George Wightman

Male Abt 1632 - 1722  (~ 89 years)


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  • Name George Wightman 
    Born Abt 4 Nov 1632  England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died Jan 1721/22  Quidnessett, North Kingstown, RI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I05829  Sorensen-Remington Family Tree
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 

    Father John Wightman,   b. Abt 1598 
    Family ID F02985  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Updyke,   b. Abt 27 Jul 1644, New Amsterdam, America Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Between 25 Dec 1712 and 26 Apr 1716, Quidnessett, North Kingstown, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 68 years) 
    Married Abt 1663  Cocumscussuc, Kingstowne, RI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Elizabeth Wightman,   b. 26 Jul 1664, Quidnessett, North Kingstown, RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt Jan 1756, North Kingstown, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
     2. Aylice Wightman,   b. 29 Dec 1666, Quidnessett, North Kingstown, RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 30 Dec 1747, Exeter, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age > 81 years)
     3. Daniel Wightman,   b. 2 Jan 1667/68, Quidnessett, North Kingstown, RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Aug 1750, Newport, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     4. Sarah Wightman,   b. 25 Feb 1670/71, Quidnessett, North Kingstown, RI Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. George Wightman,   b. 8 Jan 1672/73, Quidnessett, North Kingstown, RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt Jan 1761, Warwick, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
     6. John Wightman,   b. 16 Apr 1674, Quidnessett, North Kingstown, RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt Apr 1750, Exeter, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     7. Samuel Wightman,   b. 9 Jan 1675/76, Quidnessett, North Kingstown, RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt Jun 1724, North Kingstown, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years)
     8. Valentine Wightman,   b. 16 Apr 1681, Quidnessett, North Kingstown, Washington Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jun 1747, Groton, New London Co., CT Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F02233  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • George came to America sometime between 1653 and 1663. His older brother, Valentine, was already here in Providence, where his first child was born in 1653. Their grandfather Edward had been burned at the stake in England for his faith, so they came here for religious freedom, as many RI families did.

      The area called Quidnessett was defined in 1659 by agreement with Indian sachem Kachanaquant; its boundaries were the Potomomut River (now Hunt's River) on the north, the Indian road or Pequot Path (now Post Road) on the west, Richard Smith's land (Wickford area) on the south, and Narragansett Bay on the east, totalling about 6x3 miles.

      In 1660 the Atherton Company, a group of land speculators from MA Bay Colony and CT, was ordered by the Assembly to open up the Quidnessett tract to purchase by private individuals. Valentine Wightman, George's brother, procured an area of 100-plus acres bordering the bay. This land soon became the property of his brother George, and was handed down intact through 6 generations and known for over 200 years as the Wightman homestead in Quidnessett. George later acquired more land, totalling about 2000 acres.

      For a fascinating history of the Wightman family, see: http://www.concentric.net/~Ssbray/wightman.htm

  • Sources 
    1. [S012643] George Wightman of Quidnessett, RI and Descendants, Mary Ross Whitman, compiler, (1939), 1.