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Thomas Wight; Weight; (Wright?) Wight 1634–1681 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1634

Birth Location: England

Death Date: 27 FEB 1681

Death Location: Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Thomas Wight

Mother: Alice Wight

Spouse(s): Jane Goodenow, Alice Wight

Children(s): Benjamin Wight, Joseph Wight, Joseph Wight, Jonathan, Wight, Elizabeth WHITE, Daniel WIGHT, Elizabeth Newell, Samuel Wight, Samuel Wight, Rebecca Wright, Deacon Wight, Elizabeth White, Daniel Wight, John Wight, Samuel Wight, Samuel Wight, Rebecca Wright

The story of Thomas Wight; Weight; (Wright?) Wight began in 1634 in England. Thomas Wight; Weight; (Wright?) Wight married Alice Wight, Jane Goodenow, and had children including Benjamin Wight, Daniel Wight, Deacon Joseph Sr Wight, Elizabeth Newell, Elizabeth White, Elizabeth Wight White, Henry Wight, John Wight, Jonathan Sr Wight, Joseph Wight, Rebecca Wright, Samuel Wight. Thomas Wight; Weight; (Wright?) Wight passed away in 1681 in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas Wight; Weight; (Wright?) Wight began in 1634 in England.
  • Thomas Wight; Weight; (Wright?) Wight married Alice Wight, Jane Goodenow, and had children including Benjamin Wight, Daniel Wight, Deacon Joseph Sr Wight, Elizabeth Newell, Elizabeth White, Elizabeth Wight White, Henry Wight, John Wight, Jonathan Sr Wight, Joseph Wight, Rebecca Wright, Samuel Wight.
  • Thomas Wight; Weight; (Wright?) Wight passed away in 1681 in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Wight
1607–1674
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Hants, England, UK
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Alice Wight
1605–1665
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, England
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Spouses(s)

Jane Goodenow
1636–1684
Birth Location: Semley, Wiltshire, England
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Alice Wight
1605–1665
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, England
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Children(s)

Benjamin Wight
1659–1739
Birth Location: Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Joseph Wight
1662–1718
Birth Location: Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
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Joseph Wight
1654–1729
Birth Location: Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Jonathan, Wight
1662–1717
Birth Location: Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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Elizabeth WHITE
1651–1690
Birth Location: Barkham, Berkshire, England
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Daniel WIGHT
1656–1719
Birth Location: MA
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Elizabeth Newell
1660–1690
Birth Location: Barkham, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
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Samuel Wight
1639–1716
Birth Location: Dedham, Massachusetts, USA
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Samuel Wight
1651–
Birth Location: Carisbrook, Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom
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Rebecca Wright
1655–1709
Birth Location: Essex, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Deacon Wight
1654–1729
Birth Location: Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
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Elizabeth White
1651–1690
Birth Location: Barkham, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
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Daniel Wight
1656–1719
Birth Location: Dedham, Massachusetts, USA
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John Wight
1652–1671
Birth Location: Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Samuel Wight
1639–1716
Birth Location: Dedham, Massachusetts, USA
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Samuel Wight
1651–
Birth Location: Carisbrook, Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom
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Rebecca Wright
1655–1709
Birth Location: Essex, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Thomas Wight's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Wight
1634–1681
Birth Place: England
Parents
Thomas Wight
1607–1674
Isle of Wight, Hants, England, UK
Alice Wight
1605–1665
Isle of Wight, England
Grandparents
ROBERT ((REV)) WIGHT
1578–1617
Hareby, Lincolnshire, England
Elizabeth Wight
1582–1611
Hareby, East Lindsey District, Lincolnshire, England
Richard Rownde
1593–1633
Eynesford, Kent, England
Annis Mabsden
1595–1710
Eynesford, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
John Wighte
1552–1613
Anna Wight
1556–1650
William Fuller
1555–1585
Susanna Winslow
1569–1680
John Rownde
1539–1592
Jone Stapley
1545–1597
John Mabsden
1560–1597
Margerye Nott
1558–1621
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Rownde
1520–1577

Thomas Wight's Descendants

1.
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Thomas (Wight; Weight; (Wright?)) Wight (1634–27 FEB 1681) m. Jane Goodenow (1636–MAY 1684) m. Alice Wight (1605–15 July 1665)
  1. 1. Benjamin Wight 1659–1739 m. Elizabeth Newell 1660–1690
    1. 1. Sarah Wight 1699–1794
    2. 2. Experience Wright 1705–1772
  2. 2. Joseph Wight 1662–1718 m. Elezabeth Wight 1658–1764 m. Mary Wight 1661–1733
    1. 1. Elizabeth Wight 1692–1769
      1. 1. Timothy Ware 1715–1794
    2. 2. Jeane Wight 1688–1754 m. Michael Ware 1683–1725
      1. 1. Esther Blake 1716–1800
      2. 2. Jean Ware 1710–1788
      3. 3. Margaret Ware 1712–1807
      4. 4. Hepzibah Ware 1714–1764
      5. 5. Esther Ware 1716–1800
      6. 6. Mehitable Ware 1720–1723
      7. 7. Phoebe Ware 1721–1768
      8. 8. Jabez Ware 1722–1805
      9. 9. Michael Ware 1725–1814
    3. 3. Jonathan 1700–1773 m. Jerusha Wight 1699–1754 m. Sarah Wight 1711–1798
      1. 1. Joseph Wight 1729–1804 m. Abigail Farrington 1737–1758 m. Mary Stearns 1661–1733 m. Abigail Ware 1740–
        1. 1. Nathaniel Wright 1688–1755 m. Mehitable Wight 1744–1822 m. Ruth Hawes 1691–1721 m. Jerusha Wight 1760–1817 m. Hannah Wight 1693–1754
        2. 2. James Wight 1769–1853
        3. 3. Joseph Wight 1758–1846 m. Olive Wight 1764–1867
        4. 4. Benjamin Wight 1764–1853
        5. 5. Abigail Spurr 1767–1815
        6. 6. Thomas Wight 1771–1860 m. Hannah Knight 1774–1861
        7. 7. Warren Wight 1778–1781
        8. 8. Jonathan Wight 1783–1869 m. Mercy Wight 1788–1861
        9. 9. Rev. (Jabez) Wight 1701–1783
      2. 2. David (Wight) Sr 1733–1822
      3. 3. Aaron Wight 1742–1813 m. Jemima Wight 1760–1833
        1. 1. Moses (Haven) Wight 1792–1869
        2. 2. Betsey Wight 1784–1853
        3. 3. Charlotte Partridge 1788–1833
        4. 4. Aaron (Willard) Wight 1790–1852
        5. 5. Catherine Wight 1782–1857
        6. 6. Charlotte Wight 1788–1836
        7. 7. Joanna Wight 1794–1867
        8. 8. John (Kittridge) Wight 1798–1895 m. Betsey (T) Wight 1801–1860
        9. 9. Mine Wight 1782–
        10. 10. Patty Wight 1779–1854
        11. 11. Sally Wight 1785–1822
      4. 4. Silence Baxter 1743–1817
      5. 5. Moses Wight 1745–1829 m. Sarah Tolman 1759–1833
      6. 6. Metilda Wight 1761–1762
      7. 7. Susanna (Grace) Wight 1737–1771
      8. 8. Olive Wight 1745–1799
      9. 9. Zibiah Wight 1743–1743
      10. 10. Timothy Wight 1741–1825 m. Sarah Fisher 1755–1799
        1. 1. Benjamin Wight 1783–1862
        2. 2. Abigail (Grover) Wight 1795–1850
        3. 3. Asa Wight 1778–
        4. 4. Jonathan Wight 1781–1861
        5. 5. Joseph Wight 1787–1870
        6. 6. Mary (Elizabeth) Wight 1777–1809
        7. 7. Warren (W) Wight 1793–1874
        8. 8. William Wight 1785–1870
      11. 11. Elizabeth Wight 1735–1768 m. Ebenezer Cox 1725–1768
        1. 1. Elizabeth Cox 1757–1858
        2. 2. Sarah COX 1759–1808
        3. 3. Jemima COX 1761–
        4. 4. Thankfull Cox 1763–
        5. 5. Hannah COX 1767–1837
        6. 6. John (Davenport) COX 1765–1795
        7. 7. Anna COX 1753–
      12. 12. Elipahlet Wight 1730–1761
      13. 13. Benjamin Wight 1727–1744
      14. 14. Jemima Wight 1723–1796
      15. 15. Jonathan Wight 1723–1738
    4. 4. Mary Whiting 1696–1764
      1. 1. Joseph Whiting 1733–1826
      2. 2. Asa Whiting 1731–1794
      3. 3. Mary Whiting 1721–1749
    5. 5. Dr. (Robert) White 1694–1755
    6. 6. Sarah Wight 1703–1771
    7. 7. Mehitable Wight 1694–1704
    8. 8. Nathaniel Wight 1690–1755
    9. 9. Ebenezer Wight 1695–
    10. 10. Rev (Jabez) Wight 1701–1783 m. Tabitha Holdridge 1704–1759 m. Ruth Swan 1703–1766
      1. 1. Benjamin Wight 1733–
      2. 2. Ebenezer Wight 1731–1804
      3. 3. Jabez Wight 1730–1787
      4. 4. John Wight 1732–
      5. 5. Joseph Wight 1727–1798
      6. 6. Lydia Babcock 1770–1865
        1. 1. Jabez (Wight) Babcock 1795–1869
      7. 7. Mary Wight 1739–1822
      8. 8. Nathaniel Wight 1735–
    11. 11. Elizabeth (Hawes) Wight 1692–1769 m. Robart Ware 1680–1732
      1. 1. Timothy Ware 1715–1794
        1. 1. Timothy Ware 1746–1798 m. Abiel Ware 1748–1825 m. Abiel Ray 1748–1825
        2. 2. Betty (Mary) Ware 1740–
      2. 2. Jemima Cheever 1731–1813
      3. 3. Henry Ware 1722–1776
      4. 4. Ichabod Ware 1728–1810
        1. 1. Obed Ware 1759–1816
      5. 5. Joseph Ware 1717–1811
      6. 6. Thomas Ware 1725–1761
      7. 7. Elizabeth Ware 1713–1769
      8. 8. Jonathan Ware 1720–1755
      9. 9. Robert Ware 1711–1811
        1. 1. Robert Ware 1741–
        2. 2. Sarah Ware 1743–
        3. 3. Betty Ware 1745–
        4. 4. Eldad Ware 1749–1769
        5. 5. Rachel Ware 1751–
      10. 10. Sarah Ware 1724–1725
      11. 11. Esther Ware 1716–1800
      12. 12. Margaret Ware 1712–1807
      13. 13. Jabez Ware 1722–1805
      14. 14. Mehitable Ware 1720–1723
      15. 15. Hepzibah ((Ware)) Fisher 1714–1764
    12. 12. Male Wight 1699–1699
  3. 3. Joseph Wight 1654–1729 m. Deborah Colborne 1656–1684 m. Mary Stearns 1661–1733
    1. 1. Nathaniel Wight 1688–1755 m. Ruth Hawes 1691–1721 m. Ruth Hawes 1691–1721
      1. 1. Benoni Wright 1721–1775 m. Sarah Wight 1725–1800
        1. 1. Elizabeth Wright 1755–1756
        2. 2. David Wright 1761–1829
        3. 3. Sarah Wight 1751–
        4. 4. Jabez Wight 1756–1824
        5. 5. Jonathan Wight 1758–1824
        6. 6. Elias Wright 1764–1775
        7. 7. Ruth Wright 1765–1858
      2. 2. Benoni Wight 1721–1775 m. Sarah Wight 1725–1800
        1. 1. Nathanel Wight 1753–1832 m. Mehitable Fuller 1744–1822
        2. 2. Elizabeth Wright 1755–1756
        3. 3. Jabez Wright 1756–1824
        4. 4. Jonathan Wright 1758–1824
        5. 5. David Wright 1761–1829
        6. 6. Elias Wright 1764–1775
        7. 7. Ruth Dean 1765–1788
    2. 2. Margaret Wight 1680–
    3. 3. Joseph Wight 1681–1756
    4. 4. Deborah Wight 1684–1749
    5. 5. Ebenezer Wight 1696–1776
    6. 6. Jabez Wight 1701–1783
    7. 7. Mawight Wight 1711–
    8. 8. Joseph Wight 1681–1756
    9. 9. Deborah Wight 1684–1749
    10. 10. Ebemezer Wight 1695–1776
    11. 11. Jabez 1701–
  4. 4. Jonathan, (Sr.) Wight 1662–1717 m. Elizabeth Hawes 1670–1764
    1. 1. Jane Hawes 1688–1754 m. Michaell Ware 1662–1718
    2. 2. Mehetabel Wight 1694–1704
  5. 5. Elizabeth (WIGHT) WHITE 1651–1690
  6. 6. Daniel WIGHT 1656–1719
  7. 7. Elizabeth Newell 1660–1690 m. Benjamin Wight 1659–1739
  8. 8. Samuel Wight 1639–1716
  9. 9. Samuel Wight 1651–
  10. 10. Rebecca Wright 1655–1709
  11. 11. Deacon (Joseph Sr) Wight 1654–1729 m. Deborah Colburn 1656–1684 m. Mary Stearnes 1661–1733 m. Mary Wight 1661–1733
    1. 1. Deborah Wight 1684–1749
    2. 2. Ebenezer Wight 1696–1776
    3. 3. Joseph Wight 1681–1756
    4. 4. Jabez Wight 1701–1783
    5. 5. Joseph (Wight, of) Dedham 1681–1756
    6. 6. Deborah Wight 1691–1749 m. Nathaniel Chickering 1677–1746
      1. 1. Daniel Chickering 1718–1790
        1. 1. Nathaniel Chickering 1750–
    7. 7. Jabez Wight 1701–1783
    8. 8. Nathaniel Wight 1688–1755
  12. 12. Elizabeth White 1651–1690
  13. 13. Daniel Wight 1656–1719
  14. 14. John Wight 1652–1671
  15. 15. Samuel Wight 1639–1716
  16. 16. Samuel Wight 1651–
  17. 17. Rebecca Wright 1655–1709

Thomas Wight's Timeline

12 Records

1628
1628
Birth of Thomas Wight; Weight; (Wright?) Wight in England
England
1629
1629
Birth of Thomas Wight; Weight; (Wright?) Wight in Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England
Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England
1629
1629
Birth of Thomas Wight; Weight; (Wright?) Wight in Carisbrook, (Hants), Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom
Carisbrook, (Hants), Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom
1631
1631
Birth of Thomas Wight; Weight; (Wright?) Wight in England
England
1634
1634
Birth of Thomas Wight; Weight; (Wright?) Wight in England
England
1647
1647
Age 13
Thomas Wight; Weight; (Wright?) Wight resided here in Freeman, Massachusetts Colony, Massachusetts
Freeman, Massachusetts Colony, Massachusetts
1647
1647
Age 13
Thomas Wight; Weight; (Wright?) Wight resided here
None
1679
15 OCT 1679
Age 45
Thomas Wight; Weight; (Wright?) Wight resided here
None
1680
27 February 1680
Age 46
Death of Thomas Wight; Weight; (Wright?) Wight in Dedham, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Dedham, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1680
27 FEB 1680
Age 46
Death of Thomas Wight; Weight; (Wright?) Wight in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts
1681
27 FEB 1681
Age 47
Death of Thomas Wight; Weight; (Wright?) Wight in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
1681
27 FEB 1681
Age 47
Death of Thomas Wight; Weight; (Wright?) Wight in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1631
    Event Place: England
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1629
    Event Place: Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
    [3] Millennium File
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1629
    Event Place: Carisbrook, (Hants), Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1628
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1634
    Event Place: England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 9679.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BFO
    [3] Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1635
    Event Place: Watertown, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s
    [2] Age:
    5-6

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1647
    Event Place: Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Massachusetts; Year: 1647; Page Number: 21
    [2] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Massachusetts; Year: 1647; Page Number: 21

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1647
    Event Place: Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Massachusetts; Year: 1647; Page Number: 21
    [2] Age:
    17-18

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1647
    Event Place: Freeman, Massachusetts Colony, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1647
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index
    [2] Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890
    [3] Age:
    5-6

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 15 OCT 1679
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records
    [2] Age:
    49-50

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Maine
    Record Source: Maine Pioneers, 1623-60

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Applications of Freemen, 1630-1691

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: A Record of Some of the Ancestors of Guilford Solon Tingley and His Wife, Martha Pamelia Mey

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Applications of Freemen
    [2] Massachusetts, U.S., Applications of Freemen, 1630-1691

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 FEB 1681
    Event Place: Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [3] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records
    [4] Millennium File
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [6] Age:
    51-52

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 February 1680
    Event Place: Dedham, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 FEB 1680
    Event Place: Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 FEB 1681
    Event Place: Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [2] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records
    [3] Millennium File
    [4] Age:
    5-6

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave Index
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