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Henry Wight 1629–1680 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1629

Birth Location: Hants, Isle of Wight, , England

Death Date: 27 Feb 1680

Death Location: Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Thomas Wight

Mother: Alice Roundy

Spouse(s): Jane Goodenow

Children(s): Elizaeth White, Samuel Wight, Rebecca Wright, Daniel Wight, Benjamin Wight, John Wight

Henry Wight was born in 1629 in Hants, Isle of Wight, , England, the child of Thomas Wight And Alice Pepper Roundy. Henry Wight married Jane Goodenow, and had children including Benjamin Wight, Daniel Wight, Elizaeth White, John B Wight, Rebecca Wright, Samuel Wight. Henry Wight passed away in 1680 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • Henry Wight was born in 1629 in Hants, Isle of Wight, , England, the child of Thomas Wight And Alice Pepper Roundy.
  • Henry Wight married Jane Goodenow, and had children including Benjamin Wight, Daniel Wight, Elizaeth White, John B Wight, Rebecca Wright, Samuel Wight.
  • Henry Wight passed away in 1680 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.

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Henry Wight's Ancestors

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Henry Wight
1629–1680
Birth Place: Hants, Isle of Wight, , England
Parents
Thomas Wight
1607–1674
Alice (Pepper) Roundy
1605–1665
Hants, Isle of Wight, England
Grandparents
Richard Rownde
1593–1637
Eynesford, Kent, England
Annis Mabsden
1595–1710
Eynesford, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry Wight's Descendants

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Henry Wight (1629–27 Feb 1680) m. Jane Goodenow (1636–16 May 1684)
  1. 1. Elizaeth White 1654–1690 m. William Avery 1647–1708
    1. 1. Mary (Lane) Avery 1674–1749 m. Eleazer FISHER 1669–1722
      1. 1. Mary Fisher 1705–1754 m. John Metcalf 1705–1772
        1. 1. Elizabeth Metcalfe 1732–1820 m. Thomas Mawer 1730–1799
        2. 2. Isabel METCALF 1727–
        3. 3. PERCIVAL METCALF 1735–1817 m. Ann Swales 1740–
      2. 2. Jemima Fisher 1703–1780
      3. 3. David Fisher 1703–1704
      4. 4. Eleazer Fisher 1699–1745
      5. 5. William Fisher 1699–1700
      6. 6. William Fisher 1701–1729
      7. 7. Benjamin FISHER 1721–1777
        1. 1. Sarah FISHER 1756–1866
    2. 2. William Avery 1677–1750 m. Esther Hunting 1677–1742
      1. 1. Esther Avery 1704–1773
      2. 2. Elizabeth Avery 1709–1770
      3. 3. Margaret Avery 1714–1755
      4. 4. William Avery 1716–1796
      5. 5. Sybil Avery 1720–1816
    3. 3. Sarah Avery 1675–1748
    4. 4. Elizabeth Avery 1684–1747 m. Josiah (Fisher) Captain 1683–1763
      1. 1. Jonathan Fisher 1713–1796
      2. 2. Josiah (III) Fisher 1708–1745
      3. 3. Moses Fisher 1717–1717
      4. 4. William Fisher 1724–1753
      5. 5. Samuel Fisher 1715–
      6. 6. Aaron Fisher 1720–1747
      7. 7. Joseph Fisher 1712–1759
      8. 8. Joseph Fisher 1710–1710
    5. 5. Samuel Avery 1683–1683
    6. 6. John Avery 1685–1754 m. Ruth Little 1686–1732
      1. 1. Ruth Avery 1715–1745
      2. 2. Job Avery 1723–1785
      3. 3. Ephraim Avery 1713–1754
      4. 4. Robert Avery 1719–1776
      5. 5. Elizabeth (Avery) (Draper) 1717–1754
      6. 6. Mary (Avery) (West) 1725–1759
      7. 7. Anna Avery 1729–1747
      8. 8. Abigail (Avery) (Lothrop) 1727–1783
      9. 9. Job Avery 1721–1722
      10. 10. John Avery 1711–1763
    7. 7. Deborah Avery 1689–1689
    8. 8. Hannah Avery 1679–1681
    9. 9. Joseph Avery 1687–1770 m. Sarah NEWMAN 1700–1763
  2. 2. Samuel Wight 1651–1716
  3. 3. Rebecca Wright 1655–1709
  4. 4. Daniel Wight 1656–1719
  5. 5. Benjamin Wight 1659–1738
  6. 6. John (B) Wight 1652–1671

Henry Wight's Timeline

2 Records

1629
1629
Birth of Henry Wight in Hants, Isle of Wight, , England
Hants, Isle of Wight, , England
1680
27 Feb 1680
Age 51
Death of Henry Wight in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1629
    Event Place: Hants, Isle of Wight, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Feb 1680
    Event Place: Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

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