Simon Wightman

1784 - 1871  (87 years)

• Name	Simon Wightman
  Born	11 Aug 1784	CT   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	29 Oct 1871	Allegany Co., NY   [2]
  Buried	Dimick-Wirt Cemetery, Allegany Co., NY
  Person ID	I23428	Sorensen-Remington Family Tree
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2018

  
  

  Father	Allen Wightman,   b. 30 May 1742, CT ,   d. Aft 1783, Onondaga Co., NY  (Age > 42 years)
  Mother	Rhoda Lathrop,   b. 9 Nov 1747, CT ,   d. Aft 1783, Onondaga Co., NY  (Age > 37 years)
  Married	9 Feb 1764	New Haven, CT   [3]
  Family ID	F08826	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Catherine Allen,   b. 29 Sep 1786, NY ,   d. 28 Nov 1871, Allegany Co., NY  (Age 85 years)
  Married	29 Sep 1805  [4]
  Children	1. Edward Hubbard Wightman,   b. 14 Oct 1806, NY ,   d. 3 Feb 1894, Allegany Co., NY  (Age 87 years)   2. Rhoda Maria Wightman,   b. 8 Feb 1813, NY ,   d. 3 Apr 1869, Allegany Co., NY  (Age 56 years)   3. Juliett "Julia" Wightman,   b. 1818, NY ,   d. Between 1875 and 1880, Allegany Co., NY  (Age 57 years)   4. Lathrop Wightman,   b. 4 Jun 1820, Marcellus, Onondaga Co., NY ,   d. 13 Jun 1889, Allegany Co., NY  (Age 69 years)   5. William Wightman,   b. 21 Sep 1822, NY ,   d. Aft 1 Jun 1900  (Age > 78 years)   6. Morton Wightman,   b. 11 Oct 1824, NY ,   d. 20 Apr 1919  (Age 94 years)   7. Simon Wightman, Jr.,   b. 6 Mar 1827, NY ,   d. 1907  (Age 79 years)
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2018
  Family ID	F08839	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  The 1830 Federal Census at Bolivar, Allegany Co., NY, lists the following Wightmans: Simon, Aaron, E.H. The 1840 Federal Census at Wirt, Allegany Co., NY, list the following Wightmans: A., E.H., S., & L. In the Federal Census of 1850 at Wirt, Allegany Co., NY, Simon (Simeon) Wightman is 66 CT and Catherine is 64 NY. With them is Maria Wightman 37 NY, presumably a daughter; also Samuel Cusses 8 NY and Caroline D. Cusses 4 MI. In 1825, Simon Wightman was an Overseer of the Poor at Bolivar, appointed by the Town Council. The following is excerpted from "Allegany County and its people: a centennial memorial history of Allegany County, New York" (Alfred, N.Y.: W.A. Fergusson & Co., 1896) p 865: "Simon Wightman came from Skaneateles, Onondaga Co., to this county about 1812, and took up a lot of 150 acres, whose timber he felled and hewed, made his house of logs, and raised a small crop for present sustenance. He married Catherine Allen. They had 10 children of whom 3 survive: William of Turtle Point, PA; Morton, and Simon. Morton was born Oct 11, 1824, married in 1850, Calista, daughter of Rev. I. Knapp of Wirt and Sally Stanton his wife. His children living are Mark A. and Luther L. Simon Wightman, son of Simon and Catherine (Allen) Wightman, born March 6, 1827, married Melissa S. Gilbert, Sept 25, 1853. Their children are Rosa E., Frank M. and Bennie A. Simon Wightman Sr. and his wife Catherine were among the constituent members of the Baptist Church of Richburg, organized in 1828." The following notes are from this source: "History of Allegany County, N.Y.: with illustrations descriptive of scenery, private residences, public buildings, fine blocks, and important manufactories, from original sketches by artists of the highest ability, and portraits of old pioneers and prominent residents" (New York: F.W. Beers, 1879) p 381: The First-Day Baptist Church of Richburg was set off from the Baptist Church of Friendship and constituted as a church 29 Feb 1828. Among its founding members were the following Wightmans: Simon, Catherine, Roona (Roomy?), Rhoda, & Edward. Also, on its list of deacons or clerks is E. H. Wightman.

  
  

• Sources

  [S013711] Cemetery data, NYGenweb site. [S012820] NY Genweb site; cemetery records. [S013710] Wightman Family History by Bruce Wightman, Bruce Wightman, (Wightman Family History). [S012750] Rootsweb's Worldconnect -- needs verification.