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William Wightman 1526–1579 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1526

Birth Location: Hill, Gloucestershire, England

Death Date: 28 Jan 1579

Death Location: Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Father: Richard Wightman

Mother: Elizabeth Purcell

Spouse(s): Audrey Deering

Children(s): Isabell Wightman, Price Wightman, Elizabeth Wightman, Francis Wightman

In 1526, William Wightman entered the world in Hill, Gloucestershire, England, born to Richard Wightman And Elizabeth Purcell. William Wightman married Audrey Deering, and had children including Elizabeth Wightman, Francis Wightman, Isabell Wightman, Price Wightman. William Wightman passed away in 1579 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1526, William Wightman entered the world in Hill, Gloucestershire, England, born to Richard Wightman And Elizabeth Purcell.
  • William Wightman married Audrey Deering, and had children including Elizabeth Wightman, Francis Wightman, Isabell Wightman, Price Wightman.
  • William Wightman passed away in 1579 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Wightman
1500–1530
Birth Location: On Hill, London, England
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Elizabeth Purcell
–1530
Birth Location: 1671172, Middlesex, England
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Spouses(s)

Audrey Deering
1530–1596
Birth Location: Hill, Middlesex, England
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Children(s)

Isabell Wightman
1559–1612
Birth Location: Harrow on the Hill, Middlesex, England
IW
Price Wightman
1552–1575
Birth Location: , Middlesex, , England
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Elizabeth Wightman
1556–1627
Birth Location: Hill, Middlesex, , England
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Francis Wightman
1530–1593
Birth Location: Hill, Middlesex, , England
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William Wightman's Ancestors

Self
William Wightman
1526–1579
Birth Place: Hill, Gloucestershire, England
Parents
Richard Wightman
1500–1530
On Hill, London, England
Elizabeth Purcell
–1530
1671172, Middlesex, England
Grandparents
Thomas Wightman
1480–1568
Burbage, Leicestershire, England, UK
Mary Reynolds
1480–1565
Branston, Leicestershire, England, UK
Humphrey Purcell
1478–1481
, , , England
Helena Swinnerton
1475–1489
Staffordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
George Wightman
1450–1502
Margaret Constable
1455–1510
Robert Reynolds
1505–1580
Agnes Hall
1505–1570
Hugh Pershale
1388–1443
Julianna Corbet
1405–1454
Humphrey Swynnerton
1415–1470
Ann Swynnerton
1435–1470
2nd-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
Nicholas Pershale
1368–1415
Helen Malpas
1363–1426
Robert Corbet
1397–1438
Margaret Mallory
1397–1438
William Swynnerton
1395–1429
Eleanor Trunvin
1395–1462
Thomas Swynnerton
1319–1361
Maud Holland
1320–1361

William Wightman's Descendants

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William Wightman (1526–28 Jan 1579) m. Audrey Deering (1530–22 Jun 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–
        1. 1. Joseph Lyons 1658–1726 m. Mary Pierson 1662–1705 m. Sarah Brown 1680–
        2. 2. Benjamin Lyon 1651–
        3. 3. Thomas Lyon 1652–1694
        4. 4. Mary Lyon 1654–1684
        5. 5. Nathaniel Lyon 1665–1701
        6. 6. Benjamin Lyon 1668–1720
        7. 7. Ebenezer Lyon 1670–1738
        8. 8. Isaac Lyon 1747–
        9. 9. John Lyon 1757–1832
        10. 10. Hannah Lyon 1763–1763
        11. 11. Stephen (Smith) Lyon 1764–1790
        12. 12. Thomas Lyon 1766–
        13. 13. Harvey Lyon 1767–1791
        14. 14. Aaron Lyon 1769–1854
        15. 15. Mary Lyon 1690–
        16. 16. Dorcas Lyon 1692–1703
        17. 17. Samuel Lyon 1655–1707
      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

William Wightman's Timeline

2 Records

1526
1526
Birth of William Wightman in Hill, Gloucestershire, England
Hill, Gloucestershire, England
1579
28 Jan 1579
Age 53
Death of William Wightman in Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1526
    Event Place: Hill, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1579
    Event Place: Coventry, Warwickshire, England
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