John Wightman 
John was born in 1599 and his baptism took place in Burton upon, Trent, Stratford, England.1 John's father was Edward Wightman and his mother was Frances Darbye. His paternal grandparents were John Wightman and Ann Moreton. He had a brother and six sisters, named Samuel, Ann, Mary, Priscilla, Anna, Karia and Maria. He died at the age of 70 in 1669 in Rhode Island.2 General Notes
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[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 22, Ed. 1, Tree #3242, Date of Import: Dec 1, 1998]
John Wightman:
John Wightman, the immigrant, with four of his five sons, his wife having died in England, reached Newport in Rhode Island in 1654. They made their way to Richard Smith's trading post at Wickford in the Narrangansett country, where Valentine Wightman, eldest son of John, had been employed for six years as an
interpreter to the Indians. He was also a member of the general assembly. All of the Wightmans apparently arrived in the New World with considerable wealth, so it would seem that it was not for material gain that they came to Rhode Island. The time of their immigration was during the Cromwell Protectorate, and perhaps the disturbed condition of political and religious affairs in England had something to do with leaving England.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.1480 d.1568
- b.WFT Est. 1501-1529 d.WFT Est. 1534-1608
- b.WFT Est. 1476-1496 d.WFT Est. 1511-1580
- b.WFT Est. 1483-1515 d.28 JAN 1678/79
- b.WFT Est. 1422-1500 d.WFT Est. 1463-1576
- b.WFT Est. 1459-1530 d.WFT Est. 1534-1609
- b.WFT Est. 1428-1504 d.WFT Est. 1463-1582
- b.WFT Est. 1523-1553 d.WFT Est. 1578-1637
- b.WFT Est. 1491-1518 d.WFT Est. 1540-1608
- b.20 Dec 1566 in Burbage, Leicestershire, England d.11 Apr 1612 in Litchfield, Hampshire, England
- b.WFT Est. 1490-1529 d.WFT Est. 1532-1610
- b.WFT Est. 1532-1555 d.WFT Est. 1578-1644
- b.1599 d.1669 in Rhode Island
- b.~ 1569 in England d.WFT Est. 1598-1663
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Details of John's family
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Further sources/citations:
World Family Tree Vol. 22, Ed. 1 @ Tree #3242, World Family Tree Vol. 1, Ed. 1 @ Tree #0988
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Further sources/citations:
World Family Tree Vol. 22, Ed. 1 @ Tree #3242, World Family Tree Vol. 1, Ed. 1 @ Tree #0988