James Wight1,2

ID#17368, (circa July 1721 - after 1743)
James Wight|b. cir. Jul 1721\nd. aft. 1743|p17368.htm|James Wight|b. say 1685\nd. aft. 1743|p17077.htm|Margaret Houd|b. say 1690|p17326.htm|||||||||||||
| Father | James Wight2,1,3 (say 1685 - aft. 1743) |
| Mother | Margaret Houd (say 1690 - ); relationship assumed as this is the "best fit" marriage of a James of an age to be the father/cautioner of son James marrying Isobel Wood in 1743 in Maxton1,2,3,4 |
| Charts | Paternal ancestors of Lorna WIGHT |
| Relationship | 5th great-grandfather of Lorna Henderson. |
James Wight was born cir. Jul 1721 at Midlam, Par. of Bowden, ROX, SCT.2 He was baptized on 2 Jul 1721 at Bowden, ROX, SCT; Entry for Jul 2th (sic) James Wight in Midlam and Margaret Houd his wife on (sic) named James (same day: John Wight in Midlem and Jennet Wood his wife had a child baptised berfore ye congregation called George).1,2
James Wight married Isobel Wood on 26 Nov 1743 at Maxton, ROX, SCT, Entry reads: James Wight and Isobel Wood both in this parish were married on November 26th 1743. James Wight in the parish of Bowden, the bridegroom's father, was cautioner for his son; William Thomson in the parish of Maxton for his niece, the bride.3,5
James Wight died aft. 1743 ?Maxton, ROX, SCT.
James Wight lived in Nov 1743 at Maxton, ROX, SCT.3
It always pays to review past research. With my recent (Apr 2009) activity on the WIGHT familes (having started a WIGHT Surname DNA Project), I have to admit that looking at this family again after a long gap that I appear to have claimed the incorrect James as father of the James who married Isobel Wood. The James who married Jennet Sword, old enough to have married Isobel, was the first of two James in the family. I have to assume that he died if a second, younger James was also baptised, and this latter one is too young to have married in 1743.
My attention has therefore switched to the next most eligible James in Bowden, the one marrying Margeret Howd or Houd in 1712 and having a son James baptised in 1721. Wights are two a penny in the area, and probably all fairly closely related!4
Family | Isobel Wood (say 1721 - ) |
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| Last Edited | 4 Apr 2009 |
Citations
- Cash book and Kirk Sessions Baptisms: Bowden, ROX, SCT, Extracted Jul 2003, Film 1067932.
- BDM/CEN: Scots Origins online at http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php, Bap. 2 Jul 1721 James s/o James WIGHT & Margaret HOUD, in Midlem, Bowden OPR Par. 783/0010 0077, copy d/loaded Apr 2009.
- Letter, Harry D WATSON (15319) to L Henderson, Mar. 1743 James WIGHT Isobel WOOD, from Maxton Proclamations 1722+, rcvd Oct 2003.
- "Lorna's Family History Musings", Apr 2009.
- Letter, Margaret Steele (16256) to L McIntosh, From tree drawn Aug 1984 by Harry D WATSON, Linlithgow, WLN (now of Edinburgh), rcvd Sep 1997.
E. & O. E. Some/most parish records are rather hard to read and names, places hard to interpret, particularly if you are unfamiliar with an area.
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