Nicholas Snow Sr. (abt. 1690 - 1745)

Born about 1690 in Somerset, England

Husband of Richord (Spurrier) Snow — married 23 Jan 1721 in Oare, Somerset, England

Descendants

Died Jun 1745 at about age 55 in Luccombe, Somerset, England

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Biography

Nicholas Snow, Sr., was born about 1690 in Western District of County Somerset, England. He passed away in 1745 in the village of Luccombe. He is buried at St. Mary's Churchyard, Luccombe, West Somerset District, Somerset, England. ^[1]

He married Richord Spurrier, christened 14 Sep. 1695, heiress of the Spurrier family, on January 23, 1721, in Oare, West Somerset, and thus obtained 40% (2 fifths) of the revenues of the Manor at Oare, of which they were part-owners. Their son, Nicholas Snow, b: 1727, later bought the other 3 fifths in March 1788, thereby restoring the Manor to single-family ownership. This West Somerset Snow family were "Yeomen" or local gentry-level, independent landowners.^[2] An ancestor, named John Snow (aka Snowe) b: ca. 1560, had been the mill owner at Porlock in the 16th Century; as such he was a direct competitor with the ancestor of the Spurrier (aka Spurryer) family around 1600. ^[3]

Nicholas Snow, Sr., died in June 1745 in Luccombe, West Somerset, England. It's not known when his wife, Richord (Spurrier) Snow, passed away. Their heir was their son, Nicholas Snow (1727-1791).

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 15872872 - Nicholas Snow
2. ↑ The History of the Part of West Somerset Comprising the Parishes of Luccombe..., Volume 1, by Sir Charles Edward Heley Chadwyck-Healey. Pages 399-401 deal with Oare Manor and on pg. 401 is a genealogy chart of the Spurrier family, showing the marriage of Richord Spurrier & Nicholas Snow.
3. ↑ See preceding Note, pp. 275-276 and pg.474.

• Find A Grave Memorial# 15872872 - Nicholas Snow