Person:Martha Wright (16)
Martha Wright
b.16 Jun 1699 Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
d.9 Jun 1776 pos Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts
Parents and Siblings
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m. 29 Dec 1687
  1. Mindwell Wright1688 -
  2. Joseph Wright1690 -
  3. Sarah Wright1692 -
  4. Benjamin Wright1694 - 1712
  5. Mindwell Wright1696/97 - 1741
  6. Martha Wright1699 - 1776
  7. Mary Wright1702 -
  8. Rachel Wright1706 -
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Jonathan Old1697 - Bef 1748/49
  • W.  Martha Wright1699 - 1776
m. 18 Feb 1719/20
Spouse and Children
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m. 2 Feb 1748/49
Spouse and Children
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m. 1 May 1773
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Facts and Events
Name[1] Martha Wright
Married Name Martha Old
Married Name Martha Olmstead
Married Name Martha Hancock
Gender Female
Birth[2] 16 Jun 1699 Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Marriage Banns 23 Jan 1719/20 Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United Statesto Jonathan Old
Marriage 18 Feb 1719/20 Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United Statesto Jonathan Old
Marriage 2 Feb 1748/49 [2nd wife - she is the widow Old]
to Jabez Olmstead, of Ware River Parish
Other[3] 24 Feb 1752 Hampshire, Massachusetts, United Statesnamed in Will of Jabez Olmstead, husband
Marriage 1 May 1773 [she is the widow Olmstead]
to John Hancock
Death[2] 9 Jun 1776 pos Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts
References
  1. ↑ Stott, Clifford L. Vital Records of Springfield, Massachusetts to 1850. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2002)
    1:52.

    "martha wright the daughter of Joseph wright and Sarah wright his wife was Borne the 16th day of June 1699"

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Family Recorded, in Olmsted, Henry King (1824-1896), and George Kemp Ward (1848-1937). Genealogy of the Olmsted Family in America: Embracing the Descendants of James and Richard Olmstead and Covering a Period of Nearly Three Centuries, 1632-1912. (New York: A. T. DeLaMare, 1912).

    p 393 -
    (Capt.) JABEZ OLMSTED, Ware River, Northampton [Hampshire] County, Mass.; will dated Feb. 24, 1752; m. (1) abt. 1712, Thankful Barnes; b. at Marlboro, Mass., May 1, 1695; d. Mar. 20, 1745; dau. of Thomas and Mary (How) Barnes, of Marlboro and Brookfield, Mass.; (2) Feb. 2, 1748-9, Mrs. Martha (Wright) Old; b. at Springfield, Mass., June 16, 1699; d. June 9, 1776; widow of Jonathan Old, of Springfield, Mass., and dau. of Joseph and Sarah (Osborn) Wright. She married (2) May 1, 1773, John Hancock, of Belchertown, Mass. She died June 9, 1776.
    ... [no issue for 2nd marriage listed]

  3. ↑ Will Abstract of Jabez Olmstead, in User generated Abstract.

    OLMSTEAD, Capt. Jabez of Ware-River Parish, Hampshire County. 24 Feb 1752. Rec. 22 Mar 1753.
    Wife: Martha.
    Sons: Moses ; Jeremiah ; Israel.
    Daus: Thankful Brawn, dec'd. ; Hannah Marsh ; dau Hammond, dec'd.; Dorcas Wolcot ; Sarah Marsh ; Abigail Smith ; Prudence.
    Exec: wife "Martha Omstead".
    Wit: Job Lane ; John Downing
    [8:26-27]

    [Note: for complete Will Transcript, see page for Capt. Jabez Olmstead of Ware.]

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