William Brightwell

William was born in 1779.¹   William's father was Reynold Brightwell and his mother is Druscilla Allmand.  His paternal grandfather is Reynold Brightwell; his maternal grandfather is Thomas Allmand. He had three sisters named Amy, Elizabeth and Lucy.  He is the oldest of the four children. He had two half-brothers and a half-sister, named Barnett, Charles and Nancy.