Home Search Login  

Rev. Daniel Wightman

Male 1668 - 1750  (82 years)


Generations:      Standard    |    Compact    |    Text    |    Register    |    PDF

Less detail
Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Rev. Daniel Wightman was born 2 Jan 1667/68, Quidnessett, North Kingstown, RI; 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]

    Children:
    1. 2. Elizabeth Wightman  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1697.
    2. 3. George Wightman  Descendancy chart to this point was born 8 Sep 1699, Newport, RI; died Between 1777 and 1778, North Kingstown, RI.

    Daniel married Mary Unknown Between 1700 and 1705. Mary was born 1669; died 4 Nov 1732, Newport, RI. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 4. Daniel Wightman, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born 27 Jan 1705/06; died 12 Oct 1728.

    Daniel married Catherine Holmes 1736. Catherine (daughter of John Holmes and Frances Holden) was born 1673; died 28 Oct 1758. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Elizabeth Wightman Descendancy chart to this point (1.Daniel1) was born 1697.

    Elizabeth married Stephen Hookey 16 Jan 1723/24. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  George Wightman Descendancy chart to this point (1.Daniel1) was born 8 Sep 1699, Newport, RI; 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]

    Children:
    1. 5. Catherine Wightman  Descendancy chart to this point was born 28 Feb 1724/25.
    2. 6. George Wightman  Descendancy chart to this point was born 7 Nov 1726, Quidnessett, North Kingstown, RI; died 1820, England.

  3. 4.  Daniel Wightman, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (1.Daniel1) was born 27 Jan 1705/06; died 12 Oct 1728.


Generation: 3

  1. 5.  Catherine Wightman Descendancy chart to this point (3.George2, 1.Daniel1) was born 28 Feb 1724/25.

    Catherine married Benjamin Boss 23 Sep 1750. Benjamin (son of Edward Boss, Jr. and Philip\Philippa Carr) was born 23 Jul 1727, Newport, RI; died 14 Jul 1824, Scituate, RI. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 7. Mary Boss  Descendancy chart to this point was born 10 Oct 1753; died 2 Jan 1835.

  2. 6.  George Wightman Descendancy chart to this point (3.George2, 1.Daniel1) was born 7 Nov 1726, Quidnessett, North Kingstown, RI; 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]

    Children:
    1. 8. George Wightman  Descendancy chart to this point was born 19 Jan 1756, North Kingstown, RI; died 10 Aug 1834, Pawtuxet, Warwick, RI.


Generation: 4

  1. 7.  Mary Boss Descendancy chart to this point (5.Catherine3, 3.George2, 1.Daniel1) was born 10 Oct 1753; died 2 Jan 1835.

    Mary married Samuel Wightman 8 Nov 1781. Samuel (son of James Wightman and Bridget Sweet) was born 13 May 1736, Exeter, RI; died 26 Apr 1826, East Greenwich, RI. [Group Sheet]


  2. 8.  George Wightman Descendancy chart to this point (6.George3, 3.George2, 1.Daniel1) was born 19 Jan 1756, North Kingstown, RI; 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. 9. Avis Wightman  Descendancy chart to this point was born 7 Oct 1780.
    2. 10. George Wightman  Descendancy chart to this point was born 11 Dec 1784.
    3. 11. Samuel Waite Wightman  Descendancy chart to this point was born 5 Oct 1788.
    4. 12. Mary Wightman  Descendancy chart to this point was born 29 Sep 1791; died 28 Apr 1866; was buried , Greenwood Cemetery, Coventry, RI.