Jacob Grow (1765 - 1816)

Born 17 Apr 1765 in Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Died 1816 at about age 50 in Norwich, Chenango, New York, United States

Biography

Jacob Grow (in church record; "Groo" in town records) was born 17 April 1765 in Oxford, Worcester County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, to parents John Grow and Mary Farrington. He was twin tosister Jacob.^[1]

History of North Norwich ________________________________________

North Norwich was formed from Norwich, April 7, 1849.

The first settlements in this town were made in 1794, by some eight or nine persons from Nine Partners, Dutchess county, who purchased the 10th township, or large portions of it, and for whom it was surveyed and divided by Captain John HARRIS, a pioneer settler in Norwich. Among these persons were Jonathan DAN, Jacob GROW, Jonathan MEAD, Jonah POYER, Abram and Edward PER LEE and Isaac BOCKEE. Jonathan DAN is said to have been the first settler in the town. [French's Gazetteer says Joseph LOTHROP and A. MEAD made the first settlement, on lot 1, in 1794.] He located on the Smyrna road, on the farm now owned by John W. STURGES. He continued to reside on that place till his death. Among his children were Miranda, who married Jonah POYER, who lived in this town and in advanced life went to live with his daughter, the wife of James H. SMITH, in Smyrna. He died Aug. 5, 1870, aged 87; and his wife, Aug. 30, 1854, aged 60. Milton MYGATT's wife, of Smyrna, is a daughter of Jonah POYER's. Seth & Abijah Dan were also sons of Jonathan DAN

Jacob GROW settled in the south part of the town, on the farm now occupied by Willard SAGE. He married Sarah Mead, daughter of Jonathan Mead. He afterwards removed to the locality of Polkville, in the town of Norwich, where he was killed while drawing timber, August 20, 1818, aged 53. Sarah Mead, his wife, died March 30, 1813, aged 51. None of the family are left here.

Sources

1. ↑ Vital Records of Oxford, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Vital Records Project: Births, page 50.

See also:

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• Residence (1810) Norwich, Chenango, New York, United States

• Find A Grave: Memorial #101145453 Burial (1818) Plasterville Cemetery, Norwich, Chenango, New York, United States of America

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org), entry for Jacob Groo(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:KCDP-HSM); contributed by various users.

• started by Lynn Mead, Wednesday, January 1, 2014.