Individual Details
Thomas Low
(1605 - 8 Sep 1677)
Thomas Low Sr., was likely the son of Captain John Low, master of the ship Ambrose and vice-admiral of the fleet that brought over Governor Winthrop's colony in 1630. Capt. John Low was lost at sea near Newfoundland.
Thomas Low was a resident of Chebacco Parish (now Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts) in 1641, and probably earlier. He was a Deacon, and Selectman.
*He married 1st Margaret Todd? on June 22, 1630 in Ipswich. Margaret was the mother of his children. He married 2nd Susannah (Stone) (Cutting) [Kimball] at age circa 55 in 1660 in Ipswich.
The U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, page 477 reads:
Low, Thomas (1605-1677) & 1/wf Margaret Todd?; Polstead, Eng. 22 Jun 1630; Ipswich
Low, Thomas (1605-1677) (ae ca 55 in 1660) & 2/wf Susannah (Stone) (Cutting) [Kimball] (?1598-1684?, 1688, ae 86), w_?_, w Henry; aft 1648?; Ipswich
**His will, dated April 30, 1677, was proved November 6, 1677 (Essex Probate 17242). In it he leaves most of his estate to his son John, who married Sarah, daughter of John Thorndike of Beverly. To his son Thomas, who married Martha Boreman, daughter of Thomas of Ipswich, he gave £40, and to his grandchild, Thomas Low, who moved to Gloucester and married Sarah Symonds, daughter of Harlakenden, granddaughter of Governor Samuel Symonds, he gave £5.
"I give and bequeath unto Susannah my Loving wife what goods she brought with her and also I give her the use of that room which I lye in & the free use of those things that are in it and also the use of one cow which she liketh best & will is that my Sonne John shall maintain it wintere & summer & also my will is that if the Cow come to any casualty hee shall find her another Cow & maintain it likewise as beforesaid. Also I give unto my wife one-fourth part of her labor that she hath spunn both Lening & wollen & also she shall have her beere as she hath now & also free use of the fire: & also John shall reare her one Sheoate yearly for sume meate for her & also a little ground to sow half a peck of flax seede yearly. And also to give unto her thirty shillings yearly to be paid by my executor in such things as she shall stand in need of during her natural life. Moreover I give unto my loving wife five ponds to dispose of as she shall thinke good, and my will is that in case my wife shall thinke meete to remove from my sonne John, then my will is that John Low pay or cause to be paid to her forty shillings yearly & every yeare during her natural life in such pay as she needeth. And also I give her the Cow to be her owne & John to send the pay to Boston or Charlestown."
His son John, who followed in his father's business as maltster as well as yeoman, gave up making malt in 1696. His son Thomas served in King Philip's war, and had a grant of land in Narragansett Township No. 1, now Buxton, Me., for service. The records of Watertown, Mass., give the death of "Susanna Low 19th of August, 1684. Aged about 86,"
Children of Thomas Low Sr and 1st wife Margaret Todd:
1. Thomas Low (Deacon), who m. Martha Boreman
2. Margaret Low, who m. Daniel Davidon
3. John Low, who m. Sarah Thorndike
4. Sarah Low, who m. Mr. Safford
*Source for marriages:
U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
Source Citation:
Title: U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, p. 477
Author: Ancestry.com
Publisher: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2012. Original data - Sorry, Clarence A. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004. Original data: Torry, Clarence A. New England Marriages Prior to 1700.
Repository: Ancestry.com
Address: http://www.Ancestry.com
**Source for will:
Citation Information
Transcript:
LOW 1. Thomas(1) Low was of that part of Ipswich called Chebacco Parish, now the town of Essex, where he settled in 1643. He died 8 September 1677; his will dated 20 April 1677; proved 6 November 1677 (Essex Probate 17242), mentions his wife, Susanna, she was probably a second wife, and children, John, Thomas, Margaret and Sarah, and grandchildren, Thomas Low, Margaret Davisson, Sarah Safford, and Sarah Low. Children: i. John; m. 10 Dec 1661, Sarah Thorndike of Beverly. ii. Thomas, b. 1631 iii. Margaret iv. Sarah 2. Thomas (2) Low (Thomas 1) was born in 1631; married, 4 Jul 1660, Martha, born about 1631, daughter of Thomas Boreman. Thomas Low died 12 April 1712, aged 80. His will is dated 17 June 1708; proved 5 May 1712. (Essex Probate 17244.) Gravestones of both are in Essex churchyard. Children: i. Thomas, (3) b. 14 April 1661. ii. Samuel. iii. Jonathan, b. 7 Jul 1665. iv. David, b. 14 Aug. 1667. v. Martha, b. 10 March 1669; married Richard Dodge. vi. Joanna, b.___; m. (1) Antipas Dodge; m. (2) Joseph Hale. (See Dodge.) vii. Sarah. viii. Abigail ix. Nathaniel x. John
Detail:
Low; page 73 & 74
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Thomas Low was a resident of Chebacco Parish (now Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts) in 1641, and probably earlier. He was a Deacon, and Selectman.
*He married 1st Margaret Todd? on June 22, 1630 in Ipswich. Margaret was the mother of his children. He married 2nd Susannah (Stone) (Cutting) [Kimball] at age circa 55 in 1660 in Ipswich.
The U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, page 477 reads:
Low, Thomas (1605-1677) & 1/wf Margaret Todd?; Polstead, Eng. 22 Jun 1630; Ipswich
Low, Thomas (1605-1677) (ae ca 55 in 1660) & 2/wf Susannah (Stone) (Cutting) [Kimball] (?1598-1684?, 1688, ae 86), w_?_, w Henry; aft 1648?; Ipswich
**His will, dated April 30, 1677, was proved November 6, 1677 (Essex Probate 17242). In it he leaves most of his estate to his son John, who married Sarah, daughter of John Thorndike of Beverly. To his son Thomas, who married Martha Boreman, daughter of Thomas of Ipswich, he gave £40, and to his grandchild, Thomas Low, who moved to Gloucester and married Sarah Symonds, daughter of Harlakenden, granddaughter of Governor Samuel Symonds, he gave £5.
"I give and bequeath unto Susannah my Loving wife what goods she brought with her and also I give her the use of that room which I lye in & the free use of those things that are in it and also the use of one cow which she liketh best & will is that my Sonne John shall maintain it wintere & summer & also my will is that if the Cow come to any casualty hee shall find her another Cow & maintain it likewise as beforesaid. Also I give unto my wife one-fourth part of her labor that she hath spunn both Lening & wollen & also she shall have her beere as she hath now & also free use of the fire: & also John shall reare her one Sheoate yearly for sume meate for her & also a little ground to sow half a peck of flax seede yearly. And also to give unto her thirty shillings yearly to be paid by my executor in such things as she shall stand in need of during her natural life. Moreover I give unto my loving wife five ponds to dispose of as she shall thinke good, and my will is that in case my wife shall thinke meete to remove from my sonne John, then my will is that John Low pay or cause to be paid to her forty shillings yearly & every yeare during her natural life in such pay as she needeth. And also I give her the Cow to be her owne & John to send the pay to Boston or Charlestown."
His son John, who followed in his father's business as maltster as well as yeoman, gave up making malt in 1696. His son Thomas served in King Philip's war, and had a grant of land in Narragansett Township No. 1, now Buxton, Me., for service. The records of Watertown, Mass., give the death of "Susanna Low 19th of August, 1684. Aged about 86,"
Children of Thomas Low Sr and 1st wife Margaret Todd:
1. Thomas Low (Deacon), who m. Martha Boreman
2. Margaret Low, who m. Daniel Davidon
3. John Low, who m. Sarah Thorndike
4. Sarah Low, who m. Mr. Safford
*Source for marriages:
U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
Source Citation:
Title: U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, p. 477
Author: Ancestry.com
Publisher: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2012. Original data - Sorry, Clarence A. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004. Original data: Torry, Clarence A. New England Marriages Prior to 1700.
Repository: Ancestry.com
Address: http://www.Ancestry.com
**Source for will:
Citation Information
Transcript:
LOW 1. Thomas(1) Low was of that part of Ipswich called Chebacco Parish, now the town of Essex, where he settled in 1643. He died 8 September 1677; his will dated 20 April 1677; proved 6 November 1677 (Essex Probate 17242), mentions his wife, Susanna, she was probably a second wife, and children, John, Thomas, Margaret and Sarah, and grandchildren, Thomas Low, Margaret Davisson, Sarah Safford, and Sarah Low. Children: i. John; m. 10 Dec 1661, Sarah Thorndike of Beverly. ii. Thomas, b. 1631 iii. Margaret iv. Sarah 2. Thomas (2) Low (Thomas 1) was born in 1631; married, 4 Jul 1660, Martha, born about 1631, daughter of Thomas Boreman. Thomas Low died 12 April 1712, aged 80. His will is dated 17 June 1708; proved 5 May 1712. (Essex Probate 17244.) Gravestones of both are in Essex churchyard. Children: i. Thomas, (3) b. 14 April 1661. ii. Samuel. iii. Jonathan, b. 7 Jul 1665. iv. David, b. 14 Aug. 1667. v. Martha, b. 10 March 1669; married Richard Dodge. vi. Joanna, b.___; m. (1) Antipas Dodge; m. (2) Joseph Hale. (See Dodge.) vii. Sarah. viii. Abigail ix. Nathaniel x. John
Detail:
Low; page 73 & 74
Web Address:
search.ancestry.com/Browse/BookView.aspx?dbid=12226&iid=dvm_
GenMono001648-00040-1
Source Information:
Title:
The ancestry of Franklin Merriam Peabody : collected and made into this book as a mark of the affection of his grandfather Fran
Author:
Ancestry.com
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Publisher:
Online publication - Provo, UT: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.Original data - Merriam, Sidney Augustus.. The ancestry of Franklin Merriam Peabody : collected and made into this book as a mark of the affection of his grandfather Franklin Asbury Merria
Repository Information:
Name:
Ancestry.com
Address:
http://www.Ancestry.com
Events
| Birth | 1605 | Polstead, Suffolk, England | |||
| Marriage | 22 Jun 1630 | Polstead, Suffolk, England - Margrett Todd | |||
| Death | 8 Sep 1677 | Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts | |||
| Burial | 10 Sep 1677 | Old Burying Ground, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts |  |
Families
| Spouse | Margrett Todd ( - ) |
| Child | Deacon Thomas Low ( - 1712) |
Endnotes
1. Find A Grave Memorial 104008648.