Capt.
John
Dwight
Born in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts bay Colony
Ancestors 
Son of Timothy Dwight
and Dorcas (Watson) Adams
Husband of
Elizabeth Harding
— married
3 Dec 1696 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Descendants 
Father of
Elizabeth (Dwight) Balch, Timothy Dwight, Dorcas Dwight, John Dwight, Keziah (Dwight) Plimpton, Sarah Dwight, Sybil Dwight, Hannah Dwight and Seth Dwight
Died
at age 75
in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay Province
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Biography
Birth
John Dwight was born to Timothy and Dorcas Dwight in Medfield on May 3, 1675[1]
Marriage
John Dwight married Elizabeth Harding in Dedham.
Children
John and Elizabeth had, in Medfield:[2]
- Elizabeth, b. Feb. 4, 1697-8, married Peter Balch, Apr. 22, 1725
- Timothy, b. Aug. 20, 1700, d. Nov. 12, 1715
- Dorcas, b. Apr. 5, 1703, married Josiah Ellice, dec. 29, 1726
- Kezia, . Sept. 8, 1705, married William Plimpton, Nov. 3, 1725
- Sarah, b. Aug. 30, 1708, married Moses Ellice, beb. 28, 1732-3
- Sybill, b. july 27, 1711, died Aug. 20, 1711
- Hannah, b. Aug. 20, 1712, married Joseph Clark, Apr. 3, 1732
- Seth, b. Nov. 16, 1716, married Hannah Fisher, Dec. 4, 1740
Activities in Medfield
John was chief military officer of the town, served as treasurer, and as town clerk for six years, as selectman ten years, and was representative to the General Court in 1741 and 1743[3]
Death
Captain John Dwight died in Medfield on March 30, 1751[4]
Sources
- ↑ Norfolk, Vital Records of Medfield to the year 1850, p. 46
- ↑ Norfolk, Vital Records of Medfield to the year 1850, p. 46, 135, & 207
- ↑ Tilden, William S., History of the Town of Medfield, Massachusetts. 1650. 1886; with genealogies of families that held real estate or made any considerable stay in the town during the first two centuries, G. H. Ellis, Boston, Massachusetts, 1887, p. 373
- ↑ Norfolk, Vital Records of Medfield to the year 1850, p. 207
- Tilden, William S. History of the Town of Medfield, Massachusetts. 1650. 1886; with genealogies of families that held real estate or made any considerable stay in the town during the first two centuries, G. H. Ellis, Boston, Massachusetts, 1887
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~0.39%
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