Mabel Edwards, youngest child of Richard Edwards, Esq. and his first wife Elizabeth Tuttle, was bapt. at the Hartford 1st Chh. Dec. 13, 1685 and d. at Hartford May 14, 1765. She was interred at Hartford's Ancient Cemetery (Sextant Rec.), but by 1853 had no discernable gravestone.

Mabel was not baptized near the time of her birth, and the year of her birth cannot be determined; there is no record that gives her age at death. (Mary K. Talcott erred in her annotation of the Ancient Cemetery sextant record in stating that she was "born" Dec. 13, 1685). On Mar. 8, 1695/6 along with several of her siblings, Mabel "owned the covenant" of the Hartford 1st Chh., which was not possible at 10 years of age. And, it is highly unlikely that if Dec. 13, 1685 was otherwise close to her date of birth, she married when she was only recently turned 14 years old. Mabel is probably the "Mehetabel wife to Jonathan Biglow" who was admitted to full communion of the Hartford 2nd Chh. Aug. 27, 1724. Unfortunately, there are no member records for the 2nd Church between mid-1731 and early 1791.

Mabel m. Dec. 14, 1699 at Hartford (HTR and 1st Chh. Rec.) Jonathan Bigelow, Jr., s. of Jonathan Bigelow and Rebecca Shepard, b. Mar. 22, 1674/5 at Hartford, Conn. He d. July 29, 1749 at Hartford, Æ 75 and is interred with an extant gravestone at Hartford's Ancient Cemetery.

Mabel Edwards and Jonathan Bigelow, Jr. had the following children b. at Hartford:

• i. Lieut. Timothy Bigelow, b. June 20, 1702 (HTR); d. June 2, 1747, Æ 45; m. Abigail Olcott Oct. 25, 1727, who m. 2) Capt. Daniel Goodwin Nov. 6, 1748.

• ii. Mabel Bigelow, b. Nov. 12, 1703 (1704 HTR, but bapt. Nov. 21 1703, Hartford 1st Chh.); m. Daniel Seymour May 10, 1727, s. of John Seymour, Jr. and Elizabeth Webster (dau. of Lieut. Robert Webster and Susannah Treat, the writer's ancestors). Mabel d. betw. Dec. 16, 1738, when given a legacy in her father's will, and Feb. 1759, when distribution of her father's estate was made, including to the heirs of "Mabel Seymour deceased, late wife of Daniel Seymour." However, she did not d. Nov. 10, 1757 as claimed by Barbour as that is the date Mary Harris, the one month long wife of David Seymour, not Daniel Seymour, was bur. at Hartford's Ancient Cemetery.

• iii. Jesse Bigelow, bapt. Sept. 15, 1706 (2nd Chh); not included in his father's Dec. 1738 will.

• iv. Rebecca Bigelow, bapt. Dec. 5, 1708 (1st Chh.); d. unm. Jan. 8, 1754, Æ 46 and interred at Hartford's Ancient Cemetery.

• v. Irene Bigelow, bapt. Nov. 4, 1711 (1st Chh.); d. Mar. 27, 1790, Æ 79; m. Ens. Daniel Marsh, s. of Lieut. Nathaniel Marsh and Elizabeth Spencer. He was bapt. at the Hartford 1st Chh. Oct. 30, 1709 and d. Nov. 6, 1795, Æ 87. They resided at East Hartford, Conn.

• vi. Jonathan Bigelow, 3rd, bapt. June 27, 1714 (1st Chh.); d. Jan. 25, 1779, Æ 65 and interred at Hartford's Ancient Cemetery.

• vii. Jerusha Bigelow, bapt. June 23, 1717 (2nd Chh.); m. Elisha Butler.

• viii. Anne Bigelow, bapt. Jan. 7, 1721/2 (2nd Chh.); not included in her father's Dec. 1738 will.