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Susannah Wightman (Holmes)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: North Kingstown, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Death: April 17, 1726 (43-44)
Groton, New London County, Connecticut Colony
Place of Burial: Groton, New London County, Connecticut, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of John Holmes and Mary Holmes
Wife of Rev. Valentine Wightman
Mother of Daniel Wightman; Mary Rathbone; Valentine Wightman; Abraham Wightman; Susannah Colver and 6 others
Sister of Anne Chapman; Frances Holmes Carr; Mary Holmes; Deborah Manchester and Phebe Thurston
Half sister of George Holmes, Esq.; Catherine Holmes (3rd wife); William Holmes; Francis Holmes; Ann Peckham and 1 other

Occupation: There's a question about her Newport birthplace
Managed by: Laurie Grace Johnson
Last Updated:

About Susannah Wightman

Direct Descendant of: Roger Williams [1602-1683]



http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=57287451

http://www.wightmanfamily.com/holmesJohn.html

http://www.rogerwilliams.org/genealogy/4-gen0001.htm

8. Mary3 Sayles (Mary2 Williams, Roger1) was born 11 Jul 1652; she married William Greene 17 Dec 1674; she married Rev. John Holmes 12 Oct 1680 at Newport, RI; she died 1717/18. Children of Mary3 Sayles and William Greene were: + 40 i. Mary4 Greene, b. 8 Jul 1677; m. Edward Dyer.

Children of Mary3 Sayles and Rev. John Holmes were as follows:

   41  i.   William4 Holmes was born circa 1684; he died 1720.

42 ii. Mary Holmes was born circa 1686.
+ 43 iii. Frances Holmes, b. circa 1688 at Newport, RI; m. Nicholas Carr.

+ 44 iv. Ann Holmes, b. circa 1681 at Newport, RI; m. Peleg Peckham; m. Ralph Chapman.

+ 45 v. Susanna Holmes, b. circa 1682 at Newport, RI; m. Rev. Valentine Wightman.

   46  vi.   Deborah Holmes was born circa 1692; she married John Manchester.

+ 47 vii. Phebe Holmes, b. 1695 at Groton, CT; m. Jonathan Thurston.

45. Susanna4 Holmes (Mary3 Sayles, Mary2 Williams, Roger1) was born circa 1682 at Newport, RI; she married Rev. Valentine Wightman 10 Feb 1702/3 at Kingston, RI; she died between 1726 and 1728 at Groton, CT. Children of Susanna4 Holmes and Rev. Valentine Wightman were as follows:

   227  i.   Daniel5 Wightman was born 23 Sep 1703; he married Katherine Westcott.

228 ii. Mary Wightman was born 18 Dec 1704; she married Joshua Rathbun (Rathbone).
229 iii. Valentine Wightman was born 26 Oct 1706; he died young.
230 iv. Abraham Wightman was born 15 May 1711; he married Susannah Stark.
231 v. Isaac Wightman was born 12 Aug 1715.
232 vi. Jacob Wightman was born 1 Jul 1717.
233 vii. Rev. Timothy Wightman was born 20 Sep 1719; he married Jane Fish; he married Mary Stoddard.
234 viii. Sarah Wightman was born 5 Jun 1721.
235 ix. John Wightman was born 8 Jun 1723.
236 x. Rev. John Wightman was born 17 Apr 1726; he married Content Neff (or Marks); he married Mary Stoddard 9 Nov 1752 at Groton, CT.


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Susannah Holmes Wightman
BIRTH
1682
Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA
DEATH
7 Apr 1726 (aged 43–44)
Groton, New London County, Connecticut, USA
BURIAL
Wightman Cemetery
Groton, New London County, Connecticut, USA
MEMORIAL ID
57287451 · View Source
MEMORIAL
PHOTOS 0
FLOWERS 16
Family Members
Parents

John Holmes
1654–1712

Mary Sayles Holmes
1652–1717

Spouse

Valentine Wightman
1681–1747 (m. 1702)

Siblings

Catherine Holmes Wightman
1673–1758

Phebe Holmes Thurston
1694–1734

Children
Daniel Wightman
1703–1753

Mary Wightman Rathbone
1704–1777

Abraham Wightman
1711–1800

Timothy Wightman
1719–1796

John Wightman
1726–1781

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Susannah Wightman's Timeline

1682
1682
North Kingstown, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
1703
September 23, 1703
Kingston, South Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island, United States
1704
February 18, 1704
Kingstown, Providence Plantations County, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
1706
October 26, 1706
1711
May 15, 1711
Groton, New London, Connecticut, Groton, CT, United States
1712
November 24, 1712
Groton, New London County, Connecticut, British North America
1715
August 12, 1715
Groton, New London County, Connecticut, United States
1717
July 1, 1717
Groton, New London County, Connecticut, United States
1719
September 20, 1719
Groton, New London County, Connecticut Colony