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William John Dwight 1540–1660 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Essex, England

Death Date: 1660

Death Location: Woolverstone, Suffolk, England

Father: John Dwight

Mother: Margery Dwight

Spouse(s): Ann Dynley

Children(s): John Dwight, Mary Dwight, John Dwight, Judith Dwight, Thomasine Dwight

The story of William John Dwight began in 1540 in Essex, England. William John Dwight married Ann Todd Dynley, and had children including Frederick Dwight, John Dwight, John William Dwight, Judith Dwight, Mary Dwight, Sarah Dwight, Thomasine Dwight. William John Dwight passed away in 1660 in Woolverstone, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William John Dwight began in 1540 in Essex, England.
  • William John Dwight married Ann Todd Dynley, and had children including Frederick Dwight, John Dwight, John William Dwight, Judith Dwight, Mary Dwight, Sarah Dwight, Thomasine Dwight.
  • William John Dwight passed away in 1660 in Woolverstone, Suffolk, England.

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William Dwight's Ancestors

Self
William Dwight
1540–1660
Birth Place: Essex, England
Parents
John Dwight
1500–1560
Dedham, Essex, England
Margery Dwight
1505–1575
Dedham, Essex, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Dwight's Descendants

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William (John) Dwight (1540–1660) m. Ann (Todd) Dynley (1540–5 Sep 1656)
  1. 1. John (William) Dwight 1570–1629 m. Alice Dwight 1575–1629
    1. 1. John Dwite 1599–1660 m. Hannah (Close Clowes) Dwight 1604–1656 m. Elizabeth Coffin 1619–1660
      1. 1. Hannah Dwight 1625–1714 m. Nathaniel Whiting 1609–1682 m. John Lewis 1635–1685
        1. 1. Judith ("Judah") Whiting 1670–1747 m. Barachiah (Berthard Lewis) Lieutenant 1663–1710 m. Joseph Ellis 1666–1752
        2. 2. Abigail Draper 1663–1721
        3. 3. Hannah Fairbank 1651–1740
        4. 4. John (#3) Whiting 1665–1732
        5. 5. Mary Whiting 1656–1656
        6. 6. Nathaniel Whiting 1644–1708
        7. 7. Samuel Whiting 1649–1727
        8. 8. Sarah Whiting 1660–1732
        9. 9. Timothy Whiting 1653–1728
        10. 10. Jonathan Whiting 1667–1728
        11. 11. Anna Whiting 1672–1700
        12. 12. John (#1) Whiting 1646–1646
        13. 13. Mary (#2) Whiting 1658–1659
        14. 14. John (#2) Whiting 1647–1656
        15. 15. Hannah Whiting 1651–1714
      2. 2. Mary (Dwight) Phillips 1635–1686
      3. 3. Capt. (Rev. Timothy (Built the first tomb in the Old Village Cemetery, Progenitor of Dwight Family) (This)) Dwight 1629–1718
      4. 4. John (Richard (Immigrant) (This) Dwight) III 1629–1638
      5. 5. Sarah (Dwight) Reynolds 1638–1664
    2. 2. Hannah Dwight 1570–1656
    3. 3. John (Timothy) Dwight 1601–1660
    4. 4. William Dwight 1595–
    5. 5. Nathaniel Dwight 1606–
  2. 2. Mary Dwight 1565–1685
  3. 3. John Dwight 1570–1605
  4. 4. Judith Dwight –1629
  5. 5. Thomasine Dwight 1591–

William Dwight's Timeline

2 Records

1540
1540
Birth of William John Dwight in Essex, England
Essex, England
1660
1660
Age 120
Death of William John Dwight in Woolverstone, Suffolk, England
Woolverstone, Suffolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1660
    Event Place: Woolverstone, Suffolk, England

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