Rev. James Wightman

1709 - 1791  (82 years)

• Name	James Wightman
  Title	Rev.
  Born	17 Feb 1708/09	Exeter, RI   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	29 Mar 1791	East Greenwich, RI
  Person ID	I05810	Sorensen-Remington Family Tree
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2018

  
  

  Father	John Wightman,   b. 16 Apr 1674, Quidnessett, North Kingstown, RI ,   d. Abt Apr 1750, Exeter, RI  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Jane Bentley,   b. Abt 1687,   d. 29 Jun 1729  (Age ~ 42 years)
  Married	6 Jan 1700/01	North Kingstown, RI   [2]
  Family ID	F02290	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Bridget Sweet,   b. Abt 1716
  Married	5 Sep 1734
  Children	1. Samuel Wightman,   b. 13 May 1736, Exeter, RI ,   d. 26 Apr 1826, East Greenwich, RI  (Age 89 years)   2. John Wightman,   b. 17 Jul 1738, North Kingstown, RI
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2018
  Family ID	F02229	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Phebe Rhodes,   d. Bef 1770
  Married	Abt 1758
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2018
  Family ID	F02291	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Susannah Eldred,   b. Abt 1734,   d. 1799, East Greenwich, RI  (Age ~ 65 years)
  Married	5 Jan 1770	East Greenwich, RI   [3]
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2018
  Family ID	F02292	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  James was elder of the Six-Principle Baptist Church of North Kingstown for more than 20 years.

  
  

• Sources

  [S012643] George Wightman of Quidnessett, RI and Descendants, Mary Ross Whitman, compiler, (1939), 77. [S012870] RI Genealogical Register, Vol. 1, No. 2, p. 92. [S012361] Alden G. Beaman's RI Vital Records: New Series, Vol. 7, 111.