Big changes have come to Genealogy.com — all content is now read-only, and member subscriptions and the Shop have been discontinued.
 
Learn more


Home Page |Surname List |Index of Individuals |InterneTree |Sources


View Tree for John DwightJohn Dwight (b. 1604, d. 24 February 1660/61)

John Dwight was born 1604 in England, and died 24 February 1660/61 in Dedham, MA. He married (1) Hannah in Dedham, Essex, ENG. He married (2) Elizabeth Ripley on 20 January 1657/58.

 Includes NotesNotes for John Dwight:
From Savage's Geneological Dictionary:

JOHN, Watertown, rem. with first sett. to Dedham a. 1635, freem. 13 Mar. 1639, had brot. w. Hannah (wh. d. 5 Sept. 1656), and some ch. from Eng. as his eldest s. perhaps nam. John, wh. was lost in the woods, 24 Mar. 1639, aged 7 yrs.; Hannah, and Timothy. He had Mary, b. 25 July 1633, call. the first fem. ch. of D.; and Sarah, 17 June 1638; and d. 24 Jan. 1661. In his will of 16 June 1658, pro. 5 Mar. 1661 he names w. Elizabeth (m. 20 Jan. 1658, wh. was wid. of William Ripley, and had been wid. of Thomas Thaxter, and d. 17 July 1660, shortly bef the testat.); only s. Timothy; ds. Hannah, w. of Nathaniel Whiting, m. 4 Nov. 1643, Mary, third w. of Henry Phillips; and Sarah, w. of Nathaniel Reynolds, m. 7 Jan. 1658. He had made a contr. 24 June 1653 with Phillips, after the m. as to the jointure for Mary; and his will takes notice of their s. Eleazer.

More About John Dwight:
Emigration: 1635, Watertown, MA.
Freedman: 13 March 1638/39, Dedham, MA.

More About John Dwight and Hannah:
Marriage: Dedham, Essex, ENG.

More About John Dwight and Elizabeth Ripley:
Marriage: 20 January 1657/58

Children of John Dwight and Hannah are:
  1. +Timothy Dwight, b. 26 October 1633, Dedham, Essex, ENG, d. 31 January 1717/18, Dedham, MA.
  2. Hannah Dwight, b. 1625.
  3. John Dwight, b. 03 February 1631/32.
  4. Mary Dwight, b. 25 July 1635.
  5. Sarah Dwight, b. 17 June 1638.
Created with Family Tree Maker


Search for Family - Learn About Genealogy - Helpful Web Sites - Message Boards - Guest Book - Home
© Copyright 1996-99, The Learning Company, Inc., and its subsidiaries. All rights reserved.
© Copyright 1995-97 by Matthew L. Helm. All Rights Reserved.