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Katherine Frye 1601–1654 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1601

Birth Location: Burton Bradstock, West Dorset District, Dorset, England

Death Date: 1654

Death Location: Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America

Father: Valentine Frye

Mother: Lucy Heneage

Spouse(s): John Wightman

Children(s): George Wightman

The story of Katherine Frye began in 1601 in Burton Bradstock, West Dorset District, Dorset, England. Katherine Frye married John Wightman, and had children including George Wightman. Katherine Frye passed away in 1654 in Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Katherine Frye began in 1601 in Burton Bradstock, West Dorset District, Dorset, England.
  • Katherine Frye married John Wightman, and had children including George Wightman.
  • Katherine Frye passed away in 1654 in Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America.

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Katherine Frye's Ancestors

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Katherine Frye
1601–1654
Birth Place: Burton Bradstock, West Dorset District, Dorset, England
Parents
Valentine Frye
1576–
Dorset, Dorset, England
Lucy Heneage
1587–1676
St Katherine Colman, London, Middlesex, England
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Katherine Frye's Descendants

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Katherine Frye (1601–1654) m. John Wightman (7 Jan 1598–Before 1664)
  1. 1. George Wightman 1632–1721 m. Elizabeth Updyke 1644–1712
    1. 1. Valentine Wightman 1681–1747 m. Susannah Holmes 1682–1726
      1. 1. Abraham Wightman 1711–1800 m. Susannah Stark 1711–1813
        1. 1. Benjamin Wightman 1755–1829 m. Esther Randall 1758–1829
      2. 2. Sarah Wightman 1721–
      3. 3. John Wightman 1726–1781
      4. 4. Daniel Wightman 1703–1753
      5. 5. Isaac Wightman 1715–
      6. 6. Mary Wightman 1704–1777
      7. 7. Valentine Wightman 1706–
      8. 8. Jacob Wightman 1717–
      9. 9. John Wightman 1723–
      10. 10. Amey Wightman 1729–
      11. 11. Susannah Wightman 1712–
      12. 12. Timothy Wightman 1719–1796

Katherine Frye's Timeline

2 Records

1601
1601
Birth of Katherine Frye in Burton Bradstock, West Dorset District, Dorset, England
Burton Bradstock, West Dorset District, Dorset, England
1654
1654
Age 53
Death of Katherine Frye in Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America
Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1601
    Event Place: Burton Bradstock, West Dorset District, Dorset, England
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1654
    Event Place: Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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