Mary Hobbs

Brief Life History of Mary

When Mary Hobbs was born on 20 October 1777, in Back Creek Township, Randolph, North Carolina, United States, her father, Elisha Hobbs, was 33 and her mother, Fanna McLana, was 25. She married Thomas Lowe Sr on 29 September 1796, in Randolph, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Randolph, North Carolina, United States in 1850. She died on 31 October 1851, in Back Creek Township, Randolph, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Back Creek Friends Meeting Cemetery, Asheboro, Randolph, North Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Lowe Sr
1767–1847
Mary Hobbs
1777–1851
Marriage: 29 September 1796
Rebecca Lowe
1797–1797
Frances Fanny Lowe
1797–1870
John Lowe
1800–1868
Anna Lowe
1802–1816
Sarah Lowe
1804–1861
Abigail Low
1807–1846
Thomas Lowe
1810–1861
Hannah Lowe
1813–1871
William Low
1815–1904

Sources (12)

  • Mary Low in household of Thomas Low, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Mary Hobbs' birth - Elisha Hobbs family births and deaths, Back Creek MM, Randolph Co, NC
  • 1796 Thomas Low, Mary Hobbs Quaker marriage record, Back Creek MM, Randolph Co, NC

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World Events (8)

1779

Oldest grave seen in the memorials list

1781 · The First Constitution

Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.

1799 · Gold Nuggets Found

"In 1799, in Little Meadow Creak located in Cabarrus County, North Carolina a large yellow """"rock"""" was found by Conrad Reed. A few years later it was determined that the """"rock"""" was a gold nugget."

Name Meaning

English (southern): from the Middle English personal name Hobb(e), with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. Compare Hobb .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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