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Richard Wightman 1500–1530 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: On Hill, London, England

Death Date: 1530

Death Location: Alexandria, Fairfax, Virginia, United States

Father: Thomas Wightman

Mother: Mary Reynolds

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Purcell

Children(s): William Wightman

In 1500, Richard Wightman entered the world in On Hill, London, England, born to Thomas Wightman And Mary Reynolds. Richard Wightman married Elizabeth Purcell, and had children including William Wightman. Richard Wightman passed away in 1530 in Alexandria, Fairfax, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1500, Richard Wightman entered the world in On Hill, London, England, born to Thomas Wightman And Mary Reynolds.
  • Richard Wightman married Elizabeth Purcell, and had children including William Wightman.
  • Richard Wightman passed away in 1530 in Alexandria, Fairfax, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Wightman
1480–1568
Birth Location: Burbage, Leicestershire, England, UK
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Mary Reynolds
1480–1565
Birth Location: Branston, Leicestershire, England, UK
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Purcell
–1530
Birth Location: 1671172, Middlesex, England
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Children(s)

William Wightman
1526–1579
Birth Location: Hill, Gloucestershire, England
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Richard Wightman's Ancestors

Self
Richard Wightman
1500–1530
Birth Place: On Hill, London, England
Parents
Thomas Wightman
1480–1568
Burbage, Leicestershire, England, UK
Mary Reynolds
1480–1565
Branston, Leicestershire, England, UK
Grandparents
George Wightman
1450–1502
Manor Ashley, Leicestershire, England
Margaret (Marion) Constable
1455–1510
Halsham, East Riding, Yorkshire, England
Robert Reynolds
1505–1580
East Bergholt, Kent, , England
Agnes Hall
1505–1570
East Bergholt, Kent, , England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Wightman
1426–1516
John Constable
1428–1477
Lora FitzHugh
1422–1472
Robert Reynolds
1475–1524
Thomas Hall
1495–1533
Margaret Pawthorne
1497–1543
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Wightman
1400–1491
Scisseley Wodam
1359–1526
John Constable
1384–1459
Margaret Umfreville
1388–1463
William Fitzhugh
1399–1452
Margery Willoughby
1389–1452
Robert Reynell
1439–1478
Thomasin Hatch
1443–1478
John Hall
1470–1522
John Pawthorne
1467–1500

Richard Wightman's Descendants

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Richard Wightman (1500–1530) m. Elizabeth Purcell (–1530)
  1. 1. William Wightman 1526–1579 m. Audrey Deering 1530–1596
    1. 1. Isabell Wightman 1559–1612 m. William Lyon 1540–1624
      1. 1. Richard Lyon 1590–1678 m. Margaret 1630–1705
        1. 1. Henry Lyon 1625–1702 m. Elizabeth Bateman 1631–1703 m. Mary Camfield 1661–
        2. 2. Thomas Lyon 1621–1690
        3. 3. Richard Lyon 1624–1678
        4. 4. Elizabeth Lyon 1660–1695
        5. 5. Moses Lyon 1660–1699
        6. 6. Hannah Lyon 1661–1743
        7. 7. Joseph Lyon 1663–
        8. 8. Samuel Lyon 1665–1733
        9. 9. Abigail Lyon 1673–1698
      2. 2. Thomas Lyon 1585–
      3. 3. Audry Lyon 1584–
      4. 4. Ann Lyon 1594–1634
      5. 5. Robert Lyon 1591–1678
      6. 6. John Lyon 1580–1678
      7. 7. Isabell Lyon 1582–
      8. 8. William Lyon 1580–1634
    2. 2. Price Wightman 1552–1575
    3. 3. Elizabeth Wightman 1556–1627
    4. 4. Francis Wightman 1530–1593

Richard Wightman's Timeline

2 Records

1500
1500
Birth of Richard Wightman in On Hill, London, England
On Hill, London, England
1530
1530
Age 30
Death of Richard Wightman in Alexandria, Fairfax, Virginia, United States
Alexandria, Fairfax, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: On Hill, London, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1530
    Event Place: Alexandria, Fairfax, Virginia, United States
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