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William WIGHTMAN 1526–1579 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1526

Birth Location: Harrow-on-hill, Mddx, England

Death Date: 28 Jan 1579

Death Location: London, England

Father: Richard Wightman

Mother: Elizabeth Purcell

Spouse(s): Audrey DEERING

Children(s): Isabel Wightman

William WIGHTMAN was born in 1526 in Harrow-on-hill, Mddx, England, the child of Richard Wightman And Elizabeth Purcell. William WIGHTMAN married Audrey Deering, and had children including Isabel Wightman. William WIGHTMAN passed away in 1579 in London, England.

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Biography

  • William WIGHTMAN was born in 1526 in Harrow-on-hill, Mddx, England, the child of Richard Wightman And Elizabeth Purcell.
  • William WIGHTMAN married Audrey Deering, and had children including Isabel Wightman.
  • William WIGHTMAN passed away in 1579 in London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Wightman
1484–
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Purcell
1500–1530
Birth Location: Harrow on the Hill, Middlesex, England
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Spouses(s)

Audrey DEERING
1530–1596
Birth Location: Harrow-on-hill, Middlesex, England
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Children(s)

Isabel Wightman
1559–1593
Birth Location: The Hill, Middlesex, England
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William WIGHTMAN's Ancestors

Self
William WIGHTMAN
1526–1579
Birth Place: Harrow-on-hill, Mddx, England
Parents
Richard Wightman
1484–
Elizabeth Purcell
1500–1530
Harrow on the Hill, Middlesex, England
Grandparents
Thomas Wightman
1454–1500
Burbridge, Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Mary Reynolds
1475–1506
Branston, Leicestershire, England
Humphrey (Purcell) (Peshall)
1445–1489
Chekely, Stafford, Staffordshire, England
Unknown (Name) Swynnerton
1435–
Telford and Wrekin, England
Great-Grandparents
George Wightman
1424–
Sciceley Wodam
1430–
Robert Reynolds
1450–1486
Hugh Swynnerton
1415–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Wightman
1398–
Maud (Lady)
1406–

William WIGHTMAN's Descendants

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William WIGHTMAN (1526–28 Jan 1579) m. Audrey DEERING (1530–22 Jun 1596)
  1. 1. Isabel Wightman 1559–1593 m. William Lyon 1540–1624 m. James Lyon 1558–1616
    1. 1. Richard Lyon 1590–1678 m. Margaret Hopwood 1590–1662 m. Margaret Winthrop 1630–1705
      1. 1. Henry (A) LYON 1621–1707 m. Elizabeth Lyon 1623–1689 m. Elizabeth Bateman 1627–1703
        1. 1. Benjamin (Lyon) (Esq.) 1668–1720 m. Bethia Condit 1660–1720
        2. 2. Mary Lyon 1654–1684
        3. 3. John Lyon 1647–1702
        4. 4. Thomas Lyon 1652–1694
        5. 5. Samuel LYON 1655–1707
        6. 6. Joseph Lyon 1658–1726
        7. 7. Ebenezer (Captain) Lyon 1670–1739 m. Elizabeth Winans 1669–1739
        8. 8. Dorcas Lyon 1692–1703
        9. 9. Mary Lyon 1690–
        10. 10. Nathaniel Lyon 1663–1700
        11. 11. Capt. (Ebenezer) Lyon 1670–1739 m. Elizabeth Winans 1668–1739
        12. 12. Samuel Lyon 1655–1707
        13. 13. Joseph Lyon 1658–1726
        14. 14. Benjamin Lyon 1651–1720
        15. 15. Mary LYON 1654–1684
        16. 16. Benjamin Lyon 1668–1720
        17. 17. Mary Lyon 1691–
        18. 18. Nathaniel Lyon 1668–1700
        19. 19. Thomas Lyon 1652–1694
        20. 20. Dorcas Lyon 1692–1703
        21. 21. Lyons Lyon 1655–1705
        22. 22. Nathaniel Lyon 1663–1700
        23. 23. John Lyon 1665–1694
      2. 2. Richard Lyon 1624–1679 m. Margaret Winthrop 1630–1705
        1. 1. Moses Lyon 1640–1698
      3. 3. Thomas Lyon 1621–1690 m. Martha (Johanna) Winthrop 1630–1653 m. Mary (Eliza) Hoyt 1635–1696
        1. 1. Mary (Marie) Lyon 1649–1713
        2. 2. Deborah Lyon 1666–1702
        3. 3. John Lyon 1658–1736
        4. 4. Abigail Lyon 1655–1713
        5. 5. Sarah Lyon 1663–1687
        6. 6. Thomas Lyon 1673–1739 m. Abigail Ogden 1677–1760
        7. 7. Joseph Lyon 1677–1761
        8. 8. Samuel Lyon 1663–1713
        9. 9. Johanna Lyon 1663–1764
        10. 10. Elizabeth Lyon 1666–1725
      4. 4. William Lyon 1660–1699
      5. 5. Samuel ("Sgt.") Lyon 1665–1733
      6. 6. Samuel Lyon 1644–1723
      7. 7. Richard Lyon 1653–1740
      8. 8. Hannah Lyon 1661–1743
      9. 9. Esther Lyon 1658–1723
      10. 10. Elizabeth ("Betty") Lyon 1659–1722
      11. 11. Abigail Lyon 1673–1698
      12. 12. Joseph Lyon 1643–1726
      13. 13. John Lyon 1620–1690
      14. 14. George Lyon 1640–1690
      15. 15. Hannah Lyon 1661–1743
      16. 16. Esther Lyon 1658–1699
      17. 17. Samuel Lyon 1616–1732
      18. 18. Thomas Lyon 1609–1659
      19. 19. Moses Lyon 1651–1698
      20. 20. William Lyon 1660–1699
      21. 21. Richard Lyon 1653–1740
      22. 22. Elizabeth Lyon 1660–1695
      23. 23. Henry! Lyon 1619–1703
    2. 2. Richard Lyon 1625–1678
    3. 3. John Lyon 1578–1634
    4. 4. Anne Lyon 1594–1634
    5. 5. Robert Lyon 1578–
    6. 6. John LYON 1568–1569
    7. 7. Thomas Lyon 1585–1678
    8. 8. Audrey Lyon 1584–1631
    9. 9. Isabelle Lyon 1568–
    10. 10. William Lyon 1580–1634
    11. 11. Thomas (of Rye) Lyon 1621–1690

William WIGHTMAN's Timeline

3 Records

1526
1526
Birth of William WIGHTMAN in Harrow-on-hill, Mddx, England
Harrow-on-hill, Mddx, England
1579
28 Jan 1579
Age 53
Death of William WIGHTMAN in Coventry, Middlesex, England
Coventry, Middlesex, England
1579
28 Jan 1579
Age 53
Death of William WIGHTMAN in London, England
London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1526
    Event Place: Harrow-on-hill, Mddx, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

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

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1579
    Event Place: London, England
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