Rev. Valentine Wightman

1681 - 1747  (66 years)

• Name	Rev. Valentine Wightman  [1]
  Birth	16 Apr 1681	North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	7 Jun 1747	Groton, New London, Connecticut   [2]
  Siblings	1 sibling
  + 1. John Wightman ,   b. 16 Apr 1674, North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island d. Abt Apr 1750, Exeter, Washington, Rhode Island  (Age 75 years) ▻ Jane Bentley ,  m. 6 Jan 1700 + 2. Rev. Valentine Wightman ,   b. 16 Apr 1681, North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island d. 7 Jun 1747, Groton, New London, Connecticut  (Age 66 years) ▻ Susannah Holmes ,  m. 10 Feb 1703
  Person ID	I39900	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of LD
  Last Modified	10 Jan 2024

  
  

  Father	George Wightman,   b. 4 Nov 1632, England d. Between 25 Jan 1722 and 1 Feb 1722, Quidnesset, Rhode Island (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Updyke,   b. Bef 27 Jul 1644   d. Between 25 Dec 1712 and 25 Apr 1716, Quidnesset, Rhode Island (Age > 68 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1663	Kings Province, later called Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island   [2]
  Family ID	F21658	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Susannah Holmes,   b. Abt 1682   d. Between 7 Apr 1726 and 1728, Groton, New London, Connecticut (Age ~ 44 years)
  Marriage	10 Feb 1703  [2]
  Children	+ 1. Rev. Timothy Wightman,   b. 20 Sep 1719, Groton, New London, Connecticut d. 14 Nov 1796, Groton, New London, Connecticut (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F23430	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Jan 2024

  
  

• Notes

  He was the founder and, for 42 years,. the pastor of the First Baptist Church of Groton, Connecticut. His memorial stone at Wightman Cemetery calls him a "Pioneer of Religious Liberty."

  
  

• Sources

  [S7182] A Portrait and Biographical Record of Portage and Summit Counties, Ohio. Volume 2. Logansport, Indiana: A. W. Bowen & Co., 1898. [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.