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Savage, James. Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England |
Surnames |
Wright |
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Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States Massachusetts, United States Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States |
Year range |
1635 - 1760 |
Richard Sylvester, wid. of Nathaniel Rawlins, had Mercy, b. 1666;
Hannah, 1668; Grace, 1669; David, 1670; Edward, 1671; and Joseph,
1673. One EDWARD was a soldier in Turner's comp. for Philip's
war, 1676. EDWARD, Sudbury, youngest s. of Edward of the same,
had Nehemiah, b. 23 May 1707, as Barry tells, and at Framingham,
Zerubabel, 14 Aug. 1708; Bezaleel, 22 July 1710; William, 21 Sept.
1711; Tabitha, 27 Mar. 1713; Elizabeth 11 Mar. 1717; Hannah, 15 Apr.
1719; Edward, 10 Mar. 1721; Mehitable; and Lois, a. 1728. ELIZUR,
Northampton, s. of Samuel the sec. of Springfield, m. Mary Pardee, as
in Geneal. Reg. IV. 357, is said, and there are also giv. to him, ch.
Elizur, b. 1689; Azariah, 6 Mar. 1697; Nehemiah, Jan. 1699; Eldad,
2 Mar. 1701; Benoni, 26 Nov. 1702; Phineas, 20 July 1710; and five
ds. but no names of these are call. in that tract; and from ano. hand I
find them, Hepzibah, 14 Feb. 1691, d. at 2 yrs.; Mary, 12 Sept. 1695;
Martha, 8 Dec. 1704; Sarah, 10 Jan. 1707; and Miriam, 13 Feb. 1715.
I am also instruct. by the same, that he rem. to Northfield, and d. 12
May 1743. GEORGE, Salem 1637, of wh. we kn. no. more. Elizabeth of
the ch. 1641, may have been his w. GEORGE, Braintree, freem. 18
May 1642, if we may add a W. to the Right of the rec. was a lieut.
there, may not, I hope, have been that capt. wh. in Jan. 1649, stab.
Walter Lettice at Newport, as Roger Williams writes to his friend John
Winthrop jr. See 3 Mass. Hist. Coll. IX. 280. HENRY, Dorchester,
freem. 6 May 1635, by w. Elizabeth had Mary, b. 1 Apr. 1635; and Samuel,
14 Feb. 1637. Of him, as no more is seen in the rec. it is safely conject.
that he rem. but whither is uncert. One HENRY was a soldier of
Turner's comp. in 1676. HENRY, Springfield, s. of the first Abel of the
same, m. 1705, Hannah, youngest d. of John Bliss of the same, had
Hannah, b. 18 May 1706; Henry, 9 Jan. 1708, wh. was k. 26 July foll.
by the Ind. wh. at the same time, carr. away his w. and soon k. her.
He m. 1711, Sarah Root, prob. d. of Thomas of Westfield, had Moses;
Stephen, 1716; Caleb, 1718; Elisha, 1720; Sarah, 1723; and Deborah,
prob. earlier. His will of 1760, was pro. 1769. It names ch. Hannah,
Deborah, Sarah, Moses, Stephen, Caleb, and Elisha. ISAAC,Hingham
1637, came from Co. Norfolk, d. 1652; and of him we kn. nothing more.
ISAAC, Lancaster, of wh. that he d. in 1663, is all that is told. JAMES,
Wethersfield, s. prob. eldest of the first Thomas of the same, and b. in
Eng. freem. 1654, had w. Mary, wh. d. 6 Oct. 1659, and he m. 20 Nov.
1660, Dorcas, d. of Jonas Weed of Stamford, had James, b. 1661;
Thomas; Jonas; Daniel, 1674; and Hannah; to wh. Chapin, in p. 179
of Glastonbury celebrat. erron. adds Lydia. Middletown was later
resid. and his w. d. 24 Dec. 1692, and he d. 1705. JAMES, Northampton,
s. of the first Samuel of Springfield, m. 18 Jan. 1665, Abigail, d.
Categories: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States | Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States | Massachusetts, United States | Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States | Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States | Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States | Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States | Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States | Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States | Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
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