- NOTES:
- There are two very helpful wills in the New Jersey State Archives.
- The first is the will of William Biggs of Hopewell Township, Cumberland
- County, dated Jan. 2, 1794, proven Jan. 6, 1794. In this will, William
- mentions the following relatives: Nephew William Biggs (son of his
brother
- Daniel), nephew William Biggs (son of his brother John), and the children
of
- his brother Jeremiah - Lazar, Noah, Jeremiah, William, Aaron, and Ephraim.
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- The second is the will of Rachel Randolph (late Rachel Reeves) from
- Hopewell Township, Cumberland County, Apr 1806, proven May 1806. In
this
- will, Rachel mentions relatives: sisters Easter Davis and Abigail Biggs,
- brothers Elisha Smith and Daniel Smith, and the children of her sister,
- Abigail Biggs - sons Lazar, Noah, Jeremiah, William, Aaron, and Ephraim,
and
- daughters Rachel Castow and Ami Castow.
-
- This information agrees pretty well with that found in "A Short
- History of the Harrod and Biggs Family", which says Jeremiah and
Abigail
- Biggs of southern New Jersey had sons Eleazer, Noah, Jeremiah, William,
- Aaron, Ephraim, and John, and daughters Rachel Casto and Hannah Casto.
As
- you see, pretty close, with minor disagreements. You can get of copy
of
- this manuscript by writting to the Cornerstone Genealogical Society
of
- Greene County, PA.
-
- One more thing; I have found only one additional piece of
- information not in your enclosure. A 1741 survey map of Hopewell township
- list a David Biggs as a resident, but by 1752 his land was apparently
- occupied by Ephraim Seeley and Ephraim Gilman.
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- Hope all this helps - Joe
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- Richard W. Baker
- RWBaker@prodigy.net
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