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Children of Thomas and Mercy (BIGELOW) GARFIELD, the oldest 3 recorded Watertown, the rest at Weston, MA:
1561 Elizabeth, b 10 Aug 1708; m 6 Sept 1738 Samuel BROOKS of Concord.
1562 Eunice, b 23 Aug 1710; d 4 Oct 1777 Weston; m 12 Dec 1734 Ebenezer HOBBS. At least 11 children.
1563 Thomas jr., b 1 Mar 1713; d 3 Jan 1774 Lincoln; m 21 Oct 1742 Rebecca JOHNSON; res Lincoln.
1564 Thankful, b 15 Feb 1715; m 28 Nov 1751 John WALKER, his second wife. 2 children.
1565 Isaac, b 19 Feb 1717.
1566 John, b 3 Dec 1718; d May 1767 Weston; m (int. 15 Mar 1745) Thankful STOWELL. 2 children
1567 Samuel, b 11 Apr 1720; d 12 June 1792 Spencer, MA; m (1) 25 Aug 1750 Hannah GARFIELD, and (2) 27 May 1756 Abigail PIERCE [Weston town records, in its family genealogies section, assigns Samuel (2) other marriages, both incorrect.] Moved to Spencer after 1772. 11 children.
1568 Mercy, b 17 June 1722; d 16 Aug 1793 Weston; m 1756 (acc Bond) or 20 Apr 1738 (Weston Records) Ebenezer HAMMOND..
1569 Anna, b 1 June 1724; m Sept 1749 Josiah LIVERMORE, and res Leicester.
156A Lucy, b 5 Oct 1725.
156B Elisha, b 11 Nov 1728; m 15 Nov 1753 Susanna BEMIS.
156C Enoch, b 23 jan 1730; d Weston 19 June 1758; marriage, if any, not known.
Sources:
Bigelow Family Genealogy Vol I pages 29-30;
Howe, Bigelow Family of America; page 27; (see
below)
Bond, Genealogies and history of Watertown;
Weston Town & Church Records.
"38. MERCY; this is supposed to be the Martha who
was recorded as b. April 4, 1686, as there is no further mention made of Martha
and there is of Mercy, and she is said to have been born in 1686, that is
thought to have been a mistake in the record. Mercy m. Jan. 2, 1707,
Liut. Thomas Garfield (or Gearfield as the name is sometimes written).
He was the son of Capt. Benj. and Elizabeth (Bridge) Garfield and was born
Dec. 12, 1680. They lived in Watertown a short time and had two children born
there ; i. ELIZABETH, b Aug. 10, 1708 ; and ii. EUNICE, b. Aug. 23, 1710.
They moved from there to Lunenburg, and were the direct ancestors of the
late President James A. Garfield. She died Feb. 23, 1745. He died Feb. 4,
1752."
Note:
Subject: Bigelow / Garfield
Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2001 07:39:23 -0500 (CDT)
From: CMMercerCleasby@webtv.net (Christine Mercer-Cleasby)
Dear Rod,
Last fall I came across your info on the web on Martha Bigelow. I am researching
the Garfield family tree. I was wondering if we could talk
further regarding your info? Please contact me at your earliest convenience.
Thank-you, Christine
When one is working on ones family tree, they should make sure not to work
so hard on it, that they find out they may have married their own cousin!
- Chrissy
More:
I came across your info on Martha last fall. On #16228.43 - Fanna Fisk -You
have a death date of 02/17/1866, according to the print out I got from Schroon,
NY her death date was 02/07/1866. I was wondering your source, so I can double
check that one and these records from Schroon. They also list her place of
birth as Whiting,VT. You have her married to a Seelacius. All records I have,
have his named spelled Selucius. You have him as the son of Elisha. Records
I have, have him listed as the son of Elijah. My interest in all this, is
that it seems this Elijah is my G.G.G.G. Grandfather. And after running into
a few brick walls, I decided to try going down some of the spouses lines
to see if I could find out anything more.
#16228.46 - Ansel - is that a male or a female?
#16228.4D - Stephen Bateman - how does he fit into all of this?
Now in regards to Mercy Bigelow....... I too had her as a daughter of Joshua
Bigelow and Elizabeth Flagg. Where does Bond correct himself? Also I was
wondering about this Howe error.
I would REALLY appreciate any info you have or come across on the Garfields,
ESPECIALLY ELIJAH. It seems according to all the records I have read that
he originally moves to Schroon with out any family, then two sons join him
in 1806 at young ages, but there is no mention of his wife coming or being
buried there or of his son Caleb C. Garfield, my G.G.G. Grandfather, ever
going there. After calling and writing to everyone I can think of in NY and
VT, I still have not come across any real info on either one of them. So
I would really appreciate any help you may offer on those two.
Sincerely, Christine
More2:
Subject: Bigelow / Garfield
Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2002 15:15:45 -0600 (CST)
From: CMMercerCleasby@webtv.net (Christine Mercer-Cleasby)
Hi again,
Here's my problem.........
I believe I wrote to you becase I was trying to find out about Mercy
Bigelow and her parents. Well after spending the first two hours of my
day today cruising your site, it left me with only more questions.
Please help!
SOURCE: Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early
Settlers of Watertown, Massacusetts, includes Waltham and Weston - by
Henry Bond, M.D. Boston, 1860.
pg. 233
Lieut. Thomas Garfield, of Weston, m. Jan. 2, 1706/7, Mercy Bigelow b.
1686, dau. of Joshua Garfield and Elizabeth (Flagg) Bigelow. She died
Feb. 28, 1744/5 and he d. Feb. 4, 1752.
In my computer I had Mercy's parent's listed as Samuel Bigelow(1653) and
Mary Flagg(1657). Then I wrote to you to find out which was correct. And
now according to your site, neither is correct nor is Mercy being the
name of the one that married a Garfield. Do you have sources for your
info, and if so could you share them and help me straighten out this
mess? Thank-you! Chrissy
PS: I also came across this info this morning, concerning the
Mercy/Martha Bigelow question I had e-mailed you about earlier.
SOURCE:PRESIDENT GARFIELD'S ANCESTRY
A communication from the Rev. Edward G. Porter. Read at the October
Meeting of the Massachusetts Historical Society
CAMBRIDGE:
John Wilson and Son.
University Press. 1881
pg.6
"Lieutenant Thomas, married, 1706, Mercy Bigelow, of the well-known Watertown
family."
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