Individuals from Chrisman Pedigree, page 71

Mary Snow

Notes:

LCCH&G#32, Early Settlers of Eastham: She was a woman of whom much has been said in her praise. She was "a faithful wife", "a careful mother", "a good quiet neighbor", "a diligent reader of God's holy word", and "a lover of, and attendant at God's house of worship". Her son Deacon John Paine gave an account of her last hours and death in his diary.

m: Thomas Paine (ABT 1627-16 AUG 1706)

Children:

Nicholas Snow

Children:

Mark Snow

Notes:

!Death: Between 23 Nov 1694 and 9 Jan 1695. !Birth-Marriages(both)-Children: Mayf.Des 7:14. !Marriage(1:Cooke): Eastham Recs, Shurtleff 8:15 (18 Jan 1654, old style), MD 5:23 !Marriage(2:Prence): Eastham Recs, Shurtleff 8:28. (9 Jan 1660, but old style)

m: Anne Cooke (-25 JUL 1656)

Children:

m: Jane Prence ( 1 NOV 1637-ABT JUN 1712)

Children:

Stephen Snow

m: Susannah [---]

Children:

m: Mary Bigford

Gabriel Whelden

Children:

Anne Cooke

Notes:

!Death: Mayf.Des.7:14, and Shurtleff 8:30 (Eastham Register): "Anna, the daughter of Josias Cooke, and wife of Marke Snow, died the 24th of July, 1656." and MD ?:56
!Burial: MD 5:23: "Anna Sno the wife of mark Sno buryed 25 July 1656"

m: Mark Snow ( 9 MAY 1628-BEF 9 JAN 1695)

Children:

Josiah Cooke

Notes:

"One of the founders of Eastham. By m. with Elisa. Deane, widow of Stephen, Sept. 16, 1635, he had Josiah; Ann, who m. Mark Snow Jan. 18, 1655; and Bethia, who m. Joseph Harding, Ap. 4, 1660" [Freeman 2:366]
!Death: Freeman 2:366 (recorded in town records); Mayf. Des. 6:203
Mayflower Families through five generations, Vol. VI: Stephen Hopkins Family, 1992.
He was in Plymouth by 1634, in Eastham by 1645, died there. One of the original proprietors. Deputy and Auditor.
!Marriage: MD 13:83: "[1635] The 16 of September Josias Cooke, & Elizabeth Dean, Widow as maried" [Plymouth Colony Vital Records]

m: Elizabeth Ring (-ABT MAY 1687)

Children:

Elizabeth Ring

Notes:

Settlement of her Estate: [MD 4:179] From Barnstable Probate Records I:16-7: "An Invintory of the estate of Elizabeth Cook deceased the wife [worn] of Josiah Cook taken the third day may in the year of our Lord 1687 [Inventory listed] Meriam Deane made oath to the truth of this Invintory in the preroga[tive] Court in Barnstable may the one and thirtith day 1687 Duely Compared with teh orriganal and entred the 7th of November 168[worn] Attest Joseph Lothrop Depty Regr
Where as there was great Contest varianc and strife betweene Josiah Cook Bethiah Harding and meriam deane all of Eastham in the County of Barnstable about tuching or Conserning the Estate of Josiah Cook of Eastham deaceased that was Left after the death of Elizabeth the relict of sd Josiah Cook deceased Now all whome it may conserne that the parties at variance as above sd, have agreed before the prerogative Court held in Barnestable the 31th of may 1687 Clearly fairly and plainly as followeth, that the sd Josiah first above mentioned shall pay or Cause to be paid unto Bethiah his sister the sd wife of Joseph Harding of Eastham aforesd out of his owne Estate the full Sum of fifty shillings in good merchants pay to her or her order on or before the last day of November Next Ensuing the date above mentioned : and for the estate of the sd Josiah Cook deceased left after the death of teh sd Elizabeth Relict of sd Josiah Cook deceased, the sd Josiah Cook first above mentioned and the sd Bethiah his Sister to have the first Choise of fifty shillings there of at the prise as the sd estate is praised at and then athe abovesd meriam deane to have the second Choise of five pounds of sd Estate as it is praized at and then the aforsaid Josiah Cook and sd Bethiah to have the 3d Choise of fifty Shillings more of sd Estate at teh prise as aforesd and then the sd Meriam deane to have the Choise of four pounds and three Shillings there of at the prise aaforesd, and of all that of sd Estate that is left when the said meriam deane hath her due which is nine pounds and three Shillings the rest to be Equally devided between the sd Josiah Cook and his Sister Bethiah the wife of the sd Joseph Harding. The parties above mentioned Acknowledged This above writ to be their act and deed before the Judg of the prerogative Court June the 1st 1687. Joseph Lothrop ; Clerk"
Note: She also had a daughter who married a SMITH and had a son named Deane Smith. This grandson was the primary recipient of the will of Mrs. Meriam (Deane) Wing, his aunt, in 1702. [Paine's Hist. of Harwich p.97]

m: Stephen Deane (- SEP 1634)

Children:

m: Josiah Cooke (ABT 1610-17 OCT 1673)

Children: