Elizabeth (Mellowes) Wright (1625 - 1691)

Born 10 Dec 1625 in Sutterton, Lincolnshire, England

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Barrett — married about 1648 (to 14 Jun 1652) in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Wife of Edward Wright — married 1653 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 15 Feb 1691 at age 65 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

Elizabeth (Mellowes) Wright immigrated to New England as a child during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640).

Elizabeth (Mellowes) Wright was born in England.

Daughter of Oliver & Mary James Mellowes/Mellows - married first Thomas Barret/Barrett 1648 in MA - had daughter Mary - after Thomas passed in 1652, (drowned in the Concord River) married secondly Edward Wright in 1653 and had children Samuel, Edward II & Martha - Elizabeth is buried at the Old Hill Burying Ground, Concord, Middlesex, MA

Elizabeth Mellowes

Birth: Dec. 10, 1625, Sutterton, Lincolnshire, England

Christened: 17 Dec 1624, Sutterton, Lincolnshire, England^[1]

Death: Feb. 15, 1691, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA

Burial: Old Hill Burying Ground, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA^[2]

Elizabeth, wife of Edward Wright, may have been Elizabeth Mellows^[3], dau. of Oliver Mellows and Mary James.

Concord Deaths: Elizabeth Wright the wife of Edward Wright her Husband Dyed February ye 15th, 1690/1.

Children: Nathan, Martha, Sarah, Edward, Hannah, Peter, and Samuel.^[4]

Marriage & Family

Spouse (1): Thomas Barrett

Marriage: est. abt. 1647/8, Concord, Massachusetts

Children:

1. Oliver Barrett (b. abt. 1648-d. 13 Sep 1671, Concord)
2. Mary Barrett (b. abt. 1651-d. 18 Jul 1717, Concord)

Spouse (2): Edward Wright (1626 - 1691) b. at Castle Bromwich, Aston Parish, Warwickshire, England; d. 28 Aug 1691, Concord, Massachusettes.

Marriage: 1653, Concord, Massachusettes

Children^[5]:

1. Edward Wright (22 Jan 1657/8-d. at Concord, 22 Jun 1725), m. Lydia Danforth b. 1 Jun 1664
2. Martha Wright Heald (18 Jun 1659 - d. at Stow, Mass. 14 Jun 1746), m. Israel Heald, d. at Stow on 8 Sep 1738
3. Samuel Wright (12 Apr 1661-d. at Stow, Mass.14 Jun 1746), m. (1st) Mary Hosmer, d. 24 Dec 1725; m. (2nd) Sarah Unknown, d. 4 Nov 1758. His dau. Abigail, b. 9 Oct 1707, m. Colonel John Bulkeley
4. Nathan Wright
5. Sarah Wright (b. abt. 1670-d. in Boston, 3 May 1726) m. Timothy Wales, who d. at Boston 21 Feb 1721/1720
6. Peter Wright (b. abt. 1665-d. Concord 15 Jan 1717/18) m. at Concord on 5 May 1684, Elizabeth Lamson
7. Hannah Wright

Tombstone Inscription^[6]:

"EDWARD WRIGHT

Died Aug. 28, 1691

His wife

ELIZABETH

Died Feb. 15, 1691"

Edward, Elizabeth Mellowes Wright & Family

BARRETT. Humphrey Barrett came to Concord from England about 1640, and settled where Abel B. Heywood now lives; d. Nov. 7, 1662, a. 70; his wife in 1663, a. 73. They left Thomas, Humphrey, John of Marlborough, James of Charlestown, and probably other children. Thomas was drowned in Concord River; his widow (Elizabeth) m. Edward Wright; his son Oliver d. 1671, a. 23 (Eliz. Mellowes Barrett’s son); and his da. Mary m. Samuel Smeadly. His brother Dea. Humphrey, m. (1) Elizabeth Payne 1661, and had Mary, who m. Josiah Blood; and (2) Mary Potter, 1675. He d. Jan. 3, 1716, and she Nov. 17,1713, leaving two sons, Joseph and Benjamin, ancestors of the numerous and respectable families which have borne the name in Concord.^[7]

WRIGHT. Edward Wright came to Concord about 1650; d. Aug. 28, 1691; his wife Elizabeth (Mellowes, Barrett) d. Feb. 15, 1690. Children, Nathan, Martha, Sarah, Edward, Hannah, Peter, and Samuel. Of whom, Peter, a “weaver,” d. Jan. 15, 1717, a. 53, and left a legacy for the benefit of the poor of the town. Samuel d. Oct. 1, 1741, a. 80; his wife Sarah, 1758, a. 92; their son Joseph d. Oct. 16, 1815, a. 94, grandfather of Anthony and Nathan M., now living.^[8]

Footnote: Peter Wright was a weaver, son of Captain Edward Wright, and died January 15, 1718, aged 53. He bequeathed all his real estate, after the death of his wife and Cousin Elizabeth Hartwell, to the poor of Concord, to be under the direction of the selectmen, and of the minister, who is “to have a double vote to any of the selectmen.” What belonged t the town was sold, in 1731, for 500 pounds currency.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
2. ↑ Source: Find A Grave Memorial
3. ↑ (Surname Confirmation) Source: U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
4. ↑ Source: History of Concord
5. ↑ Note: Much of the children's information is informed by a source at Elizabeth Mellowes, Posted 20 Jun 2011 by Barbara Heim. However, its information is not entirely correct, and care should be taken in drawing from it
6. ↑ Source: Find A Grave Memorial
7. ↑ Source: A History of the Town of Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, p. 362
8. ↑ Source: A History of the Town of Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, p. 389.
9. ↑ Source: A History of the Town of Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, p. 216.

• Jacobus, Donald Lines and Clarence Almon Torrey. James, Mellowes and Inglodsby Connections. The American Genealogist. New Haven, CT: D. L. Jacobus, (1934) Vol. 11, p. 28. subscribers$

• England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5NV-XKV : 30 December 2014, Elizabetha Mellowes, 17 Dec 1624); citing Sutterton, Lincoln, England, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 94,065, 94,066. Name: Elizabetha Mellowes; Gender: Female; Christening Date: 17 Dec 1624; Christening Date (Original): 17 Dec 1624; Christening Place: Sutterton, Lincoln, England; Father's Name: Oliveri Mellowes

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 27 October 2020), memorial page for Elizabeth Mellowes Wright (10 Dec 1625–15 Feb 1691), Find A Grave: Memorial #24086976, citing Old Hill Burying Ground, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Bill Boyington (contributor 46800933) .

• Shattuck, Lemuel. Google.com. A History of the Town of Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, From Its Earliest Settlement to 1832 : and of the Adjoining Towns, Bedford, Acton, Lincoln, and Carlisle, Containing Various Notices of County and State History Not Before Published

• U.S., .New England Marriages Prior to 1700: Name: Elizabeth Wight [Elizabeth Barrett]; Maiden Name: Mellowes; Gender: Female; Birth Year: 1625; Marriage Date: 1654; Marriage Place: New England, USA; Death Year: 1691; Spouse: Edward Wright

• Famouskin.com. http://www.famouskin.com ; Ancestry of Edward Norton, Ahnentafel# 2131.

• Tolman, George. Concord, Massachusetts Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1635-1850 (Beacon Press, Boston, Mass., 1895) Page 55.

• "Elizabeth Wright the wife of Edward Wright her Husband Dyed February ye 15th, 1690/1."