Thomas Wight

- 1674

• Name	Thomas Wight
  Birth	Isle of Wight, England
  Immigration	say 1635
  He came to this land it is said from the Isle of Wight with his wife, Alice, and three sons.
  Residence	1636	Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Freeman	1640	Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Religion	6 Sep 1640	Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Thomas and Alice were admitted as members of the Dedham Church on 6 (7) 1640.
  Moved To	1652
  He was one of the original thirteen settlers of Medfield to which he removed his family in 1652.
  Will	7 Feb 1672/73  [1]
  Death	17 Mar 1674	Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1]
  Probate/Proved	2 Apr 1674  [1]
  The record is dated 2 (2) 1674.
  Person ID, Branch	I1328	Roy Line
  Last Modified	10 Dec 2020

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 1	Alice,   b. Isle of Wight, England d. 15 Jul 1665, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Children	5 sons and 1 daughter
  1. Henry Wight,   b. Isle of Wight, England d. 27 Feb 1681, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     2. John Wight,   b. Isle of Wight, England d. 28 Dec 1653, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     3. Thomas Wight,   b. Isle of Wight, England d. 1690, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   4. Mary Wight   d. 7 Mar 1693, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Thomas Ellis  m. 21 May 1659     5. Samuel Wight,   b. 5 Feb 1639/40, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 21 Dec 1716, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 76 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     6. Ephraim Wight,   b. 27 Jan 1645/46, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 26 Feb 1723, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 77 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F1052	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jul 2019

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 2	Lydia Eliot,   c. 1 Jul 1610, Nazeing, Essex, England   [1]  Other Partners: James Penniman  m. 26 Jul 1631
  Marriage	7 Dec 1665	Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1]
  Lydia had a prenuptial agreement with Thomas, which was held by Mr. John Eliot.
  Age at Marriage	He : ?? - She : 55 years and 5 months.
  Family ID	F1183	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Dec 2020

  
  

• Pedigree

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• Event Map		Birth - - Isle of Wight, England Residence - 1636 - Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Freeman - 1640 - Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Religion - 6 Sep 1640 - Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Marriage - 7 Dec 1665 - Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 17 Mar 1674 - Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S293] Fiske, William Wyman. "Ancestry of Bennet Eliot of Nazeing, Essex, Father of Seven Great Migration Immigrants to Massachusetts" , (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume 162, 2008).