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John Wightman 1674–1750 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Apr 1674

Birth Location: Quidnessett, Kings Towne, Exeter, RI

Death Date: 1 Apr 1750

Death Location: Exeter, Washington, RI

Father: None None

Mother: Elizabeth Updyke

Spouse(s): Jane 🧩, Virtue Tefft

Children(s): Alice Wightman, Mary Wightman, John II, Valentine Wightman, James Wightman, Jane WIGHTMAN, Deborah Wightman, Sarah Wightman

In 1674, John Wightman entered the world in Quidnessett, Kings Towne, Exeter, RI, born to Elizabeth Updyke. In 1747, John Wightman resided in Warwick C, Kent County, RI. John Wightman married Jane Bentley, Virtue Tefft, and had children including Alice Wightman, Deborah Wightman, James Rev Wightman, Jane Wightman, John Wightman Ii, Mary Wightman, Sarah Wightman, Valentine Wightman. John Wightman passed away in 1750 in Exeter, Washington, RI.

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Biography

  • In 1674, John Wightman entered the world in Quidnessett, Kings Towne, Exeter, RI, born to Elizabeth Updyke.
  • In 1747, John Wightman resided in Warwick C, Kent County, RI.
  • John Wightman married Jane Bentley, Virtue Tefft, and had children including Alice Wightman, Deborah Wightman, James Rev Wightman, Jane Wightman, John Wightman Ii, Mary Wightman, Sarah Wightman, Valentine Wightman.
  • John Wightman passed away in 1750 in Exeter, Washington, RI.

Immediate Family

Parents

None None
1632–1722
Birth Location: Burton Upon Trent, Staffordshire, England
Elizabeth Updyke
1644–1712
Birth Location: Kingston, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA
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Spouses(s)

Jane 🧩
1676–1754
Birth Location: Kingston, Washington, RI
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Virtue Tefft
1690–1790
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Alice Wightman
1702–1731
Birth Location: Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
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Mary Wightman
1714–1782
Birth Location: Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
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John II
1707–1787
Birth Location: Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
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Valentine Wightman
1717–1786
Birth Location: Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA
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James Wightman
1709–1791
Birth Location: Kingstowne
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Jane WIGHTMAN
1712–1713
Birth Location: Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
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Deborah Wightman
1719–1720
Birth Location: Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
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Sarah Wightman
1704–1746
Birth Location: Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
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John Wightman's Ancestors

Self
John Wightman
1674–1750
Birth Place: Quidnessett, Kings Towne, Exeter, RI
Parents
1632–1722
Burton Upon Trent, Staffordshire, England
Elizabeth Updyke
1644–1712
Kingston, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA
Grandparents
John Wightman
1598–1692
Burton On Trent, Staffordshire, England
Gysbert (Opdendyck) 🧩
1605–1659
Wesel, Wesel, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Katherine Smith
1625–1664
Narragansett, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
Great-Grandparents
Edward Wightman
1566–1612
Frances Darbye
1569–1663
Lodowick Dyck
1565–1615
Gertrude Wesek
1567–1607
Richard 🌊🧩
1599–1666
Joan 🌊🧩
1599–1664
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John WIGHTMAN
1535–1615
Mawdelin Caldwall
1539–1614
Thomas Darbye
1545–1605
Phillipa Bedingfield
1526–1601
William 🧩
1574–1625
Eleanor\Elenor \Thurston
1574–1646

John Wightman's Descendants

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John Wightman (16 Apr 1674–1 Apr 1750) m. Jane (Bentley) 🧩 (16 April 1676–aft May 1754) m. Virtue Tefft (abt. 1690–Abt. 1790)
  1. 1. Alice Wightman 1702–1731 m. Capt (Job Harrington) 🧩 1701–1777
    1. 1. Alice Harrington 1731–1758
    2. 2. Ebenezer🧩 Harrington 1705–1743 m. Rebecca (Spencer) 🧩 1722–1775 m. Mary (Mercy) Morley 1745–1837
      1. 1. Alice (Harrington) 🧩 1747–1829 m. 1747–1825
        1. 1. William McLeod 1765–1840
        2. 2. Sarah McLeod 1778–1865 m. Thomas Bennett 1775–1800 m. James Bennett 1747–
        3. 3. Ebenezer McLeod 1767–1849 m. Abigail Gardner 1758–1801
        4. 4. James (McLeod) Sr 1772–1855 m. Mary (Murray) 🧩 1774–1850
        5. 5. Benjamin McLeod 1783–
        6. 6. George McLeod 1793–1873
        7. 7. Jane McLeod 1791–1791
        8. 8. Hannah McLeod 1789–1797
        9. 9. Rebecca McLeod 1780–
        10. 10. Mary McLeod 1780–
        11. 11. Thomas McLeod 1787–
        12. 12. Harrington McLeod 1785–1850
        13. 13. John McLEOD 1776–1800
        14. 14. Jane McLeod 1793–1793
      2. 2. Benjamin Harrington 1745–1748
      3. 3. Thomas Harrington 1744–1745
      4. 4. Lydia Harrington 1749–1814
      5. 5. Ebenezer Harrington 1752–1756
      6. 6. Elizabeth Harrington 1754–1840 m. Jonathan (Eldredge) Smith 1747–1815
        1. 1. Sophia (Catherine) Smith 1795–1817
        2. 2. Jonathan (Eldridge SMITH) II 1781–1848
        3. 3. Nathaniel Smith 1797–1801
        4. 4. Dorcas (Tabitha SMITH) FOSTER 1774–1845
        5. 5. Bethia Smith 1783–1828
        6. 6. Henry SMITH 1790–1816
        7. 7. Solomon Smith 1788–1881
        8. 8. Mary (Elizabeth) Smith 1778–1846
        9. 9. Tabitha (Dorcus) Smith 1774–1811
        10. 10. Stephen Smith 1786–1813
      7. 7. Mary Harrington 1758–1785
      8. 8. Rebecca Harrington 1760–1761
      9. 9. Sarah Harrington 1748–1796
      10. 10. Ebenezer (Weightman) Harrington 1756–1818
      11. 11. Hannah Harrington 1783–1826
    3. 3. Job Harrington 1725–1773
    4. 4. Lydia Harrington 1723–1807
    5. 5. William Harrington 1728–1741
  2. 2. Mary Wightman 1714–1782
  3. 3. John (Wightman) II 1707–1787
  4. 4. Valentine Wightman 1717–1786
  5. 5. James ((Rev)) Wightman 1709–1791
  6. 6. Jane WIGHTMAN 1712–1713
  7. 7. Deborah Wightman 1719–1720
  8. 8. Sarah Wightman 1704–1746

John Wightman's Timeline

4 Records

1674
16 Apr 1674
Birth of John Wightman in Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
1674
16 Apr 1674
Birth of John Wightman in Quidnessett, Kings Towne, Exeter, RI
Quidnessett, Kings Towne, Exeter, RI
1747
1747
Age 73
John Wightman resided here in Warwick C, Kent County, RI
Warwick C, Kent County, RI
1750
1 Apr 1750
Age 76
Death of John Wightman in Exeter, Washington, RI
Exeter, Washington, RI

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Apr 1674
    Event Place: Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: George Wightman of Quidnessett, R I , 1632-17212, and descendants : Waitman, Weightman, Whiteman

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Apr 1674
    Event Place: Quidnessett, Kings Towne, Exeter, RI
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: George Wightman of Quidnessett, R I , 1632-17212, and descendants : Waitman, Weightman, Whiteman
    [3] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [4] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 14344.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BFO
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1747
    Event Place: Warwick C, Kent County, RI
    Record Source: Rhode Island, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Newport, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: A sermon preached November 26, 1829: containing a history of the origin and growth of the Second Baptist Church in Newport (R.I.).

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source:
    [1] George Wightman of Quidnessett, R.I. (1632-17212) and descendants
    [2] History and genealogy of the ancestors and some descendants of Stukely Westcott

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1750
    Event Place: Exeter, Washington, RI
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: George Wightman of Quidnessett, R I , 1632-17212, and descendants : Waitman, Weightman, Whiteman
    [4] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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