BOOK TWO
DESCENDANTS OF THOMAS DOW [RN 825]
OF NEWBURY IN 1639
[Pages 557-558]
Joseph Dow bbbf [RN3475] had a home of his own by 1735 in west parish, Amesbury, near the Haverhill line. Records of this line were very meager, but Alton L Smith of Worcester, whose wife is a descendant, made a study of it of remarkable completeness, seeming not to have overlooked a single deed or any other reference to him. He bought and sold real estate often and moved from town to town with a frequency very unusual in those days. A man of ability, he began a business which
reached its height under his grandchildren. From deeds he appears as a joiner in 1735, housewright, 1739, inn holder, trader in 1754 and 1762, shipwright 1767; moved from Amesbury to Kingston 1744; in Haverhill most of the time 1760 to 1771; d Dec 8, 1780. Oct 13, 1771, he and wife were dismissed from Second church Amesbury to the new church in Goffstown. He m Amesbury Jan 12,1731, Judith Butman (Bootman in rec), dau of Joseph and (wid) Rebecca (Harris). Joseph was son of Jeremy of Beverly and Hester (Lambert). Hester was dau of Richard Lambert of Salem. The oldest 5 children were bap, together Nov 8, 1741, in west parish, Amesbury. Probably this was due to the changing sentiment in favor of infant baptism:
aJoseph
& [RN3472] b Judith
c Eunice
d Susanna
e - not named
f Benjamin bap July 4, 1742
g Anna bap Apr 22, 1744
h
Henry bap Apr 24, 1748
i Mary bap Apr 24, 1748; unm in 1765
j Abigail bap July 8, 1750
k Sarah bap Mch 25, 1853; probably the Sarah m Haverhill July 15, 1782, lchabod Grindall
I Lois bap Jan 9, 1755
