The family of John Snow 1640-1706

John Snow is the second of four generations of Snow men in this line.  He was born about 1640 (possibly a couple of years earlier), probably in Barbados, but his earliest memories would have been in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, where he lived his life.  He was the son of Richard and Avis or Annis Barrat/Barrett, and he married Mary Greene, the daughter of William and Hannah Carter Greene.  Mary died in 1684, perhaps in childbirth, and Richard died in Woburn in 1706. I've found no record that he remarried, which leaves me wondering who raised his children.  Probably the most impactful event in his life would have been King Philip's War, when Woburn had to be evacuated following attacks by one or more indigenous tribes.  Although I've found no record, he most likely fought in that war, because he was of the right age and location to do so, and only men who were physically incapable of fighting escaped that trial.

John was the first of the seven known children of this couple.  He married Sarah Stevens, the daughter of John and Elizabeth Hildreth Stevens, who our ancestors through another Snow marriage a couple of generations later.  Their children are Elizabeth, Joseph, Mary, Elesabeth, Hannah, and Jonathan.  John died in Hudson, New Hampshire in 1734, which was originally part of Nottingham, Massachusetts.  

Zerubabbel was the next born, in 1672.  He lived his entire life in Woburn, except for the years his family was forced to live elsewhere during King Philip's War.  He married Jemima Cutler, the daughter of James and Phoebe Page Cutler.  Their children are Zerubabbel, Josiah, Jabez, Jimima, Ebenezer, John, William, Abigail, and a second Jabez.  I will follow this family in my next post.  

Another son, Timothy, was born in 1674.  He died in 1747, also in Woburn, Massachusetts.  His wife is Lydia Pierce, the daughter of Samuel and Lydia Bacon Pierce.  Their children are Timothy, Isaac, Lydia, Jacob, Mary, Zachariah and Abraham.  

Hannah was born in 1677.  I am not sure whether the family had yet returned to Woburn, so am not sure of her birth place.  She died in 1736 in Killingly, Windham, Connecticut.  Her husband is John Cutler, the daughter of James and Lydia Moore Cutler.  John's Cutler ancestors, several generations back, are also our ancestors, because that's the way it works!  Hannah's children are Mary, Seth, Timothy, Hezekiah, Uriah, Dinah, and Jemima.  

Mary was born next, in 1680, and died in 1711 in Woburn.  Her husband is Samuel Minot, the son of Samuel and Hannah Howard Minot.  She may have had one son, John.  

Ebenezer was born in 1682 and died in 1704.  It does not appear that he married, and I do not know the cause of his death.  The result would have been sorrow for his father and other family members.

Finally, there is Nathaniel.  This Nathaniel is confused with another Nathaniel.  He is not the Nathaniel who was married to Hannah Parslow, but I haven't found marriage records for him.  He died in 1754 in Woburn.  

From the first names of most of these children, it seems likely that they were Puritans rather than Anglicans, because of the heavy use of Old Testament names.  They all have their own stories to tell, and I hope that others reading this will find them.  These were important years in our country's history, and these people were part of it.