Timothy Halsey 5 BIGELOW
Old Burying Ground of First Presbyterian Church; Southold,
Suffolk County, NY
12B24. Timothy Halsey 5 BIGELOW,
son of Timothy 4 (Samuel
3,Jonathan2,
John1)
and Elizabeth (CLARK) BIGELOW, was born in Middletown,
Middlesex county, CT 14 May 1763. He married at unknown date, Mary
Ann ---- . He was a prominent man in town and for many years kept
Bigelow Tavern, which was torn down in the late 1800's to give way
to a more modern building. We have no date of death, but he drew up
his will 08 Aug 1791, and it was proved 03 Oct 1791. It would appear
he was but about 28 years at death; the will mentions wife Mary Ann,
to whom he gave all his personal property except wearing apparel,
sleeve buttons, shoe buckles, knee buckles and other ornaments, also
the use of the house and home so long as she remain his widow. To
his son John Ingraham, he gave all the real estate except as
mentioned above, plus the wearing apparel, watch, jewelry and other
articles of personal adornment. Timothy's brother Samuel and his
friend George Phillips were appointed executors. Samuel Bigelow was
appointed guardian of John Ingraham BIGELOW on 22 May 1795, and in
1794 John received a portion of his grandfather's estate. On 11 May
1816 John signed a release of his Uncle Samuel's bondsmen, the uncle
having died in 1808.
1790 census: CT-Middlesex-Middletown-Timothy H. Bigelow: 1-4-2-0-0.
So far as we know, the only child of Timothy Halsey BIGELOW was:
12B24.1 John Ingraham, b ca 1790; he was living
1816.
The name of Timothy Halsey Bigelow survived in Middletown until
at least the middle 1800's, a Timothy Halsey Bigelow living there
in 1850 and leaving issue. Further, baptismal records in Hartford
imply the baptism in 1795 of a child or children (specifically,
sons) of Timothy H. Bigelow and others, leaving one to speculate
as to the identity of the younger Timothy H. Bigelow, with several
choices, none of which can be proved.
SOURCES:
Bigelow Family Genealogy Volume. I page.94-95;
Howe, Bigelow Family of America;
censuses CT;
church records, Hartford, CT.
Rod Bigelow
Box 13 Chazy Lake
Dannemora, N.Y. 12929
rodbigelow@netzero.net
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