Person:George Wightman (1)
George Wightman
b.4 Nov 1632 England
d.7 Jan 1721/22 Quidnessett, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. Bet 1600 and 1648
  1. Valentine Wightman
  2. Daniel Wightman
  3. Abraham Wightman
  4. George Wightman1632 - 1721/22
Spouse and Children
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m. 1663
  1. Elizabeth Wightman1664 - 1756
  2. Alice Wightman1666 - 1747
  3. Daniel Wightman1668 - 1750
  4. Sarah Wightman1671 -
  5. Dea. George Wightman1673 - 1761
  6. John Wightman1674 - 1750
  7. Samuel Wightman1676 - 1724
  8. Rev. Valentine Wightman1681 - 1747
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Facts and Events
Name George Wightman
Gender Male
Birth? 4 Nov 1632 England
Other? 1657 Quidnessett, Washington, Rhode Island, United StatesImmigrated
Marriage 1663 Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United Statesto Elizabeth Updike
Will[1] Abt Apr 1716 North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
Death? 7 Jan 1721/22 Quidnessett, Washington, Rhode Island, United States

In 1669, George settled on land near Quidnesset Harbor (now Allen Harbor) in the extreme north-eastern part of the Quidnesset section. Closeby, after 1671, was the farm home of Catherine Westcott, who would later marry his son, Daniel. The old burying ground on the farm of George Wightman contains his grave and those of many of his descendants. As late as 1919, it was marked by a huge boulder on which is inscribed the years of his birth and death. This information taken from a book "History and Genealogy of the Ancestors and some Descendants of Stukely Westcott" incorporating and extending the research of the late Hon. J. Russell Bullock of Bristol, Rhode Island. page 58, Book of Appendices.

References
  1. ↑ Abstracts of North Kingstown Wills, in Rhode Island Genealogical Register. (Princeton, Massachusetts: A. G. Beaman)
    53, July 1984.

    George Wightman, being aged. Will dated ca Apr 1716, proved 12 [burn] 1721/2, pps. 38-43.
    Sons: George, John, Vallentine, Daniel and Samuel.
    Daughters: Elizabeth Huling, Aylie [Alice] Weight & Sarah Peterson.
    Just before the mentioning of the other grandsons in the will is: To my son Vallentine Wightman ... money; and 20s apeace to [burn--Valentine's sons?] Daniel, Vallentine & Abraham.
    To my [burn--grandson] George Wightman the son of my son [burn] Wightman.
    Two children of my son Daniel W[burn] 50s apeace that is Danie[burn] Wightman.
    To my [burn] John Morse.
    Friend John Fones overseer.
    Witnesses: John Allin, Pardon Tillinghast and Peter Wells.

  2.   Whitman, Roscoe L. (Roscoe Leighton). Book of appendices to the History and Genealogy of the ancestors and some descendants of Stukely Westcott, 1592-1677. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975)
    p. 58.
  3.   Settlers of Wickford (Acquidnessett), in Records of the Colony of Rhode Island
    Bartlett, John Russell, Transcribed and edited. Records of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantation in New England: Vol 1 1636 - 1663. Providence, R.I.: Crawford Green and Brother, State Publishers, 1856.

    Vol 2 pg 391

  4.   LAND:
    -March 1693 John Wilbor of Portsmouth yeoman for money to George Wightman of Rochester 450 acres [burn] near or at the place [burn] by the Pettiquamscut Purchase bounded: E [burn] his called Sug[burn] lands of Capt Sewal. W near [burn] mortgage line N lands of [burn]. [burn] hundred fifty acres beginning at the [burn] [burn] bounded as afore[said]. dtd [burn] March 1693. Signed: Joh[burn], Ha[burn] (possibly his wife). Witnesses: Caleb Arnold, John Cary. ack. 4 Mar 1694/5. [North Kingstown Land pps. 150-151; RIGR 10:268-269]
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