Brief Life History of John
When John Wightman was christened on 30 August 1647, in Bingham, Nottinghamshire, England, his father, John Wightman, was 44 and his mother, Elizabeth Clifton, was 40. He married Elizabeth Cockes in 1673, in Bingham, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He was buried in Greasley, Nottinghamshire, England.
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- John Weightman, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
- John Weightman in entry for Mary Weightman, "England, Nottinghamshire, Church Records, 1578-1937"
- John Weightman in entry for Elizabeth Weightman, "England, Nottinghamshire, Church Records, 1578-1937"
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1688 · Glorious Revolution
The Glorious Revolution brought the downfall of Catholic King James II and the reign of his Protestant daughter Mary and her Dutch husband, William III of Orange.
1720 · South Sea Bubble
The South Sea Bubble Bill was passed by the House of Lords in 1720. This allowed the South Sea company to monopolize trade with South America. The company underwrote the English National Debt which promised 5% interest from the government. As shares rose exponentially, many companies were created and many fortunes were made. The stocks crashed and many people lost their money which caused them to become destitute overnight and suicide was common. Robert Walpole took charge of the South Sea Bubble Financial Crisis by dividing the national debt between the Bank of England, the Treasury, and the Sinking Fund.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: nickname from Middle English wight, Older Scots wicht ‘brave, strong; swift, nimble, agile’ (see Wight ) + man ‘man’, also used in Middle English as a personal name. It may sometimes have been confused with Whiteman , a variant of Whitman .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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