Tabitha 5 BIGELOW

12163    Tabitha 5 BIGELOW, daughter of Jonathan 4 (Jonathan 3,Jonathan2, John1) and Tabitha (COLEMAN) BIGELOW, was born ca 1740 in Hartford, Hartford co, CT. She was married 02 February 1769 to Ensign Josiah DWIGHT, born 6 November 1747 Hatfield, MA, son of Seth and Abigail (STRONG) DWIGHT. He was a private in Capt. Abel Thayer's Co, and a minuteman in the Battle of Concord and Lexington. They later lived at Williamsburgh, MA, where he died 10 September 1796. Tabitha died 10 August 1796, also at Williamsburgh, MA. (see below)

Known children of Josiah and Tabitha (BIGELOW) DWIGHT:

12163.1   Seth DWIGHT, b 15 Dec 1769; m (1) 30 Dec 1790 Hannah STRONG, and (2) 3 Mar 1814 Susan HAWSON.

12163.2   Abigail DWIGHT, b 25 Sep 1771, died young.

12163.3   Josiah jr. DWIGHT, b 15 Aug 1772; m (1) Sarah HARTWELL; and (2) Lucy GEERE.

12163.4   Dorus DWIGHT, b 4 Oct 1774; m Sally ROGERS.

12163.5   Abigail DWIGHT, b 25 Sep 1776; m (1) Moses WELLS, and (2) Jonathan BLISS.

12163.6   Daniel DWIGHT, b 2 July 1778; m Prudence HILLMAN.

12163.7   Tabitha DWIGHT, b 4 Jun 1781, m Ezekiel BATES.

Sources:
Bigelow Family Genealogy Volume. I page.85-86;
Howe, Bigelow Family of America;
Barbour, Families of Early Hartford;
NSDAR application;
History of Descendants of John Dwight of Dedham, MA, pub 1874.
Note:
Subject: Bigelow genealogy
Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2002 17:00:24 -0500 (EST)
From: stevenson111@webtv.net      (Daniel Stevenson)
 Bigelow genealogy
Tabitha Bigelow, born about 1740, daughter of Jonathan Bigelow III and Tabitha Coleman, m. Ensign Josiah Dwight born Nov. 6, 1747, son of Capt. Seth Dwight of Hatfield, MA and Abigail Strong.
Their descendants are listed on pages 793-819 of the book, Descendants of John Dwight of Dedham, MA' by B. W. Dwight  pub 1874 (Vol. 2) John Coleman, Jr. & Hannah Wright
see jonath4c.htm  and Coleman family..........................................ROD

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