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Captain John Wightman

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Captain John Wightman was born 1701; died 1770.

    Notes:

    I have two daughters named Mary in this family, so I need to find out if one Mary married two husbands.

    John married Phebe Havens 14 Jun 1722. Phebe was born Abt 1702; died Abt Oct 1786. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Elisha Wightman  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 3. Mary Wightman  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 4. Sarah Wightman  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 5. Phebe Wightman  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 6. Mary Wightman  Descendancy chart to this point
    6. 7. Wait Wightman  Descendancy chart to this point
    7. 8. Philip Wightman  Descendancy chart to this point was born 13 Jun 1737, Warwick, RI; died 9 Dec 1788, Warwick, RI.
    8. 9. Deborah Wightman  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1740.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Elisha Wightman Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1)

  2. 3.  Mary Wightman Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1)

    Mary — Mr. Slocum. [Group Sheet]


  3. 4.  Sarah Wightman Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1)

    Sarah — Benjamin Dexter. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 10. Phebe Dexter  Descendancy chart to this point was born Bef 17 May 1783.

  4. 5.  Phebe Wightman Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1)

    Phebe — Mr. Sweet. [Group Sheet]


  5. 6.  Mary Wightman Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1)

    Mary — Mr. Salisbury. [Group Sheet]


  6. 7.  Wait Wightman Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1)

    Wait — Christopher Vaughan. [Group Sheet]


  7. 8.  Philip Wightman Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born 13 Jun 1737, Warwick, RI; died 9 Dec 1788, Warwick, RI.

    Philip married Mary Mercy Gorton 27 May 1762. Mary (daughter of Othniel Gorton, Jr. and Theodosia Hopkins) was born Abt 1739, Warwick, RI. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 11. Othniel Gorton Wightman  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1764; died 18 Nov 1806; was buried , Wightman-Sweet Cemetery, East Greenwich Ave., West Warwick, RI.
    2. 12. Hannah Wightman  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1766.
    3. 13. Mary Wightman  Descendancy chart to this point was born 29 Jan 1769; died 4 Mar 1826; was buried , Jonathan Nichols Lot, EG021, East Greenwich, RI.
    4. 14. Theodosia Wightman  Descendancy chart to this point was born 20 Jan 1780; died 28 Oct 1845; was buried , Pine Grove Cemetery, Coventry, RI.
    5. 15. Elizabeth Betsey Wightman  Descendancy chart to this point was born 4 Mar 1782.

  8. 9.  Deborah Wightman Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born Abt 1740.

    Notes:

    Both Deborah and her sister Phebe married a Mr. Sweet. It is unclear from their mother's will which one married Thomas.

    Deborah married Thomas Sweet 24 Apr 1760. Thomas (son of Philip Sweet, III and Lydia Rice) was born Abt 1740. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 3

  1. 10.  Phebe Dexter Descendancy chart to this point (4.Sarah2, 1.John1) was born Bef 17 May 1783.

  2. 11.  Othniel Gorton Wightman Descendancy chart to this point (8.Philip2, 1.John1) was born 1764; died 18 Nov 1806; was buried , Wightman-Sweet Cemetery, East Greenwich Ave., West Warwick, RI.

    Othniel — Sarah Arnold. Sarah was born Abt 1770; died 1 Dec 1826; was buried , Wightman-Sweet Cemetery, East Greenwich Ave., West Warwick, RI. [Group Sheet]


  3. 12.  Hannah Wightman Descendancy chart to this point (8.Philip2, 1.John1) was born 1766.

  4. 13.  Mary Wightman Descendancy chart to this point (8.Philip2, 1.John1) was born 29 Jan 1769; died 4 Mar 1826; was buried , Jonathan Nichols Lot, EG021, East Greenwich, RI.

    Mary married Jonathan Nichols 27 Jun 1790, Warwick, RI. Jonathan (son of Benjamin Nichols and Phebe Weaver) was born 15 Sep 1769; died 27 Apr 1849; was buried , Jonathan Nichols Lot, EG021, East Greenwich, RI. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 16. John Nichols  Descendancy chart to this point was born 19 Sep 1791; died 19 Aug 1867; was buried , Jonathan Nichols Lot, EG021, East Greenwich, RI.
    2. 17. Gorton W. Nichols  Descendancy chart to this point was born 30 Sep 1792; died 26 Dec 1838; was buried , Jonathan Nichols Lot, EG021, East Greenwich, RI.
    3. 18. Warren Nichols  Descendancy chart to this point was born 8 Feb 1795.
    4. 19. Mercy W. Nichols  Descendancy chart to this point was born 9 Jul 1797; died 26 Jan 1883; was buried , Elm Grove Cemetery, Tower Hill Rd., North Kingstown, RI.
    5. 20. Phebe Nichols  Descendancy chart to this point was born 16 Jul 1799; died 19 Sep 1868.
    6. 21. Ambrose Nichols  Descendancy chart to this point was born 12 Jan 1802.
    7. 22. Benjamin Nichols  Descendancy chart to this point was born 30 Jan 1804; died 27 Jul 1844; was buried , Jonathan Nichols Lot, EG021, East Greenwich, RI.
    8. 23. Othniel Nichols  Descendancy chart to this point was born 27 Aug 1806; died 30 Nov 1807.
    9. 24. Othniel W. Nichols  Descendancy chart to this point was born 11 Dec 1808; died 4 Mar 1846.
    10. 25. Maria W. Nichols  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1810; died 14 Jan 1895; was buried , Lawton Lot, NK053, John Scott Lane, North Kingstown, RI.

  5. 14.  Theodosia Wightman Descendancy chart to this point (8.Philip2, 1.John1) was born 20 Jan 1780; died 28 Oct 1845; was buried , Pine Grove Cemetery, Coventry, RI.

    Notes:

    Theodosia was most likely named after her maternal grandmother, Theodosia Hopkins.

    "Theodocia Remington widow of Daniel Remington, dec" is mentioned in the will of Thomas Holden of Warwick dated 14 Oct 1820.

    Several years after Daniel died, she married Jonathan Nichols, widower of her sister Mary.

    Theodosia married Daniel Remington 1798. Daniel (son of Thomas Remington, IV and Mary Rice) was born 19 Mar 1779; died 30 Jun 1815; was buried , Pine Grove Cemetery, Coventry, RI. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 26. Henry Rice Remington  Descendancy chart to this point was born 25 Feb 1799, Warwick, RI; died 7 Aug 1855, Coventry, RI; was buried , Pine Grove Cemetery, Coventry, RI.
    2. 27. Mercy Ann Remington  Descendancy chart to this point was born 17 Apr 1801, Coventry, RI; died 24 Apr 1861, Warwick, RI; was buried , Philip Arnold Lot, Commonwealth Ave., Warwick, RI.
    3. 28. Gilbert (1) Remington  Descendancy chart to this point was born 4 Oct 1804, Warwick, RI; died Between 1804 and 1806.
    4. 29. Gilbert (2) Remington  Descendancy chart to this point was born 30 Nov 1806, Warwick, RI; died 28 Dec 1845.
    5. 30. Mary Gorton Remington  Descendancy chart to this point was born 20 Dec 1808, Warwick, RI; died 14 Feb 1848; was buried , Pine Grove Cemetery, Coventry, RI.
    6. 31. Thomas Eldredge Remington  Descendancy chart to this point was born 17 Oct 1811, Coventry, RI; died 27 Dec 1890, Providence, RI; was buried , Pine Grove Cemetery, Coventry, RI.
    7. 32. John H. Remington  Descendancy chart to this point was born 20 May 1814, Coventry, RI; died 8 Feb 1889; was buried , Elm Grove Cemetery, North Kingstown, RI.

    Theodosia married Jonathan Nichols Aft 1826. Jonathan (son of Benjamin Nichols and Phebe Weaver) was born 15 Sep 1769; died 27 Apr 1849; was buried , Jonathan Nichols Lot, EG021, East Greenwich, RI. [Group Sheet]


  6. 15.  Elizabeth Betsey Wightman Descendancy chart to this point (8.Philip2, 1.John1) was born 4 Mar 1782.

    Elizabeth — George Taft. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 4

  1. 16.  John Nichols Descendancy chart to this point (13.Mary3, 8.Philip2, 1.John1) was born 19 Sep 1791; died 19 Aug 1867; was buried , Jonathan Nichols Lot, EG021, East Greenwich, RI.

  2. 17.  Gorton W. Nichols Descendancy chart to this point (13.Mary3, 8.Philip2, 1.John1) was born 30 Sep 1792; died 26 Dec 1838; was buried , Jonathan Nichols Lot, EG021, East Greenwich, RI.

  3. 18.  Warren Nichols Descendancy chart to this point (13.Mary3, 8.Philip2, 1.John1) was born 8 Feb 1795.

  4. 19.  Mercy W. Nichols Descendancy chart to this point (13.Mary3, 8.Philip2, 1.John1) was born 9 Jul 1797; died 26 Jan 1883; was buried , Elm Grove Cemetery, Tower Hill Rd., North Kingstown, RI.

    Notes:

    ARNOLD MERCY W (NICHOLS) 1797 - 1883 NK026

    Mercy — George N. Arnold. George was born 1799; died 1841; was buried , Elm Grove Cemetery, Tower Hill Rd., North Kingstown, RI. [Group Sheet]


  5. 20.  Phebe Nichols Descendancy chart to this point (13.Mary3, 8.Philip2, 1.John1) was born 16 Jul 1799; died 19 Sep 1868.

    Phebe married Samuel Ayrault Mawney 1816. Samuel was born 8 May 1792; died 8 Jan 1866; was buried , Pardon Mawney Lot, EG060, South Rd., East Greenwich, RI. [Group Sheet]


  6. 21.  Ambrose Nichols Descendancy chart to this point (13.Mary3, 8.Philip2, 1.John1) was born 12 Jan 1802.

  7. 22.  Benjamin Nichols Descendancy chart to this point (13.Mary3, 8.Philip2, 1.John1) was born 30 Jan 1804; died 27 Jul 1844; was buried , Jonathan Nichols Lot, EG021, East Greenwich, RI.

  8. 23.  Othniel Nichols Descendancy chart to this point (13.Mary3, 8.Philip2, 1.John1) was born 27 Aug 1806; died 30 Nov 1807.

  9. 24.  Othniel W. Nichols Descendancy chart to this point (13.Mary3, 8.Philip2, 1.John1) was born 11 Dec 1808; died 4 Mar 1846.

  10. 25.  Maria W. Nichols Descendancy chart to this point (13.Mary3, 8.Philip2, 1.John1) was born 1810; died 14 Jan 1895; was buried , Lawton Lot, NK053, John Scott Lane, North Kingstown, RI.

    Notes:

    LAWTON MARIA W 1811e - 14 JAN 1895 NK053

    Maria — Isaac H. Lawton. Isaac was born Abt 1813; died 25 Nov 1858; was buried , Lawton Lot, NK053, John Scott Lane, North Kingstown, RI. [Group Sheet]


  11. 26.  Henry Rice Remington Descendancy chart to this point (14.Theodosia3, 8.Philip2, 1.John1) was born 25 Feb 1799, Warwick, RI; died 7 Aug 1855, Coventry, RI; was buried , Pine Grove Cemetery, Coventry, RI.

    Notes:

    In the 1850 Federal Census, Henry & Amy are living at Coventry, RI. Henry R. Remington was a member of the Maple Root Baptist Church of Coventry, RI, in 1850.

    Henry married Amey Culver Abt 1819. Amey (daughter of David Culver and Mary Unknown) was born 2 Feb 1802, West Greenwich, RI; died 9 Dec 1899; was buried , Pine Grove Cemetery, Coventry, RI. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 33. Mary Ann Remington  Descendancy chart to this point was born 9 Jul 1820; died 27 Apr 1854, Brooklyn, NY; was buried , Pine Grove Cemetery, Coventry, RI.
    2. 34. Freelove Remington  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1821; died 11 Jun 1822, Allegheny County, NY; was buried , RI or NY.
    3. 35. Harriet M. Remington  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1823; died 29 Dec 1828; was buried , Pine Grove Cemetery, Coventry, RI.

  12. 27.  Mercy Ann Remington Descendancy chart to this point (14.Theodosia3, 8.Philip2, 1.John1) was born 17 Apr 1801, Coventry, RI; died 24 Apr 1861, Warwick, RI; was buried , Philip Arnold Lot, Commonwealth Ave., Warwick, RI.

    Notes:

    Info from Hope (Remington) Barber has different dates: 27 April 1801 - 15 April 1861.

    Mercy married Andrew Arnold 23 Dec 1821, Coventry, RI. Andrew (son of Philip Arnold) was born 31 Oct 1798; died 15 Nov 1844; was buried , Philip Arnold Lot, Commonwealth Ave., Warwick, RI. [Group Sheet]


  13. 28.  Gilbert (1) Remington Descendancy chart to this point (14.Theodosia3, 8.Philip2, 1.John1) was born 4 Oct 1804, Warwick, RI; died Between 1804 and 1806.

  14. 29.  Gilbert (2) Remington Descendancy chart to this point (14.Theodosia3, 8.Philip2, 1.John1) was born 30 Nov 1806, Warwick, RI; died 28 Dec 1845.

    Notes:

    Gilbert Remington, along with his mother and two brothers, is mentioned in the will of Thomas Holden of Warwick dated 14 Oct 1820. He was a fifer in the 7th Regiment, RI Militia. He ran the stagecoach between Pawtuxet & Providence, started in 1823 by his bnrother-in-law Andrew Arnold.


  15. 30.  Mary Gorton Remington Descendancy chart to this point (14.Theodosia3, 8.Philip2, 1.John1) was born 20 Dec 1808, Warwick, RI; died 14 Feb 1848; was buried , Pine Grove Cemetery, Coventry, RI.

    Mary married Thomas Tew 7 Jan 1827, Providence, RI. Thomas was born Abt 1807; died 23 Jul 1850; was buried , Pine Grove Cemetery, Coventry, RI. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 36. Eliza Theodosia Tew  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1830; died 25 May 1851; was buried , Pine Grove Cemetery, Coventry, RI.
    2. 37. Thomas Gilbert Tew  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1840; died 26 Feb 1846; was buried , Pine Grove Cemetery, Coventry, RI.
    3. 38. William Henry Tew  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1842; died 20 Aug 1842; was buried , Pine Grove Cemetery, Coventry, RI.
    4. 39. John H. Tew  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1844; died 26 Oct 1849; was buried , Pine Grove Cemetery, Coventry, RI.
    5. 40. Mary Jane Tew  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1846; died 1 Oct 1847; was buried , Pine Grove Cemetery, Coventry, RI.

  16. 31.  Thomas Eldredge RemingtonThomas Eldredge Remington Descendancy chart to this point (14.Theodosia3, 8.Philip2, 1.John1) was born 17 Oct 1811, Coventry, RI; died 27 Dec 1890, Providence, RI; was buried , Pine Grove Cemetery, Coventry, RI.

    Notes:

    Thomas E. Remington, along with his mother and two brothers, is mentioned in the will of Thomas Holden of Warwick dated 14 Oct 1820.

    Thomas volunteered as a soldier in the Army of the United States, 30 September 1862, at the age of 51, for a period of nine months. He was assigned to the 12th Regiment of the RI volunteers, which saw action at Fredericksburg, VA.

    In the 1850 Federal Census, the family is residing at Coventy, RI, near Thomas's brother Henry R. Remington.

    In 1870, the family is living in Warwick, RI; they are next door to Ferdinand & Abby Remington.

    In the 1880 Federal Census at Johnston, RI, the family is as follows: Thomas E. Remington 68, Mary 65, Harriet M. 43, Anna T. 39, John H. 28, Thomas G. 24, George F. 20, and Amie R. Godfrey 32 (married daughter). They are living in Johnston, RI.

    Thomas married Mary Straight May 1835. Mary (daughter of David Straight, Jr. and Phebe Franklin) was born 14 Apr 1815, West Greenwich, RI; died 4 Oct 1885; was buried , Pine Grove Cemetery, Coventry, RI. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 41. Harriet "Hattie" M. Remington  Descendancy chart to this point was born 17 Jun 1836; died 26 Sep 1914; was buried , East Greenwich Cemetery 38, RI.
    2. 42. Caroline E. Remington  Descendancy chart to this point was born 10 May 1838; died 30 Sep 1844; was buried , Pine Grove Cemetery, Coventry, RI.
    3. 43. Daniel M. Remington  Descendancy chart to this point was born 20 Aug 1839; died 17 Apr 1875; was buried , Pine Grove Cemetery, Coventry, RI.
    4. 44. Theodosia Anna Remington  Descendancy chart to this point was born 8 Mar 1841; died 4 Apr 1920; was buried , Pine Grove Cemetery, Coventry, RI.
    5. 45. Helen M. Remington  Descendancy chart to this point was born 8 Mar 1844, Coventry, RI; died 11 Sep 1871, Warwick, RI; was buried , Pine Grove Cemetery, Coventry, RI.
    6. 46. Mary E. Remington  Descendancy chart to this point was born 8 Mar 1844; died 1 Dec 1845; was buried , Pine Grove Cemetery, Coventry, RI.
    7. 47. Amey Remington  Descendancy chart to this point was born 13 Sep 1847; died 1923; was buried , West Warwick, RI.
    8. 48. Sarah Eliza Remington  Descendancy chart to this point was born 25 Dec 1849, RI; died 23 Mar 1920; was buried , North Burial Ground, Providence, RI.
    9. 49. John Henry Remington  Descendancy chart to this point was born 10 Nov 1851, Coventry, RI; died 1 May 1904, North Kingstown, RI; was buried , Elmgrove Cemetery, NK26, Tower Hill Rd., North Kingstown, RI.
    10. 50. Thomas Gilbert Remington  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1 Dec 1854, Coventry, RI; died 2 Jun 1890; was buried , Pine Grove Cemetery, Coventry, RI.
    11. 51. Mary Ann "Minnie" Remington  Descendancy chart to this point was born 9 Apr 1857, Coventry, RI; died 29 Sep 1874, Warwick, RI; was buried , Pine Grove Cemetery, Coventry, RI.
    12. 52. George Frank Remington, I  Descendancy chart to this point was born 13 Jul 1859, Coventry, RI; died 26 Sep 1904; was buried , Godfrey Cemetery, Old Quaker Lane, West Warwick, RI.

  17. 32.  John H. Remington Descendancy chart to this point (14.Theodosia3, 8.Philip2, 1.John1) was born 20 May 1814, Coventry, RI; died 8 Feb 1889; was buried , Elm Grove Cemetery, North Kingstown, RI.

    Notes:

    John Remington, along with his mother and two brothers, is mentioned in the will of Thomas Holden of Warwick dated 14 Oct 1820.

    John Remington was age 35 in the 1850 Census at North Kingstown. He was an overseer on the railroad. He and Lydia are still living at NK in the 1880 Federal Census; he is a farmer.

    From J. R. Cole's "History of Washington and Kent Counties," p. 1240: John H. Remington, retired, was born in 1814, in Coventry, RI, where his father, Daniel, died in 1815. His early years were passed in East Greenwich, where his mother contracted a second marriage. There Mr. Remington was married to Lydia Arnold, of Exeter, RI. His active life has been passed in railroad business as contractor and as superintendent of repairs for the Union Railroad Co., of Providence. Since 1872 he has resided in North Kingstown."

    John married Lydia Arnold Bef 1 Jun 1850. Lydia (daughter of Oliver Arnold, Jr. and Dorcas Phillips) was born 1816, RI; died 17 Jul 1896; was buried , Elm Grove Cemetery, North Kingstown, RI. [Group Sheet]