Timothy Stow (1715 - 1727)

Born 16 Feb 1715 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Died 7 Sep 1727 at age 12 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts

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Biography

Timothy Stow was born February 16, 1714/5 at Concord, Massachusetts son of Nathaniel Jr. and Ruth (Merriam) Stow. ^[1]

After his father Nathaniel's death, on April 19, 1726, Nathaniel Meriam was appointed guardian to Timothy a minor in his 11th year and his brother Jonathan in his 21st year. ^{[2] [3]}

Timothy died September 7, 1727 ^[1] and is buried with his parents at the Old Burying Ground at Concord.

His inscription reads: Here Lyes ye Body of Timothy Stow Son of Mr. Nathaniel Stow Junr. & Mrs Ruth His Wife Who Decd. Sept. ye 7th 1727 in ye 13th Year of His Age He Cometh Forth like a flower, and is Cut Down: He Fleeth also as a Shadow, and Continueth not. ^[4]

On September 2, 1728, Joseph Stow was appointed administrator of his brother Timothy's estate. ^[5]

The estate was valued at L130 7s 5 1/2 d and included his share of his father's real estate at L108. After brother Joseph submitted an accounting of the estate, including administrative. travel and appraisal costs, funeral costs, grave digging and gravestone etc. the following legal heirs submitted their satisfaction of the accounts.

• Daniel Brooks
• Nathaniel Stow
• Bartholomew Jones
• Thomas Stow
• Benjamin Stow
• Eleazer Melvin
• Jonathan Stow
• Mary Stow, now Mary Taylor
• Samuel Stow ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Tolman, George. Concord Massachusetts Births, Marriages and Deaths 1635-1850, T. Todd Printers, Printed by the Town, p. 95: 121
2. ↑ Case 21773:1-5: Middlesex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1648-1871.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized images provided by FamilySearch.org)
3. ↑ Case 21772:p. 1-38: Middlesex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1648-1871 Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized images provided by FamilySearch.org)
4. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 24278816
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Case 21794: p.1-11: Middlesex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1648-1871.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized images provided by FamilySearch.org)