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George Wightman

Male 1756 - 1834  (78 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  George Wightman was born 19 Jan 1756, North Kingstown, RI (son of George Wightman and Elizabeth Waite); died 10 Aug 1834, Pawtuxet, Warwick, RI.

    George married Waite Sweet 16 Jun 1776. Waite (daughter of Sylvester Sweet and Mary Johnson) was born 29 Aug 1758, East Greenwich, RI; died 25 Nov 1821, North Kingstown, RI. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Avis Wightman was born 7 Oct 1780.
    2. George Wightman was born 11 Dec 1784.
    3. Samuel Waite Wightman was born 5 Oct 1788.
    4. Mary Wightman was born 29 Sep 1791; died 28 Apr 1866; was buried , Greenwood Cemetery, Coventry, RI.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  George Wightman was born 7 Nov 1726, Quidnessett, North Kingstown, RI (son of George Wightman and Mary Clarke); died 1820, England.

    Notes:

    George Wightman was "undoubtedly a Baptist" (see p. 8 of Descendants of George Wightman). As a member of the Six-Principle Baptist Church of North Kingstown, and possibly a deacon, he bequeathed money for the pastor to buy bread and wine for the congregation. His great Bble, printed in 1587 in London, is still owned by a direct descendant, George W. Wightman, of Brookline, MA. In later generations his property in Quidnessett was sold to another family, and more recently was called "Cedar Crest Farm," owned by Mr. Clinton Prescott Knight. The present home predates the Revolution.

    George married Elizabeth Waite 21 Dec 1746. Elizabeth (daughter of Joseph Waite and Elizabeth Sheffield) was born 1726, North Kingstown, RI; died 19 Feb 1796, Quidnessett, North Kingstown, RI. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Elizabeth Waite was born 1726, North Kingstown, RI (daughter of Joseph Waite and Elizabeth Sheffield); died 19 Feb 1796, Quidnessett, North Kingstown, RI.
    Children:
    1. 1. George Wightman was born 19 Jan 1756, North Kingstown, RI; died 10 Aug 1834, Pawtuxet, Warwick, RI.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  George Wightman was born 8 Sep 1699, Newport, RI (son of Daniel Wightman and Catherine Holmes); died Between 1777 and 1778, North Kingstown, RI.

    Notes:

    In 1763 George contributed to the repair of the meetinghouse of the Six-Principle Baptist Church of East Greenwich -- although it may have been his son.

    George married Mary Clarke 11 Jun 1724. Mary (daughter of Carew Clarke and Anne Dyer) was born 8 Aug 1700. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Mary Clarke was born 8 Aug 1700 (daughter of Carew Clarke and Anne Dyer).
    Children:
    1. Catherine Wightman was born 28 Feb 1724/25.
    2. 2. George Wightman was born 7 Nov 1726, Quidnessett, North Kingstown, RI; died 1820, England.

  3. 6.  Joseph Waite

    Joseph — Elizabeth Sheffield. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Elizabeth Sheffield
    Children:
    1. 3. Elizabeth Waite was born 1726, North Kingstown, RI; died 19 Feb 1796, Quidnessett, North Kingstown, RI.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Daniel Wightman was born 2 Jan 1667/68, Quidnessett, North Kingstown, RI (son of George Wightman and Elizabeth Updyke); died 31 Aug 1750, Newport, RI.

    Notes:

    Rev. Daniel Wightman was "a zealous pioneer of Baptist faith," along with his brother Valentine. Daniel was ordained in 1704, and appointed co-pastor of Second Baptist church in Newport, a Six-Principal Baptist church.

    Daniel — Catherine Holmes. Catherine (daughter of Jonathan HOLMES and Sarah BORDEN) was born 1671; died 8 Sep 1699. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Catherine Holmes was born 1671 (daughter of Jonathan HOLMES and Sarah BORDEN); died 8 Sep 1699.
    Children:
    1. Elizabeth Wightman was born 1697.
    2. 4. George Wightman was born 8 Sep 1699, Newport, RI; died Between 1777 and 1778, North Kingstown, RI.

  3. 10.  Carew Clarke

    Carew — Anne Dyer. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Anne Dyer
    Children:
    1. 5. Mary Clarke was born 8 Aug 1700.