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Where did the English Wight family come from? What is the English Wight family crest and coat of arms? When did the Wight family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Wight family history?
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- Known spelling variations
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- First settlers to North America
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Spelling variations of this family name include: Wight, Whight, Weight, White, Whyte, Wight, Whites, Whitte, Whyte, Wighte and many more.First found in Gloucestershire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year 1176 Roger Wicht when they held lands.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Wight. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Wight Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- Hannah Wight, who arrived at Watertown, MA in 1635-1636
- Thomas Wight, who landed in Dedham, Mass in 1639
- Henry Wight, who arrived in New England in 1647
- Marke Wight, who landed in Virginia in 1650
Wight Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Edward John Wight, age 17, who came to Maryland in 1735
- Elizabeth Wight, aged 21, arrived in Philadelphia, Pa in 1775
Wight Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Walter Wight, aged 49, arrived in New York in 1812
- George Wight, who landed in New York in 1820
- Matthew Wight, who arrived in New York in 1820
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- Peter B Wight (1838-1925), American architect and inventor, helped rebuild the commercial center of Chicago after the fire of 1871
- Jason Wight (b. 1979), American gold medalist beach volleyball player
- Robert Wight (1796-1872), Scottish surgeon and botanist
- James Alfred Wight (1916-1995), British author and veterinarian, wrote several popular books under the pseudonym James Herriot
- Sean Wight (b. 1964), Australian rules football player
- William Franklin Wight (1874-1954), English botanist
- Lyman Wight (1796-1858), early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement
- Claude Vibart Wight (1902-1969), Guyan cricket player
- Stephen Wight (b. 1980), British actor
- Peter Bernard Wight (b. 1930), retired Guyanese first-class cricketer
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- Humble, Richard. The Fall of Saxon England. New York: Barnes and Noble, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-88029-987-8).
- Hitching, F.K and S. Hitching. References to English Surnames in 1601-1602. Walton On Thames: 1910. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0181-3).
- Burke, Sir Bernard. General Armory Of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales. Ramsbury: Heraldry Today. Print.
- Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
- Sanders, Joanne McRee Edition. English Settlers in Barbados 1637-1800. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
- Magnusson, Magnus. Chambers Biographical Dictionary 5th edition. Edinburgh: W & R Chambers, 1990. Print.
- Burke, Sir Bernard. Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage, The Privy Council, Knightage and Compainonage. London: Burke Publishing, 1921. Print.
- Burke, Sir Bernard. Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry: Including American Families with British Ancestry. (2 Volumes). London: Burke Publishing, 1939. Print.
- Reaney P.H and R.M. Wilson. A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X).
- MacAulay, Thomas Babington. History of England from the Accession of James the Second 4 volumes. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1879. Print.
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The Wight Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Wight Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.
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