Thomas Stowe, Jr.

Thomas Stowe (Thomas, John, John, John) was born in 1650 and died March 19, 1729/30.

He married Bethia Stocking on October 16, 1675. She was the daughter of Deacon Samuel Stocking and Bethia Hopkins. She was born October 10, 1658, and died November 06, 1732.

Thomas Stowe lived in Middletown, Connecticut.

Thomas3 Stow, b. abt. 1650 ; in. Oct. 16, 1675, Bethiah3 Stocking (Samuel2, George1) . " Mar. 17, 1678-9, there was granted to Thomas Stow, Jr.. a piece of land," etc., now a part of the cemetery of 1713, which he did not " improve," but sold part to Samuel Gibson and part to Samuel Wilcox. Deacon Stocking built for them on land granted to him and situated on the main road, east side, to Hartford, and where the Wallace Pierson house stands. He was recorded" to the old church, Apr. 29, 1676, having been previously admitted, " but not recorded." By his will he gave the Rev. Joseph Smith twenty shillings. In 1713 he had been granted four acres, being one of the eight house lots, "for his son Thomas." In 1720 he deeded the house and lot to his son Thomas. He d. Mar. 30, 1730 ; she d. Nov. 6, 1732.

Source: Middletown Upper Houses - The Stow Family, by Charles Collard Adams. New York: Grafton Press, 1908. transcribed by Coralynn Brown Children of Thomas Stowe and Bethia Stocking:

1. Bethia, b. April 6 or 16, 1678; d. August 16, 1678.
2. John, b. 1680. Said to have settled in Guilford, Conn. No further record. from "Ancestry and Some of the Descendants of Capt. Stephen Stowe of Milford, Conn." Collected by Nathan Stowe, 1924 pg 8
3. Samuel, bapt. Oct. 1681, d. September 28, 1740.
4. Bethia. February 22, 1683/84.
5. Mary, b. August 1688. Married and was a widow in 1730.
6. Thomas, b. March or May 7, 1690/91; d. November 09, 1778.
7. Hannah, b. February 11, 1695/96; d. March 07, 1780. Married John Kirby on March 3, 1717/18. He was born February 16, 1690/91; d. April 25, 1760.
8. Joseph, b. August 3 or 5, 1703; d. November 6, 1776. Married Sarah Bulkley on April 14, 1734. She was born on February 8, 1706/07; d. April 6, 1785.