Fourth Generation

15. Nathaniel4 WIGHT (Ephraim3, Thomas2, Robert1) (#1303) was born in Medfield, Norfolk Co., MA 12 SEP 1678. Nathaniel died 1743 in Killingly, Windham Co., CT., at age 64. also listed as 1748 as date of death??

He married twice. He married Sarah ELLIS 31 MAR 1704 in MA. (Sarah ELLIS is #5054.) Sarah was born date unknown in MA. Sarah died 30 OCT 1705 in MA, at age unknown. He married Mehetable HINSDALE 30 DEC 1706 in Medfield, Norfolk Co., MA. (Mehetable HINSDALE is #5032.) Mehetable was born 7 MAR 1687 in Hatfield, Hampshire Co., MA. Mehetable died 1743 at age 56. One of the founders of the town of Medway in 1713 and a Selectman in 1715 and 1717. He resided on the Old Mendon Road not far from the Charles River in the southern part of the Old Grant.

In 1721 he purchased a large tract of land in what is now Thompson, Connecticut which was a portion of the first land laid out in northeastern Connecticut in 1684. He was a purchaser of land in Killingly, Connecticut.

In 1768 an agreement of the Wight heirs about a division of their father's farm appears upon Killingly records

Nathaniel WIGHT and Mehetable HINSDALE had the following children:

child 20 i. John5 WIGHT (#8064) was born in Medfield, MA.

child 21 ii. Mehetabel WIGHT (#8062) was born in Medfield, MA 4 OCT 1707.

child 22 iii. Eliphalet WIGHT (#8063) was born in Medfield, MA 16 APR 1711.

child + 23 iv. Levi WIGHT was born 24 OCT 1712.

child 24 v. John WIGHT (#8068) was born in Killingly, CT 1714.

child 25 vi. Israel WIGHT (#8065) was born in Medway, MA 31 MAY 1716.

child 26 vii. Sarah WIGHT (#8066) was born in Medway, MA 29 AUG 1718.

child 27 viii. Deborah WIGHT (#8067) was born in Medway, MA 8 SEP 1720.

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