William Wolcott WIGHTMAN

1798 - 1891  (92 years)

• Name	William Wolcott WIGHTMAN  [1]
  Born	20 Jun 1798	Herkimer County, NY   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	1891	West Bend, WI   [1, 3]
  Buried	Union Cemetery, West Bend, WI   [4]
  Notes	William Wightman, of Washtenaw County, Mich., came early in the summer of 1846, and being pleased with the country, authorized James Kneeland, of Milwaukee (a half brother of Mrs. Wightman), to purchase certain property for him. Leaving Michigan the following autumn with his wife and four daughters, in a comfortable covered-wagon drawn by horses, the journey was rendered pleasant by visits to relatives and friends along the route. Arriving at a shanty on Section 24, they purchased a loaf of bread of Huldah Farmer and passed on to the store and residence of their old acquaintance, Jehiel H. Baker. Visions of the old home rising before Mrs. Wightman in contrast to this new life they were to enter upon, caused her to feel that she could not leave the wagon ; but better judgment prevailing, she determined that as this must be her future home, it should be a happy one. This was in October, and before January Mr. Wightman had prepared the frame for his house, but when everything was ready heavy snows delayed the raising, and a shanty was erected instead. To be once more in their own home, however rude, was happiness indeed, although one side of the store must be parlor while the other was kitchen. After the erection of his frame house, it was opened and kept for ten years as a hotel, and will be remembered as the West Bend House. Mr. Wightman has been prominently identified with the town and county, faithfully serving his constituents at all times when they have called him into public life. He is still living in West Bend, carrying sturdily the weight of over eighty years. [3]
  Person ID	I627	Ward Family Tree
  Last Modified	22 Jun 2010

  
  

  Father	Israel WIGHTMAN,   b. 1765,   d. ?
  Mother	Demaris PENDLETON,   b. 9 Aug 1773, Westerly, RI ,   d. 1840  (Age 66 years)
  Married	1790	New London, CT
  Family ID	F41	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Van Fossen HANNAH,   b. 8 Oct 1808, East Avon, Livingston County, NY ,   d. 1903  (Age 94 years)
  Children	1. Frances Maria WIGHTMAN,   b. 20 Jun 1840, Lima, Washtenaw, Michigan   2. Catherine Sophia WIGHTMAN,   b. 11 Jul 1831, Lima, Washtenaw, Michigan   3. Martha Elizabeth WIGHTMAN,   b. 13 Aug 1833, Lima, Washtenaw, Michigan ,   d. 1919  (Age 85 years)   4. James Augustine WIGHTMAN,   b. 20 Feb 1836, LIma, Washtenaw, Michigan   5. Francis Abel WIGHTMAN,   b. 4 Sep 1838, Lima, Washtenaw, Michigan   6. Harriet Augusta WIGHTMAN,   b. 9 Jan 1843, Lima, Washtenaw, Michigan
  Family ID	F420	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S27] The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Volume 78, Ancestry.com. [S567] "Members of Washington County, WI Old Settler's Club, Washington County, WI". [S559] . [S150] Wade C. Wightman.