anna Holmes Cites the International Genealogical Index for her birth date and place.