Wyseman Claggett

M, #10438, b. circa Aug, 1721, d. Dec 4, 1784
Father*Wiseman Claggett b. circa 1700, d. circa 1784
Mother*Martha Clifton b. circa 1700

Family

Letitia Mitchell b. circa 1742, d. circa 1827
Children

Chronological Events

Birth*circa Aug, 1721 Wyseman Claggett was born circa Aug, 1721 at Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Name Variationcirca Aug, 1721 He was also known as Wiseman Claggett. 
 He was the son of Wiseman Claggett and Martha Clifton
Marriage*Aug 14, 1759 Wyseman Claggett married Letitia Mitchell on Aug 14, 1759 at Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States
Death*Dec 4, 1784 Wyseman Claggett died on Dec 4, 1784 at Litchfield, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States
Burial*Dec 6, 1784 He was buried on Dec 6, 1784 at Congregational Church Cemetery, Hollis, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. Find A Grave Memorial# 82051208.1 
Researcher's Note* He was living in Dunstable, MA (then Dunstable, NH) and Portsmouth, NH. He came from Bristol, England about 1758, and was of Antigua in 1748.

CLAGGETT, Wyseman, of Dunstable, Mass., and Portsmouth, N. H; from Bristol, England, cir. 1758; b.
1721; in 1748 of Antigua; m. Lettice Mitchel, 1759; Children: Martha, Clifton, Wentworth, Edward, Ritta, John, William, John K; d. Litchfield Dec. 4, 1784.--Secomb's Amherst, p. 533; Fox's Dunstable, p. 221.
(Immigrants to New England 1700-1775, p. 33)

Wyseman Claggett, who had served as attorney general under the Crown, was a member of the Provincial Congress in 1775 and of the convention that framed the State Constitution. He served as solicitor general until his death in 1784.2
 

Military*

 

Listed as a Military Veteran who served in wartime combat in the Revolutionary War.

 

Citations

  1. [S80] Gravestones, online at findagrave.com.
  2. [S805] Site - Ancestry.com - One World Tree (SM).
  3. [S802] Site - Ancestry.com.

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