Person:Nicholas Wright (11)

The following was taken from http://www.angelfire.com/ny/chickened/wrightoystrbayfamily.html. Unknown author, unknown source: "NICHOLAS possibly born Norfolk England about 1609; died Nov 1682 Oyster Bay LI NY; married (*) ANN (unknown) died 1683 or 1685. Left will dated 10 Apr 1674; proved 13 Dec 1682. After staying briefly in Saugus, Massachusetts Bay Colony, they moved to Sandwich Plymouth Colony in 1637, where Nicholas was an associate of Edmund Freeman. In the spring of 1653, he joined the company of the Rev. William Leverich in sailing to Oyster Bay NY on board the sloop DESIRE. In May 1677 he was one of the 14 freeholders in Oyster Bay."

The following are Notes of Judith Railton posted on Rootsweb: Info is from the Townsend Memorial and Long Island Gen by Bunker. He came to America in 1635, lived at Sandwich 1640-1653, - moved to Oyster Bay, Long Island, NY.

From "American Ancestry" Of Oyster Bay, LI, born in Norfolk, England,1609, died in Oyster Bay 16 Nov 1682, emigrated and settled in Saugus, MA colony before 1636, moved to sandwich 1637, removed to OysterBay.

"A Genealogical Dictionary of Wright Families in the LowerHudson Valley to 1800" By: Douglas Wright Cruger (Heritage Books, Inc).

Page 102-103 Nicholas, b. prob Co Nofolk, England, ca 1609/10, d. Oyster Bay,LI by Dec 1682, m. by 1630 Ann Beaupre, d. Oyster Bay, LI, 1683. Emigrated Aug 1635 with bros Anthony & Peter to Lynn, MA. Then Sandwich,MA. To Oyster Bay, LI, 1653. Will, 10 Apr 1674 (age 56) proved 13 Dec1682, names wf Ann exec. Issue: Caleb; John 1636; Edmund; Rebecca m.1) Eleazer Leverich from whom div 1760, m. 2) William Frost;Sarah m. Josiah Latting; Deborah; Mercy m. Robert Coles; Martha m. Nathaniel Coles.(NYCoNY PR1-2:449 in NYHS 25:121; WEEITHT/OB by Latting; Winthrop-BabcockGenealogy by J.L. Frost, 572)

1.   Wright Family Genealogy www.angelfire.com/ny/chickened/wrightoystrbayfamily.html.