He was admitted freeman Feb 7, 1697, and was at this time 21 0r more years old. In May, 1726 he was Deputy for Greenwich to the Colonial Assembly of Connecticut. He was a Justice of the Peace for Fairfield, appointed by the Assembly May 1726, 1727 and 1728, and a Deputy for Greenwich 1749 and 1750.

May, 1752: “Upon the memorial of Abraham Higgins, Jr., of Fairfield, administrator of the estate of Gershom Lockwood, late of Norwalk, in the County of Fairfield, deceased, shewing to this Assembly that the debts due from the estate of said deceased surmount the moveable estate the sum of 93 pounds, 11 s. and 7 d., old tenour, and praying for liberty to sell real estate, etc, etc”. “The adm’r was authorized to sell, etc.”878