LOW GENEALOGY _....,.. ________ ....,.. .......... The DESCENDANTS of SErH LOW and MARY PORTER ------------ April 1., 1932 1 -THREE REQUESTS- A few yeRrs ago I Rttempted to lea.rn what I could about hereditA.ry chRracteristics in the Low f•amily and discovered th~.t there was no modern record as to those constituting the Low family. I have therefore compiled this record of the descendants of Seth Low and Mary Porter. Its value obviously lies in its completeness and accuracy, and I would appreciate it greatly if I may be notified of any errors or omissions, and I earnestly request that as further changes take place the information be sent to me (giving alwAys full names, Elages and dates. of births, deaths and marriages, and the full names of 11 in-lawstt). From time to time I will endeavor to distribute supplementary sheets which can be inserted in the book so that it can be kept up to dA.te. This is merely a bAre geneRlogical reference work. It could be mRde., however, R matter of very deep interest if the names were transl~ted into living characters. At some future time I should like to be able to publish brief pen pictures Rbout the persons herein recorded Rnd I would be exceedingly grateful if members of the family would be willing to prepRre such sketches sending fl copy to me. They should concern the living as well Rs those who hRve died. In this connection it would be of interest to "locate" the portraits, miniatures, daguerreotypes, etc. of members of the family, and I would like to suggest thRt information be sent to me stating the name of the owner and the location of pictures of members of the family (or their husbands or wives) and, if possible, the artists' names. 2 The numbering system used in this record lends itself re~.dily to the insertion of a.ddi tional data. a.nd also permits relationships to be seen at a glance. For example: 332 is the second child of the third child of the third child of Seth Low. 331 is the eldest sister of 332. 325, for instance, is ~- first cousin. 32 is an uncle Fl.nd an elder brother of 33, p~.rent of 332. 3, of course is the gr~.nd- p~.rent of 332 and is the third child of Seth Low. M~.y 20, 1932. Abbot Low Moffat, 136 EFJ.st 79th Street, New York, N. Y. 2nd Generation 3rd Generation 4th Generation 5th Generation 6th Generation (32. Thomas Low• (16. David Low ( 1632-4/12/1712 ( S/14/1667-6/2/1746(33. Martha Boreman* ( 1640-2/ /1719 (8. David Low ( !!! 12/28/1699 ( 1700-7/10/1771 ( (34. Caleb Lamb* ( ( 1 7. Mary Lamb ( 4/19/1641-10/ /1692 ( 3/7/1681- (35• Mary Wise* ( bap.2/3/1650- (4. David Low ( ( bap. 5/5/1728~ ( m: (Banns pub I d) (36. ( 7/24/1782 ( - 4/11/1724 (18. ( ( ( ( (37 • ( ( ( ( ( 9. Susannah Low ( ( 1703~2/18/1775 ( (38. ( (19. ( ( (39· ( 2. David Low ( ~ 12/28/1752 1753-8/ /1779 ( (40. John Chote ( (20. Thomas Choate ( 1624-2/4/1695 ( ( -3/3/1745 (41. Ann ( ( 1637-2/16/1727 ( (10. Thomas Choate ( m- ( ( 6/7/1693-8/22/177~ ( ( 42. Thomas Varney ( ( ( 21. Mary Varney ( ( ( -11/19/1733 (43. ( ( Husband of (5.Abigail Choate ( 7/18/1734-2/29/ ( !!! 11/6/1714 (44. 1788 ( (22. ( Hannah Haskell. ( ( (45. ( ( ( and (11. Elizabeth Burnham (N ( (46. • father of (23. ( (47. SETH LOW. 2nd Generation 3rd Generation 4th Generation 5th Generation 6th Generation (48. William Haskell (24.Mark Haskell ( 1620- 8/20/1693 ( 4/8/1658-9/8/1691 (49. Mary Tibbets* ( -8/16/1693 {12.William Haskell ( ~ 12/16/1685 ( 1/1/1690-12/10/ ( (50. John Giddings* ( 1776 (25-Elizabeth Giddings ( 1639-3/ /1691 ( (51. Sarah ( (6. Nathaniel Haskell ( m (decl. of int.) ( 1/16/1719-7/31/ (' - 4/26/1712 (52. ( 1808 ( (26. Richard Hubbard ( ( ( ( -6/26/1719 (53. ( ( ( ( (13. Jemima Hubbard ( m ( 11/11/1684- 1762 ( - (54. William Allen ( ( 27. Martha Allen ( ( 1646-10/4/1718 (55. Ann Goodale ( ( 3• Hannah Haskell ( !!! 11/11/1741 1/11/1759-5/6/1844( (28. Joseph White ( ( ( ( ( (14. John White ( m ( ( 1678-1/17/1760 ( - ( ( (29. Hannah ( ( ( ( ( 7 • Hannah White ( Wife of 10/10/1721-10/26/ ( (60. Joseph Wise 1814 ( (30. John Wise ( -9/12/1684 David Low ( ( bap.8/15/1652- {61. Mary Thompson* ( ( 4/8/1725 -3/4/1693 and (15. Lucy Wise ( !!! 12/5/1678 1684-3/5/1727 ( (62. Thomas Gardner* mother of (31 .. Abigail Gardner ( -1/15/1689 (63. Lucy Smith SETH LOW. -11/4/1687 LOW Ancestry (Continued) 6th Generation 7th Generation 8th Generation 9th Generation (64. Thomas Low 32. Thomas Low ( -9/8/1677 1632-4/12/1712 (65. Susanna (66. Thomas Boreman 33• Martha Boreman ( 1640-2/ /1719 ( 67 • Margaret -3/ /1679 (68. Thomas Lamb 34. Caleb Lamb ( -3/28/1646 4/19/1641-10/ / (69. Dorothy Harbottle 1692 (140. (70. Joseph Wise ( ( -9/12/1684 ( 141. 35• Mary Wise ( bap. 2/3/1650- ( (Sister of Rev .. ( (142. William Thompson John Wise •• No.30) (71. Mary Thompson ( 1599-12/10/1666 -8/4/1693 (143. A.bigail -1/1/1644 HASKELL Ancestry (Continued) (98. Walter Tibbets 49. Mary Tibbets ( -8/16/1693 (99. (200. (100. George Giddings ( ( 1610-6/1/1676 (201. 50. John Giddings ( 1639-3/ /1691 ( (202. (101. Jane Lawrence ( 1615- (203. Jane Lawrence 1593- ------------ ......... -- ............ - 61. Mary Thompson ••••• ,. See No. 71, above. -8/4/1693 (124. Thomas Gardner 62. Thomas Gardner ( - 1683. -7/15/1689 (125. 6 LOW and HASKELL family notes. 203. JRne LAwrenc e WA s born in England r-i.s was her dAught er ITOl). She WR.S ~ sister of John ~.nd William Lawrence who moved to Long IslRnd ~.nd founded the Lawrence fAmily there, SheAITR.rried,John Tuttle. 142 /122. Rev. Wil liRm Thonipson WR s a nc=i.ti v e of LancHshi re, ~nd mRt riculP..t ed Ht Braz enos e College, Oxford, Jan. 28, 1620; but no degree is found. He came to America in 1637 ~.nd went first to Kittery Rnd Ftfterw~.rds to Braintre~ where he was ord~_ined Nov. 19, 1639. While ~.bsent on rt mission to Virginia with Rev. John Knowles and Thomas James, begun in Oct. 1643, his wife died, He becRme mel~ncholy Rnd gave up the ministry in 1646. 124~ ThomRs Gardner a.nd his son (62) were both born in Engla.nd. They and their wives are buried in Roxbury. 100. George Giddings CA.me to America from st. Albans, Hertford­ shire, in 1635 in the "PlA.nter." Commoner of Ipswich, 1641; Selectman, 1661-1675; Member of General Court of Massachusetts from Ipswich, 1641, 1655, 1659, 1661, 1663, 1664, 1668, 1672, and 1675. Ruling elder of the first church at Ipswich for many years. 70/60. Joseph Wise proba.bly CP.me to America with George Alcock of Roxbury on his third voyRge. Mentioned in Alcock 1 s will of Dec. 22, 1640. 69. Dorothy Harbott~e married a second time on Feb. 2, 1652, Thomas Ha.wley. 68. Thomas L~.mb c~.me to America. in fleet with· Winthrop bringing his first wife, Eliza.beth A.nd his two eldest children, Thoma.a Rnd John. He w~.s admitted ~- freeman of Roxbury, Ma.y 18, 1631. 66. Thomas Boreman wr1.s a commoner of Ipswich in 1641. 64. Thomas Low lived in that part of Ipswich, Mass. CA,lled Cheba.cco P~.rish. 50. John_ G~d~ings, co~ne~ of Ipswich, 1667; Lieutenant of M1lit1A., 1678; -J.yth1ngm~.n, 1679. 48. WilliP.m Haskell was born in England, one of three brothers, Roger, WilliRm Rnd MRrk. He settled in Beverly where Roger hHd ;:,_ grA.nt of lP.nd in 1636. About 1643 he moved to Gloucester Rnd was representRtive to the General Court from there in 1672, 1681, 1682 And 1685. He be­ came lieutenR.nt of militia, MHrch 18, 1680, and l~.ter ca.pt rt.in of the same comp~.ny. He was deacon of f i rat Church R.t Glaue est er. By occupation he WA.S a mRriner. 40. John Chote WRs known as "SergeRnt John Chote." The first mention of him is in Ipswich in 1648. He spelled his nHm e 1' Chat e. " 35. Mary Wise WAS the fourth of ten children, and a sister of Rev. John Wise (No. 30). 34. Caleb LRmb WA.s a mfl.riner. 32. Thoma.a Low was a deacon of the Chebacco Church. Selectman, 1677, 1685, 1698 - 1701. Parish clerk, 1690 - 1696. He, ~.nd a few others, with their pastor, Rev. John Wise (No. 30) testified in writing that they could see nothing wrong in a person accused of wi tchcrA.ft.. One of his sons, Jona.than, received A. grrt.nt of land from the state, it is S:=!.id, "on account of his father's services a.get.inst the Indians .. " 7 30. Rev. John Wise is sPid to have been the first man in America, so fA.r as is known, to oppose the idea of taxation without representation. He became deeply involved in Sir Edmund Andros' levy of ~. tax on all towns in the Colony, and together with Col. Appleton was fined a.nd imprisoned for words spoken in denunciation of tyranny. On Dec. 24, 1689 in r-iccordance with a vote of the Gen­ eral Court, he drew up a nR.rrative of the incident of his imprisonment which w~s sent to England to substan­ tiHte the chH-rge c1.gainst Andros.