Jacob Derrick Lowe

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Jacob Derrick Low / Lowe (who, with his descendants, returned to the surname Lowe) b 12 May 1767 (bapt. at Neshanic, NJ 6 Jun. 1767; d at Dayton, OH 9 Dec. 1839; m (1) Mar. 1796, Maria Perlee (dau of Peter Perlee of Sourland, Somerset Co., NJ) who d 7 Sept. 1810; (2) 5 Oct. 1811 Martha Edgar who d 3 Aug. 1812; (3) 23 Mar. 1815 Mrs. Frances K. Wilds (dau of Rev. James Kemper) ..... (The Readington Lowe (Low) Family, from Notes by Houston Lowe, Dayton, OH, in Somerset County Historical Quarterly Vol. VI, 1917, Pg 207) Note: Gravestone inscription and Cemetery records show first wife as Martha P. Lowe.

Parents: Dirck and Rebeca Lou - Child: Jacob, baptised 6 Jun. 1767, Neshanic Reformed Church Baptismal Records, Early Records 1762-1796; formerly known as the Neshanic Reformed Dutch Protestant Church. ("Somerset County Historical Quarterly" Vol. I, 1912, Pg 133-143)

The Kirkwood Inn and the Historic Kirkwood House - Rich with Tradition and History. Warren Co., OH

Judge Jacob D Lowe was an Associate Judge from 1803 to 1824. Also an avid speculator, he purchased vast amounts of land throughout Warren County, Ohio. In 1812, Judge Lowe was one of the leading members that helped form a new church, known as the First Presbyterian Church of Mason. Being an Early settler to the region and a man of action, in 1814 Judge Lowe laid out and platted a town of 16 lots. This town was named Unity, but locals often referred to the areas as "Lowe's Town". Unity later became part of Mason when it was incorporated.

While practicing law, Judge Lowe resided with his wife at his farmhouse-inn. He and his wife raised six children there until later moving to Dayton Ohio. The Inn was situated on the original route 42, now U.S. Rt 42, between the cities of Cincinnati and Columbus, Ohio. The farmhouse-inn was a routine stopping place for weary stagecoach travelers. Henry Clay and other distinguished men would often stay at the house while traveling north. At that time, Rt 42 was the best route from Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee to Washington D.C.

In 1820, Postermaster Kirkwood opened the post office of Kirkwood, at the trading post & stagecoach stop of Judge Lowe. Prior to establishing this post office, residents would have to go to Lebanon, Ohio for their mail. Back then, a one-way trip to Lebanon could take a half-day of travel, at best. With that, the Kirkwood name was associated with Judge Lowe's farmhouse-inn, and the Kirkwood Inn was born.

It is also noteworthy to mention that one of Judge Lowe's sons, born on November 27, 1805, in the Mason Farmhouse, went on to auspiciously serve as the Governor of Iowa. Governor Ralph Phillips Lowe was elected Governor of Iowa in 1858. He also held official positions as an elected member of the first Constitutional Convention, District Attorney for the State of Iowa, District Judge for the State of Iowa, Judge of the Supreme Court and the Assistant United States District Attorney. http://www.kirkwoodinn.com/history.htm

Six children with his wife, Martha Perlee: Rebecca J. Lowe b 2 Jul. 1797 Jacob J. Lowe b 21 Mar. 1799 Peter Perlee Lowe b 11 Jun. 1801 Derrick J. Lowe b 21 May 1803 Ralph Phillips Lowe b 24 Nov. 1805 Isaac Lowe b 22 Sept. 1807 One son with his wife, Martha Edgar: James Edgar Lowe b 22 Jul. 1812 Two children with his wife, Frances Wilds: James Kemper Lowe b 25 Jun. 1816 John Gilber Lowe b 25 Sept. 1817 (Harlem - Its History and Early Annals by James Riker - shows surname as "Low" - http://www.njgsbc.org/files/familyfiles/p38.htm#i1195)

Woodland Cemetery: Jacob D. Lowe died 9 Dec. 1839, age 73 years; reburied 9 Jul. 1851.