Lieut. Timothy 4 BIGELOW
Ancient Burial Grounds; Hartford, Hartford County, CT
# 1211. Lieut. Timothy 4,
son
of Jonathan 3 ( Jonathan 2, John
1) BIGELOW and Mabel (EDWARDS) BIGELOW,
was born
20 June 1702 in Hartford, Hartford co, CT. He was married there on
25 October
1727 to Abigail OLCOTT, daughter of John and Mary (BLACKWELL)
OLCOTT. She
was born at Hartford 05 February 1704. Timothy was a prominent man
in Hartford,
and was appointed adjutant in the army to Cape Breton in 1745 in a
company
that went in the Canadian Expedition. His will, dated 09 July
1746, mentions
wife Abigail, sons Hezekiah, Timothy, John, and James; daughters
Abigail,
Ann, and Martha; his wife Abigail was appointed executrix. He died
02 June
1747 in Hartford. His widow married (2) 06 November 1748 Capt.
Daniel GOODWIN;
she died 26 December 1776.
Capt. Daniel Goodwin died 06
Jan 1772.
Children of Timothy and Abigail (OLCOTT) BIGELOW, all born Hartford, Hartford co, CT:
12111 Hezekiah, b 09 Feb 1728; d 28 Nov 1748; unmarried.
12112 Timothy, b 22 May 1730; d 28 Nov 1761 Charlestown, NH; m 17 Dec 1757 Hannah HYDE; res Hartford. 2 children.
12113 Abigail, b 27 Sept 1732; d 26 Feb 1812 Hartford; m 23 Nov 1758 Capt. James CALDWELL; res Hartford; 8 children.
12114 Anna, b 27 Sept 1735; d 06 Sept 1807 Hartford; m 26 Feb 1735 Jonathan OLCOTT; res Hartford; 7 children.
12115 Martha, b 22 Nov 1737; d ___ ; m 22 May 1760 Dr. Samuel FLAGG of East Hartford, b 17 Mar 1736, son of Samuel and Sarah (BOND) FLAGG. No known issue.
12116 John (Major), b 20 Nov 1739; d 23 Jan 1780 Hartford, CT; m 30 June 1771 Hannah WADSWORTH; res Hartford; 5 children.
12117 James (Dr.), b __ 1741; (bapt May 19, 1745) d, according to a Boston newspaper dated 1773, in the Barbadoes Islands march 1773; aged 33 yrs. He left considerable property. Letters of administration given Feb 1775 to his brother John, but after the death of John, the estate was settled by Capt. James CALDWELL & Dr. Samuel FLAGG, as per appointment 09 Sept 1782.
Sources:
Bigelow Society,The Bigelow Family Genealogy Vol I, pg 38;
Howe, Bigelow Family of America; page 46;
Boston Atheneum, Index of Obituaries in Boston Newspapers,
1704-1800;
Barbour, Families of Early Hartford; (p. 65)
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