Wightman, William

Birth Name Wightman, William 1a 2a
Gramps ID I141960
Gender male
Age at Death unknown

Events

Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Birth [E214486] WFT 1483-1515    
3 1b 2b
Death [E214487] 1678/9-01-28 (Julian)    
4 1c 2c

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Wightman, Richard [I141967]WFT 1501-1529WFT 1534-1608
Mother Wodam, Scisseley [I141968]WFT 1459-1530WFT 1534-1609
         Wightman, William [I141960] WFT 1483-1515 1678/9-01-28 (Julian)
    Brother     Wightman, Thomas [I141972] WFT 1525-1549 1550
    Brother     Wightman, John [I141973] WFT 1525-1558 1560
    Brother     Wightman, Richard [I141974] WFT 1526-1568 WFT 1535-1644

Families

    Family of Wightman, William and Dering, Etheldreda [F34673]
Married Wife Dering, Etheldreda [I141961] ( * WFT 1491-1518 + WFT 1540-1608 )
   
Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Marriage [E332907] 1535    
5 1d 2d
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Wightman, Thomas [I141962]WFT 1515-1558WFT 1533-1637
Wightman, William [I141963]WFT 1515-1558WFT 1533-1637
Wightman, Richard [I141964]WFT 1515-15581594
Wightman, George [I141965]WFT 1515-1558WFT 1533-1637
Wightman, Agnes [I141966]WFT 1515-1558WFT 1532-1640
Wightman, John [I141954]WFT 1523-1553WFT 1578-1637

Narrative

[phelps.FTW]

[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 22, Ed. 1, Tree #3242, Date of Import: Dec 1, 1998]

William Wightman:
William Wightman lived in Burbage, Leicestershire, England. He purchasedon May 10, 1554 the old manor of Wykin, in the parish of Hinckley in Leicestershire.
He lived during the English Reformation. It seems more than probable that the services he rendered to the Reform Cause brought him into prominence which
he certainly earned, possibly at great risk. This religious movement of the 16th Centruy led to the establishment of Protestantism and a separation from the Roman Catholic Church. This was a time when there seemed to be no possible
way of having a secure honest opinion. The many people who believed in the old
relgion were traitors when they gave their obedience to the spirtual head of the church. Those who refused to give their allegiance to the Pope were heretics. Punishments were severe and inconsistent.

Pedigree

  1. Wightman, Richard [I141967]
    1. Wodam, Scisseley [I141968]
      1. Wightman, William
        1. Dering, Etheldreda [I141961]
          1. Wightman, Thomas [I141962]
          2. Wightman, William [I141963]
          3. Wightman, Richard [I141964]
          4. Wightman, George [I141965]
          5. Wightman, Agnes [I141966]
          6. Wightman, John [I141954]
      2. Wightman, Thomas [I141972]
      3. Wightman, John [I141973]
      4. Wightman, Richard [I141974]

Ancestors

Source References

  1. Brøderbund Software, Inc.: World Family Tree Vol. 22, Ed. 1 [S2771]
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  2. phelps.FTW [S2927275]
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