In a message dated 1/7/02 8:26:15 PM Eastern Standard Time, suemccabe@earthlink.net writes: > From: suemccabe@earthlink.net (Sue McCabe) > To: SNOW-L@rootsweb.com > > > > > Does anyone have the names of the children of Collier Snow, s/o Silvanus > and Hannah (Cole) Snow, b Eastham, MA, 1750 and died ME 1799? Thanks. Sue > McCabe, Upland, CA suemccabe@earthlink.net > > Hi Sue, Ernie Christensen here in Florida. I've hit a dead end as you > with this Collier, sending my raw notes, so you > might see sources I have checked attempting to find him and his family. > Sometimes knowing where not to go is helpful. If you turn up anything, > please advise. > > !BIRTH: MD 17\80 Eastham/Orleans VR; "July 22 : 1750 Collier Snow Son of > Silvanus and mehitable snow was born in Eastham" > > !INT: MD 43\207 Eastham/Orleans VR; "Decbr 11<1771> Intention of Collier > Snow of Eastham and Hannah King of Wellfleet" > > RESEARCH: VR places this son with 2nd wife Mehitable. However Silvanus > first wife Hannah Cole did not died until 3 August 1750. > Check Bowman and Church Records to see if any information > to clear this up. Intention of Mehitable was 1751 so this > son is properly placed as son of Hannah lst. Wife > > Checked Eastham, Harwich and Brewster for Marriage > MD Index only lists one entry for Collier that of his > birth. Check King Family Records. > > His son Edward was born in Frankfort, Maine > RB has him dead 1799 perhaps in Maine. Check Maine Census > for this family Quite certain that he is the Collier Snow who > settled on lot 137 > in Hampden. and the one who petitioned with Edward Snow and > Daniel Snow and others for land in the Hampden township > Virkus in his Abridged Compendum of Am Gen 1926 reprint 1987 > p 215 indicates he died in 1799, m. Hannah King and in Am Rev > > Maine Familues in 1790 Vol. I A Colyer son of Edward not > this Collier > <Picton Press Vol. II Nothing relating to > this family > Vol. III No Colliers > Vol. IV No Colliers > Vol. V No Colliers > Need to go to library and check more volumes in this series > has been published > and need to up date my files in this important Maine Family > series. > > Federal Census for Province of Maine 1790. > no Collier in Index > Federal Census for Province of Maine 1800 > no Collier in Index > Federal Census for Province of Maine 1810 > He might not have removed to Maine until after 1790 > Census was taken. > > Bangor Historical Magazine later the Maine Historical Magazine < > Picton Press> > Town of Hampden, Maine. <reprint Picton Press> > p 260-261 Other settlers, some who settled prior to Jan. 1, > 1784 and others prior to Jan. 1, 1794, and the > Lots they settled on or lived on: <being near the end of > the list suspect he was of those who settled > prior to Jan. 1, 1794 but after 1784. > p 261 No. 137 Collier Snow. > No. 136 Edward Snow, party in Newburg. > Probably Collier's brother. > p 531 Deaths in Bucksport > Colyer Snow. Aug. 21, 1875, aged 84 years, 5 > mos., 10 days; wife Mary Swett, Sept. 10 1880, > aged 81 years, 2 mos. <not this Collier> > p 985 Once again not this Collier, but Collier son of Edward > this Collier's brother. > > Vital Records of Orrington, Maine prior to 1892 <Picton Press> > Five Colliers listed none relating to this Collier. > > Mass Soliers and Sailors Vol XIV p 601; > Coller Snow, mate, schooner "Edward" Samuel Arnold, Master; > engaged > Jan. 3, 1777; discharged Jan, 26, 1777; service on voyage from > Boston to Virginia. > Collier Snow Capt Isaiah Higgins's co. Maj. Zenas Winslow's regt; > service from Sept 9 to Sept. 13, 1778, 4 days on an alarm at > Falmouth Roll endorsed "on alarm att Bedford" > <Suspect this is the same individual - only one Collier seemed > to be living on the Cape at this time period> > Bowman Notes 01 [Hopkins] under father Silvanus Snow > by 2nd wife > Collier Snow b 22 July 1750 <underlines dates as if error> > <next page> list children by Silvanus and Mehitable (Walker) > Snow > Collier Snow b. at East 22 July 1750 (sic) [1701-81 p 107 > <next page> Div of fathe'rs estate 11 Aug 1772 from data supplied > by Miss M. G. HInckley > widow Deborah > list of children includes Collier Snow nfr > Although the VR indicates Collier is son of Silvanus and > Mehitable > I suspect he might have been the child of Silvanus and Hannah > having been born in 22 July 1750 and perhaps mother died of > child birth complications 3 Aug 1750. Unfortunately the chh > records of Eastham begin in 1772, while references are made to > earlier volumes they have never been found. > > RB p 40 or 41 Assigns a child of this Collier, Edward as having > m. > Mary Twining. This is an error after carefull checking. > The Edward who m. Mary Twining line is > Edward,Edward,Sylvanus > lline <brother to this Collier> He did name a child > Collier, but > also a child Sylvanus. See Twiming p 89 who missed > Edward in the Line and Gen Maine Families Vol III p > 1025 > > This family perhaps settled in Hampden, Maine. Just south is the > town of Frankfort and > many families settled here. Town Hall burned and all records for > Town of Frankfort were > lost. Many Snow's in this area. > > The Hampden Historical has about 100 pages of Snow's and while I > have copied a few of them, > need to write them and see if I can get the remaining pages. > > The Children might have been born in that part of Eastham which > broke away called Wellfleet. To my knowledge VR of Wellfleet has not been > published leaving a large gap in the 1750+ Snow Family data. Do > have some micro-fiche on Wellfleet and need to go back and see if any data > for Collier might be gleaned from > this source.