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PREFACE
NOTE: This family crest is available on a 2¼" button with pinback or magnetic back - to order yours, click here To see all of the available buttons, click here This account of the ancestry of Hannah Wright is based on the Wright Genealogy on pages 850-853 in the History of Ancient Wethersfield, Volume II, by Henry R. Stiles. LINEAGE THOMAS WRIGHT, the son of John Wright and Grace Glascock of Brook Hall, South Weald, County Essex, England, was born on 19 November 1610 in England. He died in Wethersfield, Connecticut. His will is dated 21 April 1670. He married (1) in England, and brought his wife and five children to the American Colonies. He married (2) Margaret, widow of John Elsen, in May 1647. Her will is dated 19 January 1671. Thomas Wright, Esq. came first to Watertown, Massachusetts. He moved to Wethersfield, Connecticut about 1639. He was recognized as a man of influence and high standing. He served in many public offices. His principal estate was Mannahannock Island in the Connecticut River. It was called "Great Laughing Place" by the Indians. He gave the northern half of the island to his son, Thomas, and the southern half to his son, James. CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE 1. Thomas, born in England, died 23 August 1683 in Wethersfield, married Elizabeth Chittenden 16 June 1657. 2. (Ens.) Samuel, born about 1634 in England, died 13 Febuary 1690 in Wethersfield, married Mary Butler of Hartford, Connecticut 29 September 1659. 3. (Dea.) Joseph, born 1639 in England, died 17 December 1714 in Glastonbury, Connecticut, married (1) Mary Stoddard on 10 December 1663 in Wethersfield, (2) Mercy Stoddard (sister of first wife) on 10 March 1685. 4. James, born about 1640 in England, died 24 December 1728 in Wethersfield, married (1) Mary , (2) Dorcas Weede, the daughter of Jonas Weede of Stamford,Connecticut, (3) Mary . 5. Lydia, born in England, married Joseph Smith. *********************** JAMES WRIGHT, the son of Thomas Wright and , was born about 1640 in England. He died on 24 December 1728, at 88 years of age, in Portland, Connecticut. He married (1) Mary , who died on 6 October 1659. He married (2) Dorcas Weede, the daughter of Jonas Weede of Stamford, Connecticut on 20 November 1660. She died on 24 December 1692. He married (3) Mary , who died on 20 October 1740, in her 80th year. James Wright was the largest landowner on the "Great Island" -- at Wethersfield, Connecticut -- by inheritance and purchase. He occupied 32 acres on the southern half of the island that he received from his father. He moved to Middlebury, and then to Portland, Connecticut where he was a first settler. CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE 1. James, born 1661 in Wethersfield. 2. Thomas, born in Wethersfield, died 1749, married Elizabeth Hubbard 1 June 1710. 3. Jonas, born in Wethersfield, died 10 May 1709. 4. Daniel, born 1647 in Wethersfield, died 8 June 1764, married Eleanor Benton 24 August 1705 in Wethersfield. 5. Hannah, born about 1670 in Wethersfield, died 1 August 1741 in Wethersfield, married (Lieut.) John Coleman (#482) 24 April 1695 in Wethersfield. ************************ HANNAH WRIGHT, the daughter of James Wright and Dorcas Weede, was born about 1670 in Wethersfield, Connecticut. She died on 1 August 1741 in Wethersfield, Connecticut. On 24 April 1695 she married (Lieut.) John Coleman, the son of (Dea.) John Coleman and Hannah Porter, in Wethersfield. Hannah was the mother of eight children. *************************** |
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