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John Dwight 1598–1660 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 February 1598

Birth Location: Woolverstone, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1660

Death Location: Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

Father:

Mother: John Dwight

Spouse(s): Hana Dwight

Children(s): Mary Dwight, Timothy Dwight, Sarah Dwight

John Dwight was born in 1598 in Woolverstone, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, the child of William Dwight And John Dwight. John Dwight married Elizabeth Sting, Emily Smith, Hana Dwight, and had children including Hannah Dwight, John Dwight, Mary Dwight, Sarah Dwight, Timothy Dwight. John Dwight passed away in 1660 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • John Dwight was born in 1598 in Woolverstone, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, the child of William Dwight And John Dwight.
  • John Dwight married Elizabeth Sting, Emily Smith, Hana Dwight, and had children including Hannah Dwight, John Dwight, Mary Dwight, Sarah Dwight, Timothy Dwight.
  • John Dwight passed away in 1660 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Dwight's Ancestors

Self
John Dwight
1598–1660
Birth Place: Woolverstone, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Dwight
1570–1632
Bocking, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Dwight Dwight
1610–
England
Ann Dyneley
1540–1656
Essex, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Rose Morley
1510–1540
Harry Dynley
1510–1560
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Dyneley
1480–1540
Elizabeth Tempest
1484–1545

John Dwight's Descendants

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John Dwight (15 February 1598–1660) m. Hana Dwight (1604–5 September 1656)
  1. 1. Mary Dwight 1635–1686 m. Henry Phillips 1614–1683
    1. 1. Henry Phillips 1656–1729
      1. 1. Nathan PHILLIPS 1680–1748 m. Jane Simcoe 1687–1749
        1. 1. Sarah, (M1 Arrants 25 Nov 1745,) Phillips 1725–1750 m. Johannes Arrants 1718–1766
        2. 2. Elizabeth Phillips 1712–1785
        3. 3. Samuel Phillips 1705–
    2. 2. Eleazer Phillips 1654–1709
  2. 2. Timothy Dwight 1629–1717
  3. 3. Sarah Dwight 1638–

John Dwight's Timeline

9 Records

1598
15 February 1598
Birth of John Dwight in Woolverstone, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Woolverstone, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
1603
25 Sep 1603
Age 5
John Dwight was baptized in Woolverstone,Suffolk,England
Woolverstone,Suffolk,England
1634
1634-1873
Age 36
John Dwight resided here in USA
USA
1638
1638
Age 40
John Dwight resided here in Dedham
Dedham
1639
1639
Age 41
John Dwight resided here in Freeman, Massachusetts Colony, Massachusetts
Freeman, Massachusetts Colony, Massachusetts
1658
Abt 1658
Age 60
John Dwight resided here in Dedham, New England
Dedham, New England
1658
16 Jun 1658
Age 60
John Dwight - Probate in Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1660
1660
Age 62
Death of John Dwight in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
1664
9 Nov 1664
Age 66
John Dwight was married in Dedham, Massachusetts
Dedham, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 February 1598
    Event Place: Woolverstone, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
    [2] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 25 Sep 1603
    Event Place: Woolverstone,Suffolk,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 9 Nov 1664
    Event Place: Dedham, Massachusetts
    Record Source: American Marriages Before 1699

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1634
    Event Place: Watertown, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1634-1873
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: The history of the descendants of John Dwight of Dedham, Mass.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1635
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1638
    Event Place: Dedham
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1639
    Event Place: Freeman, Massachusetts Colony, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1658
    Event Place: Dedham, New England
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Essex
    Record Source: London and Surrey, England, Marriage Bonds and Allegations, 1597-1921

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Applications of Freemen, 1630-1691

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1660
    Event Place: Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
    [3] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [4] Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [7] North America, Family Histories
    [8] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 16 Jun 1658
    Event Place: Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records

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