Deborah Wight
Last updated 16 Sep 2023 in Spear–Johnson Family.
Individual
Born: 25 Aug 1684 in Dedham, Norfolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America
Died: 16 Jan 1748/49
birth-deborah-wight-1684: Birth registry entry for Deborah [Wight] (1684); Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 15 Sep 2023), “⟩ Dedham ⟩ Births, Marriages and Death”, image 22, entry 15 on left page; citing “Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital and Town Records” [the right hand page has the number 20 at the top, but this was probably added long after the this page was complete]
Comment Detail: Source includes name (Deborah [Wight]).
birth-deborah-chickering-1722: Birth registry entry for Deborah [Chickering] (1722); Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 6 Apr 2022) “⟩ Dedham ⟩ Births, Marriages and Death” image 44; citing “Dedham Town Record 1635-[???]7; Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital and Town Records; Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook)” [Left side page 42, 15th entry]
Reference Detail: Left page, entry 15
Comment Detail: Source includes [married] name (Deborah Chickering).
estate-proved-nathanael-chickering-1746: Proved will for Nathanael Chickering (1746); Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 6 Apr 2022), "⟩ Suffolk ⟩ Probate Records, Vol 38-40, 1745-1747", film images 456–457; citing “Suffolk County (Massachusetts) Probate Records, 1636-1899, Volume 38 (1745–1746), Pages 324–327 [stamped], 163–164 [written]; Probate Court, Suffolk County, Massachusetts”
Reference Detail: Page 325, line 16
Comment Detail: Source includes [married] name (Deborah Chickering).
marker-nathaniel-deborah-chickering-1747-1749: Gravestones of Nathaniel Chickering (1747) and Deborah Chickering (1749); Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 16 Sep 2023), memorial IDs 24811931 (Nathaniel) and 24811965 (Deborah), photograph uploaded 27 Feb 2008 by Bill […] to both memorials; citing “Highland Cemetery (Dover, Norfolk County, Massachusetts)” [There are two stones, located on what look like side-by-side plots.]
Comment Detail: Source includes name (Debo[rah] Chickering).
marriage-chickering-wight-1716: Marriage registry entry for Nathaniel Chickering and Deborah Wight (1716); Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 15 Sep 2023), “⟩ Dedham ⟩ Births, Marriages and Death”, image 35, second entry from right-side bottom; citing “Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records” [the page has the number 33 at the top, but this was probably added long after the 1716]
Comment Detail: Source includes name (Deborah Wight).
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birth-deborah-wight-1684: Birth registry entry for Deborah [Wight] (1684); Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 15 Sep 2023), “⟩ Dedham ⟩ Births, Marriages and Death”, image 22, entry 15 on left page; citing “Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital and Town Records” [the right hand page has the number 20 at the top, but this was probably added long after the this page was complete]
Comment Detail: Source includes date (25=16=84) and implied location (Dedham, Massachusetts Bay Colony). The date is before 1752 when the English changed to the Gregorian Calendar. The year started in March, so March is month 1.
marker-nathaniel-deborah-chickering-1747-1749: Gravestones of Nathaniel Chickering (1747) and Deborah Chickering (1749); Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 16 Sep 2023), memorial IDs 24811931 (Nathaniel) and 24811965 (Deborah), photograph uploaded 27 Feb 2008 by Bill […] to both memorials; citing “Highland Cemetery (Dover, Norfolk County, Massachusetts)” [There are two stones, located on what look like side-by-side plots.]
Comment Detail: Source includes age (66). Using her age and her death date of 16 Jan 1749 gives a birth date range from ⟨conflict⟩. See research notes for conflict details.
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estate-proved-nathanael-chickering-1746: Proved will for Nathanael Chickering (1746); Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 6 Apr 2022), "⟩ Suffolk ⟩ Probate Records, Vol 38-40, 1745-1747", film images 456–457; citing “Suffolk County (Massachusetts) Probate Records, 1636-1899, Volume 38 (1745–1746), Pages 324–327 [stamped], 163–164 [written]; Probate Court, Suffolk County, Massachusetts”
Reference Detail: Page 325, line 16
Comment Detail: Source implies Deborah is living as of the date of the will, 6 Jan 1746/47.
marker-nathaniel-deborah-chickering-1747-1749: Gravestones of Nathaniel Chickering (1747) and Deborah Chickering (1749); Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 16 Sep 2023), memorial IDs 24811931 (Nathaniel) and 24811965 (Deborah), photograph uploaded 27 Feb 2008 by Bill […] to both memorials; citing “Highland Cemetery (Dover, Norfolk County, Massachusetts)” [There are two stones, located on what look like side-by-side plots.]
Comment Detail: Source includes date ([Jan.] [16,] [17]49).
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Family #1
Spouse/Partner: Nathanael Chickering (bet 1675/1676 – 1746)
Married: 26 Jan 1716/17 in Dedham, Norfolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America
estate-proved-nathanael-chickering-1746: Proved will for Nathanael Chickering (1746); Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 6 Apr 2022), "⟩ Suffolk ⟩ Probate Records, Vol 38-40, 1745-1747", film images 456–457; citing “Suffolk County (Massachusetts) Probate Records, 1636-1899, Volume 38 (1745–1746), Pages 324–327 [stamped], 163–164 [written]; Probate Court, Suffolk County, Massachusetts”
Reference Detail: Page 325, lines 15-16
Comment Detail: Source notes that Nathaneal Chickering identifies Deborah Chickering as his wife.
marker-nathaniel-deborah-chickering-1747-1749: Gravestones of Nathaniel Chickering (1747) and Deborah Chickering (1749); Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 16 Sep 2023), memorial IDs 24811931 (Nathaniel) and 24811965 (Deborah), photograph uploaded 27 Feb 2008 by Bill […] to both memorials; citing “Highland Cemetery (Dover, Norfolk County, Massachusetts)” [There are two stones, located on what look like side-by-side plots.]
Comment Detail: Source identifies Debo[rah] Chickering as the wife of Nat. Chickering.
marriage-chickering-wight-1716: Marriage registry entry for Nathaniel Chickering and Deborah Wight (1716); Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 15 Sep 2023), “⟩ Dedham ⟩ Births, Marriages and Death”, image 35, second entry from right-side bottom; citing “Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records” [the page has the number 33 at the top, but this was probably added long after the 1716]
Comment Detail: Source includes date (Jan the 16 17[16]) and implied location (Dedham , Massachusetts Bay Colony). The date is before 1752 when the English changed to the Gregorian Calendar. The year started in March, and their Jan, Feb, and (most of) Mar 1716 would be in the year 1717 in the Gregorian calendar.
birth-deborah-chickering-1722: Birth registry entry for Deborah [Chickering] (1722); Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 6 Apr 2022) “⟩ Dedham ⟩ Births, Marriages and Death” image 44; citing “Dedham Town Record 1635-[???]7; Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital and Town Records; Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook)” [Left side page 42, 15th entry]
Reference Detail: Left page, entry 15
Comment Detail: Marriage implied by use of common surname.
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Child: Nathanael Chickering (? – bef 1746)
Child: Mary Chickering (? – aft 1746)
Child: Jeremiah Chickering (? – aft 1746)
Child: Eliphelet Chickering (? – aft 1746)
Child: David Chickering (? – aft 1746)
Child: Hannah Chickering (? – aft 1746)
Child: John Chickering (? – aft 1746)
Child: Deborah Chickering (1722 – 1818)
Child: Lydia Chickering (? – aft 1746)
Child: Joseph Chickering (? – aft 1746)
Child: Daniel Chickering (? – aft 1746)
Family #2
Spouse/Partner: Nathanael Chickering (bet 1675/1676 – 1746)
Married: ?
estate-proved-nathanael-chickering-1746: Proved will for Nathanael Chickering (1746); Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 6 Apr 2022), "⟩ Suffolk ⟩ Probate Records, Vol 38-40, 1745-1747", film images 456–457; citing “Suffolk County (Massachusetts) Probate Records, 1636-1899, Volume 38 (1745–1746), Pages 324–327 [stamped], 163–164 [written]; Probate Court, Suffolk County, Massachusetts”
Reference Detail: Page 325, lines 15-16
Comment Detail: Source notes that Nathaneal Chickering identifies Deborah Chickering as his wife.
marker-nathaniel-deborah-chickering-1747-1749: Gravestones of Nathaniel Chickering (1747) and Deborah Chickering (1749); Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 16 Sep 2023), memorial IDs 24811931 (Nathaniel) and 24811965 (Deborah), photograph uploaded 27 Feb 2008 by Bill […] to both memorials; citing “Highland Cemetery (Dover, Norfolk County, Massachusetts)” [There are two stones, located on what look like side-by-side plots.]
Comment Detail: Source identifies Debo[rah] Chickering as the wife of Nat. Chickering.
marriage-chickering-wight-1716: Marriage registry entry for Nathaniel Chickering and Deborah Wight (1716); Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 15 Sep 2023), “⟩ Dedham ⟩ Births, Marriages and Death”, image 35, second entry from right-side bottom; citing “Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records” [the page has the number 33 at the top, but this was probably added long after the 1716]
Comment Detail: Source includes date (Jan the 16 17[16]) and implied location (Dedham , Massachusetts Bay Colony). The date is before 1752 when the English changed to the Gregorian Calendar. The year started in March, and their Jan, Feb, and (most of) Mar 1716 would be in the year 1717 in the Gregorian calendar.
birth-deborah-chickering-1722: Birth registry entry for Deborah [Chickering] (1722); Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 6 Apr 2022) “⟩ Dedham ⟩ Births, Marriages and Death” image 44; citing “Dedham Town Record 1635-[???]7; Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital and Town Records; Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook)” [Left side page 42, 15th entry]
Reference Detail: Left page, entry 15
Comment Detail: Marriage implied by use of common surname.
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Family #3
Spouse/Partner: Nathanael Chickering (bet 1675/1676 – 1746)
Married: ?
estate-proved-nathanael-chickering-1746: Proved will for Nathanael Chickering (1746); Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 6 Apr 2022), "⟩ Suffolk ⟩ Probate Records, Vol 38-40, 1745-1747", film images 456–457; citing “Suffolk County (Massachusetts) Probate Records, 1636-1899, Volume 38 (1745–1746), Pages 324–327 [stamped], 163–164 [written]; Probate Court, Suffolk County, Massachusetts”
Reference Detail: Page 325, lines 15-16
Comment Detail: Source notes that Nathaneal Chickering identifies Deborah Chickering as his wife.
marker-nathaniel-deborah-chickering-1747-1749: Gravestones of Nathaniel Chickering (1747) and Deborah Chickering (1749); Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 16 Sep 2023), memorial IDs 24811931 (Nathaniel) and 24811965 (Deborah), photograph uploaded 27 Feb 2008 by Bill […] to both memorials; citing “Highland Cemetery (Dover, Norfolk County, Massachusetts)” [There are two stones, located on what look like side-by-side plots.]
Comment Detail: Source identifies Debo[rah] Chickering as the wife of Nat. Chickering.
marriage-chickering-wight-1716: Marriage registry entry for Nathaniel Chickering and Deborah Wight (1716); Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 15 Sep 2023), “⟩ Dedham ⟩ Births, Marriages and Death”, image 35, second entry from right-side bottom; citing “Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records” [the page has the number 33 at the top, but this was probably added long after the 1716]
Comment Detail: Source includes date (Jan the 16 17[16]) and implied location (Dedham , Massachusetts Bay Colony). The date is before 1752 when the English changed to the Gregorian Calendar. The year started in March, and their Jan, Feb, and (most of) Mar 1716 would be in the year 1717 in the Gregorian calendar.
birth-deborah-chickering-1722: Birth registry entry for Deborah [Chickering] (1722); Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 6 Apr 2022) “⟩ Dedham ⟩ Births, Marriages and Death” image 44; citing “Dedham Town Record 1635-[???]7; Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital and Town Records; Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook)” [Left side page 42, 15th entry]
Reference Detail: Left page, entry 15
Comment Detail: Marriage implied by use of common surname.
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Family #4
Spouse/Partner: Nathanael Chickering (bet 1675/1676 – 1746)
Married: ?
estate-proved-nathanael-chickering-1746: Proved will for Nathanael Chickering (1746); Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 6 Apr 2022), "⟩ Suffolk ⟩ Probate Records, Vol 38-40, 1745-1747", film images 456–457; citing “Suffolk County (Massachusetts) Probate Records, 1636-1899, Volume 38 (1745–1746), Pages 324–327 [stamped], 163–164 [written]; Probate Court, Suffolk County, Massachusetts”
Reference Detail: Page 325, lines 15-16
Comment Detail: Source notes that Nathaneal Chickering identifies Deborah Chickering as his wife.
marker-nathaniel-deborah-chickering-1747-1749: Gravestones of Nathaniel Chickering (1747) and Deborah Chickering (1749); Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 16 Sep 2023), memorial IDs 24811931 (Nathaniel) and 24811965 (Deborah), photograph uploaded 27 Feb 2008 by Bill […] to both memorials; citing “Highland Cemetery (Dover, Norfolk County, Massachusetts)” [There are two stones, located on what look like side-by-side plots.]
Comment Detail: Source identifies Debo[rah] Chickering as the wife of Nat. Chickering.
marriage-chickering-wight-1716: Marriage registry entry for Nathaniel Chickering and Deborah Wight (1716); Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 15 Sep 2023), “⟩ Dedham ⟩ Births, Marriages and Death”, image 35, second entry from right-side bottom; citing “Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records” [the page has the number 33 at the top, but this was probably added long after the 1716]
Comment Detail: Source includes date (Jan the 16 17[16]) and implied location (Dedham , Massachusetts Bay Colony). The date is before 1752 when the English changed to the Gregorian Calendar. The year started in March, and their Jan, Feb, and (most of) Mar 1716 would be in the year 1717 in the Gregorian calendar.
birth-deborah-chickering-1722: Birth registry entry for Deborah [Chickering] (1722); Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 6 Apr 2022) “⟩ Dedham ⟩ Births, Marriages and Death” image 44; citing “Dedham Town Record 1635-[???]7; Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital and Town Records; Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook)” [Left side page 42, 15th entry]
Reference Detail: Left page, entry 15
Comment Detail: Marriage implied by use of common surname.
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Family #5
Spouse/Partner: Nathanael Chickering (bet 1675/1676 – 1746)
Married: ?
estate-proved-nathanael-chickering-1746: Proved will for Nathanael Chickering (1746); Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 6 Apr 2022), "⟩ Suffolk ⟩ Probate Records, Vol 38-40, 1745-1747", film images 456–457; citing “Suffolk County (Massachusetts) Probate Records, 1636-1899, Volume 38 (1745–1746), Pages 324–327 [stamped], 163–164 [written]; Probate Court, Suffolk County, Massachusetts”
Reference Detail: Page 325, lines 15-16
Comment Detail: Source notes that Nathaneal Chickering identifies Deborah Chickering as his wife.
marker-nathaniel-deborah-chickering-1747-1749: Gravestones of Nathaniel Chickering (1747) and Deborah Chickering (1749); Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 16 Sep 2023), memorial IDs 24811931 (Nathaniel) and 24811965 (Deborah), photograph uploaded 27 Feb 2008 by Bill […] to both memorials; citing “Highland Cemetery (Dover, Norfolk County, Massachusetts)” [There are two stones, located on what look like side-by-side plots.]
Comment Detail: Source identifies Debo[rah] Chickering as the wife of Nat. Chickering.
marriage-chickering-wight-1716: Marriage registry entry for Nathaniel Chickering and Deborah Wight (1716); Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 15 Sep 2023), “⟩ Dedham ⟩ Births, Marriages and Death”, image 35, second entry from right-side bottom; citing “Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records” [the page has the number 33 at the top, but this was probably added long after the 1716]
Comment Detail: Source includes date (Jan the 16 17[16]) and implied location (Dedham , Massachusetts Bay Colony). The date is before 1752 when the English changed to the Gregorian Calendar. The year started in March, and their Jan, Feb, and (most of) Mar 1716 would be in the year 1717 in the Gregorian calendar.
birth-deborah-chickering-1722: Birth registry entry for Deborah [Chickering] (1722); Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 6 Apr 2022) “⟩ Dedham ⟩ Births, Marriages and Death” image 44; citing “Dedham Town Record 1635-[???]7; Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital and Town Records; Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook)” [Left side page 42, 15th entry]
Reference Detail: Left page, entry 15
Comment Detail: Marriage implied by use of common surname.
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Research Notes (Conflicts/Spelling/Followup)
CONFLICTS
Birth Date: This database uses 25 Aug 1684. Her gravestone gives an age of (66), which, when applied to her death date of 16 Jan 1748/49, gives a birth date range from 17 Jan 1682 to 16 Jan 1683. [marker-nathaniel-deborah-chickering-1747-1749]
FOLLOWUP
Deborah Chickering is identified in the will of Joseph Wight as his daughter. The will was dated 2 Jan 1725 and proved[?] 29 Nov 1731. Joseph's children included Joseph Wight [Jr.,], Nathaniel Wight, Taber Wight, Deborah Chickering, and Ebenezer Wight. (from Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991 database on Ancestry, path "⟩ Suffolk ⟩ Probate Records, Vol 29-31, 1731-1734", images 179-180; reference on third line on image 180, page 167 [written] or 332 [stamped].)
The Wights are probably descended from Thomas Wight, who settled in Dedham in 1637. (from Ancestry database "The founders of the First Parish, Dover, Massachusetts", image 14)
marker-nathaniel-deborah-chickering-1747-1749: Gravestones of Nathaniel Chickering (1747) and Deborah Chickering (1749); Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 16 Sep 2023), memorial IDs 24811931 (Nathaniel) and 24811965 (Deborah), photograph uploaded 27 Feb 2008 by Bill […] to both memorials; citing “Highland Cemetery (Dover, Norfolk County, Massachusetts)” [There are two stones, located on what look like side-by-side plots.]
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