The Snow Family - Children of Thomas Snow and Winifred Jordan

As I mentioned in my previous post, Thomas and Winifred Jordan Snow had 7 children, all who are mentioned in their father's will: Sally, Mary, William, Henry, Thomas, Mark and John. I do not know the exact birth order for the children.
I will start with William. I do not have much on him. In Jackson County, Georgia there is a William Snow listed on page 89 of the 1809 Tax Digest. Mark Snow, William's brother is also found in this digest. Could William have moved with his brother Mark from Virginia to Georgia? It is possible, but without further record of William it is hard to know. Other Snows in the digest include a Moses and a Fountain Snow. Fountain is said to be Mark's oldest son and I have no idea who Moses is.
Next, we will look at Thomas Snow, Jr. Thomas served in the Revolutionary War under Capt. Benjamin Rice in the regiment of Col. Charles Lynch. His unit was in the Battle of Guilford Court House. Thomas was discharged on April 24, 1781. Thomas married Rachel Bennett on October 10, 1781 in Bedford County, Virginia. I have no proof of the children of Thomas and Rachel, but I have the following list: Vincent, Frances, Clarissa, Sarah, Thomas, Abner, Jabez, Jehu, Winifred and Samuel.
I know very little on John Snow, another son of Thomas and Winifred. In my notes I have that he died in 1894, but no other information is listed on him in my tree.
Mary Snow has been a bit tricky to research. I know she married a Bennett, but which one?! In my tree, I have Micajah Bennett (1755-1825) as her husband. This Micajah is the brother of Thomas's wife Rachel. He may, however, have been the Micajah Bennett that married Ann Johnson and had the following children: Jeptha Stephen and Jesse Johnson. He may have also been married twice, once to Ann and once to Mary. I need more records and research to know for sure. If Micajah and Mary are correct, the following children are recorded for them: Peter and Sarah Elizabeth. Other possible children for Micajah and Mary are Nancy, Polly, Micajah and William. Again, much more documentation is needed for this family.
Not much is known about Henry Snow. I have in my file that he married Martha Cheek and had 3 children: William, Joel and Mary. Again, no real proof.
Sally Snow is the second daughter of Thomas and Winifred. She married John Adams. John witnessed Thomas Sr's will. I have a partial transcript of John's will that lists the following children: Thomas, William, James, Winnifred Thomas, Polly Dalton, Peggy Leftwich, Sarah Weeks (should be Sinah), Sarah Leftwich, John and Milly. If anyone has a full transcript or copy of this will, I would love to see it!
I saved Mark Snow for last since he is my ancestor. I will type on his family in more detail on my next post.

Sources:
1809 Tax Digest -- Jackson County, Georgia
Joshua Richardson, Lazarus Tilley, William Mason by Charlotte Coats (1984)
Marriage Record -- Thomas Snow and Rachel Bennett
Will of John Adams (Partial Transcript)
Will of Thomas Snow Sr. (Transcript)

The Snow Family - Henry Snow

I know it has been quite a while since I have posted on my blog. I have been really busy planning for the new baby (a girl) who will be here in May while also helping out a good bit with my grandmother and working.

My Snow family lineage begins with Henry Snow, born around 1705 in Virginia and died around 1778 in Bedford County, Virginia. There are many conflicting sources and information out there on Henry, but with such a common name, I am not surprised. I do not yet claim Henry has absolute fact since I cannot really pinpoint who he actually was. I have this note in my files on Henry, "it is assumed that Henry Snow lived on the north side of the Stauntan River near what is now called Leasville, Virginia. Henry had served in the French and Indian war and for his service in 1765 he recieved a grant of land of 410 acres there." I do not know who sent this to me or where the information is from, but if anyone knows, please let me know!
According to what I have in my files, Henry's wife was named Mary. No one can seem to agree on her maiden name. They had four children: John, Thomas, Jane and Dorothy. Again, I have no documents on this information, but from looking at research done by others and comparing them together, this is what I feel is most accurate at this time. Of course, if anyone has documents to prove or disprove ANY of this, please let me know.
I do know one thing. John, son of Henry was NOT John "Trooper" Snow. John "Trooper" Snow was much older than John son of Henry, but so many researches want to make him Henry's son. I have a note in my file stating that John was named administer of his father's estate, but just which John out of the vast majority of John Snows in that area was this John? I have not proof of the two daughters, and have not actually seen a copy of the estate records for Henry Snow, perhaps they are listed there? I do not know. I would love to see a transcript or copy if anyone has one.
The second son of Henry and Mary is Thomas Snow. He would be my ancestor. Again, I have no proof of his parentage. Thomas married Winifred Jordan. Even though the vast majority of researchers say Winifred's maiden name was Jordan, none have offered proof of this, nor have I found any. I have a transcript of Thomas's will. It lists wife Winifred, daughters: Sally Adams and Mary Bennett, and sons: John, William, Thomas, Henry and Mark. I personally do not know anything on the personal lives of these people, just the facts. I really do feel as though Thomas Snow (who married Winifred) and Dorothy Snow are siblings, since Dorothy's husband was a witness to Thomas's will. I cannot prove the relationship (just like I cannot prove they are children of Henry and Mary), but it seems highly possible.
I will stop here for now and start on the children of Thomas and Winifred in my next post.

Sources:
Will of Thomas Snow Sr. (Transcript)