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John Dighton

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Birthplace: Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, (Present UK)
Death: October 31, 1676 (65-73)
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, (Present UK)
Place of Burial: Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Immediate Family:

Son of John Deighton and Jane Deighton
Husband of Mary Dighton (Anstye)
Brother of Jane Negus; Frances Williams; Katherine Allin; Damaris Deighton; Unnamed son Dighton and 3 others

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About John Dighton

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Biography

John Deighton, son of John Deighton and Jane (Bassett) Deighton, was baptized in Saint Nicholas parish in Gloucester, Gloucestershire on April 9, 1607.<ref name="JohnBpt2"/><ref name="GloucNotesVp135"/><ref name="RoyalAncestryIIp411-2"/>

John had the following child:.# John, bpt. July 7, 1642 at St. Nicholas, Gloucester,<ref name="SonBpt"/><ref name="GloucNotesVp136"/> m. Anne Urutt,<ref name="GloucNotesVp136"/> buried January 1, 1695 at St. Mary de Lode, Gloucester<ref name="SonBurial"/><ref name="GloucNotesVp136"/>The identity of the mother of his child and, presumptively, his first wife is unknown.
John married, second, Mary Arislye/Ausley at St Nicholas on August 5, 1664.<ref name="SecondMarriage"/><ref name="GloucNotesVp136"/> John is called "Practitioner in Physic and Chirurgery" on his tombstone in St. Nicholas Church. In a roll published by the Royal College of Physicians, London, he is mentioned as practicing in Bristol in 1665.<ref name="GloucNotesVp136"/> John made his will on July 14, 1676. In his will, he left 10 pounds each to his son John, his aunt Mrs. Elizabeth Brown, and his kinswoman Katharine Walker, to buy memorial rings. He left his real property to his son and his personal property to his wife, who was appointed sole executrix.<ref name="GloucNotesVp136"/><ref name="TAG9p219"/> There is a monument for him in St Nicholas church that states that he died on October 31, 1676.<ref name="TAG9p215"/><ref name="GloucHist494"/>

<ref name="TAG9p219">The American Genealogist. New Haven, CT, Vol 9 (1932), p 219: D. L. Jacobus, 1937-. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009 - .)</ref> <ref name="TAG9p215">The American Genealogist. New Haven, CT, Vol 9 (1932), p 215: D. L. Jacobus, 1937-. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009 - .)</ref> <ref name="SecondMarriage">"England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NL9Y-2ZW : 10 February 2018), John Deighton and Mary Mrs Ausley, 05 Aug 1664; citing Saint Nicholas,Gloucester,Gloucester,England, reference , index based upon data collected by theGenealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 855,634.</ref> <ref name="SonBurial">"England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JZBX-4MC : 10 February 2018), John Deighton, burial 17 Jan 1695; citing St Mary De Lode, Gloucester, Gloucester, England, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 855,623.</ref> <ref name="GloucNotesVp136">W.P.W. Phillimore, "Gloucestershire Notes and Queries, Volume V, 1891-1893," 1894, p 136</ref> <ref name="SonBpt">"England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NPJY-JHS : 11 February 2018, John Deighton, 07 Jul 1642); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 855,634, 855,635.</ref> <ref name="GloucHist494">"The History and Antiquities of Gloucester: Including the Civil and Military Affairs of that Ancient City," 1781, p 494</ref> <ref name="GloucNotesVp135">W.P.W. Phillimore, "Gloucestershire Notes and Queries, Volume V, 1891-1893," 1894, p 135</ref> <ref name="RoyalAncestryIIp411-2">Douglas Richardson, "Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, Volume II," 2013, pp 411-2</ref> <ref name="JohnBpt2">"England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NPJY-JMD : 11 February 2018, John Deinton Or Dighton in entry for John Deinton, 09 Apr 1607); citing, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 855,634, 855,635.</ref>

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John Dighton's Timeline

1607
April 9, 1607
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, (Present UK)
1676
October 31, 1676
Age 69
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, (Present UK)
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St. Nicholas' Church, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom