For those with decendants from Mark Snow and Hannah (Sears) Thought you might like to add the following to your family work. Edmund Snow brother to the Jonathan Snow who m. Lydia Hammet b. 25 Dec 1753 Rochester, Plymouth County, MA <VR Rochester Vol. I:224 bpt. 16 May 1756 First Congregational Church of Rochester, Plymouth County,Rochester, MA <VR Rochester Vol I:274 m. 31 October 1776, Abigail Shermon <Sheman> at the First Congregational Church of Rochester, Plymouth, MA <VR Rochester Vol. II:282 See also Sherman Genealogy <1936> p 137 As of this writing have identified at least two of the children of Edmund & Abigail <Mostly likely there are other siblings> Edmund Mark Its Mark this story deals with: Mark Snow b. after 1777 perhaps New York City. m. Eleanor Jane d. 29 Dec 1812 Killed in Action aboard USS Constitution in a victory over HMS Java. Mark Snow was a seaman aboard the crew of the Constitution. He was fully qualified to had, reef, and steer, a skilled member of the ship's basic larbor force. When he was killed by a cannon ball he was at the helm of this famous ship. There are many descriptions of this great American Victory at Sea, including Surgeon Amos Evans accounting, a British Offices description of the battle. One interesting report is that of Constitution Capt -ain Bainbridge's account, as filed in the records of the United States Congress: 12th Congress.] No. 104. [2d Session. CAPTURE OF THE JAVA Communicated To Congress, February 22, 1813 To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States: I lay before Congress a lettter, with accompanying documents, from Captain Bainbridge, now commanding the United States' frigate "the Constitution," reporting his capture and destruction of the British frigate "the Java." The circumstances and the issue of this combat afford another example of the profession skill and heroic spirit which prevail in our naval service. The signal display of both by Captain Bainbridge, his officers, and crew, command the higest praise. This being the second instance in which the condition of the captured ship, by rendering it impossible to get her into port, has barred a contemplated reward of successful valor, I recommend to the consideration of Congress the euity and propriety of a general provision, allowing, in such cases, both past and future, a fair proportion of the value which would accrue to the captors on the safe arrival and sale of the prize. February 22d, 1813 James Madison U.S. Frigate Constituion, St. Salvadore, 3d January, 1813 Sir: I have the honor to inform you that, on the 29th ult. at 2 P.M. in south latitude 13 degrees 6 minuets, and the west longitude 38 degrees, about ten leagues distant from the coast of Brazil, I fell in with, and captured, His Britannic Majesty's frigate Java, of 49 guns, and upwards of four hundred men, commanded by Captain Lambert, a very distinguished officer. The action lasted one hour and fifty-five minuets, in which time the enemy was completely dismasted, not having a spar of any kind standing. The loss on board the Constitution was nine killed and twenty-five wounded, as per enclosed list. The enemy had sixty killed and one hundred and one wounded, certainly; )among the latter, Captain Lambert, mortally) but by the enclosed letter, written on board this ship, by one of the officers of the Java, and accidently found, it is evident that the enemy's wounded must have been much geater than as above stated, and who must have died of their wounds previously to their being removed. The letter states sixty killed and one hundred and seventy wounded. For further details of the action, I beg leave to refer you to the enclosed extracts from my journal. The Java had, in addition to her own crew, upwards of one hundred supernumerary offices and seamen, to join the British ships of war in the jEast Indies, also, Lieutenant General Hislop, appointed to the command of Bombay, Major Walker, and Captain Wood, of his staff, and Captain Marshall, master and commander in the British navy, going to the East Indies to take command of a sloop of war there. Should I attempt to do justice, by representation, to the brave and good conduct of all my officers and crew, during the action, I should fail in the attempt; suffice it to say, that the whole of their conduct was such as to merit my highest encomiums. I beg leave to recommend the officers particularly to the notice of Government, and also the unfortunate seamen who were wounded, and the families of those brave men who fell in the action. The great distance from our own coast, and the perfect wreck we made of the enemy's frigate, forbade every idea of attempting to take her to the United States. I had, therefore, no alternative but burning her, which I did on the 31st ult. after receiving all the prisoners and their baggage, wich was very tedious work, only have one boat left out of eight, and not one left on board the Java. On blowing up the frigate Java, I proceeded to this place, where I have landed all the prisoners, on their parole, to return to England, and there remain until regularly exchanged, and not to serve in their professional capacities, in any place, or in any manner whatever, against the United States of America, until said eschange is effected. I have the honor to be, &c WILLIAM BAINBRIDGE. The Hon. Paul Hamilton, Secretary Navy, City Washington List of the killed and wonded on board the U.S. frigate Constitution, under the command of Commodore William Bainbridge, in an action with His Britannic Majesty's frigate Java, Henry Lambert, Esq. commander, December 29th, 1812. Killed Wounded. Jonas Ongrain, seaman. William Long, seaman, dangerously Joseph Adams, do Stephen Webb, do do Patrick Conner, do Reuben Landers, do do Barney Hart, do Joseph Ward, do severely John Cheeves, do William Weaden, do slightly Mark Snow, do Enos Bateman, do dangerously John D. Allen, do James D. Hammond, do slightly William Cooper do Peter Venus, do severely Thomas Hanson, private marine. Stephen Shepherd, do slightly Abijah Eddy, do do ROBT. C. LUDLOW, Purser, Philip Cook, do do WILLIAM BAINBRIDGE. Philip Brimblecom, do severely Samuel Brown, ordinary do do Wounded. Daniel Hogan, " do do Thomas Williams, 3d, do slightly John Voyle, do severely Anthony Reaver, private marine, slightly John Etwell, do do William Bainbridge, Esq. commander, Severely John C. Aylwin, lieutenant, do Charles F. Waldo, master's mate do AMOS A. EVANS, Surgeon Peter Woodbury, quartermaster, do R.C. LUDLOW, Purser. WM. BAINBRIDGE. The following is a list of His Britannic Majesty's military and naval officers, &c, paroled at St. Salvadore, (Brazils) by Commodore William Bainbridge, 3d January, 1813. 1 Lieutenant General,} 1 Major, } Military officers 1 Captain } 1 Post Captain > 1 Master and ] Commander, ] 5 Lieutenants, ] 3 Lieutenants of ] Marines, > Naval officers 1 Surgeon, ] 2 Assistant ] Surgeons ] 1 Purser, ] 15 Midshipmen ] 1 Gunner, ] 1 Boatswain ] 1 Master, ] 1 Carpenter, ] 2 Captain's Clerks ] _____ 38 Officers. Three hundred and twenty-three petty officers, seamen, marines, and boys, exclusive of the nine Portuguese seamen liberated and given up to the Governor of St. Salvadore and three passengers, private characters, whom the commodore did not consider prisoners of war, and permitted them to land, without any restraint. <End of Offical Report> Mark Snow killed at the helm at the height of the battle, was probably buried at sea. The helm of the Constitution was totally destroyed. The Java carried a double wheel helm, which was not destroyed. The Constitution carpenters disassembled the Java's helm, brought it to the Constitution and installed the captured helm before Captain Bainbridge sunk the battered ship. This very same helm is the one presently <1998> which steers the ship. In the summer of 1997 I had the good fortune to be aboard the Constitution on her first sail <in 116 years>. She carried six of her 30 odd sails and we clipped along at 6 knots on the trip from Boston to Marblehead and after sailing for nearly an hour and a half we were towed into Marblehead Harbor admist cannon salutes and cheers from nearly 200,000 folks who peppered the shoreline. Had the opportunity to stand at the very spot <the helm> where our cousin Mark Snow was shot by a cannon ball.> For those interested in Mayflower Lines: Mark Snow Line is as follows. Mark Snow (8) Edmund (7) Mark (6) Jonathan (5) Nicholas (4) Marke (3) Nicholas Snow & Constance (2) Hopkins, Stephen Hopkins (1) Both Constance and her Father Stephen are Mayflower Passengers arriving at Plymouth in 1620 Nicholas Snow arrived in the summer of 1623 aboard the ship "Anne" Nicholas and Constance were married cira 1627 at Plymouth. Mark Snow (8) also has another Mayflower line tracing back to Elder William Brewster, Mark Snow (8) also has a line back to Thomas Prence one of the Governors of Plymouth Colony Mark Snow (8) and his wife Eleonor Jane are identified in the following source: Index to War of 1812 Pension Files, Vol. II; J-Z Transcribed by Virgil D. White. The National Historical Publishing Company, Waynesboro, Tennessee. 1992 p. 1625. Mark Snow, Eleonor Jane, Navy Old Act WF-1115 1/2 srv as Seaman on the USS "Constituion" Document No. 104 of the 12th Congress, 2d Session May be found in the following source: ] American State Papers. Class VI. Naval Affairs. Documents, Legislative and Executive, of the Congress Of The United States. Published Under The Authority of Congress. Vol. 30 pages 290-291.