Rebecca Thompson
Wife of Major Nathan Low, whom she married at Boxford in 1792, being then "of Dear Isle." Probably born on Deer Isle, a daughter of Thomas Thompson and Mary Foster, she was the mother of Nathan Low, who married Hannah Read Tyler, and probably died at Deer Isle in 1836.
Life
- 1772Born12 May 1772, Deer Isle, Maine
The Deer Isle families typescript, giving her birth among Thomas and Mary Thompson's children from the Deer Isle records.
compiledprobable - 1792Married Nathan Low23 Oct 1792, Boxford, Massachusetts
Recorded at Boxford, with the intention, as Nathan, jr., and Rebecca Thompson of Dear Isle (p. 171). The Deer Isle record, as the Deer Isle families typescript quotes it: "Nathan Low of Boxford & Rebekah Thompson of D. I. pub. Oct 1 1792." The FamilySearch tree has 22 Oct.
- 1836Died
Family
- Father
- Thomas Thompson
Hosmer lists "the wives of Major Nathan Low" first among Thomas Thompson's daughters (p. 47), and the typescript gives her birth among Thomas and Mary's children. The Boxford record calls her "of Dear Isle," and her husband's 1803 deed bounds his land on Thomas Thompson's. Mollie copies Hosmer.
compiledprobableSources
- Hosmer, An Historical Sketch of the Town of Deer Isle, Maine (1886)
- Genealogical history of Deer Isle families (typescript)
- Deed of Nathan Low of Deer Isle, gentleman, to Ignatius Haskell, land on Eggemoggin Reach
- Vital Records of Boxford, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849
- Reasoning:
research/low/Low_Master_Research.md
- Mother
- Mary Fostercompiledprobable
Sources
- Hosmer, An Historical Sketch of the Town of Deer Isle, Maine (1886)
- Genealogical history of Deer Isle families (typescript)
- Reasoning:
research/low/Low_Master_Research.md
- Spouse
- Nathan Low
"Rebekah Low" released her dower in his deed of 1803.
Pedigree
Notes
Wife of Major Nathan Low; “of Dear Isle” when she married him at Boxford in 1792. As “Rebekah Low” she released her dower in his deed of 1803. The Deer Isle clerk entered their children’s births on one page: Lucy, Mary, Rebekah, Thomas Thompson and Nathan.
Hosmer (pp. 143-144) says her husband came “from the county of Worcester, Massachusetts, prior to 1800,” that he was “by trade a tanner … probably one of the most skilful farmers that was ever in the town,” and that he later owned “one of the lots laid out to Mr. Thomas Thompson near Thompson’s Cove,” her father’s land. Hosmer gives three sons by Rebecca, among them Thomas T. Low and Nathan Low Jr. (p. 144).
Open questions
- A record of her birth in the Deer Isle town books themselves, and her gravestone.
Mollie's typescript
Mollie's Thompson chart has her born on Deer Isle and married to Major Nathan Low on 23 Oct 1792.
REBECCA THOMPSON Born Deer Isle, Died Married Oct. 23, 1792 Major Nathan Low
p. 110 →
Checked against the records
- DisprovenMajor Nathan Low married Rebecca Thompson at Deer Isle
They married at Boxford on 23 Oct 1792, she "of Dear Isle" (Boxford vital records). He moved to Deer Isle only between 1795 and 1797: their first two daughters were baptized at East Boxford in 1793 and 1795.
Read it in the book, p. 79 →
Connections
- In her ancestry
- 5 notable connections →
Every notable ancestor and famous relative that Rebecca's own ancestors lead to, with the lines drawn down to her.