SIXTH GENERATION

36. ANDREW WIGHT was born on 29 Jan 1788 in SCOTLAND. He died in 1845 in WAYNE COUNTY, MISSOURI. Andrew was a County Assessor in Madison County, Missouri, from 1825 -
1827 and again from 1828 - 1829. The Wight Ferry was managed at one time
by Andrew and after he died, his wife, Caroline ran the ferry for many
years. He made his will on October 28, 1845, leaving his land and slaves
to his wife and children. Records indicate that Andrew had seven
slaves.

Excerpts taken from the book, "The History of Wayne County, Missouri", by
Rose Fulton Cramer and other information taken from "Goodspeed's ,
History of SE Missouri". He was married to ANNY NEWBERRY on 10 Jun 1815 in FRANKFORT, FRANKLIN CO. KENTUCKY.

37. ANNY NEWBERRY died in 1836 in GREENVILLE, WAYNE CO. MISSOURI. She was born in Pennsylvania. Anny was the daughter of Henry and Elizabeth (Hawkhurst) Newberry Jr.

Information taken from the book, "History of Wayne County, Missouri", by
Rose Fulton
Cramer. Children were:

i. ELLEN WIGHT.
ii. GEORGE WIGHT.
iii. JANE HANNA WIGHT.
iv. JULIETT WIGHT.
18 v. ANDREW WIGHT.
vi. JAMES HENRY WIGHT was born in 1822 in MISSOURI. He died in 1864 in POCAHONTAS, ARKANSAS. James ran the Greenville Ferry after his father, Andrew Wight, passed
away. The 1850 Census of Wayne County, Missouri, shows James as 29 years
of age and his occupation as a farmer. In addition to his wife Caroline,
the census also shows James Henry Jr., 5 years, Juliette 3 years and
Adelia 1 year. James Henry was a slave holder at Greenville, Missouri.
General Fremont had declared martial law in Missouri on August 30, 1861
and James was threatened or warned by the Union officers at Patterson.
When he escaped to Pocahontas, Arkansas, he was followed there and
killed. He is buried at the Wight Cemetery, Wayne County, Missouri.
His courageous widow, Caroline Reeve Wight, operated the ferry for the
next four decades. It is said that his descendents still have a copy of
the warning.

Excerpts taken from the book, "History of Wayne County, Missouri", by
Rose Fulton Cramer, copies of which were provided by Maggie ( Wight )
Hash of Princeton, Idaho, and the records of the Wight Cemetery, Wayne
County, Missouri.

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