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William Wightman 1526–1579 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1526

Birth Location: Harrow-on-Hill, Middlesex, England

Death Date: 28 JAN 1579

Death Location: Coventry, Middlesex, England

Father: Richard Wightman

Mother: Elizabeth Purcell

Spouse(s): Audrey Deering

Children(s): Isabell Wightman

In 1526, William Wightman entered the world in Harrow-on-Hill, Middlesex, England, born to Richard Wightman And Elizabeth Purcell. William Wightman married Audrey Deering, and had children including Isabell Wightman. William Wightman passed away in 1579 in Coventry, Middlesex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1526, William Wightman entered the world in Harrow-on-Hill, Middlesex, England, born to Richard Wightman And Elizabeth Purcell.
  • William Wightman married Audrey Deering, and had children including Isabell Wightman.
  • William Wightman passed away in 1579 in Coventry, Middlesex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

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

Audrey Deering
1534–1596
Birth Location: Heston, Middlesex, England
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Children(s)

Isabell Wightman
1559–
Birth Location: Harrow-on-Hill, Middlesex, England
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William Wightman's Ancestors

Self
William Wightman
1526–1579
Birth Place: Harrow-on-Hill, Middlesex, England
Parents
Richard Wightman
1500–
Harrow-on-Hill, Middlesex, England
Elizabeth Purcell
1500–
Harrow-on-Hill, Middlesex, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Wightman's Descendants

1.
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William Wightman (ABT 1526–28 JAN 1579) m. Audrey Deering (ABT 1534–22 JUN 1596)
  1. 1. Isabell Wightman 1559– m. William Lyon 1540–1624
    1. 1. Richard Lyon 1590–
      1. 1. Richard Lyon 1630–1678 m. Margaret –1705
        1. 1. Samuel Lyon 1665–1732 m. Susanna Jackson 1670–1718
        2. 2. Moses Lyon 1650–1698
        3. 3. Richard Lyon 1653–1740
        4. 4. William Lyon 1660–1701
        5. 5. Joseph Lyon 1673–1697
        6. 6. Esther Lyon 1658–1699 m. Nathaniel Perry –1681
        7. 7. Elizabeth Lyon 1659– m. Benjamin Banks –1692
        8. 8. Hannah Lyon 1661–1743 m. Joshua Jennings –1716
        9. 9. Abigail Lyon 1673–1698
      2. 2. Thomas Lyon 1621–1690 m. Martha Winthrop 1629–
        1. 1. Samuel Lyon –1713
        2. 2. Mary Lyon 1649–
      3. 3. Henry Lyon 1623–1706

William Wightman's Timeline

2 Records

1526
ABT 1526
Birth of William Wightman in Harrow-on-Hill, Middlesex, England
Harrow-on-Hill, Middlesex, England
1579
28 JAN 1579
Age 53
Death of William Wightman in Coventry, Middlesex, England
Coventry, Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1526
    Event Place: Harrow-on-Hill, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: GEDCOM file. Imported on 15 June 2022.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 JAN 1579
    Event Place: Coventry, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: GEDCOM file. Imported on 15 June 2022.
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