Bigelow John b. ABT 1617 d. 14 JUL 1703

1617 - 1703

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Birth Abt 1617 [1, 2]

Gender Male

_UPD 11 AUG 2009 19:27:02 GMT-5

Died 14 Jul 1703 [1, 2]

Person ID I1761 Alan Donald Vibber

Last Modified 08 Dec 2009

Father Bigelow Randall, d. 1626

Family ID F805 Group Sheet

Family 1 Warren Mary, d. 19 Oct 1691

Married 30 Sep 1642 Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA [1, 2, 3, 4]

Children

	1. Bigelow Samuel, b. 28 Oct 1653
	2. Bigelow Elizabeth, b. 15 Jun 1657, d. 18 Apr 1694

Family ID F803 Group Sheet

Family 2 Bemis Sarah

Married 02 Oct 1694 [1, 2]

Family ID F804 Group Sheet

Notes	JOHN BAGULEY, or BIGELOW, as the name is now written, was baptized in England, Feb. 10, 1617 ; he came to Watertown early, where he m. Oct. 30, 1642, Mary Warren, also b. in England. She d. Oct. 19, 1691, and he m. 1694, Sarah Bemis. He d. July 14, 1703, aged 86. He was the ancestor of the numerous families of Bigelows in New England. He had 12 children — 6 sons and 6 dau. The name is variously written in the Watertown records — Bigulah, Biglo, and Biglow. The Bigelows came to Marl, between 1690 and 1700, from Watertown. This family was early in the country, and may be traced to a remote period in England, even to the reign of Henry III., when the namewas written Baguley, and was derived from the place where they dwelt. Richard at that time was lord of Baguley, and his descendants took the name of the place. In the reign of Henry VII. Ralph de Baguley was lord of Ollerton Hall, and d. 1540, leaving Randall and Nicholas. Randall d. 1556, and his sons, Philip and Robert, divided his estate. Robert died 1582, leaving Randall and John, both of whom moved to Suffolk. Randall d. 1626, leaving two sons, Francis and John. Francis d. 1657, and gave by will a portion of his property to his brother John, then in New England. BIGELOW FAMILY. John Bigelow (1), the common ancestor of the Worcester families of the same surname, was the progenitor of Mary Wood- bury Bigelow, who married Stephen Sawyer of Worcester. John Bigelow is believed to have come from England, but the variations in spelling at the time of his emigration to New England make it difficult to trace this name, which was spelled according to the fancy of the writers. He was born in 1617 and came to America before 1642. The first mention of his name on the records is found in Water- town, Massachusetts, where, September 30, 1642, he married Mary, daughter of John and Margaret Warren, and said to have been born in England. She died October 19, 1691. He took the oath of fidelity at Watertown in 1652, and was made a freeman April 18, 1690. He was a blacksmith by trade, and was allowed certain timber for the building of his forge by the town. He was highway surveyor 1652 and 1660: constable 1663, and one of the selectmen 1665, 1670 and 1671. His homestead consisted of six acres. He married (second) October 2, 1694, Sarah, daughter of Joseph Bemis, of Watertown. (See Bemis). He died July 14, 1703, aged eighty-six. His will was dated January 4, 1703, and proved July 23, 1703. The children of John and Mary (Warren) Bigelow were: 1. John, born October 27, 1643, married Rebecca Olmstead, lived in Hartford, Connecticut. 2. Mary, born March 14. 1648. married. June 3, 1674, Michael Flagg. son of Thomas and Mary Flagg; he was born March 23. 1651, and died about 17n; she died before, as he married (second) Mary Earle. 4. Daniel, born December 1, 1650, married Abigail Pratt, lived in Framingham, Massachusetts. 5. Samuel, born October 28, 1653, married Mary Flagg, lived in Water- town. 6. Joshua, born November 5, 1655, married Elizabeth Flacg, lived in Watertown and Westminster. 7. Elizabeth, born June 15. 1657, married Lieut. John Stearns, and lived in Billerica. Massachusetts, where they had a large family of children; she diedApril 18, 1694. 8. Sary, born September 29, 1650. married July 23, 1679, Isaac Learned, son of Isaac and Mary (Stearns) Learned. He was born October 5, 1655. They moved to Framingham. near the Sherborn line. He was selectman of Framingham in 17n. 9. James, married thrice, resided in Watertown. 10. Martha, born April 1, 1662, married twice; her second husband was Obadiah Woods, of East Hartford, Connecticut; he died April n, 1712. n. Abigail, born February 4, 1664, married, December 10, 1684, Benjamin Harrington. 12. Hannah, born March 4, 1666, died March 8, 1666. 13. A son, born and died December 18, 1667.

Sources

[S138] History of the Town of Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Charles Hudson, Joseph Allen, 326 (Reliability: 3).
[S142] Historic homes and institutions and genealogical and personal memoirs of Worcester County, Massachusetts: with a history of Worcester Society of Antiquity, Ellery Bicknell Crane, (Name: 1907;), 268 (Reliability: 3).
[S232] Genealogical and Family History of the State of New Hampshire: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Nation, Lewis publishing company, Chicago, (Name: The Lewis publishing company, 1908;), 386 (Reliability: 3).
[S142] Historic homes and institutions and genealogical and personal memoirs of Worcester County, Massachusetts: with a history of Worcester Society of Antiquity, Ellery Bicknell Crane, (Name: 1907;), 130 (Reliability: 3).