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John Dwight 1603–1660 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1603

Birth Location: Suffolk, England

Death Date: 24 Nov 1660

Death Location: Dedham, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America

Father: John Dwight

Mother: Alice Vunter

Spouse(s): Hannah Cloyes, Elizabeth ♦

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

In 1603, John Dwight entered the world in Suffolk, England, born to John William Dwight And Alice Vunter. In 1634, John Dwight immigrated. John Dwight married Elizabeth Coffin, Hannah Cloyes, and had children including Hannah Dwight, John Dwight, Mary Dwight, Sarah Dwight, Timothy Dwight. John Dwight passed away in 1660 in Dedham, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • In 1603, John Dwight entered the world in Suffolk, England, born to John William Dwight And Alice Vunter.
  • In 1634, John Dwight immigrated.
  • John Dwight married Elizabeth Coffin, Hannah Cloyes, and had children including Hannah Dwight, John Dwight, Mary Dwight, Sarah Dwight, Timothy Dwight.
  • John Dwight passed away in 1660 in Dedham, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America.

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John Dwight's Ancestors

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John Dwight
1603–1660
Birth Place: Suffolk, England
Parents
John William Dwight
1570–1629
Bocking Churchstreet, Essex, England
Alice Vunter
1575–1629
Freston, Suffolk, England
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Dwight's Descendants

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John Dwight (Abt. 1603–24 Nov 1660) m. Hannah Cloyes (1604–05 Sep 1656) m. Elizabeth (Coffin) ♦ (1599–17 Jul 1660)
  1. 1. Mary Dwight 1635–1686
  2. 2. John Dwight 1632–1638
  3. 3. Timothy Dwight 1629–1717
  4. 4. Hannah Dwight 1625–1714 m. Nathaniel Whiting 1617–1683
    1. 1. Mary Whiting 1656–1656
    2. 2. John Whiting 1647–1656
    3. 3. Sarah Whiting 1660–1732 m. Nathaniel (Farrington) ♦ 1656–1723
      1. 1. Abigail Farrington 1689–1712
      2. 2. Sarah Farrington 1683–1723
      3. 3. Nathaniel Farrington 1685–1707
      4. 4. Hannah Farrington 1687–1767 m. William (White) ♦ 1688–1718
        1. 1. Abigail White 1715–1790 m. John Whiting 1716–1784
      5. 5. Jonathan Farrington 1699–1752 m. Prudence (Childs) ♦ 1703–1767
        1. 1. Prudence Farrington 1737–
        2. 2. Joshua Farrington 1732–
        3. 3. Nathaniel Farrington 1730–1732
        4. 4. Nathaniel Farrington 1729–1729
        5. 5. Sarah Farrington 1740–
        6. 6. Stephen Farrington 1744–1813
        7. 7. Abigail Farrington 1741–
        8. 8. Nathaniel Farrington 1736–1800
        9. 9. Ebenezer Farrington 1734–1810 m. Hannah (Smith) ♦ 1736–1788 m. Mercy (Cleveland) ♦ 1734–
        10. 10. Jonathan Farrington 1728–1807 m. Mary (Puffer) ♦ 1728–1782 m. Mary (Fales) ♦ 1729–1752
        11. 11. Benjamin Farrington 1745–1825 m. Sarah (Fuller) ♦ 1749–1826
      6. 6. Jemima Farrington 1697–1757
      7. 7. Mary Farrington 1704–1735 m. Judah (Palmer) ♦ 1701–1735
        1. 1. Desire Palmer 1735–1771
        2. 2. Chloe Palmer –1759
    4. 4. Ann Whiting 1672–1749 m. John Lewis 1671–1718
      1. 1. Barachiah Lewis 1710–1711
      2. 2. Ebenezer Lewis 1705– m. Hannah (Colburn) ♦ 1711–
        1. 1. Barabas Lewis 1748–1751
        2. 2. Andrew Lewis 1744–
        3. 3. Tabitha Lewis 1737–
        4. 4. Nathan Lewis 1756–
        5. 5. Ebenezer Lewis 1742–
        6. 6. Hannah Lewis 1732–1807
        7. 7. Anne Lewis 1740–
        8. 8. Meletiah Lewis 1735–
        9. 9. Keziah Lewis 1753–1758
      3. 3. John Lewis 1703–1785 m. Abigail (Hastings) ♦ 1716–1777
        1. 1. Asa Lewis 1750–1751
        2. 2. Isaac Lewis 1745–1746
        3. 3. Joseph Lewis 1738–1739
        4. 4. Beulah Lewis 1743–1744
        5. 5. David Lewis 1736–1737
        6. 6. Bathsheba Lewis 1752–1773
        7. 7. Thomas Lewis 1734–1735
        8. 8. Abner Lewis 1756–1757
        9. 9. Sarah Lewis 1747–1800
        10. 10. Abigail Lewis 1740–1741
        11. 11. Paul Lewis 1760–1761
      4. 4. Mary Lewis 1701–1740 m. Joseph (Fisher) ♦ 1699–1776
    5. 5. Timothy Whiting 1653–1728 m. Sarah (Bullard) ♦ 1658–1732
      1. 1. Hannah Whiting 1680–1700
      2. 2. Isaac Whiting 1698–1718
      3. 3. Mary Whiting 1684–1684
      4. 4. Sarah Whiting 1682–1769 m. John (Baker) ♦ 1677–1768
        1. 1. Jeremiah Baker 1716–
        2. 2. Timothy Baker 1708–1786
      5. 5. Nathaniel Whiting 1688–1771 m. Joanna (Ellis) ♦ 1689–1773
        1. 1. Sarah Whiting 1720–1764
        2. 2. Margaret Whiting 1727–1728
        3. 3. Mary Whiting 1714–1798
        4. 4. Rebeckah Whiting 1725–1779
        5. 5. Isaac Whiting 1723–1785
        6. 6. John Whiting 1716–1784 m. Abigail White 1715–1790
        7. 7. Joseph Whiting 1729–1806
        8. 8. Hannah Whiting 1718–1788
      6. 6. Elizabeth Whiting 1694– m. Ephraim (Colburn) ♦ 1687–1775
        1. 1. Samuel Colburn 1714–1804
        2. 2. Ephraim Colburn 1716–1775
        3. 3. Rebecca Colburn 1725–1751 m. Ebenezer (Hartshorn) Jr.♦ 1721–1752
      7. 7. Timothy Whiting 1685–1759 m. Mary (Jackson) ♦ 1687–1759
        1. 1. Timothy Whiting 1715–1776
        2. 2. Mary Whiting 1713–
      8. 8. Mehitable Whiting 1696–1763 m. Joseph Colburn 1687–1750
        1. 1. Keziah Colburn 1730–
        2. 2. Timothy Colburn 1723–1812
        3. 3. Cpt (Isaac) Colburn 1722–
        4. 4. Jonathan Colburn 1735–1808
        5. 5. Mehitabel Colburn 1727–1746
        6. 6. Ebenezer Colburn 1738–1824 m. Mercy (Everett) ♦ 1741–1828
        7. 7. Abigal Colburn 1733–1773
        8. 8. Joseph Colburn 1718–1776 m. Dorothy Draper 1724–1775
      9. 9. Joseph Whiting 1690– m. Abiel (Hemingway) ♦ 1699–
        1. 1. Joseph Whiting 1729–1769
        2. 2. Hannah Whiting 1717–1717
    6. 6. Samuel Whiting 1649–1727 m. Sarah (Paige Metcalf) ♦ 1658–1701 m. Mary (Fairbanks) ❌ 1667–
      1. 1. Michael Whiting 1697–1697
      2. 2. Sarah Whiting 1703–1703
      3. 3. Joseph Whiting 1677–1678
      4. 4. John Whiting 1707–1707
      5. 5. David Whiting 1709–1775 m. Mary (Fuller) ♦ 1711–
        1. 1. Lemuel Whiting 1733–1782
        2. 2. David Whiting 1735–1800
      6. 6. Josiah Whiting 1701–1801 m. Elizabeth (Grant) ♦ 1707–1743
        1. 1. Caleb (Whiting) ♥ 1729–1818
      7. 7. Samuel Whiting 1686–1722
      8. 8. Jeremiah Whiting 1695–1774 m. Ruth (Wells) ♦ 1696–1770
        1. 1. Sarah Whiting 1723–1748
        2. 2. Samuel Whiting 1727–1798
        3. 3. Thomas Whiting 1731–1736
        4. 4. Abigail Whiting 1726–
        5. 5. Ruth Whiting 1721–1796
        6. 6. Jeremiah Whiting 1719–1800
        7. 7. Joshua Whiting 1729–1780 m. Prudence Draper 1734–1807
      9. 9. Zachariah Whiting 1705–1763 m. Elizabeth (Phillips) ♦ 1709–1747
        1. 1. Mary Whiting 1744–1763
        2. 2. Hannah Whiting 1737–1763
        3. 3. Sarah Whiting 1747–1789
        4. 4. Elizabeth Whiting 1730–1788
        5. 5. Zachariah (Whiting) II 1747–1814 m. Desire Guild 1749–1807 m. Rachel Newell 1786–
        6. 6. Caleb (Whiting) ♥ 1735–
        7. 7. Pelatiah Whiting 1732–1810
      10. 10. Mary Whiting 1703–
    7. 7. Hannah Whiting 1651–1740 m. John Lewis 1635–1686
      1. 1. Rebecca Lewis 1665–1665
      2. 2. Bethia Lewis 1666–1715
      3. 3. John Lewis 1671–1718 m. Ann Whiting 1672–1749
      4. 4. Patience Lewis 1668–1768 m. Timothy Gay 1674–1719
        1. 1. Timothy Gay 1703–1793 m. Azubah Thorpe 1709–1773
        2. 2. David Gay 1707–1794 m. Hannah (Talbot) ♥ 1712–1791
        3. 3. Joshua Gay 1710–1749 m. Hannah (Ward) ♦ 1697–1797
        4. 4. Hezekiah Gay 1700–1774 m. Jemima (Fisher) ♦ 1703–1780
        5. 5. Patience Gay 1713–1741 m. George (Briggs) ♦ 1715–1779
        6. 6. Hannah Gay 1698– m. Nathaniel (Theodore Hobbs) ♦ 1698–1776
      5. 5. Nathaniel Lewis 1672–1692
      6. 6. Ebenezer Lewis 1681–
      7. 7. Benjamin Lewis 1667–1668
      8. 8. Samuel Lewis 1675–1675
      9. 9. Abigail Lewis 1679–1700 m. Job Bumpas 1683–1746
      10. 10. Hannah Lewis 1678–1695
      11. 11. Thomas Lewis 1682–1711
      12. 12. Thankful Lewis 1680–1682
    8. 8. Abigail Whiting 1663–1721 m. James (Draper) ♦ 1654–1698
      1. 1. Eunice Draper 1689–1714 m. Nathan (Aldis) ♦ 1685–1750
        1. 1. John Aldis 1711–1750
        2. 2. Nathan Aldis 1714–1715
      2. 2. Nathaniel Draper 1684–1721 m. Abigail (Lyon) ♦ 1682–1782
        1. 1. Jonathan Draper 1717–1746
        2. 2. Benjamin Draper 1710–1711
        3. 3. William Draper 1707–
        4. 4. Abigail Draper 1712–
        5. 5. Eunice Draper 1715–1745 m. Jonathan Bugbee 1710–1786
        6. 6. Jemima Draper 1720–1798 m. Edward Morris 1719–1745 m. Benjamin Chapin 1713–1782
      3. 3. James Draper 1691–1768 m. Abigail (Child) ♦ 1697–1767 m. Rachel Aldis 1690–1717
      4. 4. Abigail Draper 1681–1767 m. James (Griggs) ♦ 1671–1752
        1. 1. Nathaniel Griggs 1722–1792
        2. 2. Mary Griggs 1710–1752
        3. 3. Jeremiah Griggs 1719–1736
        4. 4. William Griggs 1714–
        5. 5. Abigail Griggs 1707–
        6. 6. James Griggs 1704–1798
        7. 7. George Griggs 1709–1761
        8. 8. John Griggs 1712–1799
        9. 9. Ebenezer Griggs 1717–
        10. 10. Ruth Griggs 1702–
      5. 5. Gideon Draper 1694–1750 m. Abigail (Aldis) ♦ 1692–1750
        1. 1. William Draper 1727–1744
        2. 2. Mary Draper 1731–1731
        3. 3. Moses Draper 1731–1731
        4. 4. John Draper 1717–1806 m. Mary Lumbard 1723–
        5. 5. Ruth Draper 1718–1763 m. Joseph Lumbard 1720–1805
        6. 6. James Draper 1715–1806 m. Sarah Allen 1723–1745 m. Hannah Allen 1719–1802
        7. 7. Abigail Draper 1714–1729
        8. 8. William Draper 1714–1771 m. Elizabeth Whiting 1734–1761
        9. 9. Gideon Draper 1722–1788 m. Dorotha Barrett 1726–1814
        10. 10. Nathaniel Draper 1725–1790 m. Johannah Roberts 1725–1807
      6. 6. Ebenezer Draper 1698–1784 m. Dorothy (Childs) ♦ 1701–1740 m. Sybil (Avery) ♦ 1720–1816
        1. 1. Sybil Draper 1750–1823 m. Daniel Fisher 1744–1824
        2. 2. Prudence Draper 1734–1807 m. Joshua Whiting 1729–1780 m. Ebenezer Battelle 1729–1776
        3. 3. Miriam Draper 1739–1831 m. Joseph Guild 1735–1794
        4. 4. Mary Draper 1760–1826 m. Ezekiel (Kingsbury) Jr 1768–1836
        5. 5. Dorothy Draper 1724–1775 m. Joseph Colburn 1718–1776
        6. 6. Anna Draper 1725–1766 m. Hezekiah Fuller 1721–1776
        7. 7. Keziah Draper 1726–1808 m. Edward Pitcher 1718–1797
        8. 8. William Draper 1752– m. Lydia (Smith) ❌ 1757–1790 m. Molly Jones 1756–
        9. 9. Rebeckah Draper 1751–1751
        10. 10. Ebenezer (Draper) Jr 1729–1811
        11. 11. Catharine Draper 1761–
        12. 12. Anna Draper 1763–1766
        13. 13. Jemima Draper 1756–1856 m. James Turner 1752–1805
        14. 14. Isaac Draper 1736–1824 m. Chloe Tingley 1746–1828
    9. 9. Nathaniel Whiting 1644–1676 m. Joanna Gay 1645–1708
      1. 1. Jonathan Whiting 1677–
      2. 2. Hezekiah Whiting 1669–1669
      3. 3. Joanna Whiting 1665–1739 m. John (Blake) ♦ 1664–1728
        1. 1. James Blake 1689–1765
        2. 2. Mary Blake 1696–
        3. 3. Margaret Blake 1704–1704
        4. 4. John Blake 1694–1722
        5. 5. Amiable Blake 1706–1791
        6. 6. Bridget Blake 1693–1782
        7. 7. Abigail Blake 1698–1775
        8. 8. Dinah (Blake) ♥ 1701–1704
        9. 9. Hannah Blake 1691–1704
      4. 4. Samuel Whiting 1671–1705 m. Mary Clark 1671–1771
        1. 1. Ephraim Whiting 1699–1788
      5. 5. Nathaniel Whiting 1667– m. Margaret (Mann) ♦ 1691–1775
        1. 1. Nathan Whiting 1725–1790
        2. 2. Margaret Whiting 1715–1798
        3. 3. Esther Whiting 1712–1770
    10. 10. Jonathan Whiting 1667–1728 m. Rachel (Thorp) ♦ 1671–1728 m. Mary (Billings) ♦ 1675–1728
      1. 1. Rachel Whiting 1690–1730
      2. 2. Jonathan Whiting 1696–1765 m. Anna (Bullard) ♦ 1700–1767
        1. 1. Abigail Whiting 1737–
        2. 2. Anna Whiting 1728–
        3. 3. Ithamar Whiting 1741–
        4. 4. Jemima Whiting 1742–1836 m. Elias (Haven) ♦ 1742–1775
        5. 5. Nathan Whiting 1739–1799
        6. 6. Hannah Whiting 1743–1822 m. Josiah (Newell) ♦ 1742–1812
        7. 7. Daniel Whiting 1733–1807
        8. 8. William Whiting 1738–1804
        9. 9. Jonathan Whiting 1731–1770
        10. 10. Aaron Whiting 1745–1836
        11. 11. Elizabeth Whiting 1734–1761 m. William Draper 1714–1771
      3. 3. Mary Whiting 1694–1794 m. Thomas (Mann) ♦ 1685–1754
        1. 1. Thomas Mann 1713–1813
        2. 2. Phillip Mann 1733–
        3. 3. Royal Mann 1731–
        4. 4. Moses Mann 1720–
        5. 5. John Mann 1722–1822
        6. 6. Mary Mann 1715–
        7. 7. Oliver Mann 1718–1802
        8. 8. Patience Man 1726–1796 m. Elisha Mowry 1695–1792
      4. 4. Moses Whiting 1706–1733
      5. 5. Eliphalet Whiting 1693–1693
      6. 6. Aaron Whiting 1709–1759
      7. 7. Nathaniel Whiting 1704–1790 m. Hannah (Lyon) ✔️ 1712–1774
        1. 1. Lucy Whiting 1751–1788
        2. 2. Sarah Whiting 1745–
        3. 3. Mary Whiting 1730–1814
        4. 4. Keziah Whiting 1741–1816
        5. 5. Natahiel Whiting 1748–1769
        6. 6. Benjamin Whiting 1738–1777
        7. 7. Isaiah Whiting 1732–1785
        8. 8. Rebecca Whiting 1742–1743
        9. 9. Hannah Whiting 1734–
        10. 10. Rachel Whiting 1737–1812
      8. 8. Ebenezer Whiting 1699–1779 m. Rhoda (Colburn) ♦ 1707–1746
        1. 1. Ebenezer Whiting 1731–1817
      9. 9. Hannah Whiting 1711–1765 m. Seth (Tucker) ♦ 1708–1757
        1. 1. Ebenezer Tucker 1740–1761
        2. 2. Daniel Tucker 1738–1738
        3. 3. Rachel Tucker 1733–
        4. 4. Lemuel Tucker 1746–1789
        5. 5. Hannah Tucker 1735–1758
      10. 10. Jerusha Whiting 1697–1768
  5. 5. Sarah Dwight 1638–1663 m. Nathaniel (Reynolds) ♦ 1627–1708

John Dwight's Timeline

4 Records

1603
Abt. 1603
Birth of John Dwight in Suffolk, England
Suffolk, England
1603
25 Sep 1603
John Dwight was christened in Woolverstone, Suffolk, England
Woolverstone, Suffolk, England
1634
1634
Age 31
John Dwight immigrated
None
1660
24 Nov 1660
Age 57
Death of John Dwight in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1603
    Event Place: Suffolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 19 Oct 2019), entry for John Dwight, person ID L62J-R49.
    [2] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [3] OneWorldTree, Database online.
    [4] Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 25 Sep 1603
    Event Place: Woolverstone, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Immigration
    Event Date: 1634

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1635
    Event Place: Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Dedham, Massachusetts; Year: 1635; Page Number: 90.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 15 Aug 1636
    Event Place: Dedham, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 19 Oct 2019), entry for John Dwight, person ID L62J-R49.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution MembershipApplications,1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Nov 1660
    Event Place: Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] OneWorldTree, Database online.
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] Massachusetts, Town Vital Collections
    [4] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution MembershipApplications,1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dedham, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America

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