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D Family of Dow This line occurs to meet the situation in Newington NH dating from 1683.In that year John Dow, an unmarried seaman, died at Piscataway, leaving a will. This mentioned no relatives. It might be supposed that he had been only a transient. Some John Dow recieved a grant of land in Dover 1694; this has been supposed to be the well known John Doe of Oyster River. However, a rec is extant that to John Dow and Sarah were born: a. Johnathan b 1695 This record reached the great Historian of Hampton, but he was never able to connect it. We find that John Dow (not Doe) was taxed in Portsmouth 1727. John Dow was admitted to Newington church Sept 15, 1736. Sarah Dow, supposedly his wife, was admitted Oct 17, 1736. Nothing further appears. There are, however, in Newington and Portsmouth records of early dates not possibly attachable to any earlier family. We assume more children to John and Sarah: b. Moses b by 1714 probably earlier. He appears but once: Moses Dow m Newington Mch 19, 1735, Sarah Phillips of Portsmouth. There is a Moses Dow ahbb, b Newbury 1712 and not heard of again, but nothing is certain. c. Isaac b by 1720; no known Isaac can possibly fit. Johnathan Dow da, had a wife Elizabeth. A child: a. Mary bap Newington May 5, 1717; not heard of again. Barely possible that Johnathan had another for: b. PatienceDow of Newington m May 7, 1752, William Shackford. Not heard of again. Cannot be the abcea family of Newington at a later time. Isaac Dow dc, might also be dab, certainly there is no room for him in the a or b lines. He b Portsmouth, lived Newbury; d Jan 1779. He m Haverhill May 11 1743, Lydia Foster, the only available Lydia being b Feb 28, 1712, dau of David and Lydia (Black). Presumably Isaac followed the sea. Children, Newbury rec: a. Lydia bap feb 26 1743-4 b. Mary bap Aug 17, 1746 c. Abigail bap June 17 1750 d. Isaac bap June 17 1750 e. Hannah bap May 17 1752 Isaac Dow dcd m Newburyport June 23 1774, Abigail Merrill presumably dau of Moses, bap 1740. Has not reappeared; may be the Isaac Dow exchanged, Halifax to Boston, Oct 8, 1778. Is probably the Isaac served 1775 under Capt Richard Dow bcde. This is the entire contents given for this family in the Book of Dow. |