Patrick and Bridget Biggins - Directory Listings

Patrick and Bridget Biggins - Farm History

The map below shows the plots of land purchased by Patrick Biggins in 1848 and 1866 in DuPage Township, Will County, Illinois. The map is from an 1873 plat map of DuPage Township showing six of its 36 sections. (Townships have six tiers of six sections. Section 1 is in the northeast corner. The rest of the sections are numbered in snake-like order down through the tiers.)

The table below the map shows transactions and listings from plat maps and other sources from 1827 to 2007 for the plots of land purchased by Patrick Biggins.

Six Sections from the DuPage Township plat map for 1873. The Patrict Biggins land is outline in red: the 1848 plot to the south, the 1866 plot to the north. The road running east-west between the two Patrick Biggins plots is Normantown Road. The road on the east side of the 1866 plot is now called Luther Road. The Sprague school is east of the 1866 plot on Joliet Road. The road running diagonally north of the 1866 Biggins plot is Naperville Road. The James and Owen Biggins land is outlined in blue. The road running diagonally through the James Biggins land is now Interstate 55, which runs between Chicago and St. Louis.

Year	Western 80 Acres of 1848 Plot Western Half of Northwest Quadrant of Section 33	Eastern 80 Acres of 1848 Plot Eastern Half of Northwest Quadrant of Section 33	Western 80 Acres of 1866 Plot Western Half of Southeast Quadrant of Section 28	Eastern 80 Acres of 1866 Plot Eastern Half of Southeast Quadrant of Section 28
1827	U.S. Congress gives Illinois & Michigan Canal odd-numbered sections of land five miles on either side of proposed Canal	U.S. Congress gives Illinois & Michigan Canal odd-numbered sections of land five miles on either side of proposed Canal	Owned by Federal Government	Owned by Federal Government
1835	Owned by Illinois & Michigan Canal	Owned by Illinois & Michigan Canal	Samuel Anderson purchases from Federal Government on June 22; source: Initial Land Sales	Samuel Anderson purchases from Federal Government on June 22; source: Initial Land Sales
1848	Patrick Biggins purchases from Illinois & Michigan Canal on September 11; source: Initial Land Sales	Patrick Biggins purchases from Illinois & Michigan Canal on September 11; source: Initial Land Sales
1862			Owned by A. Amsden based on Rural Historic Structure Survey by Will County Land Use Department in 2001, PIN 02-28-400-003	Owned by A. Amsden based on Rural Historic Structure Survey by Will County Land Use Department in 2001 (original farmstead at east end of quarter-section), PIN 02-28-400-003
1866			Patrick Biggins purchases from Charles E. Boyer on June 23 for $6,500	Patrick Biggins purchases from Charles E. Boyer on June 23, included in sale of western half
1872	Directory: resident Patrick Bagan, farmer	Directory: resident Patrick Bagan, farmer	Directory: resident Patrick Bagan sr, farmer	Directory: resident Patrick Bagan sr, farmer
1873	Plat map: owned by P. Biggins	Plat map: owned by P. Biggins	Plat map: owned by P. Biggins	Plat map: owned by P. Biggins (original farmstead at east end of quarter-section)
1873-1874	Philip Biggins purchases from Patrick Biggins for $2,600 on March 18, 1874 Warranty Deed	Francis Biggins purchases from Patrick Biggins for $4,000 on January 11, 1873	James A. Biggins purchases from Patrick Biggins for $3,100 on March 18, 1874	Catherine Biggins purchases from Patrick Biggins for $4,000 on March 18, 1874
1875	Philip Biggins marries Sarah McNally in Bridgeport area of Chicago on August 26		James A. Biggins marries Elizabeth Healy in Chicago on April 22
1876		Catherine Biggins purchases from Francis Biggins for $4,000 on December 18
1880	Census: Philip Biggins, farmer, living with his own family in DuPage Township	Census: Francis Biggins living with Benjamin Barrett family in DuPage Township	Census: James A. Biggins, farmer, living with his own family in DuPage Township	Census: Catherine Biggins living with her father Patrick in DuPage Township
1885	Philip Biggins family moves to Naperville	Francis Biggins moves to Joliet		Catherine Biggins moves to Joliet
1889	Will County Circuit Court orders Sheriff to sell Philip Biggins' 80 acres to Fithian & Cowing to settle debt to estate of Barrett B. Clark	Will County Circuit Court orders Sheriff to sell Francis Biggins' 40 acres to Fithian & Cowing to settle debt to estate George J. Munroe
1890			James A. Biggins dies on March 16, and his wife Elizabeth Healy Biggins continues farming
1891		Will County Coroner’s Record of September 24 reports that Francis Biggins was run over by a Chicago & Alton railroad train in Lockport while trying to board it under influence of liquor
1893	Plat map: owned by Michael Kelly	Plat map: owned by Harris & Donnell et al.	Plat map: owned by Jas. A. Biggins	Plat map: owned by Margaret Reardon
1904			Elizabeth Biggins moves to Joliet
1909	Plat map: owned by Michael Kelly Estate	Plat map: owned by E. Biggins	Plat map: owned by E. Biggins	Plat map: owned by J. J. Lehy
1920 or 1925	Plat map: owned by Edward Blum	Plat map: owned by E. Biggins	Plat map: owned by E. Biggins	Plat map: owned by J. J. Lehy
1930 or 1933	Plat map: owned by Albert Hassert	Plat map: owned by H. R. Phelps	Plat map: owned by H. R. Phelps	Plat map: owned by J. J. Leahy
1963	Plat map: owned by Albert Hassert	Plat map: owned by George Mathers	Plat map: owned by George Mathers	Plat map: residential-Hampton Park 2 West
1966	Plat map: owned by Albert Hassert	Plat map: owned by George Mathers	Plat map: owned by George Mathers	Plat map: residential-Hampton Park 2 West
1972	Plat map: owned by Roy F. Hassert	Plat map: owned by George Mathers	Plat map: owned by George Mathers	Plat map: residential-Hampton Park 2 West
1982	Plat map: owned by Roy F. Hassert	Plat map: owned by George Mathers	Plat map: owned by George Mathers	Plat map: residential-Hampton Park 2 West
1988	Plat map: owned by Irene T. Schindel	Plat map: owned by George Mather	Plat map: owned by George Mather	Plat map: residential-Hampton Park 2 West
1991	Annexed to Romeoville; Lakewood Estates Partners, developer; Midwest Bank & Trust Company Trust No. 88-09-5599 dated 9-10-88, owner
1992	Plat map: owned by Midwest Bank & Trust Co.	Plat map: owned by George L. Mather	Plat map: owned by George L. Mather	Plat map: residential-Hampton Park 2 West
1994	Plat map: residential-Lakewood Estates	Plat map: owned by George L. Mather	Plat map: owned by George L. Mather	Plat map: residential-Hampton Park 2 West
2002	Plat map: residential-Lakewood Estates	Plat map: owned by George L. Mather; George L. Mather dies on February 20	Plat map: owned by George L. Mather; George L. Mather dies on February 20	Plat map: residential-Hampton Park 2 West
2005		Opening of the Beverly Skoff Elementary School and the John J. Lukancic Middle School
2007			Opening of Misty Ridge, a new community of 166 homes, built by Beechen & Dill Builders, Inc.