James
Wight
Born about in Bowden, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Son of James Wight
and Margaret (Houd) Wight
Husband of
Isobel (Wood) Wight
— married
26 Nov 1743 in Maxton, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Descendants 
Father of
James Wight
Died after
after about age 21
in Maxton, Roxburghshire, Scotland [uncertain]
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| Created 18 Oct 2011
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Biography
James Wight was born around June 1721 in Midlam, Bowden, Roxburghshire. He was baptised on 2 July 1721 at Bowden. His parents were James Wight (~1685 - >1743) and Margaret (Houd) Wight (~1690 - ).[1]
His siblings were...
- George Wight (~1715 - )
- John Wight (~1717 - )
- Robert Wight (~1723 - )
- Isobell Wight (~1726 - )
- William Wight (1728 - )
- Elizabeth Wight (1730 - )
James married Isobel Wood (~1721 - ) on 26 November 1743 in Maxton, Roxburghshire.[2]
- 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
Their children are:
- James Wight (~1743 - 1791).
- John Wight
- James Wight
- Robert Wight
- Isobell Wight
- William Wight
- Elizabeth Wight
Research Notes
- My original tree for this family showed James' parents as James Wight and Jennet Sword.
- A review of my evidence for this back in 2009 revised my conclusions to the parents shown here instead.
- This was primarily because there were two sons James in the family of James & Jennet, the younger of them being too young to have married in 1743.
- Some trees copied the original data and is still being perpetuated.Henderson-2297 00:16, 8 March 2019 (UTC)
Sources
- ↑ Baptism: "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
FamilySearch (accessed 21 October 2021)
James Wight, 1721. - ↑ Marriage: "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910"
FamilySearch (accessed 21 October 2021)
James Wight, 1743.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Ron Wight
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #IN24327
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~0.78%
William Henderson :
23andMe, GEDmatch JU914728C1 [compare]
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch JU914728C1 [compare]
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~0.78%
Lorna Henderson :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member LornaHenNZ
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch PY346656C1 [compare]
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Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch PY346656C1 [compare]
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~0.78%
R Henderson :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T439654 [compare]
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~0.78%
W Henderson :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T310402 [compare]
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~0.78%
Ron Wight :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #T176610
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