Joseph Wight1

b. 10 December 1681, d. 14 July 1756
Family
Father*Joseph Wight2 b. 11 May 1654, d. 23 Jun 1729
Mother*Deborah Colburn2 b. 28 Jan 1656, d. 30 Aug 1684
Birth*10 December 1681Joseph Wight was born on 10 December 1681 in Dedham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).1,3 
(Husband) Death30 August 1684Joseph became a widower when Deborah Colburn died on 30 August 1684, just 5 days after the birth of their second child.2,4 
Marriage*6 April 1709He married first Sarah Metcalf, daughter of Michael Metcalf and Elizabeth Fuller, on 6 April 1709 in Dedham.5,6 
(Husband) Death28 June 1748Joseph became a widower when Sarah (Metcalf) Wight died on 28 June 1748.5,7 
Marriage*24 April 1750He married second, as her third husband, Mary (Smith) Plimpton Pond, daughter of Samuel Smith and Sarah __?__, on 24 April 1750 in Dedham.5,8,9,10 
Death*14 July 1756He died on 14 July 1756, probably in Dedham at age 74.5 

Family 1

 Sarah Metcalf b. 26 Apr 1682, d. 28 Jun 1748
Child 1.Joseph Wight+1 b. 7 Jan 1710/11

Family 2

 Mary Smith b. 22 Nov 1688, d. 21 Jun 1774

Citations

  1. [S1252] Danforth Phipps Wight M.D., The Wright Family. Memoir of Thomas Wight, of Dedham, Mass., with genealogical notices of his descendants, from 1637 to 1840, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: Press of T.R. Marvin, 1848), pages 62 and 63. Hereinafter cited as Wight Family Memoir of Thomas Wight of Dedham.
  2. [S1252] Danforth Phipps Wight M.D., Wight Family Memoir of Thomas Wight of Dedham, pages 60-62.
  3. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Dedham, Volumes 1 and 2, page 18. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  4. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Dedham, Volumes 1 and 2, page 20.
  5. [S1252] Danforth Phipps Wight M.D., Wight Family Memoir of Thomas Wight of Dedham, page 62.
  6. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Dedham, Volumes 1 and 2, page 36.
  7. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Dedham, Volumes 1 and 2, page 78.
  8. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Dedham, Volumes 1 and 2, page 80.
  9. [S1293] Edward Doubleday Harris, A Genealogical Record of Daniel Pond, and his descendants, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: William Parsons Lunt, 1873), Jabez Pond, pages 16-18. Hereinafter cited as Daniel Pond and his descendants.
  10. [S1294] Levi B. Chase, A Genealogy of Historical Notices of the Family of Plimpton or Plympton in America and of Plumpton in England, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. John Plympton (ca.1620-1676) emigrated from England to Roxbury, Massachusetts during or before 1641, settled in Dedham, Massachusetts in 1643, married Jane Dammin in 1644, and moved to Medfield, Massachusetts in 1652. Includes indexes. (Hartford, Connecticut: Plimpton Mfg. Co. Print, 1884), No. 9, John Plimpton, pages 74-75. Hereinafter cited as The Family of Plimpton or Plympton in America.

Joseph Wight1

b. 11 May 1654, d. 23 June 1729
Family
Father*Henry Wight2 d. 27 Feb 1680
Mother*Jane Goodnow2 d. 16 May 1684
Birth*11 May 1654Joseph Wight was born on 11 May 1654 in Dedham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).1 
Marriage*15 January 1679He married first Deborah Colburn, daughter of Nathaniel Colburn and Priscilla Clark, on 15 January 1679 in Dedham.1,3 
Marriage*22 April 1685He married second Mary Stearns, daughter of Nathaniel Stearns and Mary Stone, on 22 April 1685 in Dedham.1,4 
Death*23 June 1729He died on 23 June 1729 in Dedham at age 75.1 

Family 1

 Deborah Colburn b. 28 Jan 1656, d. 30 Aug 1684
Children 1.Joseph Wight+1 b. 10 Dec 1681, d. 14 Jul 1756
 2.Deborah Wight1 b. 25 Aug 1684

Family 2

 Mary Stearns b. 22 Aug 1661, d. 25 Dec 1733
Children 1.Nathaniel Wight+1 b. 13 Sep 1688, d. 3 Apr 1755
 2.Ebenezer Wight1 b. 22 Jan 1696
 3.Jabez Wight1 b. 12 Jul 1701

Citations

  1. [S1252] Danforth Phipps Wight M.D., The Wright Family. Memoir of Thomas Wight, of Dedham, Mass., with genealogical notices of his descendants, from 1637 to 1840, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: Press of T.R. Marvin, 1848), pages 60-62. Hereinafter cited as Wight Family Memoir of Thomas Wight of Dedham.
  2. [S1252] Danforth Phipps Wight M.D., Wight Family Memoir of Thomas Wight of Dedham, pages 49-51.
  3. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Dedham, Volumes 1 and 2, page 17. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  4. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Dedham, Volumes 1 and 2, page 20.

Joshua Wight1

b. 25 July 1679
Family
Father*Thomas Wight1 d. 1690
Mother*Mehitable Cheney1
Birth*25 July 1679Joshua Wight was born on 25 July 1679 in Medfield, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).1 

Citations

  1. [S1252] Danforth Phipps Wight M.D., The Wright Family. Memoir of Thomas Wight, of Dedham, Mass., with genealogical notices of his descendants, from 1637 to 1840, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: Press of T.R. Marvin, 1848), pages 15-16. Hereinafter cited as Wight Family Memoir of Thomas Wight of Dedham.

Lydia Wight1,2

b. 14 March 1668/69, d. 30 October 1741
Family
Father*Ephraim Wight1,3,2 b. 27 Jan 1644/45, d. 26 Feb 1722/23
Mother*Lydia Morse1,3,2 d. 14 Jul 1722
Birth*14 March 1668/69Lydia Wight was born on 14 March 1668/69 in Medfield, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).1,3,4,2 
Marriage*24 November 1686She married Nathaniel Partridge, son of William Partridge and Sarah Colburn, on 24 November 1686 in Medfield.5,1,6 
(Wife) Death25 March 1741Lydia became a widow when Nathaniel Partridge died on 25 March 1741.1,7,2 
Death*30 October 1741She died on 30 October 1741 in Medfield at age 72.1,7,2 

Family

 Nathaniel Partridge b. 3 Nov 1660, d. 25 Mar 1741
Child 1.Sarah Partridge+1,2 b. 5 Jan 1697/98

Citations

  1. [S1257] George Homes Partridge B.S., "William Partridge of Medfield, Mass., and his Descendants", New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Volume 63, pages 90-95 (January 1909). Hereinafter cited as "William Partridge of Medfield, Mass."
  2. [S442] Oliver Ray Pardo, "The Families of Ray Benson Pardo and Viola Berliot Stevens", 28 December 1996 (Port Orchard, Washington). . Hereinafter cited as "The Families of Pardo and Stevens."
  3. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Medfield Births, Volume 1, page 105. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  4. [S1252] Danforth Phipps Wight M.D., The Wright Family. Memoir of Thomas Wight, of Dedham, Mass., with genealogical notices of his descendants, from 1637 to 1840, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: Press of T.R. Marvin, 1848), page 32. Hereinafter cited as Wight Family Memoir of Thomas Wight of Dedham.
  5. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Medfield Marriages, Volume 1, page 183.
  6. [S442] Oliver Ray Pardo, "The Families of Pardo and Stevens", noting date as "1685."
  7. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Medfield Deaths, Volume 1, page 227.

Mary Wight1

d. 7 March 1693
Family
Father*Thomas Wight1 d. 17 Mar 1673/74
Mother*Alice __?__1 d. 15 Jul 1655
Birth*Mary Wight was probably born in Dedham, Massachusetts Bay Colony.2 
Marriage*21 May 1657She married Thomas Ellice, son of Joseph Ellice and Ann __?__, on 21 May 1657 in Medfield, Suffolk County.3,4 
(Wife) Death12 December 1690Mary became a widow when Thomas Ellice died on 12 December 1690.5 
Death*7 March 1693She died on 7 March 1693, probably in Medfield.1 

Family

 Thomas Ellice b. 1629, d. 12 Dec 1690
Children 1.Judith Ellice+1 b. 15 Apr 1658
 2.Mary Ellice1 b. 26 Sep 1660
 3.Abiel Ellice+1 b. 15 Oct 1662, d. 14 Apr 1716
 4.Samuel Ellice1 b. 9 Nov 1664
 5.Thomas Ellice1 b. 10 Jan 1666, d. 25 May 1670
 6.Patience Ellice1 b. 22 Feb 1668/69
 7.Ruth Ellice1 b. 31 Oct 1670
 8.Thomas Ellice1 b. 24 Jul 1674, d. 17 Jun 1692
 9.Johanna Ellice1 b. 17 Jan 1677/78

Citations

  1. [S1252] Danforth Phipps Wight M.D., The Wright Family. Memoir of Thomas Wight, of Dedham, Mass., with genealogical notices of his descendants, from 1637 to 1840, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: Press of T.R. Marvin, 1848), pages 31-32. Hereinafter cited as Wight Family Memoir of Thomas Wight of Dedham.
  2. [S1252] Danforth Phipps Wight M.D., Wight Family Memoir of Thomas Wight of Dedham, pages 7-15.
  3. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Medfield Marriages, Volume 1, page 183, recording marriage date as 21 May 1657 and his surname as "Elice". Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  4. [S1252] Danforth Phipps Wight M.D., Wight Family Memoir of Thomas Wight of Dedham, pages 31-32, noting the date of their marriage as 21 May 1659.
  5. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Medfield Deaths, Volume 1, page 208.

Mary Wight1

b. 11 September 1726
Family
Father*Nathaniel Wight1 b. 13 Sep 1688, d. 3 Apr 1755
Mother*Hannah Bacon1 b. 25 Apr 1697, d. 3 Oct 1754
Birth*11 September 1726Mary Wight was born on 11 September 1726 in Wrentham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 

Citations

  1. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Wrentham Births, Volume 1, page 223. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.

Mehitable Wight1

b. 12 June 1663
Family
Father*Thomas Wight1 d. 1690
Mother*Mehitable Cheney1
Birth*12 June 1663Mehitable Wight was born on 12 June 1663 in Medfield, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).1 

Citations

  1. [S1252] Danforth Phipps Wight M.D., The Wright Family. Memoir of Thomas Wight, of Dedham, Mass., with genealogical notices of his descendants, from 1637 to 1840, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: Press of T.R. Marvin, 1848), pages 15-16. Hereinafter cited as Wight Family Memoir of Thomas Wight of Dedham.

Miriam Wight1

b. 20 February 1667
Family
Father*Thomas Wight1 d. 1690
Mother*Mehitable Cheney1
Birth*20 February 1667Miriam Wight was born on 20 February 1667 in Medfield, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).1 

Citations

  1. [S1252] Danforth Phipps Wight M.D., The Wright Family. Memoir of Thomas Wight, of Dedham, Mass., with genealogical notices of his descendants, from 1637 to 1840, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: Press of T.R. Marvin, 1848), pages 15-16. Hereinafter cited as Wight Family Memoir of Thomas Wight of Dedham.

Miriam Wight1

b. 22 August 1675
Family
Father*Ephraim Wight1 b. 27 Jan 1644/45, d. 26 Feb 1722/23
Mother*Lydia Morse1 d. 14 Jul 1722
Birth*22 August 1675Miriam Wight was born on 22 August 1675 in Medfield, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).1,2 
Marriage4 November 1701She married Joseph Allen on 4 November 1701 in Medfield.3,4,5 

Family

 Joseph Allen
Child 1.Lydia Allen+3,4 b. 25 Sep 1714

Citations

  1. [S1252] Danforth Phipps Wight M.D., The Wright Family. Memoir of Thomas Wight, of Dedham, Mass., with genealogical notices of his descendants, from 1637 to 1840, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: Press of T.R. Marvin, 1848), page 32. Hereinafter cited as Wight Family Memoir of Thomas Wight of Dedham.
  2. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Medfield Births, Volume 1, page 105. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  3. [S443] Richard H. Benson, The Benson Family of Colonial Massachusetts (Boston, Massachusetts: Newbury Street Press, 2003), page 143; source cited "John Huntly(sic) and Descendants" by Alice P. Huntly(sic), NEHGRegister, Volume 101 (1947), page 142. Hereinafter cited as Benson Family of Colonial Massachusetts.
  4. [S444] Contributed by Alice P. Huntley of Hanover Massachusetts, "John Huntley and Some of His Descendants", New England Historical & Genealogical Register Volumes 100 and 101 (October 1946, January 1947, April 1947 and July 1947): Volume 101, April 1947, page 142. Hereinafter cited as "John Huntley and Descendants."
  5. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Medfield Marriages, Volume 1, page 115.

Nathaniel Wight1,2

b. 13 September 1688, d. 3 April 1755
Family
Father*Joseph Wight3 b. 11 May 1654, d. 23 Jun 1729
Mother*Mary Stearns3 b. 22 Aug 1661, d. 25 Dec 1733
Birth*13 September 1688Nathaniel Wight was born on 13 September 1688 in Dedham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).2 
Marriage*29 June 1720He married first Ruth Hawes, daughter of Daniel Hawes and Abiel Gay, on 29 June 1720 in Wrentham, Suffolk County.2,1 
(Husband) Death6 October 1721Nathaniel became a widower when Ruth (Hawes) Wight died on 6 October 1721 just a month after their first child was born.1 
Marriage*22 January 1722/23He married second, as her second husband, Hannah (Bacon) Pond, daughter of Thomas Bacon and Hannah Fales, on 22 January 1722/23 in Wrentham.1,4,5 
(Husband) Death3 October 1754Nathaniel became a widower for the second time when Hannah (Bacon) Pond Wight died on 3 October 1754.6,7 
Death*3 April 1755He died on 3 April 1755 in Wrentham at age 66.2,8,9 

Family 1

 Ruth Hawes b. 9 Jul 1691, d. 6 Oct 1721
Child 1.Benoni Wight1 b. 1 Sep 1721, d. 10 Sep 1775

Family 2

 Hannah Bacon b. 25 Apr 1697, d. 3 Oct 1754
Children 1.Hannah Wight10 b. 23 Feb 1724, d. 25 Sep 1736
 2.Mary Wight10 b. 11 Sep 1726
 3.Ruth Wight10 b. 16 Aug 1728
 4.James Wight10 b. 9 Jan 1730/31
 5.Sarah Wight10 b. 2 Jun 1733
 6.Deborah Wight11 b. 3 Feb 1735/36

Citations

  1. [S1240] Raymond Gordon Hawes, The Edward Hawes Heirs : Edward Hawes, ca. 1616-1687, of Dedham, Massachusetts, and his wife, Eliony Lumber : and some of their descendants through eleven generations. Edward Hawes (ca. 1616-1687) was living at Dedham, Massachusetts, by 1648, where he married Eliony Lumber (ca. 1625-1688/9) that year. They had nine children, 1648/9-1666, all born at Dedham. Descendants lived in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, Maine, Vermont, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and elsewhere. Descendants also spell their surname Haws. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, 1996), Generation Three, pages 15-27. Hereinafter cited as The Edward Hawes Heirs.
  2. [S1252] Danforth Phipps Wight M.D., The Wright Family. Memoir of Thomas Wight, of Dedham, Mass., with genealogical notices of his descendants, from 1637 to 1840, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: Press of T.R. Marvin, 1848), page 71. Hereinafter cited as Wight Family Memoir of Thomas Wight of Dedham.
  3. [S1252] Danforth Phipps Wight M.D., Wight Family Memoir of Thomas Wight of Dedham, pages 60-62.
  4. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Wrentham Marriages, Volume 2, page 398. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  5. [S1347] Thomas W. Baldwin, Bacon Genealogy : Michael Bacon of Dedham, 1640 and his Descendants, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Cambridge, Massachusetts: Press of Murray and Emery Company, 1915), Thomas, pages 166-167. Hereinafter cited as Bacon Genealogy : Michael Bacon of Dedham.
  6. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Wrentham Deaths, Volume 2, page 515, recording her date of death as 3 October 1754.
  7. [S1347] Thomas W. Baldwin, Bacon Genealogy : Michael Bacon of Dedham, Thomas, pages 166-167, noting the date of her death as 23 October 1754.
  8. [S1347] Thomas W. Baldwin, Bacon Genealogy : Michael Bacon of Dedham, Thomas, pages 166-167, although attributing the date of his death to her first husband Robert Pond.
  9. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Wrentham Deaths, Volume 2, page 515.
  10. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Wrentham Births, Volume 1, page 223.
  11. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Wrentham Births, Volume 1, page 222.

Nathaniel Wight1

b. 11 October 1672
Family
Father*Samuel Wight1 b. 5 Feb 1638/39, d. 21 Dec 1716
Mother*Hannah Albie1 d. 24 Apr 1723
Birth*11 October 1672Nathaniel Wight was born on 11 October 1672 in Medfield, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).1,2 

Citations

  1. [S1252] Danforth Phipps Wight M.D., The Wright Family. Memoir of Thomas Wight, of Dedham, Mass., with genealogical notices of his descendants, from 1637 to 1840, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: Press of T.R. Marvin, 1848), page 16. Hereinafter cited as Wight Family Memoir of Thomas Wight of Dedham.
  2. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Medfield Births, Volume 1, page 105. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.

Nathaniel Wight1

b. 12 September 1678
Family
Father*Ephraim Wight1 b. 27 Jan 1644/45, d. 26 Feb 1722/23
Mother*Lydia Morse1 d. 14 Jul 1722
Birth*12 September 1678Nathaniel Wight was born on 12 September 1678 in Medfield, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).1,2 

Citations

  1. [S1252] Danforth Phipps Wight M.D., The Wright Family. Memoir of Thomas Wight, of Dedham, Mass., with genealogical notices of his descendants, from 1637 to 1840, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: Press of T.R. Marvin, 1848), page 32. Hereinafter cited as Wight Family Memoir of Thomas Wight of Dedham.
  2. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Medfield Births, Volume 1, page 105. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.

Robert Wight1

Family
Marriage*21 July 1603He married first Elizabeth Fulshaw on 21 July 1603 in England.1,2,3 
Name-SpellingsA variation of the WIGHT surname found in our research was WIGHTE.1,2 
Occupation*after 1606Robert Wight was known at various times to be a clerk and a minister after 1606 at England.1,4 
(Husband) Deathbefore 25 November 1613Robert became a widower when Elizabeth (Fulshaw) Wight died before 25 November 1613.1 
Marriage*25 November 1613He married second Bridgeta White on 25 November 1613 in England.1 

Family 1

 Elizabeth Fulshaw d. b 25 Nov 1613
Child 1.Elizabeth Wight+1,3 b. 2 Nov 1606

Family 2

 Bridgeta White

Citations

  1. [S43] Dean Heaton, The Heaton Families: 350 Years in America. Contains index. Warning: In this researcher's opinion, the information in this work often proves to be inaccurate. At the same time, the information presented has provided us with valuable clues for pursuing future research strategies in our attempt to establish a factual history of our Heaton family. (111 Water Street, Baltimore, MD 21202: Gateway Press, Inc., 1982), Chapter 1, pages 2-3. Hereinafter cited as The Heaton Families: 350 Years in America.
  2. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, in two volumes, with indexes in Volume II. Warning: In this researcher's opinion, the information in these volumes often proves to be inaccurate. At the same time, the information presented has provided us with valuable clues for pursuing future research strategies in our attempt to establish a factual history of our Heaton family. (Tempe, Arizona: published for the author by Graphics of Tempe, 1999), Volume I, Chapter 1, page 3. Hereinafter cited as Heaton Families II.
  3. [S46] Dean Crawford Smith C.G. and Douglas Richardson, "English Ancestry of Nathaniel Heaton of Boston, Mass., and his Nephew, James Heaton of New Haven, Conn.", New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Volume 152, pages 430-452 (October 1998): page 447. Hereinafter cited as "Heaton, Nathaniel and James Ancestry."
  4. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, Volume I, Chapter 1, page 4.

Ruth Wight1

b. 20 July 1688
Family
Father*Ephraim Wight1 b. 27 Jan 1644/45, d. 26 Feb 1722/23
Mother*Lydia Morse1 d. 14 Jul 1722
Birth*20 July 1688Ruth Wight was born on 20 July 1688 in Medfield, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).1,2 

Citations

  1. [S1252] Danforth Phipps Wight M.D., The Wright Family. Memoir of Thomas Wight, of Dedham, Mass., with genealogical notices of his descendants, from 1637 to 1840, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: Press of T.R. Marvin, 1848), page 32. Hereinafter cited as Wight Family Memoir of Thomas Wight of Dedham.
  2. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Medfield Births, Volume 1, page 106. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.

Ruth Wight1

b. 16 August 1728
Family
Father*Nathaniel Wight1 b. 13 Sep 1688, d. 3 Apr 1755
Mother*Hannah Bacon1 b. 25 Apr 1697, d. 3 Oct 1754
Birth*16 August 1728Ruth Wight was born on 16 August 1728 in Wrentham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 

Citations

  1. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Wrentham Births, Volume 1, page 223. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.

Samuel Wight1

b. 5 February 1638/39, d. 21 December 1716
Family
Father*Thomas Wight1 d. 17 Mar 1673/74
Mother*Alice __?__1 d. 15 Jul 1655
Birth*5 February 1638/39Samuel Wight was born on 5 February 1638/39 in Dedham, Massachusetts Bay Colony.1 
Marriage*25 March 1663He married Hannah Albie on 25 March 1663 in Medfield, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 
Death*21 December 1716He died on 21 December 1716 in Medfield at age 77.1 

Family

 Hannah Albie d. 24 Apr 1723
Children 1.Hannah Wight1 b. 25 Mar 1664, d. 4 Jun 1664
 2.Samuel Wight1 b. 11 Nov 1665
 3.Hannah Wight1 b. 4 Feb 1667/68
 4.John Wight1 b. 22 May 1670
 5.Nathaniel Wight1 b. 11 Oct 1672
 6.Benjamin Wight1 b. 30 Jan 1674/75
 7.Abiel Wight1 b. 3 Nov 1676
 8.Joseph Wight1 b. 7 Sep 1679
 9.Jonathan Wight1 b. 11 Sep 1682

Citations

  1. [S1252] Danforth Phipps Wight M.D., The Wright Family. Memoir of Thomas Wight, of Dedham, Mass., with genealogical notices of his descendants, from 1637 to 1840, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: Press of T.R. Marvin, 1848), page 16. Hereinafter cited as Wight Family Memoir of Thomas Wight of Dedham.

Samuel Wight1

b. 11 November 1665
Family
Father*Samuel Wight1 b. 5 Feb 1638/39, d. 21 Dec 1716
Mother*Hannah Albie1 d. 24 Apr 1723
Birth*11 November 1665Samuel Wight was born on 11 November 1665 in Medfield, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).1,2 

Citations

  1. [S1252] Danforth Phipps Wight M.D., The Wright Family. Memoir of Thomas Wight, of Dedham, Mass., with genealogical notices of his descendants, from 1637 to 1840, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: Press of T.R. Marvin, 1848), page 16. Hereinafter cited as Wight Family Memoir of Thomas Wight of Dedham.
  2. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Medfield Births, Volume 1, page 106. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.

Sarah Wight1

b. 2 June 1733
Family
Father*Nathaniel Wight1 b. 13 Sep 1688, d. 3 Apr 1755
Mother*Hannah Bacon1 b. 25 Apr 1697, d. 3 Oct 1754
Birth*2 June 1733Sarah Wight was born on 2 June 1733 in Wrentham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 

Citations

  1. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Wrentham Births, Volume 1, page 223. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.

Thomas Wight1,2

d. 17 March 1673/74
Family
Marriage*He married first Alice __?__ in England.1,2 
(Neighbor) Relationship Note28 July 1638Thomas was described as a neighbor when, on 28 July 1638 in Dedham, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Anthony Fisher was allotted a meadow located between Thomas Wight and Thomas Fisher.3 
Relocation*1652Thomas moved from Dedham to Medfield, Suffolk County, at the end of the year 1652. All of his family accompanied him to Medfield, with the exception of Henry, who remained on the family's estate in Dedham.2 
(Husband) Death15 July 1655Thomas became a widower when Alice Wight died on 15 July 1655.4,2,1 
Marriage*7 December 1665He married second, as her second husband, Lydia (Eliot) Penneman, daughter of Bennett Elliott and Lettice Aggar, on 7 December 1665 in Medfield, Suffolk County.2,5 
Death*17 March 1673/74He died on 17 March 1673/74 in Medfield.2,6,1 

Family 1

 Alice __?__ d. 15 Jul 1655
Children 1.Henry Wight+2 d. 27 Feb 1680
 2.John Wight+2 d. 28 Sep 1653
 3.Thomas Wight+7 d. 1690
 4.Samuel Wight+8 b. 5 Feb 1638/39, d. 21 Dec 1716
 5.Mary Wight+9 d. 7 Mar 1693
 6.Ephraim Wight+1,2 b. 27 Jan 1644/45, d. 26 Feb 1722/23

Family 2

 Lydia Eliot

Citations

  1. [S442] Oliver Ray Pardo, "The Families of Ray Benson Pardo and Viola Berliot Stevens", 28 December 1996 (Port Orchard, Washington). . Hereinafter cited as "The Families of Pardo and Stevens."
  2. [S1252] Danforth Phipps Wight M.D., The Wright Family. Memoir of Thomas Wight, of Dedham, Mass., with genealogical notices of his descendants, from 1637 to 1840, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: Press of T.R. Marvin, 1848), pages 7-15. Hereinafter cited as Wight Family Memoir of Thomas Wight of Dedham.
  3. [S1255] Philip A. Fisher, The Fisher Genealogy : record of the descendants of Joshua, Anthony and Cornelius Fisher, of Dedham, Mass., 1636-1640, downloaded from Google Books at www.google.com. (Everett, Massachusetts: Massachusetts Publishing Company, 1898), pages 6-8. Hereinafter cited as The Fisher Genealogy.
  4. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Medfield Deaths, Volume 1, page 241. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  5. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Medfield Marriages, Volume 1, page 163.
  6. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Medfield Deaths, Volume 1, page 243.
  7. [S1252] Danforth Phipps Wight M.D., Wight Family Memoir of Thomas Wight of Dedham, pages 15-16.
  8. [S1252] Danforth Phipps Wight M.D., Wight Family Memoir of Thomas Wight of Dedham, page 16.
  9. [S1252] Danforth Phipps Wight M.D., Wight Family Memoir of Thomas Wight of Dedham, pages 31-32.

Thomas Wight1

d. 1690
Family
Father*Thomas Wight1 d. 17 Mar 1673/74
Mother*Alice __?__1 d. 15 Jul 1655
Birth*Thomas Wight was born in England.1 
Marriage*before 1663He married Mehitable Cheney before 1663 in Medfield, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).1,2 
Death*1690He died in 1690 in Medfield.1 

Family

 Mehitable Cheney
Children 1.Mehitable Wight1 b. 12 Jun 1663
 2.Thomas Wight1 b. 27 Oct 1665
 3.Miriam Wight1 b. 20 Feb 1667
 4.Eleazer Wight1 b. 1 Jun 1670
 5.Joshua Wight1 b. 25 Jul 1679

Citations

  1. [S1252] Danforth Phipps Wight M.D., The Wright Family. Memoir of Thomas Wight, of Dedham, Mass., with genealogical notices of his descendants, from 1637 to 1840, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: Press of T.R. Marvin, 1848), pages 15-16. Hereinafter cited as Wight Family Memoir of Thomas Wight of Dedham.
  2. [S413] Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages: Prior to 1700 (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co, 1985 and 1992), page 814. Hereinafter cited as New England Marriages: Prior to 1700.

Thomas Wight1

b. 27 October 1665
Family
Father*Thomas Wight1 d. 1690
Mother*Mehitable Cheney1
Birth*27 October 1665Thomas Wight was born on 27 October 1665 in Medfield, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).1 

Citations

  1. [S1252] Danforth Phipps Wight M.D., The Wright Family. Memoir of Thomas Wight, of Dedham, Mass., with genealogical notices of his descendants, from 1637 to 1840, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: Press of T.R. Marvin, 1848), pages 15-16. Hereinafter cited as Wight Family Memoir of Thomas Wight of Dedham.

Aberdeen Wilbor1

b. 23 June 1785, d. 21 January 1839
Family
Father*Deacon Isaac Wilbor2,1 d. 19 Feb 1834
Mother*Susanna Leach1,2 b. c 1755, d. 17 Mar 1790
Birth*23 June 1785Aberdeen Wilbor was born on 23 June 1785 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts (Continental Congress).1,2 
Marriage*30 November 1809He married Abigail Hooper, daughter of Luther Hooper and Phebe Washburn, on 30 November 1809 possibly in Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.1,3 
Children*Aberdeen and Abigail Wilbor had twelve children, 6 sons and 6 daughters.1 
Death*21 January 1839He died on 21 January 1839 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, at age 53.4 

Family

 Abigail Hooper b. 6 Feb 1791, d. 6 Dec 1876

Citations

  1. [S610] Charles Henry Pope and Thomas Hooper, compilers, downloaded from Google Books, Hooper Genealogy (Boston, Massachusetts: Charles H. Pope, 1908), Part I, The Reading Family, compiled by Thomas Hooper of Boston, Fourth Generation, pages 19-32. Hereinafter cited as Hooper Genealogy.
  2. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Births, Volume I, page 346, his surname spelled "Wilbar". Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  3. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Marriages, Volume II, page 185, location noted as "? Middleborough."
  4. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Deaths, Volume II, page 580, noting a private record in Titicut.

Celia Wilbor1

Family
Marriage*She married, as his second wife, Jonathan Hayward, son of Jonathan Hayward and Mary Johnson.1 

Family

 Jonathan Hayward

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Hayward, pages 181-190. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.

Chloe Wilbor1

Family
Marriage*after 27 February 1779She married Salmon Keith, son of Daniel Keith and Lydia Keyzer, probably shortly after 27 February 1779 when their Intention of Marriage was recorded in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts (Continental Congress).1,2 

Family

 Salmon Keith b. 11 Mar 1760
Child 1.Zephaniah Keith1 b. 26 Sep 1779

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Keith, pages 214-224. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Marriages, Volume II, page 217, her surname spelled "Wilbar". Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.

Deacon Isaac Wilbor1,2

d. 19 February 1834
Family
Marriage*after 23 February 1781He married first Susanna Leach, daughter of Nehemiah Leach and Mercy Staples, probably shortly after 23 February 1781 when their Intention of Marriage was recorded in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts (Continental Congress).3,2 
(Husband) Death17 March 1790Isaac became a widower when Susanna Wilbor died on 17 March 1790.4 
Marriage*16 June 1791He married second Joanna Leach, daughter of Daniel Leach and Bethia Keith, and the 1st Cousin 1 time removed of his deceased first wife, on 16 June 1791 possibly in Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.5,2 
Death*19 February 1834He died in his 75th year on 19 February 1834 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.6 

Family 1

 Susanna Leach b. c 1755, d. 17 Mar 1790
Child 1.Aberdeen Wilbor7,1 b. 23 Jun 1785, d. 21 Jan 1839

Family 2

 Joanna Leach b. 20 Feb 1761, d. 17 Oct 1841

Citations

  1. [S610] Charles Henry Pope and Thomas Hooper, compilers, downloaded from Google Books, Hooper Genealogy (Boston, Massachusetts: Charles H. Pope, 1908), Part I, The Reading Family, compiled by Thomas Hooper of Boston, Fourth Generation, pages 19-32. Hereinafter cited as Hooper Genealogy.
  2. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Leach, pages 239-244. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  3. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Marriages, Volume II, page 239. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  4. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Deaths, Volume II, page 581, noting a private record in Titicut.
  5. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Marriages, Volume II, page 405, location noted as "? Middleborough."
  6. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Deaths, Volume II, page 581, his surname spelled "Wilbur" and "Wilbar" and noting a private record in Titicut.
  7. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Births, Volume I, page 346, his surname spelled "Wilbar."

Keziah Wilbor1

Family
Marriage Intention4 November 1815An intention of marriage for Keziah Wilbor and Daniel Hayward was recorded on 4 November 1815 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. The record noted the groom's name as "Daniel Hayward 2nd."2 
Marriage*She married Daniel Hayward, son of Jonathan Hayward and Mary Johnson, possibly in her home town of Easton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.1 

Family

 Daniel Hayward

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Hayward, pages 181-190. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Marriages, Volume II, page 169, her surname spelled "Wilbar". Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.

Charles Wilbore

(Grantee) Land Transfer28 May 1816Seth Bolton Jr. and his wife Anna Bolton both of Raynham, in the County of Bristol, signed a deed agreement on 28 May 1816 to sell Anna's right to the real estate of her deceased father, Samuel Leonard, late of Taunton. For the sum of $20 paid by Jedediah Wilbore Jr. and Jedediah Wilbore Jr. and Charles Wilbore, both of Taunton, Anna gave up all rights to her one undivided seventh part of the Leonard Farm, commonly called the Owen Farm, with all her rights to all other lands owned by her father, subject only to the Dower of Samuel's widow. The deed was recorded on 28 May 1816.1 

Citations

  1. [S597] Bristol County (Mass.) deed records, v. 1-556, (1686-1900 and 1686-1956) index -, 1686-1956. Microreproduction of original records in the registrar's office, Taunton, Massachusetts. Includes index. Note: Part I of Volume 7, pages 1-654 of this series was found on Film# 1405193 and has been referenced separately in this project as Source# 597. volume 100, pages 78-79; on microfilm volume 100-101 for 1816-1817, Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Bristol County, Massachusetts Deeds: Taunton Registry (1686-1900).

Ephraim Wilbore1

Family
Marriage*24 April 1772He married Hannah Field of Taunton, daughter of Zebulon Field and Patience Wetherell, on 24 April 1772 in Taunton, Bristol County.2,1 

Family

 Hannah Field

Citations

  1. [S1190] Frederick Clifton Pierce, Field Genealogy: being the record of all the Field family in America, whose ancestors were in this country prior to 1700, Volume 1, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Chicago, Illinois: Hammond Press, W.B. Conkey Company, 1901), pages 235-238. Hereinafter cited as Field Genealogy, Volume 1.
  2. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Taunton Marriages, Volume 2, page 180. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.

Jedediah Wilbore Jr.

(Grantee) Land Transfer28 May 1816Seth Bolton Jr. and his wife Anna Bolton both of Raynham, in the County of Bristol, signed a deed agreement on 28 May 1816 to sell Anna's right to the real estate of her deceased father, Samuel Leonard, late of Taunton. For the sum of $20 paid by Jedediah Wilbore Jr. and Charles Wilbore and Charles Wilbore, both of Taunton, Anna gave up all rights to her one undivided seventh part of the Leonard Farm, commonly called the Owen Farm, with all her rights to all other lands owned by her father, subject only to the Dower of Samuel's widow. The deed was recorded on 28 May 1816.1 

Citations

  1. [S597] Bristol County (Mass.) deed records, v. 1-556, (1686-1900 and 1686-1956) index -, 1686-1956. Microreproduction of original records in the registrar's office, Taunton, Massachusetts. Includes index. Note: Part I of Volume 7, pages 1-654 of this series was found on Film# 1405193 and has been referenced separately in this project as Source# 597. volume 100, pages 78-79; on microfilm volume 100-101 for 1816-1817, Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Bristol County, Massachusetts Deeds: Taunton Registry (1686-1900).

Sarah Wilbur1

b. 7 May 1755, d. 28 July 1838
Family
Birth*7 May 1755Sarah Wilbur was born on 7 May 1755 and reported in the records of Uxbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England), It would appear from the fact that her maiden surname was not included in the record that the date information was obtained from her gravestone which read "Sarah Shove, third wife of Josiah" and likely did not include her actual place of birth.2 
Marriage*Sarah Wilbur married Josiah Shove, son of Nathaniel Shove and Hannah Baxter.1,3 
Death*28 July 1838She died on 28 July 1838 in Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, at age 83.2 

Family

 Josiah Shove b. 18 Apr 1756

Citations

  1. [S7] Obituary of Samuel Shove, submitted by his son Josiah Shove, pages 223-225, although some of the lineage information, especially of the early Shoves in America, has proved to be incorrect. (Names mixed up and at least one generation skipped.) Samuel's son Josiah likely wrote parts of the obituary from his memory of stories his father had told him. And, of course, neither of them had any first-hand information of anything before Samuel's birth in 1789. From this researcher's point of view, other sources should be considered more reliable -- especially on events and people of the 1600s and 1700s, Necrology of the Rhode Island Society for the Encouragement of Domestic Industry, for the year 1874, Providence, Rhode Island, LHB Notebook - Books, News, & Online, Summerlin, Nevada. Hereinafter cited as Shove Necrology - RI Society 1874.
  2. [S48] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850. CD-ROM (101 Newbury, Boston, Massachusetts: NEHGS), Births - Marriages - Deaths. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850.
  3. [S44] Roy Henry Heaton, (Miles City, Montana). "Heaton Family Pedigree Chart - Eleven Generations", prepared by hand in 1941. Warning: In this researcher's opinion, some of the information and the dates, particularly, in this pedigree chart often prove to be inaccurate. At the same time, the information presented was a good place for us to start, and has provided us with valuable clues for pursuing future research strategies in our attempt to establish a factual history of our Heaton family. Hereinafter cited as "Heaton Family Pedigree Chart - 1941."