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He married Mary Stemes in Woburn, Massachusetts, July 9, 1646. He resided in Chelmsford, Massachusetts April 2, 1652. He sold his house and lands in Woburn to Bartholomew Pierson of Watertown, MA, before moving to Chelmsford. Chelmsford records contain several grants of land to Isaac.
Isaac died November 27, 1657 in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, at 34 years of age. County records say he died on December 4.
145	Mary Sternes:
Mary was born January 26, 1626 in England. She was baptized in Nayland, Suffolk, England, January 26, 1626. She married Isaac Learned in Woburn, Massachusetts, July 9, 1646. She married John Burg in Sudbury, Massachusetts, June 9, 1662. Mary died before December 21, 1663 in Chelmsford, Massachusetts.
146	John Bigelow: Occupation: Blacksmith. He was baptized in Wrentham, Suffolk, England, February 16, 1617. John was bom 1617 in Wrentham, Suffolk, England. He emigrated, about 1632. Point of origin: from Wrentham, England. He married Mary Warren in Watertown, Massachusetts, October 30, 1642.
He made a will in Watertown, Massachusetts, January 4, 1703. His will was dated 4 Jan 1703 and was proved 23 Jly 1703.
The will of John Biglo in its entirety, is as follows:
"In the name of God amen. I John Biglo of Watertown in the county of Middlesex within her Majesties Province of Massachusetts Bay in New England, being weeke of body but in sound disposing Memory prais be given to god for the same, Do make this my last will and testament in manner & form following, that is to say first and principally I resign my soul unto the mercy full hands of allmighty god my Creator assuredly hoping through the mercy of my blessed Saviour to obtain pardon remission of all my sins and my body I commit to the earth whence it was taken, to be decently buried by the descreshion of my executors hereinafter named and as for the worldly goods & estate the lord hath lone me I dispose thereof as follows: "Imp. I give and bequeath unto Sarah my well beloved wife, and to her heirs & assigns forever, all the lands and movable estate, that was hers before our marriage, and fourty pounds in money, twenty pounds of s'd money to be p'd her within one month after my decease and twenty pounds within one year after my dece's I give unto her forty pounds waight of good pork, three bushels of barley, and one bushel of indian com, five pounds waight in butter and five pounds waight in Chees, and also two Sheep, and half the flax that shall be in the house at my Deces?and that to be in full satisfaction of her thirds.
"2ndly I give & bequeath to my eldest son John Biglo, & to his heirs & assigns forever, twenty pounds in money to be p'd within one year after my Deces, and in case my s'd son have an heir lawfully begotten of his own body, I give & bequeath his s'd heir twenty pounds in money to be p'd to him or her, when it shall be twenty one years of age, or day of marriage which shall first happen, but if it hapon my s'd son deces without an heir as above s'd, then my will is /t ye aboves'd twenty pounds be equally divided between my children then surviving. "3rdly I give & bequeath to my son Jonathan Biglo, and to his heirs & assigns forever, twenty five pounds in money to be p'd him within one year after my deces. ?4thly I give & bequeath to my son Daniell Biglo and to his heirs & assigns forever, twenty five pounds in money to be p'd him within one year after my deces.
?5thly I give & bequeath to my son Samuel Biglo and to his heirs & assigns forever ten pounds in money besides what he hath already had, to be p'd to him with one year after my deces.
"6thly I give and bequeath unto my son Joshua Biglo and to his heirs & assigns forever two parcels of lands lying on the westerly side of bow brook in s'd town. Purchased of Lieut Chas Hammond as may more fully appear by the deed of the same, and twenty five pounds in money, to be p'd him within one year after my deces.
"7thly I give & bequeath unto my son James Biglo fifteen pounds, which I lent him as may appear by a bond under his hand and seal, and I give & bequeath to my said son James's son James Biglo ten pounds in money to be p'd him if he shall live to the age of twenty one years, but if it so happen that he deces before s'd age, then ye s'd ten pounds to be equally divided between my s'd son James surviving children, when they shall be of the age of twenty one years or day of marriage which shall first happen. ?8thly I give & bequeath to my Daughter Mary Fiagg and to her heirs & assigns forever, twenty five pounds in money to be p'd her within two years after my deces.
"9thly I give & bequeath to my daughter Elizabeth Stems' children twenty five pounds in money, to be p'd them, when they are twenty one years of age, or day of marriage which shall first happen. "


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