Thomas Wight

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• 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
• Freeman: 1640, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
• Religion: 6 Sep 1640, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; 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
• Probate/Proved: 2 Apr 1674; The record is dated 2 (2) 1674.

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Family/Spouse: Alice. Alice was born in Isle of Wight, England; died on 15 Jul 1665 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married Lydia Eliot on 7 Dec 1665 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Lydia (daughter of Bennet Eliot and Letteye Algar) was christened on 1 Jul 1610 in Nazeing, Essex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Freeman: 1647, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
• Married: say 1651; Jane Goodenow, the daughter of John and Jane Goodenow. She was born in England. She and her parents, emigrated in 1638 from Semley, Wiltshire, England, on board the Confidence out of Southampton. [This marriage] On 2 March 1654 in Sudbury, Massachusetts, Jane Goodenow was mentioned in the will of John Goodenow, her father. She died 16 May 1684 in Dedham, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. John Wight (1652-____) 2. Joseph Wight (1654-____) 3. Daniel Wight (1656-____) 4. Benjamin Wight (1659-1739) 5. Jonathan Wight (1662-____)
• History: 1652; He remained in Dedham, when his father removed to Medfield.
• Offices Held: 1658, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; 1658 - Constable Later - Selectman for 10 years

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• Married: say 1653; Ann ______. [This marriage] She witnessed the inventory of her husband on 3 October 1653 in Medfield, Massachusetts. After John's death, on 11 April 1655 Ann, married second, Isaac Bullard, in Dedham, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Abiel Wight (1654-____)
• Freeman: May 1653, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
• Inventory: 3 Oct 1653, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; John's estate was inventoried and valued at £171 2/9.

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Death: His death date was recorded as 28 (10) 1653.

Inventory: The date of the inventory was recorded as 3 (8) 1653.

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• Residence: 1658, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; He was accepted as a townsman.
• Married: say 1662; Mehitabel Cheney, the daughter of William and Margaret (Cule) Cheney. She was born on 1 June 1643 and was christened on 4 June 1643 both in Roxbury, Massachusetts. [this marriage] Mehitabel was mentioned in the will of her father, William Cheney. She died in 1693/94 in Medfield, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Mehitabel Wight (1663-____) 2. Thomas Wight (1665-____) 3. Marie Wight (1667-1705) 4. Eleazer Wight (1669-1747) 5. Joshua Wight (1681-1762)
• History: 1676, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; His home was burnt by the Indians in 1676.

Mary married Thomas Ellis on 21 May 1659 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Thomas was christened on 13 Dec 1629 in Wrentham, Suffolk, England; died on 12 Dec 1690 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 25 Mar 1663, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Hannah Albee, the daughter of Benjamin and Hannah (Miller) Albee. She was born on 16 August 1641 in Braintree, Massachusetts. [This marriage] She died 24 April 1723 in Medfield, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Hannah Wight (1664-1664) 2. Samuel Wight (1665-____) 3. Hannah Wight (1667-____) 4. John Wight (1670-____) 5. Nathaniel Wight (1672-1675) 6. Benjamin Wight (1675-1755) 7. Abiel Wight (1676-____) 8. Joseph Wight (1679-____) 9. Jonathan Wight (1682-____)
• Freeman: 1672
• History: 1676, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; His house was burnt during the Medfield raid in 1676. Samuel rebuilt on the same spot.
• Will: 1710, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; He mentions his son, Benjamin.

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Birth: His birth date was recorded as 5 (12) 1639.

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• Married: 2 Mar 1668, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Lydia Morse, the daughter of Daniel Morse. He was born in 1645 in Medfield, Massachusetts. [This marriage] She died 14 July 1722 in Medfield, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Lydia Wight (1669-1741) 2. Esther Wight (1670-____) 3. Ephraim Wight (1672-____) 4. Miriam Wight (1675-____) 5. Nathaniel Wight (1678-____) 6. Daniel Wight (1680-____) 7. Bethia Wight (1683-____) 8. Deborah Wight (1685-____) 9. Ruth Wight (1688-1747)
• Freeman: 1672, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
• Residence: 1674, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Ephraim inherited his father's homestead in Medfield.

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Birth: His birth date was recorded as 27 (11) 1645.

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• Married: 1678; Benjamin Rocket, the son of Nicholas and Jane (Adams) Rockwood. His last name was was also recorded as "Rockwood". He was born on 8 September 1651 in Medfield, Massachusetts. [This marriage] Benjamin settled in Wrentham about 1681. He was a soldier during King Philip's War under Capt. Swet and was wounded in Salem by two shoots in the thigh. He was sent to Salem proper to recover and their spent three months. Benjamin never fully recovered, being sickly the rest of his life. In 1742, at the age of 92 years, he petitioned the court for compensation and was granted £4 a year for the rest of his life. He died 5 December 1745 in Wrentham, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Bethia Rocket (1679-____) 2. Judith Rocket (1681-____) 3. Mary Rocket (1683-____) 4. Patience Rocket (1686-____) 5. Hezekiah Rocket (1688-1689)

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Birth: Her birth date was recorded as 15 (2) 1658.

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• Married: 20 Mar 1678, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Captain Jonathan Adams, the son of Ensign Edward and Lydia (Rockwood) Adams. He was born on 4 April 1655 in Medfield, Massachusetts. [This marriage] He was one of the first settlers of Medway, and the first Deacon of the Medway Church. After Mary's deatah, on 12 December 1717 Jonathan, at age 62, married second, Mehitabel Plimpton,, daughter of John and Jane (Damon) Plimpton, in Medway, Massachusetts. He died 24 January 1718 in Medway, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Jonathan Adams (1679-1694) 2. Mary Adams (1681-1725) 3. Lydia Adams (1689-1691) 4. Jonathan Adams (1696-1776)

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Marriage: Their marriage date was recorded as (1) 1678.

Abial married Zachariah Barber on 30 Aug 1683 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Zachariah (son of Captain George Barber and Elizabeth Clark) was born on 29 Sep 1656 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; died on 11 Aug 1705 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: say 1692, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; He settled on his father's homestead, which he purchased from his sisters.
• Married: say 1693; Deborah Lovell, the daughter of Alexander and Lydia (Albee) Lovell. She was born in 1675 in Medfield, Massachusetts. [This marriage] She died in 1740 in Medfield, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Samuel Ellis (1694-1695) 2. Samuel Ellis (1696-____) 3. Thomas Ellis (1698-____) 4. Deborah Ellis (1700-____) 5. Lydia Ellis (1702-____) 6. Timothy Ellis (1704-1736) 7. Mary Ellis (1706-____) 8. Sarah Ellis (1708-1781) 9. Abigail Ellis (1711-____)

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• Married: 10 Dec 1691, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Henry Adams, the son of Ensign Edward and Lydia (Rockwood) Adams. He was born on 29 October 1663 in Medfield, Massachusetts. [This marriage] He moved to Providence, Rhode Island. After Patience's death, in 1697/98 Henry, married second, Ruth Ellis,, daughter of Thomas and Mary (Wight) Ellis, in Providence, Rhode Island. Ruth was the sister of Henry's first wife, Patience. He moved about 1706 to Canterbury, Connecticut. After Ruth's death, on 28 October 1735 Henry, at age 71, married third, Hannah Dana, at age 49, daughter of Jacob and Patience Dana, in Canterbury, Connecticut. He left a will on 10 September 1748 in Canterbury, Connecticut. He died 28 June 1749 in Canterbury, Connecticut. Henry's will was proved on 21 July 1749 in Canterbury, Connecticut. Issue: 1. David Adams (1692-1753) 2. Hannah Adams (1694-____)

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• Married: 1698, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island; Henry Adams, the son of Ensign Edward and Lydia (Rockwood) Adams. He was born on 29 October 1663 in Medfield, Massachusetts. On 10 December 1691 Henry, at age 28, married first, Patience Ellis, at age 23, daughter of Thomas and Mary (Wight) Ellis, in Medfield, Massachusetts. Patience was the older sister of Ruth. He moved to Providence, Rhode Island. After Patience's death, [This marriage] He moved about 1706 to Canterbury, Connecticut. AFter Ruth's death,oOn 28 October 1735 Henry, at age 71, married third, Hannah Dana, at age 49, daughter of Jacob and Patience Dana, in Canterbury, Connecticut. He left a will on 10 September 1748 in Canterbury, Connecticut. He died 28 June 1749 in Canterbury, Connecticut. Henry's will was proved on 21 July 1749 in Canterbury, Connecticut. Issue: 1. Solomon Adams (1666-1778) 2. Henry Adams (1700-1763) 3. Ruth Adams (1702-____) 4. Ebenezer Adams (1704-____) 5. Patience Adams (1704-____) 6. Joseph Adams (1706-1769)

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• Married: 7 Dec 1689, Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Deacon Nathaniel Rocket, the son of Nicholas and Margaret (Holbrook) Rockwood. He was born on 23 February 1665 in Medfield, Massachusetts. [This marriage] He moved to Wrentham, Mass. where he was the deacon of the Church. He died 27 September 1721 in Wrentham, Massachusetts. In 1728, Nathaniel's son, Nathaniel, changed the family name back to Rockwood. Issue: 1. Margaret Rocket (1699-____) 2. Nathaniel Rocket (1700-____) 3. Benjamin Rocket (1703-____) 4. Abigail Rocket (1704-____) 5. Ebenezer Rocket (1705-____) 6. Hannah Rocket (1707-____) 7. Mary Rocket (1709-____) 8. Thomas Rocket (1712-____) 9. Abigail Rocket (1714-____) 10. Elisha Rocket (1716-____)

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• Estate Admin: 1705; He received his father's estate, which was represented as un-dividable and he paid off his siblings.
• Married: 24 Dec 1717, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; (1) Deborah Partridge, the daughter of Nathaniel and Lydia (Wigth) Partridge. He was born on 12 October 1694 in Medfield, Massachusetts. [This marriage] She died 12 July 1723 in Medfield, Massachusetts, Issue: 1. Zechariah Barber (1719-1746) 2. Deborah Barber (1720-1740) 3. Elisha Barber (1722-1803)
• Married: 17 Feb 1725, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; (2) Mary Allen, the daughter of Nathaniel and Mary (Sabin) Allen. She was born on 22 May 1685 in Medfield, Massachusetts. [This marriage] After Zechariah's death, on 19 November 1750 Mary, at age 65, married second, William Mann, in Medfield, Massachusetts.

Joseph married Abigail Hawes on 19 May 1726 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Abigail (daughter of Nathaniel Hawes and Sarah Newell) was born on 17 Dec 1697 in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; died on 28 May 1776 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: say 1711; William Allen. He was born about 1628 in England. On 15 February 1668/69 William, married first, Elizabeth Twichell, in Medfield, Massachusetts. After Elizabeth's death, [This marriage] He died in 1738 in Medfield, Massachusetts.

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• Married: 5 Jun 1701, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; (1) Mary Ellis, the daughter of John and Mary (Herring) Ellis. She was born on 7 March 1686 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. On 5 June 1701 Mary, at age 15, married Zachariah Partridge, at age 26, son of John Partridge and Magdalen Bullard, in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. After Zachariah's death, [This marriage] She died on Sunday 12 March 1747 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Abigail Barber (1719-____) 2. Bathsheba Barber (1722-1775) 3. George Barber (1724-____)

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Marriage: Jameson (1886) and Morse (1855) say Zachariah married Elizabeth _____.

John married Mary Thurstune on 28 Nov 1751 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Mary (daughter of Captain Thomas Thurstune and Esther) was born on 3 Sep 1702 in Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; died on 7 May 1754 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 1 Sep 1730, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Henry Smith, the son of Samuel and Sarah Smith. He was born on 16 December 1680 in Medfield, Massachusetts. On 20 February 1702/3 Henry, at age 22, married first, Deborah Pratt, daughter of John and Rebecca (Colburn) Pratt, in Medfield, Massachusetts. After the death of Deborah, on 4 March 1707/8 Henry, at age 27, married second, Mary Adams, at age 26, daughter of Capt. Jonathan and Mary (Ellis) Adams, in Medfield, Massachusetts. After Mary's death, [This marriage] He served in 1737 in Medfield, Massachusetts, as a Selectman. He died in 1743 in Medfield, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Ruth Smith (1730-____) 2. Moses Smith (1732-____) 3. Asa Smith (1740-____)

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Birth: The published vital records lists his birth as 2 July 1698.

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• Last Full Review: 31 Jul 2020

Elizabeth married Jonathan Battle on 2 Feb 1722 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Jonathan was born on 9 Jan 1693 in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; died on 14 Feb 1730 in Needham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Last Full Review: 9 Jul 2020