John* Wightman, (immigrant)

1598 - 1663  (64 years)

• Name	John* Wightman
  Suffix	(immigrant)
  Birth	7 Jan 1598	Burton-Upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Emigration	1654	England
  Immigration	1654	Newport Co, Rhode Island
  Death	1663	Newport Co, Rhode Island
  Notes	John with four of his five sons, his wife probably having died in England, reached Newport in Rhode Island in 1654 and made their way to Richard Smith's trading post at Wickford in the Narragansett country, where Valentine Whiteman, eldest son of John, had been employed for six years as an interpreter to the Indians. In the Quidnesset section, shortly North of Wickford, he, along with his youngest son George, purchased land from Richard Smith and setted on a farm tract there.
  Person ID	I2060	Roots
  Last Modified	15 Dec 2014

  
  

  Father	Edward* Wightman,   b. 20 Dec 1566, Burbage, Leicestershire, England d. 11 Apr 1612, Manchuet Place, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England (Age 45 years)
  Mother	Frances* Darbye,   b. 1569, England d. Aft 1612, England (Age > 44 years)
  Marriage	15 Sep 1593	Burton-Upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England
  Family ID	F987	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	(..)* Wightman, Mrs,   b. Abt 1599   d. Bef 1654, England (Age ~ 54 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1619	England
  Children	+ 1. Valentine* Bartlett Wightman (also Whitman), Sr (immigrant),   b. Abt 1627, Burton-Upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England d. 26 Jan 1701, Providence Co, Rhode Island (Age ~ 74 years)   2. Daniel Wightman, Rev (immigrant),   b. Abt 1628, Burton-Upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England d. Aft 1654, Rhode Island (possibly) (Age ~ 27 years)   3. Abraham Wightman, (immigrant),   b. Abt 1630, Burton-Upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England d. Aft 1654, Rhode Island (possibly) (Age ~ 25 years) + 4. George Wightman, (immigrant),   b. 4 Nov 1632, Burton-Upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England d. 7 Jan 1722, Quidnessett, Kings Co, Rhode Island (Age 89 years)
  Family ID	F918	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Feb 2011