John Dwight, of Dedham

John Dwight, of Dedham was married to Hannah Dwight, NOT Hannah Close. The confusion is because of Hannah de Close, wife of John de Close, II

He was a yeooman from Woolverstone, Suffolk, who came to Massachusetts Bay in 1635. First settled in Watertown; moved to Dedham in 1638.

family

Married

• (1) by 1626, Hannah ____. She died at Dedham, 5 Sep 1656.
• (2) in Dedham MA, 20 Jan 1657[/8?], Elizabeth (____) (Thaxter) Ripley, widow of THOMAS THATCHER{1638, Hingham} & of WILLIAM RIPLEY {1638, Hingham} (she married as "the widow Thaxter" at Hingham, 29 Sep 1654, William Ripley. She died at Dedham, 17 Jul 1660.

5 children with 1st wife:

•   F i Hannah DWIGHT was christened 3 Sep 1626 and died 4 Nov 1714. Married Nathaniel Whiting.
•   M ii John DWIGHT 1, 2, 3, 4 was christened 16 Jul 1629 in Woolverstone, Suffolk, England. He died 24 Mar 1639 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts.
•   M iii Captain Timothy DWIGHT was born 1631 and died 31 Jan 1718. Married 6 times. (!!)
•   F iv Mary DWIGHT was born 25 Aug 1635 and died after 4 Dec 1685. Married Ens. Henry Phillips.
•   F v Sarah DWIGHT was born 17 Jun 1638 and died 8 Jul 1663. Married Capt. Nathaniel Reynolds.

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Brother of TIMOTHY DWIGHT, who appeared in Dedham records by 28 Aug 1638, when he received a plot of land at the edge of his brother's land.

In Woolverstone, John Dwight lived alongside Rev. TIMOTHY DALTON & RICHARD EVERED, with whom he is seen in Dedham a decade later.

Source: Anderson's Great Migration Study Project.

biography

Born in England where he was a wool comber. Came to New England in 1634-5 with his wife Hannah and 2 sons, from Dedham England, in 1634-5, with other followers of Rev. John Rogers of Dedham.

They first settled in Watertown Massachusetts where John was a proprietor. He early removed to Dedham, where he was a farmer of means and an eminently useful citizen and a Christian. He was a selectman for 16 years, and one of the founders of the First Church of Christ at Dedham in 1638.

Notes

This family is covered in a published genealogy: The History and Descendants of John Dwight of Dedham, Mass. by Benjamin Woodbridge Dwight, published NY, John F. Trow & Son. 1874 (2 vols). A microfiche copy can be found on Genealogy and Local History G960. (14 fiche) . According to this genealogy, John and Hannah Dwight removed from England with children Hannah, Timothy and John; Mary and Sarah, born in Dedham, were their last two children. Dedham records show the following early marriages for the name Timothy Dwight. Timothy Dwight m. 11/11/1651 Sarah Pennan, a Timothy Dwight m. 5/3/1653 Sarah Powell and a Timothy Dwight m. 1/9/1664/65 Anna Flint.

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2. 2Preston, Belle, Bassett-Preston Ancestors (New Haven, Connecticut: Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor, 1930.), pp. 90, 323, Los Angeles Public Library, 929.2 B319.
3. 3"Abstracts of Suffolk Wills: John Dwight," NEHGR 10:3 (Jul 1856) (New England Historic, Genealogical Society.), p. 263, Los Angeles Public Library.
4. 4Anderson, Robert Charles, George F. Sanborn, Jr., Melinde Lutz Sanborn, The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635 (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1999-2007.), 2:371-375, Los Angeles Public Library, Gen 974 A549-1.
5. 5"Memoirs: George Albert Draper," NEHGR 78:3 (Jul 1924) (New England Historic, Genealogical Society.), p. 291, Los Angeles Public Library.
6. 6Dwight, Benjamin Woodbridge, The History of the Descendants of John Dwight, of Dedham, Massachusetts (New York: John Trow & Son, Printers, 1874.), 1:94, Family History Library, 929.273 D962d.
7. 7Savage, James, A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, showing three generations of those who came before 1692 (Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1860-62.), 3:410, 3:543, 4:275, Los Angeles Public Library, 929.274 S264.
8. 8Harris, Gale Ion, "Peter Brackett of Braintree and Boston," NEHGR 155:3 (Jul 2001) (New England Historic, Genealogical Society.), p. 286, Los Angeles Public Library.
9. 9History of the Town of Hingham, Massachusetts (Hingham, Massachusetts: The Town, 1893.), 3:132, Family History Library, 974.482/H1 H2h.
10. 10Anderson, Sanborn & Sanborn, Great Migration, 6:48.
11. 11Mahler, Leslie, "William Dwight, Father of John and Timothy Dwight of Dedham, Massachusetts," NEHGR 164:2 (Apr 2010) (New England Historic, Genealogical Society.), p. 137, Los Angeles Public Library.
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from :https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37681785/john-dwight Born by about 1601, based on estimated date of marriage. Yeoman from Woolverstone, Suffolk, whop came to Massachusetts Bay in 1635. First settled in Watertown; moved to Dedham in 1638. Died in Dedham MA, 24 Jan 1660/1. Married (1) by 1626, Hannah ____. She died at Dedham, 5 Sep 1656. (2) in Dedham MA, 20 Jan 1657[/8?], Elizabeth (____) (Thaxter) Ripley, widow of THOMAS THATCHER{1638, Hingham} & of WILLIAM RIPLEY {1638, Hingham} (she married as "the widow Thaxter" at Hingham, 29 Sep 1654, William Ripley. She died at Dedham, 17 Jul 1660. Brother of TIMOTHY DWIGHT, who appeared in Dedham records by 28 Aug 1638, when he received a plot of land at the edge of his brother's land. In Woolverstone, John Dwight lived alongside Rev. TIMOTHY DALTON & RICHARD EVERED, with whom he is seen in Dedham a decade later. Source: Anderson's Great Migration Study Project.

Family Members: Spouses: Hannah Close Dwight 1604–1656 (m. 1626) Elizabeth Thaxter Ripley Dwight unknown–1660 (m. 1657).

Children: Hannah Dwight Whiting 1625–1714, Timothy Dwight 1629–1718, Mary Dwight Phillips 1635–1713, Sarah Dwight Reynolds 1638–1663"

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