Thomas Stow II (1652 - 1730)

Born 1652 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Bethiah (Stocking) Stow — married 16 Oct 1675 in Middlesex County, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 19 Mar 1730 at about age 78 in Cromwell, Middlesex, Connecticut

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Biography

Burial (1730) Old Burying Ground, Cromwell, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States

Mar. 17, 1678-9, there was granted to Thomas Stow, Jr.. a piece of land, etc., now a part of the cemetery of 1713, which he did not " improve," but sold part to Samuel Gibson and part to Samuel Wilcox. Deacon Stocking built for them on land granted to him and situated on the main road, east side, to Hartford, and where the Wallace Pierson house stands. He was recorded to the old church, Apr. 29, 1676, having been previously admitted, " but not recorded." By his will he gave the Rev. Joseph Smith twenty shillings. In 1713 he had been granted four acres, being one of the eight house lots, "for his son Thomas." In 1720 he deeded the house and lot to his son Thomas. He d. Mar. 30, 1730 ; she d. Nov. 6, 1732.

Children:

1. Bethiah, b. Apr. 6, 1678; d. young.
2. Samuel, bapt. Oct., 1681.
3. Mary, b. Aug., 1688 ; m.; was a widow in 1730
4. Thomas, b. May 7, 1691.
5. Hannah, b. Feb. 11, 1696; m. Mar. 3, 1718, John Kirby.
6. Joseph, b. Aug. 3, 1703.

Last Will & Testament

Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records (Hartford District), Charles W. Manwaring, Hartford, 1902, Vol 3, p 118

Thomas STOW, Middletown. Invt. £696-01-06. Taken 29 Apr 1730, by John WARNER, John SHEPHERD & Hugh WHITE. Will dated 12 Mar 1728.

The last will & testament of Thomas STOW, late of Middletown: I give to my wife, Bethiah STOW, so much of my estate to be of her use as she shall find useful during her natural life. I give to my wife, to be at her sole disposal, all my stock of creatures which I shall leave, as alos my right of land on the east side of the Great River that is lying in that tract of land belonging to Middletown which is called the last division, which sd. stock of creatures & land is to be at her dispose, so much of it as is left after my just debts are paid out. I give to my son Samuel the whold of my homelott, with that part of the building which belongs to me, as also I give him all my part of the land called the Island, in Pistol Pint, as also 3-4 of my boggy meadow lott, as also I give him that part of my brother John STOCKING's lott in the west quarter which fell to my wife, called the mountain; also I give him so much of what remains of the sd. lott that is not before disposed of and which lies this side of ye mountain, that is to say, on the east side of the mountain, as shall be in proportion a third part of sd. land; all this besides which I have formerly given him by deed of gift. I give to my son Thomas STOW 1-4 part of my boggy meadow lott, as also 1-3 part of the lottment of land in the west quarter which fell to my wife by Brother John STOCKING, that is to say, 1-3 part of which belongs to me of sd. lott on the east side of the mountain and which is not before disposed of; this besides which I have formerly given him by deed of gift. I give to my son Joseph STOW half my pasture in Burch Swamp, my land in Wongogue Meadow, all my land at Timber Hill, and 1-3 part of the right of land in the lottments of John STOCKING's, 1-3 part of what remains east side of the mountain; this I give to my son Joseph, he paying £10 to his sisters. I give to my two daughters, Bethia & Hannah, each of them 1-3 part of my household goods after my wife's decease. I give to my daughter Bethia £10 in money. I give to my daughter Hannah my right of land in John STOCKING's lottment in the west quarter that remains undisposed of and lies on the west side of the mountain. I give to my daughter Mary's children 1-3 part of my household goods after my wife's decease; also give them £10 in money. I give to our present minister, Joseph SMITH, 20 shillings.

Thomas STOW, L.S.

Witness: John SHEPHERD, Thomas JOHNSON, Samuel SHEPHERD.

Court Record, page 13 -- 3 Mar 1729-30: Thomas STOW, a minor 12 years of age, this Court appoint Thomas STOW of Middletown to be his guardian.

Page 18 -- 5 May 1730: Will exhibited & proven.

Page 34 (Vol. XII) -- 7 Oct 1735: Thomas STOW, an orphan, 17 years of age, chose William ROCKWELL of Middletown to be his guardian. Cert: Jabez HAMLIN, J. P.

Sources

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 28 April 2019, 21:25), entry for Thomas Stow(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LM9F-FYF); contributed by various users.
• Middletown Upper Houses, a history of the north society of Middletown, Ct. by Charles Collard Adams, The Grafton Press, Genealogical Publishers, New York, 1908 Multiple references, including biography at Page 695
• Macdonough, Rodney. The Macdonough-Hackstaff Ancestry (Press of S. Usher, Boston, 1901) Page 241-8
• Manwaring, Charles William. A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records (R. S. Peck & Co., Printers, 1904)
• Early New Families Study Project; Thomas Stowe (1615-1684)<http://www.americanancestors.org/databases/early-families-of-new-england/image/?pageName=2&volumeId=26978 />
• S1: Abbreviation: The Stocking Ancestry Page 3: Title: Marie Stocking, compiler, The Stocking Ancestry and History of a Stocking Family (:, May 15, 1963)
• http://dunhamwilcox.net/wills/stow_thom1730.htm
• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKV-KM7F : 12 March 2019), null, ; Burial, Cromwell, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States of America, Old Burying Ground; citing record ID 51067152, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
• "Connecticut Marriages, 1640-1939," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7LW-86K : 5 November 2017), Thomas Stow and Bethiah Stocking, Marriage 16 Oct 1675, Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States; Connecticut State Library, Hartford; FHL microfilm 1,513,707.
• "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7N6-8ML : 9 February 2018), Thomas Stow, 19 Mar 1730; citing Cromwell, Connecticut, reference pg 26; FHL microfilm 3,328.