Son of Major William Wightman who was a major in the Revolution. He married on December 2, 1818, in Charleston, South Carolina.
From "Men of Mark in South Carolina" by James Calvin Hemphill, 1907.
"John Thomas Wightman, Sr. was born in Charleston, South Carolina, March 25, 1784, and there died August 28, 1875. He was a son of Major William Wightman, who was a major of a regiment in the American Revolutionary army, and a son of William Wightman, of Harrow-on-the-Hill, County of Middlesex (near London), England, who was consul at Tunis, Algeria, under the British crown, about the year 1735.
"Major William Wightman, and Elizabeth, his wife, had two sons, whose names were William and John Thomas,named respectively, after their uncles, both born in Charleston. William was the head of the Bishop William M. Wightman branch of the family, which had numerous descendants.
"John Thomas, the other son, founder of the Charleston branch, and who, as before stated, married Eliza Stoll, had the following named children: Martha Hester, born 1819, died 1905; William Edward, born 1821, died in California 1870, unmarried; Reverend John Thomas Wightman, D. D. born in 1825, married and now (1907) living in Baltimore, Maryland; Harriet Elizabeth, born in 1830, widow, residing with her son in the West; Ann Eliza, born 1832, married, and died a few years ago; and Charles Christopher, born in 1834, married, died 1905."
From "Men of Mark in South Carolina" by James Calvin Hemphill, 1907.
"John Thomas Wightman, Sr. was born in Charleston, South Carolina, March 25, 1784, and there died August 28, 1875. He was a son of Major William Wightman, who was a major of a regiment in the American Revolutionary army, and a son of William Wightman, of Harrow-on-the-Hill, County of Middlesex (near London), England, who was consul at Tunis, Algeria, under the British crown, about the year 1735.
"Major William Wightman, and Elizabeth, his wife, had two sons, whose names were William and John Thomas,named respectively, after their uncles, both born in Charleston. William was the head of the Bishop William M. Wightman branch of the family, which had numerous descendants.
"John Thomas, the other son, founder of the Charleston branch, and who, as before stated, married Eliza Stoll, had the following named children: Martha Hester, born 1819, died 1905; William Edward, born 1821, died in California 1870, unmarried; Reverend John Thomas Wightman, D. D. born in 1825, married and now (1907) living in Baltimore, Maryland; Harriet Elizabeth, born in 1830, widow, residing with her son in the West; Ann Eliza, born 1832, married, and died a few years ago; and Charles Christopher, born in 1834, married, died 1905."
Son of Major William Wightman who was a major in the Revolution. He married on December 2, 1818, in Charleston, South Carolina.
From "Men of Mark in South Carolina" by James Calvin Hemphill, 1907.
"John Thomas Wightman, Sr. was born in Charleston, South Carolina, March 25, 1784, and there died August 28, 1875. He was a son of Major William Wightman, who was a major of a regiment in the American Revolutionary army, and a son of William Wightman, of Harrow-on-the-Hill, County of Middlesex (near London), England, who was consul at Tunis, Algeria, under the British crown, about the year 1735.
"Major William Wightman, and Elizabeth, his wife, had two sons, whose names were William and John Thomas,named respectively, after their uncles, both born in Charleston. William was the head of the Bishop William M. Wightman branch of the family, which had numerous descendants.
"John Thomas, the other son, founder of the Charleston branch, and who, as before stated, married Eliza Stoll, had the following named children: Martha Hester, born 1819, died 1905; William Edward, born 1821, died in California 1870, unmarried; Reverend John Thomas Wightman, D. D. born in 1825, married and now (1907) living in Baltimore, Maryland; Harriet Elizabeth, born in 1830, widow, residing with her son in the West; Ann Eliza, born 1832, married, and died a few years ago; and Charles Christopher, born in 1834, married, died 1905."
From "Men of Mark in South Carolina" by James Calvin Hemphill, 1907.
"John Thomas Wightman, Sr. was born in Charleston, South Carolina, March 25, 1784, and there died August 28, 1875. He was a son of Major William Wightman, who was a major of a regiment in the American Revolutionary army, and a son of William Wightman, of Harrow-on-the-Hill, County of Middlesex (near London), England, who was consul at Tunis, Algeria, under the British crown, about the year 1735.
"Major William Wightman, and Elizabeth, his wife, had two sons, whose names were William and John Thomas,named respectively, after their uncles, both born in Charleston. William was the head of the Bishop William M. Wightman branch of the family, which had numerous descendants.
"John Thomas, the other son, founder of the Charleston branch, and who, as before stated, married Eliza Stoll, had the following named children: Martha Hester, born 1819, died 1905; William Edward, born 1821, died in California 1870, unmarried; Reverend John Thomas Wightman, D. D. born in 1825, married and now (1907) living in Baltimore, Maryland; Harriet Elizabeth, born in 1830, widow, residing with her son in the West; Ann Eliza, born 1832, married, and died a few years ago; and Charles Christopher, born in 1834, married, died 1905."
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