Michael Flagg

1651 - 1711  (60 years)

• Name	Michael Flagg
  	Father: Thomas Flagg Mother: Mary ______ [2]
  Birth	23 Mar 1650/51	Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony   [2, 4, 5, 7, 8]
  Proprietor	1674 (22 years)	Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts Bay Colony   [2, 4]
  He was one of the proprietors in the first attempted settlement of Worcester in 1674.
  Military	Between 25 Nov 1675 and 3 Dec 1675 (24 years)	Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony   [1, 4]
  Between 25 November 1675 and 3 December 1675 he was impressed into service, however whether he served or was excused is not known.
  Offices Held	21 Mar 1693/94 (42 years)	Watertown, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [10]
  On 21 March 1693/94 Michael and Oliver Willington were chosen to "se to the performance of the Law Reffering to Horses."
  Will	1711 (59 years)	Watertown, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [2]
  He made his will in 1711 in Watertown, Massachusetts.
  Death	16 Oct 1711	Watertown, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [2, 4, 5]
  Inventory	say Nov 1711 (60 years)	Watertown, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [2]
  His estate in Watertown was inventoried and valued at £188 1/6.
  Probate/Proved	6 Nov 1711 (60 years)  [2]
  His will was proved on 6 November 1711.
  Person ID, Branch	I24105
  Last Modified	7 Jun 2025

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 1	Mary Bigelow,   b. 18 Mar 1648/49, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 3 Sep 1704, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	3 Jan 1674	Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9]
  	Marriage Record of Mary Bigelow and Michael Flagg
  Age at Marriage	He : 22 years and 10 months - She : 24 years and 10 months.
  Children	From 1685 to 1690  [2, 5]
  1. Abigail Flagg (1685-1711) 2. Michael Flagg (1689-____) 3. Mary Flagg (1690-____)
  Family ID	F8535	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Jun 2025

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 2	Mary Lawrence,   b. 4 Dec 1671, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony   Other Partners: John Earle  m. 5 Apr 1689
  Marriage	27 Dec 1704	Watertown, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [2, 4, 5]
  Age at Marriage	He : 53 years and 9 months - She : 33 years.
  Children	1. Mary Earl (1690-____)  [2]
  Family ID	F8536	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Jun 2025

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Michael Flagg(23 Mar 1650/51 – 1711) 2 3

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 23 Mar 1650/51 - Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony Proprietor - 1674 - Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts Bay Colony Marriage - 3 Jan 1674 - Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony Military - Between 25 Nov 1675 and 3 Dec 1675 - Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony Offices Held - 21 Mar 1693/94 - Watertown, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Marriage - 27 Dec 1704 - Watertown, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Will - 1711 - Watertown, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Death - 16 Oct 1711 - Watertown, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Inventory - say Nov 1711 - Watertown, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S1972] Bodge, George M. "Soldiers in King Philip's War", (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume XXXIX, 1885). [S463] Bond, Henry. Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts including Waltham and Weston, (Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1860). [S1974] Bullard, Chester Arthur. Arnold Bullard and Related Families, (Unknown Place: Chester Arthur Bullard, 1935). [S520] Flagg, Charles Allcott. The Descendants of Eleazer Flagg and his wife, Huldah Chandler of Grafton, Mass. , (Boston: The Press of D. Clapp & Son, 1903). [S1973] Howe, Gilman Bigelow. Genealogy of the Bigelow Family of America, (Worcester, Massachusetts: C. Hamilton, 1890). [S188] Holbrook Research Institute, Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Marriage Record of Mary Bigelow and Michael Flagg. [S793] Norris, D. W. and H.A. Feldman. The Wells Family , (Milwaukee: Cramer-Krasselt Company, 1942). [S72] Pope, Charles Henry, The Pioneers of Massachusetts , (Boston: Charles H. Pope, 1900). [S91] Torrey, Clarence Almon, New England Marriage Prior to 1700, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1985). [S1565] Watertown Historical Society. Watertown Records, Volume 2, (Watertown, Massachusetts: Fred G. Barker, 1894).