Thomas Snow Jr. (1709 - 1778)

Born 15 Jun 1709 in Eastham, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Rachel (Nickerson) Snow — married 19 Feb 1729 in Harwich, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts, New England

Descendants

Died Mar 1778 at age 68 in Harwich (now Brewster), Barnstable, Massachusetts

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Biography

Thomas Snow, Jr., was born in June 1709 in Eastham, Barnstable County on old Cape Cod, Massachusetts. He was the son of Thomas Snow, Sr., and his wife, Lydia Sears (Hamblen) Snow, both from old Cape Cod families. His paternal great-grandparents were Nicholas Snow, who emigrated in 1623 in HMS Anne, to Plymouth; and who married Constance Hopkins, a Mayflower passenger in 1620, from Hampshire, England.

On February 19, 1730, Thomas married Rachel Nickerson in Harwich (now Brewster), Barnstable County, Massachusetts. They had 10 children together, all in Harwich, Massachusetts:

1. Ruth SNOW b: MAY 1731 in Harwich, Barnstable Co., MA
2. Samuel SNOW b: 6 JUN 1733 in Harwich, Barnstable Co., MA
3. Thomas SNOW b: ABT 1734 in Harwich, Barnstable Co., MA
4. Silas SNOW b: ABT JUL 1737 in Harwich, Barnstable Co., MA
5. Ruth SNOW b: ABT AUG 1738 in Harwich, Barnstable Co., MA
6. Isaac SNOW b: ABT SEP 1740 in Harwich, Barnstable Co., MA
7. James SNOW b: ABT JUN 1741 in Harwich, Barnstable Co., MA
8. Priscilla SNOW b: ABT OCT 1746 in Harwich, Barnstable Co., MA
9. Lydia SNOW b: ABT AUG 1748 in Harwich, Barnstable Co., MA
10. Isaac SNOW b: ABT MAR 1752 in Harwich, Barnstable Co., MA

Thomas Snow, Jr., died in his home at Harwich, Massachusetts, in March 1778. His will was proven on April 3, 1778. According to the research of Ron Nickerson in 2008:^[1]

"Appraisal of the estate was made 16 February 1779. The final account showed also 152 pounds 3 shillings and 4 pence to be divided among the heirs, the widow receiving one third. Other amounts were allotted to son, Samuel Snow, of Marblehead, Mass.; Ruth Higgins, the heirs of sons Thomas and Isaac, and daughter Priscilla Whelden. The total value of his lands and buildings was 703 pounds."

Sources

1. ↑ New England Ancestors - Thomas Snow

See also:

• White Family Extended Tree - Thomas Snow

• New England Ancestors - Thomas Snow

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Snow-1092 was created by Doug Coldwell, on Oct 11, 2011, from firsthand knowledge. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Doug and others.

• Chet Snow researched and wrote this biographical sketch and added sources, on June 10, 2015.