Mary Bigelow

Mary Warren, born in England, 1625; married, October 31, 1642, John Bigelow. She was the daughter of John Warren, of Watertown and Margaret Abbott.

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Mary Warren, born about 1624, came to North America at age six with parents.  Bigelow Society's recommendation that those who are looking for their English ancestry should read not only the NEHG Register of Oct 1910 but also the sources listed on pg. 7 of Vol.I of Bigelow Society's Genealogy Vol.I....Mary's line of descendency is still in question, but in October 1988, Vol.17, #4, p. 75, his line is given back 14 generations. It does not match a line earlier found--in some places. 

5. Mary, bap. Sept. 12, 1624, d. Watertown Oct. 19, 1691,[6/64] m. Watertown Oct. 30, 1642[6/9] John Bigelow, b. abt. 1617, d. Watertown, MA July 14, 1703[8/24] First marriage in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Her husband, John Biglo took part in the Pequot War of 1636, serving from Watertown. The next public mention we find of them is their marriage in Watertown on 30 October 1642-- the first marriage recorded in Watertown--before Mr. Nowell, to Mary Warren, daughter of John and Margaret Warren. Ella Biglow's book, Reminiscences of Historic Marlborouqh, MA, contains a fictional description of John at his wedding, in white satin breeches, ruffled shirt, and silver shoe buckles. There is also a docu-drama book called The Winthrop Woman, that is very well researched. On page 250, there is related a cannon-ball pitching contest between Will Hallet and "his opponent -- Bigelow, the blacksmith." The contest was held in the Common of "little Boston", on Election Day in the mid to late 1630's. The book relates the life of Elizabeth, a grand-daughter of John Winthrop, and a passenger on one of the ships of the same Winthrop Fleet.

http://bigelowsociety.com/rod/john1.htm

GEDCOM Note

Category:US President Direct Ancestor
{Puritan Great Migration}

Biography

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Warren-229

Mary Warrin, daughter of John Warren and Margaret (___) was born before the 12th of September 1624, the day she was christened. This took place in Nayland, Suffolk, England. Her family came to New England in 1630, settling at Watertown, Massachusetts Bay [1] when Mary was aged 6. [2][3][4]

She married John Bigelow at Watertown on October 30, 1642. [1] [5] [2]

In her father John Warren's will written on November 30, 1677, proved on December 16, of the same year, among his heirs he names daughter Mary Bigelow and granddaughter Mary Bigelow. [1] [2]

Mary died on the 19th of October 1691, in Watertown, Massachusetts. [5] [3] She was laid to rest in Watertown.

After Mary's death, her husband John, married second, Sarah Bemis on October 2, 1694. [2]

Name

Mary "Warren" was born in England and came to America with her father John Warrin Sr and mother and 3 siblings. On arrival the family used the surname spelling of Warrin for all members. Considerable research has been done to verify this with both town and county records as well as handwritten documents and personal signatures, all using the Warrin spelling.
The reason for this can only be surmised, possibly due to conflict with the Church of England or a desire to separate themselves from the rest of the family in England. But it was done deliberately and not an error of some spelling by a town clerk. Mary Warrin used that spelling when she married John Bigelow and it is clearly recorded as Warrin.

Name Sources

1642 John Bigulah & Mary Warrin joyned in marriag [1] [http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Middlesex/Watertown/Images/WatertownV...]

Family

Children:

1. Bigelow-66|John Bigelow Jr
2. Bigelow-80|Jonathan Bigelow
3. Bigelow-54|Mary Bigelow
4. Bigelow-67|Daniel Bigelow
5. Bigelow-32|Samuel Bigelow
6. Bigelow-91|Joshua Bigelow
7. Bigelow-105|Elizabeth Bigelow
8. Bigelow-23|Sarah Bigelow
9. Bigelow-59|James Bigelow
10. Bigelow-103|Martha Bigelow
11. Bigelow-20|Abigail Bigelow
12. Bigelow-68|Hannah Bigelow
13. Bigelow-468|Unnamed Bigelow

Research Notes

Christening: Date: 12 SEP 1624 :: Place: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachuetts, :: Place: Nayland, Suffolk, England Note: The Learned Family in America lists her name as Mary Warren.

Sources

• Roberts, Gary Boyd; Ancestors of American Presidents. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009.
• Source: S30 Repository: #REPO1 Title: Genealogies of the families and descendants of the early settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts Author: Bond, Henry Publication: 1860, this edition published later in one volume Call Number: G929.1744 W317bo2 Note: NS109893 Source Media Type: Book Page: 620
• Source: S90 Repository: #REPO3 Title: Genealogical and personal memoirs relating to the families of Boston and eastern Massachusetts, Volume 3 Author: William Richard Cutter Publication: Lewis historical publishing company, 1908
• Source S102 The Learned Family in America 1630 - 1967 by Eugenia Learned James, Setco Printing Co. Inc., 1967.
• Source: S-1909146590 Repository: #R-1914526416 Title: American Marriages Before 1699 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997.Original data - Clemens, William Montgomery. American Marriage Records Before 1699. Pompton Lakes, NJ, USA: Biblio Co., 1926.Original data: Clemens, William Montgomery. American Marriag Note: APID: 1,2081::0

:See Also:

• Ancestry Family Tree
• Ancestry Family Tree
• Ancestry Family Tree
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50895905/mary-bigelow
• Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of the State of Massachusetts, Volume 4 (Google eBook) William Richard Cutter, William Frederick Adams.  Page 2165
• http://bigelowsociety.com/rod/john1.htm

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