John Bigelow

15145. John 5 BIGELOW, son of John 4 (John 3,Samuel 2, John1) and Rebecca (HOWE) BIGELOW , was born circa 1740 in Holden, Worcester co, MA. He married Mary ____ , her name, parents, and birthdate unknown. He bought land from his father in Quabbin, now called Greenwich, on 05 June 1764. In 1785 he was in Goshen. He died in Cummington, MA 19 October 1807 (see below). His wife Mary died there 15 April 1825, aged 78 years. He drew up a will 30 Jun 1806, and mentions daughters Prudence BATES, Mary KINGMAN, Hannah Bigelow, Ruhamah Bigelow, Polly Bigelow, Betsy Bigelow, Lydia Bigelow; wife Mary; sons John, William, and Aaron. Aaron was appointed guardian of Betsy and Lydia, they being under 14 years of age. 1790 census: MA-Hampshire-Cummington-John Bigelow: 2-3-6-0-0.

Children of John and Mary BIGELOW:

15145.1t John, b 5 Mar 1774; d Richfield, OH July 1838; m ca 1797 Lydia Benedict; res Salem, NY & Richfield, Summit co, OH. 10 children.

15145.2 Prudence, b ____ ; d 21 Feb 1859; m 8 Mar 1792 Nehemiah Bates, a Rev War soldier. 7 children.

15145.3 Mary, b ___ ; m 26 Nov 1801 Isaac Kingman.

15145.4t David, b ca 1777 Cummington, MA; d 26 Aug 1846 Green co, WI; m Susanna Benedict. 4 known children.

15145.5t Aaron, b 30 Apr 1779 Cummington, MA; d there 8 Oct 1854; m (1) ca 1802 Samantha Reynolds, and (2) 28 Oct 1834 Lucy Moore. 6 children.

15145.6 Hannah, b 1 Apr 1781 Cummington; m 1808 John Luce.

15145.7t William, b 1 Apr 1784 Cummington; d unknown; m Susannah Wilson; res Rockingharn, NC. 6 children.

15145.8 Ruhamah, b 26 Dec 1787 Cummington.

15145.9 Polly, b 23 Nov 1790 Cummington.

15145.A Betsy, b 23 Apr 1796 Cummington.

15145.B Lydia, b 26 Aug 1799 Cummington.

Sources: Bigelow Family Genealogy Volume. I page.105; Howe, Bigelow Family of America; Cummington, MA vital records; NSDAR records Nehemiah Bates; family records of descendants of David Bigelow.; Harlow Cemetery stone: "In memory of John Bigelow who died Oct 19th 1807 aged 67 (black schist) 14/9