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Valentine Wightman 1681–1747 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 April 1681

Birth Location: Quidnisset, Kings County, Rhode Island Colony

Death Date: 7 June 1747

Death Location: Groton, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: None None

Mother: Elizabeth Updyke

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Valentine Wightman was born in 1681 in Quidnisset, Kings County, Rhode Island Colony, the child of Elizabeth Updyke. Valentine Wightman passed away in 1747 in Groton, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Valentine Wightman was born in 1681 in Quidnisset, Kings County, Rhode Island Colony, the child of Elizabeth Updyke.
  • Valentine Wightman passed away in 1747 in Groton, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Valentine Wightman's Ancestors

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Valentine Wightman
1681–1747
Birth Place: Quidnisset, Kings County, Rhode Island Colony
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

Valentine Wightman's Timeline

4 Records

1681
16 Apr 1681
Birth of Valentine Wightman in Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
1681
16 April 1681
Birth of Valentine Wightman in Quidnisset, Kings County, Rhode Island Colony
Quidnisset, Kings County, Rhode Island Colony
1747
9 Jun 1747
Age 66
Death of Valentine Wightman in Groton, New London, Connecticut, USA
Groton, New London, Connecticut, USA
1747
7 June 1747
Age 66
Death of Valentine Wightman in Groton, New London County, Connecticut Colony
Groton, New London County, Connecticut Colony

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Apr 1681
    Event Place: Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 April 1681
    Event Place: Quidnisset, Kings County, Rhode Island Colony
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Jun 1747
    Event Place: Groton, New London, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 June 1747
    Event Place: Groton, New London County, Connecticut Colony
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Groton, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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