Rev. Timothy Wightman

1719 - 1796  (77 years)

• Name	Rev. Timothy Wightman  [1, 2]
  Birth	20 Sep 1719	Groton, New London, Connecticut   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	14 Nov 1796	Groton, New London, Connecticut   [3]
  Burial	Wightman Burying Ground, near Groton, New London, Connecticut   [3]
  Person ID	I39898	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of LD
  Last Modified	9 Jan 2024

  
  

  Father	Rev. Valentine Wightman,   b. 16 Apr 1681, North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island d. 7 Jun 1747, Groton, New London, Connecticut (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Susannah Holmes,   b. Abt 1682   d. Between 7 Apr 1726 and 1728, Groton, New London, Connecticut (Age ~ 44 years)
  Marriage	10 Feb 1703  [3]
  Family ID	F23430	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jane Fish   d. 14 Mar 1745
  Marriage	1 Jun 1743  [2, 3]
  Children	+ 1. Lieut. Isaac Wightman,   b. 13 Mar 1745, Groton, New London, Connecticut d. 4 Aug 1816, Groton, New London, Connecticut (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F23429	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Jan 2024

  
  

• Notes

  He was organied 20 May 1756, and nine years later succeeded his father in the pastorate of the Baptist church at Groton.

  
  

• Sources

  [S715] History of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, Connecticut, from its First Settlement in 1649 to 1900 by Richard Anson Wheeler. New London, Connecticut: Press of the Day Publishing Company, 1900. [S5529] The Fish Family in England and America by Lester Warren Fish. Rutland, Vermont: The Tuttle Publishing Company, 1948. [S6074] George Wightman of Quidnessett, R.I. (1632-1721/2) and Descendants: Waitman, Weightman, Whiteman, Whitman, Whytman, Wightman, Wyghtman by Mary Ross Whitman. Chicago, 1939.