Tacy Eveline (Scriven) Bigelow (1848)

Born 1 Oct 1848 in Hartfield, Chautauqua, N.Y.

Ancestors

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Biography

Married to Wilson H. Bigalow. They had no children. She co-authored the Scriven Record of 1899, which says, "Mrs. Tacy Scriven Bigelow (Mrs. W.H. Bigelow), lived at Hartfield, Chant Co, New York, in 1902, when she wrote up this record. Her brother Seth Scriven lived in Mayfield, Chant Co. N.Y. at that time. This information was given in correspondence to her cousin, Mrs. Sarah E. Scriven (Mrs. Cyrus Stayner, Edgar, Neb.) in 1902."

Chautauqua and the Renters' Rebellion

Chautauqua County was settled in the early 1800's as part of the westward migration, of which, the Scrivens and others of Rensselaer County took part. After the Scrivens left Rhode Island, they had farms in Petersburgh and adjoining Grafton, NY (which are midway along modern day Rt. 2, coming from Williamstown, MA and going through Troy, NY). This is mentioned because the Renters' Rebellion could have been the spark that caused the Scrivens, like others in eastern New York westward migration out of Rensselaer Co. to western New York., the move to Chautaugua. (See Anti-Rent War)

There was a famous settler named William Prendergast, who participated in the rebellion further south along the Hudson River. (See history-of-chautauqua-county History of Chautaugua County He was arrested, and at one time, sentenced to death when shooting resulted in death at one of their protests. Prendergast took his family and intended to move south along the Ohio River, but decided his lot would be better served if he came back to Western New York. Thus, he settled in Chautaugua Co., and his family holdings came to over 3000 acres. The Scriven family's experience probably paralleled the Prendergast's.

Sources

• The Scriven Record of 1899

History of Chautaugua County [1]