Hugh LOWE

1694 - 1762  (68 years)

• Name	Hugh LOWE
  Born	9 Mar 1694	Yorkshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Overseer of the poor
  Religion	Methodist & Quaker
  Immigrant?	Y
  Historical Notes	Enlisted, May 13, 1775, residence Kittery, as private in Capt. T. Fernald's company, of the Thirtieth Regiment of the United Colonies. Was in the company Nov. 28, 1775, and was probably discharged Dec. 31, 1775. Enlisted, Jan. 16, 1776, as private, residence Kittery, aged twenty years, in Capt. E. Daniels' company, at Fort Sullivan, and remained there until about Dec. 10, 1776, when he enlisted or was drafted for three months' service with the Continental Army, and probably served in Capt. W. Holbrook's company, of Col. J. Frost's regiment of Massachusetts State Troops, in Connecticut and New York States. He was again in Captain Daniel's company, New Hampshire State Troops, at Fort Sullivan, on June 4, 1777, and Sept. 23, 1777. Enlisted on the Continental frigate “Ranger," Captain Jones, and was on her in the river Loire, France, in December, 1777. His name [is] on back of the third company roll of the town's militia June 23, 1779, and was a private in the same company Oct. 20, 1785. Born, June 4, 1756, son of Jonathan and Sarah (Weeks) Fernald, of Kittery. Married Catharine Chandler, Feb. 13, 1787, at Kittery, and both were residents. Lived in that part of town now called the Foreside.  [1]
  Died	25 Aug 1762	Shrewsbury, York, Pennsylvania
  Buried	unknown
  Person ID	I36300	Main
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2023

  
  

  Father	Hugh LOWE,   b. 19 Sep 1655, Flixton, Lancashire, England ,   d. 17 Jun 1726, Lancashire, England  (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Hannah LATHAM,   b. 2 Feb 1649, England ,   d. 23 Aug 1730, England  (Age 81 years)
  Married	29 Dec 1681	Coppull, Lancashire, England
  Family ID	F26593	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary FREEMAN,   b. Abt 1710,   d. 1 Aug 1734, Pennsylvania  (Age ~ 24 years)
  Married	5 Jun 1729	St Johns Parish, Baltimore, Maryland
  Children	+ 1. Joshua LOW,   b. Abt 1730, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland ,   d. 1 Oct 1808, Shrewsbury, York, Pennsylvania  (Age ~ 78 years)   2. John Hawkins LOWE,   b. 4 Mar 1732, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland ,   d. 13 Feb 1816, Shrewsbury, York, Pennsylvania  (Age 83 years)   3. Hugh LOWE,   b. 18 Jan 1733, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland   4. Caleb LOWE,   b. Abt 1734, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland
  Last Modified	17 Dec 2023
  Family ID	F12717	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  s/o Hugh LOWE & Hannah m2 Penelope MARSH 18 Sep 1755 —— Hugh served as constable 1749, Overseer of the poor 1751-1756 & 1758. Shrewsbury Supervisor 1757 Hugh Came from England with 5 Brothers. Will filed 25 Aug 1762 in York County. Spellings Lo, Low, Lowe. Low means small hill in Old English.

  
  

• Sources

  [S242] Kittery and Eliot, Maine,A Record of the Services of the Commissioned Officers and Enlisted Men of (Indexed) , (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), p96.