Joseph Wight, Deacon

1705 - 1792

• Name	Joseph Wight, Deacon
  Suffix	Deacon
  Born	14 Jan 1705	Medfield, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	25 Apr 1792	Bellingham, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts   [1, 3]
  	Deacon Joseph Wight, in 89th year. (in 87th y. a. 87 y. 3 m.)
  Notes	Joseph Wight and Martha Thompson of Bellingham were married in Boston with Samuel Checkley, Esq. officiating. They lived at Bellingham and their children were born there. Joseph Wight was among the fifteen founders of the Baptist Church in Bellingham, the fourth Baptist church in all of Massachusetts. He was elected deacon in 14 February 1755. The other fourteen original signers were Nicholas Cook, Benjamin Force, Ebenezer Hayward, Eleazer Hayward, Samuel Hayward, Eliphalet Holbrook, Joseph Partridge, Edward Pickering, Eleazer Taft, John Thompson, Jonathan Thompson, Peter Thompson, Samuel Thompson, and Elnathan Wight. The church was built in Crimpville. Joseph is known in Bellingham records as Deacon Joseph Wight, Jr. He is last mentioned in church records 2 July, 1773, when at a regular meeting it was voted to dismiss him from serving as "princibal member to signe certifiticks." The death record at Bellingham indicates Joseph died in his "89th year." Martha died in Bellingham aged 76.
  Person ID	I14303	Bryant
  Last Modified	10 Jan 2004

  
  

  Father	Joseph Wight,   b. 07 Sep 1679, Medfield, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts ,   d. 25 Oct 1758, Bellingham, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts
  Mother	Mercy,   b. 1680,   d. 31 Jan 1724/25, Medfield, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts
  Married	Abt 1702	Medfield, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts
  Family ID	F968	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Martha Thompson,   b. 28 Mar 1705, Medfield, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts ,   d. 05 Dec 1781, Bellingham, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts
  Married	22 Oct 1729	Boston, Suffolk Co, Massachusetts   [1]
  Children	1. Samuel Wight,   b. 25 Dec 1730, Bellingham, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts ,   d. 08 May 1790, Bellingham, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts   2. Abigail Wight,   b. 03 Mar 1735, Bellingham, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts ,   d. 03 Sep 1808, Bellingham, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts   3. Peter Wight,   b. 14 Feb 1737, Bellingham, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts ,   d. 12 Aug 1749, Bellingham, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts   4. Mercy Wight,   b. 08 Jul 1740, Bellingham, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts ,   d. 26 Dec 1741, Bellingham, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts   5. Nathan Wight,   b. 26 Jan 1744, Bellingham, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts ,   d. 05 Feb 1744, Bellingham, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts   6. Joseph Wight,   b. 08 Jun 1749, Bellingham, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts ,   d. 25 Aug 1749, Bellingham, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts
  Family ID	F357	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 14 Jan 1705 - Medfield, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts Married - 22 Oct 1729 - Boston, Suffolk Co, Massachusetts Died - 25 Apr 1792 - Bellingham, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S159] Amy, David Thomson, Amy, Colonel Henry Joseph, (Author, Eastchester, New York, 1962), p.9. [S60] MASS, Vital Rec., Medfield:105. [S60] MASS, Vital Rec., Bellingham:221.