William Haight (1734)

Born 8 Dec 1734 in Dutchess, New York Colony [uncertain]

Ancestors

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Biography

William was a Friend (Quaker)

William was born on 8d 10m 1734 [8 Dec 1734], possibly in Dutchess, New York Colony.^[1] He was the son of Joshua Haight Sr. and Charity (Unknown) Haight.^[1]

He acknowledged at the Oblong monthly meeting on 17d 1m 1760 [17 Jan 1760] for marrying out of society.^[2]

Birth and Siblings

Children of Joshua and Charity Haight:

• John Haight. b. 5 of 7m, 1732.^[1]
• William Haight. b. 8 of 10m, 1734.^[1]
• Joshua Haight Jr. b. 8 of 1m, 1737.^[1]
• Deborah Haight. b. 10 of 1m, 1739.^[1]
• Gilbert Haight. b. 15 of 1m, 1741.^[1]
• Phebe Haight. b. 2 of 2m, 1743; d. 14 of 6m, 1746.^[1]
• Mary Haight. b. 22 of 1m, 1745.^[1]
• Phebe Haight. b. 18 of 7m, 1747.^[1]
• Sarah Haight. b. 10 of 1m, 1750.^[1]
• Hannah Haight. b. 6 of 3m, 1752.^[1]
• Charity Haight. b. 19 of 4m, 1754.^[1]
• Robert Haight. b. 7 of 8m, 1757.^[1]
• Dorothy Haight. b. 20 of 2m, 1760.^[1]

Notes

• Quaker Calendar - There has been much confusion over the dates in Quaker records. Friends used numbered months and days rather than what they considered pagan names for them (i.e. "Thursday" coming from "Thor's Day"). Thus, when the secular calendar was changed in 1752, making January the first month instead of March, Friends began calling January "First Month".

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14} [Quaker Births From Oblong Monthly Meeting], Dutchess County, New York, LDS Film # 873511, Records of Josephine Frost, Transcribed by Debbie Axtman, Pages 13 -16
2. ↑ James E. Hazard Index, The Records of New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends at Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College.; Call Number O 373; Volume 1.6; Page 50; ID 2079 .