Joshua BIGELOW

Joshua married Hannah FISKE on 17 Oct 1701. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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"Genealogy of the Bigelow Family": He was a soldier in King Phillip's War in Capt. Tiug's company and was wounded, and in consideration of his services in that war the General Court gave him a grant of land in Narragansett No. 2. He lived in Watertown the most of his life and his children were born in that town, and when his father died he was appointed executor of the will with his brother-in-law Isaac Learned, and was a well known citizen in Watertown; but late in life (his 87th year), being anxious to reside on the land that he had earned at the peril of his life, removed from Watertown (in company with his son Eleizer) to the grant of land in Narragansett No. 2, now Westminster, making the journey June 9, 1742, where he spent the last years of his life, and died Feb. 1, 1745, in the 90th year of his age, and was the first adult who died in the new town...

Joshua married Elizabeth FLAGG on 20 Oct 1676. Elizabeth (daughter of Thomas FLEGG and Mary ?) was born on 22 Mar 1654/5 in Watertown, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; died on 09 Aug 1729 in Watertown, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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John Bigelow, the immigrant ancestor, is believed to have come from England, but the variations in spelling at the time of his immigration to New England make it difficult to trace he name. The first mention of his name on the records is found at Watertown, Massachusetts, where September 30, 1642, he married Mary Warren, who died October 19, 1691. She was daughter of John and Margaret Warren. In 1652 he took the oath of fidelity there, and April 18, 1690, he was admitted freeman. He was a blacksmith by trade, and was allowed certain timber by the town for building of his forge. He was highway surveyor in 1652-60; constable in 1663, and selectman in 1665-70-71. His homestead consisted of six acres. he married (second) October 2, 1694, Sarah, daughter of Joseph Bemis, of Watertown. He died July 14, 1703. His will was dated January 4, 1703, and proved July 23, same year.

John married Mary WARREN on 30 Sep 1642 in Watertown, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. Mary died on 19 Oct 1691 in Watertown, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Fact: Daughter of John and Margaret Warren

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact: Son of Bartholomew and Alica Flegg of Whinberg, Norfolk, England

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Thomas Flegg died Feb 6, 1697/8; will proved Feb. 16 of same, does not mention all of his children.

He came to New England when only 21 years old with Richard Carver, in whose employ he was. They embarked at Scratby, Norfolk, 1637. Although of an ancient and respectable family of Norfolk, he was registered as servant of Carver's. that word being used at the time to denote servitude of any kind. Thus Sir Ferdinando Gorges speaks of Gov. Vines as "my servant"; Pepys, the diarist is registered as the servant of kinsman, Lord Sandwich, and the records of the time abound in such instances. It is altogether probable that the young man had entered into an arrangement very common at the time, to work for Carver for a certain period in payment for his passage. (Stiles' Ancient Windsor, I, p. 40.) That there was nothing debasing about his servitude is proved by the part he subsequently took in the affairs of the new settlement, for at this time in New England, social distinctions were most rigidly observed. Although not among the first proprietors of Watertown, his name appears on the records as early as 1641, as owner of a "homestall" of six acres and a lot of twenty acres. Between 1671 and 1687, he was Selectman eight terms, 1671-74-75-76-78-81-85 and 87. He lost his eye by a gunshot accident previous to 1659. He was released from training April 165(?) by paying the company 5 shillings per annum and was fully released therefrom by the court April 5, 1681, when his eldest son was 40 years old.

Thomas married Mary ?. Mary was born about 1619; died in 1703. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]