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Benjamin Wight 1675–1755 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Jan 1675

Birth Location: MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS

Death Date: 28 Jul 1755

Death Location: Scituate, Rhode Island

Father: Samuel Wight

Mother: Hannah Albee

Spouse(s): Sarah Barnes

Children(s): Jemima Wight, Samuel Wight, Jabez Wight, Samuel Wight, Anne Wight, Benjamin Wight, Sarah Wight, Sylvanus Wight, Sarah Wight

Benjamin Wight was born in 1675 in MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS, the child of Samuel Wight And Hannah Albee. Benjamin Wight married Sarah Barnes, and had children including Anne Wight, Benjamin Wight, Jabez Wight, Jemima Wight, Samuel Wight, Sarah Wight, Sylvanus Wight. Benjamin Wight passed away in 1755 in Scituate, Rhode Island.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Wight was born in 1675 in MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS, the child of Samuel Wight And Hannah Albee.
  • Benjamin Wight married Sarah Barnes, and had children including Anne Wight, Benjamin Wight, Jabez Wight, Jemima Wight, Samuel Wight, Sarah Wight, Sylvanus Wight.
  • Benjamin Wight passed away in 1755 in Scituate, Rhode Island.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Wight
1639–1716
Birth Location: Dedham, Massachussetts
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Hannah Albee
1641–1723
Birth Location: Braintree, Massachussetts
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Barnes
1672–
Birth Location: SWANSEA, MASSACHUSETTS
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Children(s)

Jemima Wight
1693–
Birth Location: –
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Samuel Wight
1699–1763
Birth Location: –
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Jabez Wight
1690–1790
Birth Location: –
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Samuel Wight
1699–1763
Birth Location: –
SW
Anne Wight
1695–
Birth Location: –
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Benjamin Wight
1689–1772
Birth Location: –
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Sarah Wight
1697–1749
Birth Location: –
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Sylvanus Wight
1691–1755
Birth Location: –
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Sarah Wight
1697–1749
Birth Location: –
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Benjamin Wight's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Wight
1675–1755
Birth Place: MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS
Parents
Samuel Wight
1639–1716
Dedham, Massachussetts
Hannah Albee
1641–1723
Braintree, Massachussetts
Grandparents
Thomas Wight
1607–1674
Hareby, Lincolnshire, England
Alice Roundy
1610–1665
Isle of Wight, England
Benjamin Albee
1617–1696
*hannah Miller
1617–
Great-Grandparents
Robert Wight
1556–
Elizabeth Fulshaw
1582–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Wight's Descendants

1.
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Benjamin Wight (30 Jan 1675–28 Jul 1755) m. Sarah Barnes (27 Aug 1672–)
  1. 1. Jemima Wight 1693–
  2. 2. Samuel Wight 1699–1763
  3. 3. Jabez Wight 1690–1790
  4. 4. Samuel Wight 1699–1763
  5. 5. Anne Wight 1695– m. Joseph Berry 1708–
    1. 1. Anne Berry 1744–
    2. 2. Benajah Berry 1753–
    3. 3. Mercy Berry 1751–
    4. 4. Charles Berry 1742–
    5. 5. Jemima Berry 1749–
    6. 6. Marian Berry 1740–
    7. 7. Joseph Berry 1747–
  6. 6. Benjamin Wight 1689–1772 m. Ruth Potter 1693–
    1. 1. Peter Wight 1728– m. Unknown Rosannah 1738–
      1. 1. Levina Wight 1762– m. Simeon Bowen 1752–
    2. 2. Benjamin Wight 1728–1802 m. Unknown Mary 1732– m. Unknown Mary 1732–
      1. 1. Joseph Wight 1755– m. Eleanor Stone 1759–
        1. 1. Channing Wight 1790–1830
        2. 2. Mahala Wight 1796–1854 m. Charles Low 1776–
        3. 3. Huldah Wight 1785– m. William (Bowen) Fenner 1775–
        4. 4. Huldah Wight 1785– m. William (Bowen) Fenner 1775–
        5. 5. Benjamin Wight 1787– m. Martha Trim 1787–
        6. 6. Charles Wight 1782–1852 m. Cynthia Potter 1786–1864
      2. 2. Samuel Wight 1752–1834 m. Sarah (D.) Budlong 1793–1829
        1. 1. Thomas (Alfred) Wight 1817–1874
        2. 2. Joseph Wight 1768–
        3. 3. Sylvanus Wight 1768–1805
        4. 4. Abigail Wight 1768– m. Blackmar 1758–
        5. 5. Abigail Wight 1768– m. Blackmar 1758–
        6. 6. Edmund (Horatio) Wight 1819–1873 m. Melita Hopkins 1819–
    3. 3. Ruth Wight 1728– m. Peter Colvin 1717–
      1. 1. Ruth Colvin 1760–1816 m. Curnell (John) Potter 1755–1821
        1. 1. Arnold Potter 1778–
        2. 2. Stephen Potter 1778–
    4. 4. Peter Wight 1728– m. Unknown Rosannah 1738–
    5. 5. John Wight 1717–1808 m. Mary Fiske –1809
      1. 1. Chloe Wight 1775–1836 m. William Hines 1777– m. Angell 1755– m. Angell 1755–
        1. 1. Bowen Angell 1796–1856 m. Mary Parker 1800–1888
        2. 2. Thomas (Jefferson) Hines 1802–1878 m. Phebe Taylor 1804–1836 m. Phebe Taylor 1804–1836 m. Lydia Dawley 1820–
      2. 2. Silence Wight 1760–1848 m. John Potter 1767–1811
      3. 3. John Wight 1746–1790 m. Unknown Susanna 1751– m. Unknown Susanna 1751–
        1. 1. John Wight 1767–
        2. 2. Lucy Wight 1767–
        3. 3. Deliverence Wight 1767–
        4. 4. John Wight 1767–
      4. 4. David Wight 1746–1826 m. Hannah Fiske 1752–
        1. 1. Lemuel Wight 1772–
        2. 2. Lemuel Wight 1772–
        3. 3. Huldah Wight 1772–1836
        4. 4. Dorcas Wight 1772–1836
        5. 5. Huldah Wight 1772–1836
        6. 6. Prudence Wight 1772– m. Cyril Bailey 1762–
        7. 7. Olney Wight 1772– m. Unknown Ruth 1773– m. Unknown Ruth 1773–
        8. 8. Jason Wight 1772–
      5. 5. Elizabeth Wight 1746– m. Colvin 1736–
      6. 6. Mary Wight 1746– m. James Franklin 1736–
      7. 7. Aaron Wight 1758–1837 m. Priscilla Dorr 1761–1818
        1. 1. Freelove Wight 1798–1818
        2. 2. Gorton Wight 1795–1868 m. Mehitable Barber 1795–
        3. 3. Stephen Wight 1788– m. Seretha Williams 1788–
        4. 4. Owen Wight 1785–1843 m. Elizabeth Matthews 1791–1857
        5. 5. Celinda Wight 1806– m. Oliver Carpenter 1789–
        6. 6. John Wight 1800–1860 m. Roby Bailey 1805–1860
        7. 7. John Wight 1800–1860 m. Roby Bailey 1805–1860
        8. 8. Mary Wight 1791–1865 m. Joseph Edwards 1781–
        9. 9. Priscilla Wight 1803–1826 m. Stephen Whitman 1783–1866
        10. 10. Eunice Wight 1793–1854 m. Joseph Colvin 1791–1880
      8. 8. Dorcas Wight 1746–1803 m. John Fiske 1736–
        1. 1. Ellis (Wight) Fiske 1766–
        2. 2. Hopkins Fiske 1779–1855
    6. 6. William Wight 1727–1807 m. Albetheny Bennett 1727–1773 m. Elizabeth Potter 1735–1821
      1. 1. William Wight 1756–
      2. 2. Esther Wight 1752–
      3. 3. Jabez Wight 1762–
      4. 4. Jabez Wight 1762–
      5. 5. Moses Wight 1769–
      6. 6. Waity Wight 1749–1807 m. John Field 1751–
        1. 1. Potter Field 1771–
        2. 2. Esther Field 1771–
      7. 7. Potter Wight 1768–1830 m. Unknown 1768–
      8. 8. Nathan Wight 1756–1806 m. Phebe Spencer 1756–
        1. 1. Waity Wight 1772–
      9. 9. Sarah Wight 1755–1838 m. William Roberts 1750–1837
        1. 1. Albert Roberts 1794–1832
        2. 2. Nathan Roberts 1800–1806
        3. 3. Lucy Roberts 1780–
        4. 4. Thomas Roberts 1786–1806
        5. 5. Sally (Snelling) Roberts 1797–1833 m. Benedict Johnson 1777–
        6. 6. Anthony Roberts 1777–1834 m. Nancy Scott 1777–
        7. 7. Anna Roberts 1783–1824 m. Phineas Briggs 1763–
        8. 8. William Roberts 1789–1867 m. Fanny Peirce 1789–
        9. 9. Moses Roberts 1791–1835 m. Ann Young 1791–
      10. 10. Nathan Wight 1756–1806 m. Phebe Spencer 1756–
      11. 11. Benjamin Wight 1761–1839 m. Unknown 1761–
      12. 12. Ruth Wight 1749– m. Michael McDaniel 1739–
      13. 13. Reuben Wight 1749–1830
      14. 14. Rufus Wight 1752–
        1. 1. Gilbert Wight 1768–
    7. 7. John Wight 1717–1808 m. Mary Fiske –1809
      1. 1. Mary Wight 1746– m. James Franklin 1736–
  7. 7. Sarah Wight 1697–1749 m. Thomas Barnes 1699–
    1. 1. Sarah Barnes 1725–
  8. 8. Sylvanus Wight 1691–1755 m. Unknown Abigail 1692– m. Unknown Abigail 1692–
  9. 9. Sarah Wight 1697–1749 m. Thomas Barnes 1699–

Benjamin Wight's Timeline

2 Records

1675
30 Jan 1675
Birth of Benjamin Wight in MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS
MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS
1755
28 Jul 1755
Age 80
Death of Benjamin Wight in Scituate, Rhode Island
Scituate, Rhode Island

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Jan 1675
    Event Place: MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jul 1755
    Event Place: Scituate, Rhode Island
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