Ebenezer Snow (abt. 1676 - abt. 1725)

Born about Jun 1676 in Eastham, Plymouth Colony, New England

Ancestors

Husband of Hopestill (Horton) Snow — married 22 Dec 1698 in Eastham, Barnstable Co., Province of Massachusetts Bay, New England

Descendants

Died about Apr 1725 at about age 48 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, New England

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Biography

Ebenezer Snow was born in June 1676 in Eastham, Barnstable County, Plymouth Colony, New England (later = Massachusetts). He was the 6th child of Stephen Snow and his wife Susannah Deane Snow of Eastham. His paternal grandparents were Pilgrims: Nicholas Snow and his wife, Constance (Hopkins) Snow, a Mayflower passenger in 1620.

On December 28, 1698, Ebenezer Snow married Hopestill (aka Hope) Horton, in Eastham's Congregational Church. They lived in Eastham and had 12 children:^[1][2]

1. Susanna SNOW b: 6 FEB 1700 in Eastham, Barnstable, MA
2. Thomas SNOW b: 1 FEB 1702 in Eastham, Barnstable, MA
3. Ebenezer SNOW b: 16 FEB 1704 in Eastham, Barnstable, MA
4. Nathaniel SNOW b: 7 FEB 1706 in Eastham, Barnstable, MA
5. Henry SNOW b: 6 JAN 1707 in Eastham, Barnstable, MA
6. Aaron SNOW b: 23 MAR 1708 in Eastham, Barnstable, MA
7. Samuel SNOW b: 14 FEB 1710 in Eastham, MA; d: 10 JUN 1728; In 1725, his mother Hopestill and Thomas Snow were appointed guardians to Samuel, aged about 15 years.^[3]
8. Thankful SNOW b: 23 JUL 1714 in Eastham, Barnstable, MA
9. Elisha SNOW b: 9 OCT 1716 in Eastham, Barnstable, MA
10. Hope SNOW b: 18 NOV 1718 in Eastham, Barnstable, MA; In 1725, her mother Hopestill and Thomas Snow both of Eastham were appointed guardian of Hope.^[4]
11. Hannah SNOW b: 15 DEC 1720 in Eastham, Barnstable, MA
12. Bathshua SNOW b: 4 OCT 1723 in Eastham, Barnstable, MA

Ebenezer Snow died at home in Eastham, Barnstable County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, New England. He died at 48 years old, shortly before April 19, 1725, as his Will was proven on that date, according to Find A Grave. He was buried in the Cove Burying Ground, Eastham, Massachusetts Bay. ^[5]

Probate

On 22 September 1725, his widow Hopestill and his son Thomas were granted the administration of his estate. His minor children were appointed guardians. His inventory was taken on 2 July 1725 in Eastham. Some of his estate was set out to the widow and children for their support.^[6]

In 1737, his sons, Thomas Snow, Ebenezer Snow, Nathaniel Snow, Henry Snow, Aaron Snow, and Elisha Snow, signed an agreement dividing his property.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ The Chrisman Pedigree: "Stephen Snow"
2. ↑ Births, marriages, deaths, 1649-ca.1840; intentions of marriage, 1700-ca.1905, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G979-9XTB : 3 October 2022), FHL microfilm 007009735, image 156, Eastham, Massachusetts, Volume 2, Births, & Deaths, 1654-1797, Page 98.
3. ↑ "Probate records v. 4-5 1721-1741" database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9YY-L7TG : 23 May 2024), Film# 007705401, Barnstable, Massachusetts, image 143, Vol 4, Page 262.
4. ↑ "Probate records v. 4-5 1721-1741" database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9YY-L7T5 : 23 May 2024), Film# 007705401, Barnstable, Massachusetts, image 140-141, Vol 4, Page 257-258.
5. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 51540811 - Ebenezer Snow Accessed 21 Jan 2018.
6. ↑ "Probate records v. 4-5 1721-1741" database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9YY-L7T5 : 23 May 2024), Film# 007705401, Barnstable, Massachusetts, image 140-146, Vol 4, Page 251-264.
7. ↑ "Probate records v. 8 1745-1753" database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9YB-79DN  : 18 June 2024), Film# 007705403, Barnstable, Massachusetts, image 45, Vol 8, Page 61.

See also:

• John D. Austin, Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Vol 6, Stephen Hopkins, Plymouth, Mass.: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2001 [3rd edition], Pages 16-17, 61-62.
• "Fowkes from the Past Tree" - Ebenezer Snow (Link via Wayback Machine at Archive.org, capture date 12 Mar 2023.)
• The Chrisman Pedigree: "Stephen Snow"
• Find A Grave Memorial# 51540811 - Ebenezer Snow Accessed 21 Jan 2018
• Source: #S4 Page: citing microfilm 0820061 for batch 7135120, sheet 22, downloaded Jul 8, 2011 Quality or Certainty of Data: 3 Date: 28 Jul 2011
• Source: S4 Online Database: International Genealogical Index, by: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints [LDS]. Publication: \i FamilySearch\i0 . http://www.familysearch.org : 2 Feb 2011 Date: 20 May 2011 .

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Snow-35 was created through the import of Morris_gedcom.ged on 11 June 2010.

• WikiTree profile Snow-977 was created through the import of Coley Wolford Stayton McCarroll Bond.ged on Aug 7, 2011 by Tom Coley. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Tom and others.

• WikiTree profile Snow-2674 was created from First-hand information as remembered by Riva O'Rourke, Friday, September 5, 2014.