16119. Hanna 5 BIGELOW daughter of
Joshua 4 , Joshua 3 ( Joshua
2, Johnl) and Lydia
(HASTINGS) BIGELOW, was born 02 July 1748 at Worcester, Worcester
co, MA. She married Joel Wesson, son of John and Ruth (Death) Wesson
, was born about 1746, at Framingham, MA. They lived for a few years
in the seventies, in Brookfield, but for the greater part of their lives
in Worcester. He held much real estate, and paid one of the largest
taxes in that town. He was a juror in 1785 and on the school committee
in 1787. He was a plow-maker by trade and was in Framingham in 1789,
plying his trade there. Hannah, his widow, died 29 (09?) December
1829, aged eighty-two years.
Joel Wesson and his brothers were the owners of a large
part of "the Gore," which was claimed by both Worcester and Grafton.
Joel was considered an inhabitant of Grafton until 1785, when the title
of Worcester to the section was acknowledged formally. A very important
deed in tracing this genealogy is recorded at Worcester. Joel Wesson
and his brother Levi Wesson deeded to their brothers, John, Jr. and Samuel,
October 24, 1777, certain lands in "the Gore," and the deed gives the names
of the children of John and Ruth (Death) Wesson. Joel sold his farm
in North Brookfield to his brother, John Wesson, June 25, 1789.
I imagine a simple explanation that Hannah BIGELOW
WESSON was not mentioned in her father's will could be the fact that she
was obviously in comfortable financial circumstances.
Children of Joel and Hanna (Bigelow) Wesson:
16119.1 Hulda Wesson, b ____ ; d _____ ; m Lewis Wetherby of Shrewsbury.
16118.2 Hannah Wesson, b ____ ; d _____ ; m ____ Bartlett
16118.3 Mary "Polly" Wesson, b ____
; d _____ ; m 16 Nov 1808 Charles Warren
16119.4 Sewell Wesson, b ____ ; d _____ ; m
16119.5 Joel Wesson, jr, b 07 Apr 1773/5 Brookfield,
MA; d 26 Dec 1832 Millbury, MA; m 15 Sept 1796 Thankful Newton, in Shrewsbury,
MA; (b 04 Jan 1778); 2 sons:
a. David, m 01 Nov 1827 Anna BURBANK, of Worcester,
b. Andrew, b 14 Nov 1808, at north parish of
Sutton, now Millbury, who had a son Frank B., res 1905 New York City.
16119.6 Rufus Wesson, b ____ ; d _____ ; m Betsey
Baird; daughter of Daniel Baird of Worcester. son Daniel Baird Wesson,
invented and with Horace Smith, manufactured the Smith & Wesson
"volcanic" rifle, and other arms.
Sources:
The Bigelow Family Genealogy, Vol I pg 64 child;
Howe, Bigelow Family of America; pg 67 child;
Bond, Genealogies and History of Watertown.
Note:
Subject: Hannah BIGELOW - Joel WESTON
Date: Thu, 11 Nov 1999 01:39:55 EST
From: Adele Just Afjust@aol.com
Rod, I am descended from a Betsey WESSON/WESTON of Grafton who married
at Worcester in 1803 to James BAIRD, son of Daniel BAIRD of Worcester and
Auburn. I thought you might be interested in the following biographical
material from the Wesson family section in "Historic Homes and Institutions
and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worcester County, Massachusetts,
with a History of Worcester Society of Antiquity." Prepared under
the editorial supervision of Ellery Bicknell Crane; published 1907 by The
Lewis Publishing Company.
Volume I, pages 228-231:
(V) Joel WESSON, son of John WESSON (4), was born probably about 1746,
at Framingham. He married Hannah BIGELOW, born in Worcester,
July 3, 1748, daughter of Joshua 4 and Lydia BIGELOW.
They lived for a few years in the
seventies, in Brookfield, but for the greater part of their lives in
Worcester. He held much real estate, and paid one of the largest
taxes in that town. He was a juror in 1785 and on the school committee
in 1787. He was a plow-maker by trade and was in Framingham in 1789,
plying his trade there. Hannah, his widow, died December 29, 1829,
aged eighty-two years.
Their children were:
1. Hulda, married Lewis WITHERBY, of Shrewsbury.
2. Hannah, married _____ BARTLETT.
3. Mary, married Charles WARREN, November 16, 1808; she was called
Polly.
4. Sewell.
5. Joel, Jr., born April 7, 1775, at Brookfield, Massachusetts;
married Thankful NEWTON, in Shrewsbury, September 15, 1796; she was born
January 15, 1796; she was born January 4, 1778; they had two sons: David,
married Anna BURBANK, of Worcester, November 1, 1827; and Andrew, born November
14, 1808, at north parish of Sutton, now Millbury, who had a son Frank B.,
now (1905) of New York city.
6. Rufus (see forward).
Joel WESSON and his brothers were the owners
of a large part of "the Gore," which was claimed by both Worcester and Grafton.
Joel was considered an inhabitant of Grafton until 1785, when the title
of Worcester to the section was acknowledged formally. A very important
deed in tracing this genealogy is recorded at Worcester. Joel WESSON
and his brother Levi WESSON deeded to their brothers, John, Jr. and Samuel,
October 24, 1777, certain lands in "the Gore," and the deed gives the names
of the children of John and Ruth (DEATH) WESSON. Joel sold his farm
in North Brookfield to his brother, John WESSON, June 25, 1789.
This Wesson biographical material continues
with the line of their son, Rufus WESSON, who married Betsey BAIRD, daughter
of Daniel BAIRD of Worcester. They named one of their sons Daniel Baird
WESSON and he invented and went on, with Horace SMITH, to manufacture the
Smith & Wesson "volcanic" rifle, and other arms.
I imagine a simple explanation that Hannah BIGELOW
WESSON was not mentioned in her father's will could be the fact that she
was obviously in comfortable financial circumstances.
Adele Just/Seattle
AFJust@aol.com
rodbigelow@netzero.net 
