William SNOW b. 1624 , , , England d. Abt 1708 , , Massachusetts,: Rooted in New England, Our Family Tree

1624 - Abt 1708 (84 years)

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Name	William SNOW [1, 2]
Birth	1624	, , , England [1]
Gender	Male
_UID	118718626A7E495396C58F80A12FE85F1797
Immigration	1635	Plymouth, , Plymouth, [3]
[p5]1 William Snow was born in England in 1624, was brought to this country on the Susan and Ellen by Richard Derby in the year 1635, to whom he was apprenticed and assigned to Edward Doten, of Plymouth, Mass. [Plymouth Colony], in 1638, to serve him seven years. He was of age in 1645, and his is found among those able to bear arms at Plymouth in 1643. He settled at an early date in Duxbury, Mass., but probably was not a householder or not married in 1645. He was among the first settleres of the town of West Bridgewater, Mass. [Plymouth Colony], and took the oath of fidelity among the first in 1657. He married Rebeckah Browne, daughter of Peter Browne, who came in the Mayflower, 1620.* He died in 1708, aged 84 years. He had been living with his son William. His will is dated 1699, and proved in 1708. [p6]On the vellum wrapper or cover is this inscription: "The Register of the names of all ye Passenger(s) which Passed from ye Port of London for an whole yeare ending at xmas 1635" XII Jo April in 1635 (following the entries of the passeenger lists of the"eliazabeth and Ann" and fo the increase) occurs the following: — In the Suzan and Ellin, Edward Payne Mr. for New England. These parties herein, under expressed have brough certificate from the Minister and Justices of their Conformitie and that they are no Subsedy men. Then follows the list of fifty-five persons among whom appears WILLIAM SNOWE — Hist. and Geneal. Register, Vol. 14
Military	1643	Taunton, , Plymouth, [4]
Plymouth Colony: "August 1643. The names of all the males that are able to beare armes from XVI yeares old to 60 yeares wthin the seuerall Touneshipps." Plymouth ...Will^m Snowe Duxborrow ... Mr John Alden Sen, John Alden Jun, George Soule, W^m Mullens Taunton ... Peter Pitts, John Parker, ... Edward Bovvett, ...Henry Andrewes
Will	9 Mar 1698/99	Bridgewater, , Plymouth, [5]
Plymouth Colony: Will of William Snow¹ Probated in 1708 and on File in the Probate Office at Plymouth, Mass. I William Snow sen^r of Bridgewater in the County of New Plymouth being sound in Judgment & memory Do ordain & make this my Last will & Testament in maner following my Imortall soul I doe Humbly Resign in to the mercifull hands of almighty god my creator hopeing thro ye merits & mediation of Jesus Christ to obtain pardon & salvation my body I comitt to the earth whence it was taken to be Decently buried at the Discretion of my Executor & other of my cristian friends - for my out ward estate that god hath lent me I have Disposed of a considerable part of my Lands to my sons Joseph Snow & my son Benjaⁿ snow as by deeds may appear I haveing other Lands not yet Disposed of & being very weak & lame and my wife being aged both of us not able of our selves to suply our wants without the help of somebody else my son william Snow having promised to provide for us Dureing our naturall lives I count it but reason to Gratifie him in some measure for his care & trouble I having some out Lands not yet Disposed of Doe give to my son William Snow all out Lands already Divided not yet Disposed of to him & his heirs for ever I haveing a purchase Righte in the Common of Bridgewater my will is that my son William snow shall injoy one third part of that my undivided Land to him & to his heirs forever my will is that my two sons Joseph & benjamin Snow shall Enjoy the Rest of my purchase Rite in the undivided Lands of Bridgwater to be Equally Divided to them & to their heirs forever my will is that my four Daughters namely Mary Lidia Hannah & Rebeckah shall Enjoy all my moveables after my decease & my wifes what is then Left to be Equally Divided amongst them four. I Doe appoint my son William Snow to be sole Executor of this my Last will & Testament Revoakiog all other testaments whatsoever formerly made by me in witness whereof I have here unto set my hand & seall this 9 Day of March 16 9 8/9. his William x Snow sen^r SEAL mark Sign'd sealed in ye prsents of us Thomas Hayward Nathaniel Ames Thomas Wade
Death	Abt 1708	, , Massachusetts, [1]
Person ID	I3510	Our Family Tree
Last Modified	25 Sep 2023

Family Rebeckah BROWNE, b. 1631, Plymouth, , Plymouth, d. Aft 9 Mar 1698/99, , , Massachusetts, (Age 68 years)

Marriage Abt 1652 Duxbury, , Plymouth, [2, 6, 7, 8]

Children

	1. William SNOW, b. Abt 1655, , , Massachusetts, d. Bef 1726 (Age ~ 70 years)
	2. James SNOW, b. Abt 1657, Bridgewater, , Plymouth, d. 1690 (Age ~ 33 years)
	3. Mary SNOW, b. Abt 1659, Bridgewater, , Plymouth, d. Yes, date unknown
	4. Lydia SNOW, b. Abt 1661, Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, d. Yes, date unknown
+	5. Joseph SNOW, b. 1664, Bridgewater, , Plymouth, d. 18 Dec 1753, Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, (Age 89 years)
	6. Benjamin SNOW, b. Abt 1666, Bridgewater, , Plymouth, d. 1743 (Age ~ 77 years)
	7. Hannah SNOW, b. Abt 1668, Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, d. Yes, date unknown
	8. Rebeckah SNOW, b. Abt 1670, Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, d. Yes, date unknown

Family ID F818 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 22 Feb 2022

Event Map

	Birth - 1624 - , , , England
	Immigration - 1635 - Plymouth, , Plymouth,
	Military - 1643 - Taunton, , Plymouth,
	Marriage - Abt 1652 - Duxbury, , Plymouth,
	Will - 9 Mar 1698/99 - Bridgewater, , Plymouth,
	Death - Abt 1708 - , , Massachusetts,

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Reference Gayle Leighton Nowell, Rooted in New England, Our Family Tree (https://nowellfamily.org/genealogy/tng/getperson.php?personID=I3510&tree=tree1: accessed 5 April 2025), "William SNOW."

Sources

[S2323] Edwin H. Snow, The William Snow Family. Descendants of William Snow, who landed at Plymouth, Mass., in 1635. Internet Archive. Digital images. (1908), (https://archive.org: 27 Mar 2008), p 5. accessed 31 Jul 2019.
[S2523] "Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to N. E. 1620-1633, Vols. I-III," database with images, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors , ((https://www.americanancestors.org : 2010)), accessed 24 May 2021), Peter Brown sketch; citing Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1633, 3 vols. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1995), 1: 259-261.
[S2323] Edwin H. Snow, The William Snow Family. Descendants of William Snow, who landed at Plymouth, Mass., in 1635. Internet Archive. Digital images. (1908), (https://archive.org: 27 Mar 2008), pp 5, 6. accessed 31 Jul 2019.
[S1685] "New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 1847-," database with images, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors , ((https://www.americanancestors.org : 2001-2018)), accessed 21 Oct 2011), Nathaniel Bradstreet Shurtleff, "List of those able to bear arms in the Colony of New Plymouth in 1643"; Vol. 4 (1850), p. 255-59.
[S2323] Edwin H. Snow, The William Snow Family. Descendants of William Snow, who landed at Plymouth, Mass., in 1635. Internet Archive. Digital images. (1908), (https://archive.org: 27 Mar 2008), 6-7. accessed 31 Jul 2019.
[S1595] Plimoth Plantation, Plimoth Plantation., (https://www.plimoth.org : 2003-2019), accessed 22 Aug 2016), Peter Brown
[S2323] Edwin H. Snow, The William Snow Family. Descendants of William Snow, who landed at Plymouth, Mass., in 1635. Internet Archive. Digital images. (1908), (https://archive.org: 27 Mar 2008), 5, 8. accessed 31 Jul 2019.
[S1015] "New England Marriages to 1700," database with images, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors , ((https://www.americanancestors.org : 2008)), accessed 16 Feb 2013), SNOW, William (ca 1623-1708) & Rebecca [BROWN] (-1699+); citing New England Marriages Prior to 1700, 3 Vols., (Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015), 2:1413.