Benjamin Wightman
1755 - 1830 (74 years)Person ID: I500149 "Baxter" | Last Modified: 10 Apr 2019
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Name Benjamin Wightman Gender Male Birth 31 Aug 1755 Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, USA 
Died 1 Aug 1830 Buried Matagorda Cemetery, Matagorda, Matagorda County, Texas, USA -
Parents
Father Abraham Wightman (ID:I500151)
b. 15 May 1711, Groton, New London County, Connecticut, USA
d. 3 Feb 1800, Bozrah, New London County, Connecticut, USA (Age 88 years) Mother Susannah Stark (ID:I500152)
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Family
Wife Esther Randall (ID:I500150)
b. 4 Dec 1758, Colchester, New London County, Connecticut, USA
d. 20 Jun 1829 (Age 70 years)Children + 1. 
Jerusha Wightman (ID:I500147)
b. 1776
d. 26 Nov 1844 (Age 68 years) -
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Event Map
Birth - 31 Aug 1755 - Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, USA 
Buried - - Matagorda Cemetery, Matagorda, Matagorda County, Texas, USA = Link to Google Earth 
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Benjamin was the fourth generation of the Wightman family in America. The Wightmans emigrated from Montville, Conn. to Herkimer Co. N.Y. where the settlement became known as Whitmantown. Benjamin was a Baptist Minister, and both he and his wife were lineally descended from colonial clergymen; among these were Valentine Wightmen, Obidiah Holmes and Roger Williams, first governer of Rhode Island. Benjamin served in Col. Willet's Tryon County Rangers of N. Y. during the American Revolu-
an buried in Matagorda Co. (From: Historic Matagorda Co., Volume 1, p.100)
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