William Wightman

1515 - 1679  (196 years)

• Name	William Wightman
  Birth	Between 1483 and 1515  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	28 Jan 1679  [1]
  Person ID	I12784	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	16 May 2026

  
  

  Father	Richard Wightman,   b. Between 1501 and 1529   d. Between 1534 and 1608 (Age 33 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Scisseley Wodam,   b. Between 1459 and 1530   d. Between 1534 and 1609 (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Between 1534 and 1569  [1]
  Family ID	F3283	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Etheldreda Dering,   b. Between 1491 and 1518   d. Between 1540 and 1608 (Age 49 years)
  Marriage	1535  [1]
  Children	1. Agnes Wightman,   b. Between 1515 and 1558   d. Between 1532 and 1640 (Age 17 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. George Wightman,   b. Between 1515 and 1558   d. Between 1533 and 1637 (Age 18 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Richard Wightman,   b. Between 1515 and 1558   d. 1594 (Age 79 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Thomas Wightman,   b. Between 1515 and 1558   d. Between 1533 and 1637 (Age 18 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. William Wightman,   b. Between 1515 and 1558   d. Between 1533 and 1637 (Age 18 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. John Wightman,   b. Between 1523 and 1553   d. Between 1578 and 1637 (Age 55 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F3290	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 May 2026

  
  

• Notes

  [Brøderbund WFT Vol. 2, Ed. 1, Tree #5006, Date of Import: Apr 26, 1997] William Wightman lived in Burbage, Leicestershire, England. He purchased on May 10, 1554 the old manor of Wykin, in the parish of Hinckley in Leicestershire. He lived during the English Reformation. It seems more than probable that the services he rendered to the Reform Cause brought him into prominence which he certainly earned, possibly at great risk. This religious movement of the 16th Centruy led to the establishment of Protestantism and a separation from the Roman Catholic Church. This was a time when there seemed to be no possible way of having a secure honest opinion. The many people who believed in the old relgion were traitors when they gave their obedience to the spirtual head of the church. Those who refused to give their allegiance to the Pope were heretics. Punishments were severe and inconsistent.

  
  

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