First Burials in Matagorda Cemetery, Benjamin Wightman and Esther Randall Wightman
Parents of Elias R. Wightman, grantee of the Matagorda town league, from Republic of Mexico. Benjamin and Esther Wightman, natives of Connecticut, lived in Wightman Town, Herkimer County, N. Y., before joining (1828) colony brought here by their son of "Little Zoe", the first sailing vessel ever to enter port of Matagorda. (1972)
28.7013° N, 95.9558° W
Where to Find It
Matagorda Cemetery
Nearby Markers
- <0.1 mi SE The Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1862 Matagorda
- <0.1 mi SE Matagorda Cemetery Matagorda
- <0.1 mi SW Matagorda Cemetery Matagorda
- <0.1 mi W The Matagorda Incident Matagorda
- 0.1 mi S Albert Clinton Horton Matagorda
- 0.1 mi S S. Rhoads Fisher Matagorda