Deacon Joseph Wight1

M, b. 11 May 1654, d. 23 June 1729
     Joseph was born on Monday, 11 May 1654 in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. He was the son of Henry & Jane [Goodenow] Wight.2 Joseph married Deborah Colburn, daughter of Nathaniel Colburn and Priscilla Clarke, on 15 January 1680 in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.3 Joseph's wife, Deborah, died on 30 August 1684 in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, leaving him a widower.3 Joseph married 2nd Mary Stearns on 22 April 1685 in Massachusetts. Joseph departed this life on Thursday, 23 June 1729 in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.

Family 1

Deborah Colburn b. 28 Jun 1656, d. 30 Aug 1684

Family 2

Mary Stearns b. 1660, d. 25 Dec 1733

Citations

  1. [S115] Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, Showing Three Generations Of Those Who Came Before May, 1692, On The Basis Of Farmer's Registar, Volume IV: page 543 - Wight, Joseph, Dedham, s. of Henry of the same, freem. 1678, was 33 yrs. deac. and many yrs. town clk. m. 15 Jan. 1680, Deborah Colburn, had Joseph, b. 10 Dec. 1681 ; Deborah, 25 Aug. 1684 ; and his w. d. five days after. He m. 22 Apr. foll. Mary Stearns, had Nathaniel, 13 Sept. 1688; Ebenezer, 22 Jan. 1696; and Jabez, 12 July 1701, H. C. 1721; and d. 23 June 1729 ; and his wid. d. 25 Dec. 1733, aged 73. Descend, are among us, to enjoy est. of his f. in the eighth generat.
  2. [S115] Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, Showing Three Generations Of Those Who Came Before May, 1692, On The Basis Of Farmer's Registar, Volume IV: page 542-543 - Wight, Henry, Dedham, s. of Thomas, prob. eldest, b. in Eng. freem. 1647, made constable by the Gen. Ct. 1658, and was ten yrs. selectman, m. Jane, d. of the first John Goodenow of Sudbury, had John, b. 13 Dec. 1652, d. bef. His f; Joseph, 11 May 1654; Daniel, 24 Nov. 1656; Benjamin, 18 June 1659; and Jonathan, 2 July 1662; and d. 27 Feb. 1681. His wid. d. 16 May 1684.
  3. [S296] Charles Henry Pope, The Pioneers of Massachusetts, A Descriptive List, Drawn From The Records Of The Colonies, Towns, & Churches, & Other Contemporaneous Documents., page 109.