1617 Abigail 4 Bigelow, daughter of
Joshua 3 ( Joshua 2, Johnl)
and Hannah (FISKE) BIGELOW, was born in Weston, Midd1esex
county, MA, 07 October 1719. She married Jonas Parkhurst 25 December 1738
in Mendon, Worcester co, MA, son of John and Abigail (Morse) Parkhurst. He
was born 15 August 1712 in Watertown, Middlesex co, MA, and died 07 April
1798 in Milford, Worcester co, MA. He served as a private in Capt. Gershom
Nelson's Co in the Revolutionary War, according to NSDAR records. They lived
at Milford. We have no death date for Abigail. Abigail died 25 February
1788, Milford, Worcester co, MA. (see below)
Children of Jonas and Abigail (Bigelow) Parkhurst:
16171. Esther Parkhurst, b 11 (22?) June 1741 Mendon, Worcester co, MA; d 06 Dec 1812 Milo, NY; m 07 Nov 1760 Jonathan Whitney; (see below)
16172. Ephraim Parkhurst, b 27 Dec 1743 Mendon; d 20
Sept 1838 Milford, MA; m(1) 30 Aug 1767 Jemima Hayward in Bellingham,
Norfolk Co., MA, dau of Eleazer and Mary (Daniels) Hayward; (she was born
13 Aug 1747 in Bellingham, Norfolk co, MA; died 21 March 1838 in Milford,
Worcester co, MA); m (2) 13 Jan 1823 Eliza Broad in Barre, Worcester co,
MA, dau of Joseph and Sibel ( ) Broad (She was born 24 Feb 1803 in
MA; died 18 May 1862 in MA). Ephraim was a corporal in Rev War and later a
farmer.(see below)
16173. Nathaniel Parkhurst, b 07 Mar 1746 Mendon; d
23 (28?) Apr 1818 Milford; m 29 May 1771 Sarah Brown in Mendon, Worcester
co, MA, dau of Oliver and Abigail (Sheffield) Brown; born 30 Aug 1753 in
Mendon, died 07 Nov 1848 in Milford; Nathaniel was a sergeant in Rev War and
later a Captain?. (see below).
16174. Jonas Parkhurst, b 12 Apr 1754 Mendon, Worcester
co, MA; d 20 Sept 1800, Milford, Worcester co, MA.; m 01 Dec 1774 Mercy Nelson
in Mendon; dau of Gershom and Mercy (Puffer) Nelson; She was born 15 Feb
1755 in Mendon; and died 12 May 1840 in Mendon; Jonas was a Cooper. (see below)
Sources:
The Bigelow Family Genealogy, Vol I pg 66;
Howe, Bigelow Family of America;
NSDAR, Patriot Index, and NSDAR applications for descendants of
Jonas Parkhurst.
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12. ABIGAIL 4 BIGELOW was born October 07, 1719 in Weston, Middlesex Co., MA, and died February 25, 1788 in Milford, Worcester Co., MA. She married JONAS PARKHURST December 25, 1738 in Mendon, Worcester Co., MA, son of JOHN PARKHURST and ABIGAIL MORSE. He was born August 15, 1712 in Watertown, Middlesex Co., MA, and died April 07, 1798 in Milford, Worcester Co., MA.
see Parkhurst page 1 for more information on the Parkhurst
Family.
More About JONAS PARKHURST:
Fact 2: Christened 8/17/1712 in Watertown, MA
Children of ABIGAIL BIGELOW and JONAS PARKHURST are:
i. ESTHER 5 PARKHURST, b. June 11, 1741, Mendon, Worcester
Co., MA; d. December 06, 1812, Milo, NY.(see below)
ii. EPHRAIM 5 PARKHURST, b. December 27, 1743, Mendon,
Worcester Co., MA; d. September 20, 1838, Milford, Worcester Co., MA.
iii.NATHANIEL 5 PARKHURST, b. March 07, 1744/45, Mendon,
Worcester Co., MA; d. April 23, 1818, Milford, Worcester Co., MA.
iv.JONAS 5 PARKHURST, b. April 12, 1754, Mendon, Worcester
Co., MA; d. September 20, 1800, Milford, Worcester Co., MA.
Generation No. 5
13. DANIEL 5 BIGELOW ( DANIEL 4, DANIEL 3, JOSHUA 2,
JOHN 1, was born 27 April 1752 in Worcester, Worcester County, MA, and died
05 November 1806 in Petersham, MA. He married ANNA JOHNSON 20 April 1783.
Children of DANIEL BIGELOW and ANNA JOHNSON are:
i. DANIEL 6 BIGELOW, b. February 04, 1784, Petersham, MA;
d. July 16, 1825, Columbus, OH.
ii. LEWIS 6 BIGELOW, b. August 18, 1785, Petersham, MA;
d. October 02, 1838, Peoria, Il.
iii.NANCY 6 BIGELOW, b. October 11, 1788.
iv.HANNAH 6 BIGELOW, b. July 19, 1792, Petersham, MA;
m. DR. WILLIAM PARKHURST, April 14, 1808.
14. ESTHER 5 PARKHURST,
was born June 11, 1741 in Mendon, Worcester Co., MA, and died December 06,
1812 in Milo, NY. She married JONATHAN WHITNEY, JR November 06, 1760 in Mendon,
Worcester Co., MA, son of JONATHAN WHITNEY and LYDIA JONES. He was born
July 26, 1737 in Mendon, Worcester Co., MA, and died August 22, 1792 in
Milo, NY.
More About ESTHER PARKHURST:
Fact 2: lived in Conway, MA
Fact 3: lived in Geneva, NY
Fact 4: lived in Milo, NY
Children of ESTHER PARKHURST and JONATHAN WHITNEY are:
i. NATHAN10 WHITNEY, b. October 18, 1761, Conway, MA; d. April 19, 1838,
Seneca Co., NY; m. (1) THANKFUL CALDWELL; m. (2) OLIVE UNKNOWN, November
01, 1780, MA.
ii. ABIGAIL WHITNEY, b. March 12, 1764, Conway, MA; d. August 16, 1832;
m. SIMEON ARMSDEN, April 02, 1787, MA.
iii.JOEL WHITNEY, b. November 13, 1766, MA; m. SIBYL WHITMORE, MA.
iv.ESTHER WHITNEY, b. February 16, 1769, MA; d. August 16, 1848; m. SOLOMON
GATES, August 31, 1789, MA.
v. EXPERIENCE WHITNEY, b. January 06, 1772, MA; d. February 05, 1826;
m. IMMER CRITTENDEN, June 25, 1789, MA.
vi.JONAS WHITNEY, b. May 12, 1775, MA; d. September 27, 1823; m. CATHERINE
PARKER, November 29, 1795, MA.
vii.RUTH WHITNEY, b. February 18, 1778, MA.; died in infancy
viii.AMI WHITNEY, b. January 18, 1781, MA; m. ANNA ARMSDEN, MA.
ix. PARKHURST WHITNEY, b. September 15, 1784, MA; m. CELINDA COWING,
MA.
x. ASA WHITNEY, b. October 01, 1786, MA; m. LUCRETIA MURPHY.
15. EPHRAIM 5 PARKHURST,
son of ABIGAIL 4 BIGELOW, was born December 27, 1743
in Mendon, Worcester Co., MA, and died September 20, 1838 in Milford, Worcester
Co., MA. He was a farmer. He married (1) JEMINA HAYWARD September 30, 1767
in Bellingham, Norfolk Co., MA, daughter of ELEAZER HAYWARD and MARY DANIELS.
She was born August 13, 1747 in Bellingham, Norfolk Co., MA, and died March
21, 1838 in Milford, Worcester Co., MA. He married (2) ELIZA BROAD January
13, 1823 in Barre, Worcester Co., MA, daughter of JOSEPH BROAD and SIBEL
UNKNOWN. She was born February 24, 1803 in MA, and died May 18, 1862 in MA.
Marriage: JEMINA HAYWARD:
Intention 8/10/1767, Mendon, Worcester Co., MA
Children of EPHRAIM PARKHURST and JEMINA HAYWARD are:
i. EBENEZER10 PARKHURST, b. March 09, 1768, Milford, Worcester Co., MA;
d. May 27, 1791, Milford, Worcester Co., MA.
ii. NATHAN PARKHURST, b. January 22, 1770, Milford, Worcester Co., MA;
d. December 13, 1820, Milford, Worcester Co., MA.
iii.ITHNIEL PARKHURST, b. March 27, 1772, Milford, Worcester Co., MA;
d. August 02, 1855, Milford, Worcester Co., MA.
iv.ESTHER PARKHURST, b. February 05, 1774, Milford, Worcester Co., MA;
d. August 09, 1851, Clinton, Oneida Co., NY.
v. STERLING PARKHURST, b. February 03, 1777, Milford, Worcester Co.,
MA; d. August 23, 1855, LeClaire, Scott Co., Iowa.
vi.SARAH PARKHURST, b. April 12, 1779, Milford, Worcester Co., MA; d.
Ohio.
vii.LUCY PARKHURST, b. June 19, 1782, Milford, Worcester Co., MA; d.
September 22, 1798, Milford, Worcester Co., MA.
viii.(MARY) ANNE PARKHURST, b. August 29, 1784, Milford, Worcester Co.,
MA.
ix. EPHRAIM PARKHURST, b. March 19, 1787, Milford, Worcester Co., MA;
d. October 06, 1837, Milford, Worcester Co., MA.
x. HARRIOT PARKHURST, b. October 19, 1791, Milford, Worcester Co., MA;
d. May 19, 1856, Milford, Worcester Co., MA.
xi. ELEAZER PARKHURST, b. April 18, 1793, Milford, Worcester Co., MA;
d. October 21, 1851, Parkhurst, Scott Co., Iowa.
Child of EPHRAIM PARKHURST and ELIZA BROAD is:
xii.WILLARD BROAD10 PARKHURST, b. January 23, 1825, Milford, Worcester
Co., MA; d. August 23, 1874, Milford, Worcester Co., MA.
More About WILLARD BROAD PARKHURST:
Fact 2: Occupation, Bootmaker
16. NATHANIEL 5
PARKHURST, was born March 07, 1744/45 in Mendon, Worcester Co., MA, and
died April 23, 1818 in Milford, Worcester Co., MA. He married SARAH BROWN
May 29, 1771 in Mendon, Worcester Co., MA, daughter of OLIVER BROWN and
ABGAIL SHEFFIELD. She was born August 20, 1753 in Mendon, Worcester Co.,
MA, and died November 07, 1848 in Milford, Worcester Co., MA.
More About NATHANIEL PARKHURST:
Fact 2: Occupation, Captain
Children of NATHANIEL PARKHURST and SARAH BROWN are:
i. AMASA10 PARKHURST, b. November 23, 1771, Milford, Worcester Co., MA;
d. November 26, 1826, Milford, Worcester Co., MA.
ii. ABIGAIL PARKHURST, b. May 09, 1774, Milford, Worcester Co., MA; d.
Abt. 1867, MI.
iii.MARY (POLLY) PARKHURST, b. February 25, 1776, Milford, Worcester
Co., MA; d. March 19, 1827, Milford, Worcester Co., MA.
iv.LUTHER PARKHURST, b. March 24, 1778, Milford, Worcester Co., MA; d.
September 06, 1804, Milford, Worcester Co., MA.
v. SILAS PARKHURST, b. December 02, 1779, Milford, Worcester Co., MA;
d. September 02, 1849, Milford, Worcester Co., MA.
vi.OTIS PARKHURST, SR, b. September 20, 1781, Milford, Worcester Co.,
MA; d. March 05, 1869, Milford, Worcester Co., MA.
vii.HANNAH PARKHURST, b. July 23, 1783, Milford, Worcester Co., MA; d.
January 22, 1852, Milford, Worcester Co., MA.
viii.HOPESTILL PARKHURST, b. March 29, 1785, Milford, Worcester Co.,
MA; d. January 28, 1831, Milford, Worcester Co., MA.
More About HOPESTILL PARKHURST:
Fact 2: Hopestill perished in the snow.
ix. LEMUEL PARKHURST, b. January 02, 1788, Milford, Worcester Co., MA;
d. September 12, 1818, Palmyra, Wayne Co., NY.
More About LEMUEL PARKHURST:
Fact 2: Graduation: 1814, Brown Univ, Providence, RI
Fact 3: Occupation: Postmaster, Lawyer
Fact 4: Never married
Fact 5: willed estate to 1st cousin, Sterling Parkhurst
x. CATHERINE PARKHURST, b. August 19, 1789, Milford, Worcester Co., MA;
d. 1871, Milford, Worcester Co., MA.
xi. SARAH PARKHURST, b. January 13, 1792, Milford, Worcester Co., MA;
d. 1829, NJ.
xii.NANCY PARKHURST, b. November 23, 1794, Milford, Worcester Co., MA;
d. February 17, 1818, Milford, Worcester Co., MA.
xiii.DIANA PARKHURST, b. April 12, 1796, Milford, Worcester Co., MA;
d. April 29, 1857, Milford, Worcester Co., MA; m. SULLIVAN SUMNER, October
04, 1818, Milford, Worcester Co., MA.
More About DIANA PARKHURST:
Fact 2: No children
xiv.ANGELINA PARKHURST, b. February 11, 1799, Milford, Worcester Co.,
MA; d. October 15, 1880, Milford, Worcester Co., MA.
17. JONAS 5 PARKHURST,
was born April 12, 1754 in Mendon, Worcester Co., MA, and died September
20, 1800 in Milford, Worcester Co., MA. He married MARY NELSON December 01,
1774 in Mendon, Worcester Co., MA, daughter of GERSHOM NELSON and MERCY PUFFER.
She was born February 15, 1755 in Mendon, Worcester Co., MA, and died May
12, 1840 in Mendon, Worcester Co., MA.
More About JONAS PARKHURST:
Fact 2: Occupation, Cooper
More About MARY NELSON:
Fact 2: called Aunt Molly in Milford, MA
Children of JONAS PARKHURST and MARY NELSON are:
i. OLIVE10 PARKHURST, b. March 08, 1775, Milford, Worcester Co., MA;
d. Aft. 1795, Milford, Worcester Co., MA; m. ZURIEL HAYWARD, Abt. 1795,
Milford, Worcester Co., MA.
More About OLIVE PARKHURST:
Fact 2: No children
ii. EDE (EDY) PARKHURST, b. January 11, 1777, Milford, Worcester Co.,
MA.
iii.BETSY PARKHURST, b. June 07, 1779, Milford, Worcester Co., MA; d.
Abt. 1860.
iv.HENRY PARKHURST, b. November 07, 1781, Milford, Worcester Co., MA;
d. March 04, 1843, Milford, Worcester Co., MA.
v. JOEL PARKHURST, b. April 13, 1784, Milford, Worcester Co., MA; d.
March 15, 1844, Milford, Worcester Co., MA.
vi.LUCINDA PARKHURST, b. December 20, 1786, Milford, Worcester Co., MA;
d. November 29, 1860, Woburn, Middlesex Co., MA.
vii.ROYAL PARKHURST, b. March 11, 1790, Milford, Worcester Co., MA; d.
September 26, 1849, Milford, Worcester Co., MA.
More About ROYAL PARKHURST:
Fact 2: Never married
viii.MARY (POLLY) PARKHURST, b. July 22, 1793, Milford, Worcester Co.,
MA; d. February 13, 1835, Milford, Worcester Co., MA.
More About MARY (POLLY) PARKHURST:
Fact 2: Never married
ix. MERCY PARKHURST, b. January 07, 1795, Milford, Worcester Co., MA;
d. Abt. 1837, Milford, Worcester Co., MA.
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