Joseph
Wightman
Born in Norwich, New London, Connecticut
Ancestors 
Son of Valentine Wightman
and Sarah (Dyer) Wightman
Brother of
Susannah Wightman, William Wightman Sr., Daniel Wightman, Amos Wightman, Israel Wightman, David Wightman and Elijah Wightman
Husband of
Amy (Sholes) Wightman
— married
24 Mar 1799 in German Flats, Herkimer, New York, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Joseph Wightman Jr., Erastus B. Wightman, Mary B (Wightman) Dixon, David A Wightman, William Wightman, Emeline L. Wightman, Charles Billings Wightman and Jane Elizabeth Wightman
Died
at age 69
in Kirtland, Lake, Ohio
Profile last modified
| Created 30 Apr 2015
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Biography
The son of Deacon Valentine Wightman and Abigail Brown. According to KarenBrayKeeley the marriage of Joseph Wightman and Amy Sholes took place 24 Mar 1799 at Bozrah, New London county, Connecticut. Their first child Joseph was born in Bozrah, and they were listed there in the 1800 census. They moved to New York by 1802 (their 2nd child Erastus b. 12 Apr 1802 at Columbia, Herkimer, NY). (bio by: Kay Stephens)
Joseph Wightman went soon after marriage to Columbia, Herkimer County, New York, his eldest child being born there in 1800. On the death of his father in 1814, he received his share on the paternal estate. It appears from the records in Bozrah that he sold to his brother Elijah, in Bozrah, on 20 September 1814, all of the land thus received by inheritance, both in Connecticut and New York (Bozrah Deeds, Bk. iii, witnesses David Wightman, Asa Woodworth).
The census of 1820 for German Flatts, Herkimer County, New York shows him there as head of a household comprising eight children, their ages suggesting the birthdates given below. He is not listed in Herkimer County in 1830. No further data. [1]
Name: Joseph Wightman
- Gender: Male
- Age: 69
- Birth Date: 13 Oct 1773
- Birth Place: Bozrah, New London, Conn
- First Marriage Date: 24 Mar 1799
- Death Date: 21 Sep 1843
- Father: Valentine Wightman
- Mother: Mrs Valentine Wightman
- Spouse: Amy Sholes
Children, born in New York state
- Joseph Wightman 1800
- son Wightman abt 1802
- daughter Wightman abt 1804
- son Wightman abt 1806
- William Wightman 12 Dec 1807
- daughter Wightman abt 1810
- son Wightman abt 1812
- daughter Wightman abt 1814 [2]
Burial
- Burial:
- Place: Temple Cemetery, Kirtland, Lake, Ohio
Sources
- ↑ Whitman, Mary Ross. George Wightman of Quidnessett, R.I. (1632-1721/2) and descendants : Waitman, Weightman, Whiteman, Whitman, Whytman, Wightman, Wyghtman. Chicago, Ill. 1939. Page 140.
- ↑ Book Title: George Wightman of Quidnessett, R I , 1632-1721/2, and descendants : Waitman, Weightman, Whiteman,
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