Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-12-16
THE STOW FAMILY.
A BIT OF COUNTY 0ENEALOGY.
SYRACUSE, N. Y, Nov. 81, |,

Mr.. MERRITT STOw, Middlebury. VT:
/ Dear Sir Among the papers of Milo
Stow, deceased, oi Weybridge. Addison Co.,
W.T., fluid slip of paper on one side of
which the words Fathers Pedigree" are
written, and or the other side genealog-
ical memorandum, a verbatim copy of
which is given below. No date appears on
the paper. The figures in parentheses no
doubt denote generations. The words
"of Concord" third line, may refer to
Joseph Stow, just above, or Nathaniel
Stow, Just below. The ampliication
which have attempted, found also be-
low, should be greatly improved and
probably corrected by some one expert
enced in genealogical research and histor-
ical records. The original you will also
find enclosed. 1t is a scrap of rare value
and some one of the name should be
charged with its preservation. 1t is no
doubt in the handwriting of the second
Dayid Stow, whose father persisted in
Quebec prison, a victim of the British
Tory and Indian barbarites, to which
place he was driven with others at the
time of the destruction of the first Wey-
bridge settlements in 177S.
You (and on my mothers side) are
of the tenth generation from Thomas. the
first Stow, and the fifth generation from
the first David Stow, the founder of the
Weybridge family of Slows, whose de-
scendants today number many hundreds
and are found in every State of the
Union. That the family records of his
descendants have not been kept is mat
ter of profound regret. 1t is not yet too
late to recover much of the most inter-
esting part of them. Possibly the pub
LEGATION of this scrap of ancient family
history may attract the attention of some
one or more descendants, curious in such
things, and induce them to undertake the
rescue from everlasting oblivion of one of
the most interesting and prolific family
histories having its origin in,Addison coun-
ty. l would take great pleasure in CO.
operating in such an undertaking under
efficient leadership.
Very truly yours,
c. a. DODGE.
VERBATIM COPY.
0) Thomas Stow married Medkiff in
Dedham lst Stow
Joseph Stow thinks his families names was
of Concord
(2( Nathaniel Stow married 1862 to Mar
tina Bignal
his sons CD Nathaniel B sep 18th 1868 Nj
, Ruth Miriam
: Dao Ord 1cQ0 thnir p,oc voc
, John b sep 9th 1851 Joseph b Feb 10th
Samuel Nov 18th 1904 (4) Nathaniel Jan
81 1857
(4) Thomas Feb 25th 1899 we suppose
: he was your G. father
& Benjamin b Feb 2Sth l70l Jonathan
B Oct I'd 1905
Simon Apr. ll;h l7l2 Timothy b Feb
, 10th l714
Ruth B Jan 18th 1903 Mary b Sep 9th
1907
Sarah B April 10th ITO
az Thomas Slows family
Thomas Stow, John Stow 90 David Jo-
seph Nathaniel
Samuel Timothy Lydia sons & one
daughter
Thomas settled in grafton John settled
in Granville
n Joseph settled in Brookfleld was
Doct. Samuel
we suppose is now live in n Y Timothy
settled in Dedham
Nathaniel & Lydia never married David
settled Weybridge
Timothy children was Prudence Clark
dead
Timothy dead Sarah Williams alive hes
one child Joseph hes five child
Charles hes none
Amplifed, the above memoranda would
evidently read about as follows:
Cd Thomas, who was the first Stow
married Medklff in Dedham. Joseph
Stow thinks that his sons name was (2l
Nathaniel, who married Martha Bigna
in 1862, by whom he had three sons. The
oldest, (3) Nathaniel, was bern Sept. Is
1868, and married Ruth Miriam Dee. 3
? 1000, and their children's names were as
follOws