Abraham
"Abram"
Wright
Born about in Flushing, Queens County, New York
Ancestors 
Son of John Wright
and Sarah A. (Pemberton) Wright
Brother of
Jacob Wright, Daniel Wright Sr., Isaac I Wright, Hannah (Wright) Haight, Sarah (Wright) Lee, Johnathon Wright and John Wright
Husband of
Hannah (Raynor) Wright
— married
18 Oct 1734 in St. George's Church, Hempstead, N.Y.
Descendants 
Father of
Benjamin Wright Sr and Martha (Wright) Osburn
Died about
at about age 87
in Stephentown, Rensselar County, New York USA
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Dec 2014
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Biography
He was born about 1708 in New York state and his parents were Sarah A. (Pemberton) and John Wright.
Abraham Wright married Hannah Raynor. [1]
In 1766 his cattlemark was recorded in Cortlandt Manor.
On 19 Mar 1791 he made his last Will which named Benjamin, Martha, Abraham Jr. (deceased), and the heirs of Sylvanus Raynor.
He died in October 1795 in New York state.
His last Will was proved on 25 Nov 1795 and the heirs included ...
- - daughter, Martha (Wright) Osburn
- - son-in-law, Samuel Osburn
- - grandson, Samuel Osburn
- - son, Abraham Wright, Junr.
- - grandsons. James Wright & David Wright (sons of Abraham Wright, Jr.)
- - grandson, Abraham Wright
- - son, Benjamin Wright
- - Millesant Wright (nb: is this Benjamin's wife ?)
- - "Again I give unto the heirs of Silvanus Raynor, deceased, the sum of twenty pounds, to be paid by my executors"
- - witnesses: Ebenezer White, Amy Parent, & Samuel Adams. [2]
Children
- Benjamin Wright, b: 13 Sep 1734; d: 22 Nov 1823; m: 22 May 1757 Milicent Purdy, b: 03 Oct 1735; d: 25 Jun 1820
- Abraham Wright, m: Esther Horton
- Martha Wright, b: 1744; d: 1835; m: Joseph Osborne
- Abraham Wright, Jr., d: bef.1792.
Abraham was born about 1705.
Sources
- ↑ New York City, Compiled Marriage Index 1600s-1800s on ancestry.com citing New York Genealogical and Biographical Record (quarterly), 1881 published by New York Genealogical and Biographical Society of New York, NY; p79; FHL#45 0000248; for Abraham Wright & Hannah Reyner, m: 1734 Hempstead, Queens County, New York.
- ↑ New York, Wills and Probate Records 1659-1999 compiled by Westchester County, New York Surrogate's Court; on ancestry.com citing volume A-C 1787-1826 for Abraham Wright d: c1791 New York, USA; dated: 19 Mar 1791; proved: 25 Nov 1795 Westchester, New York, USA.
- Family genealogy comprising the ancestry and descendants of Jonathan Barlow and Plain Rogers, of Delaware County, NY; p460 WRIGHT Genealogy.
- "Journal of the Rev. Silas Constant" by Emily Warren Roebling, published in 1903 & available on ancestry.com; pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Yorktown, New York.
- "Jonathan Wright of Flushing, L.I., 1509-" by Howland Delano Perrine, South Orange, NJ; manuscript in several loose volumes in the NYG&B Society Library, NYC (non-published)
- North America, Family Histories 1500-2000 on ancestry.com citing "Frost Genealogy: Descendants of William Frost of Oyster Bay, New York" p74 for Abraham Wright
- "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/3SVB-MM5 : accessed 2014-11-12), entry for John Wright.
- RootsWeb.Ancestry.com, Wentworth-Anderson Family Tree, "Abram WRIGHT, ID: I167"
- Genealogy message forum Abraham Wright - Hannah Raynor NY; & reply.
- Ancestry.com Family Tree
- Haight. John Sylvanus. Adventures for God.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Abraham by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA test-takers in his direct paternal line. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Abraham by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA test-takers in his direct paternal line. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
- Cynthia Herald
:
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test HVR1 and HVR2, haplogroup H, FTDNA kit #337121 - Marion O'Donnell :
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test HVR1 and HVR2, haplogroup H1a1, FTDNA kit #217884
- William Thornton :
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test HVR1 and HVR2, haplogroup H1a1, FTDNA kit #159230
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D. Selinger
Wright-51982 and Wright-13894 appear to represent the same person because: Same spouse, county, relationship to Raynor family
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by D. Selinger
Don Osborn
May be the husband of Hannah Raynor-248.
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by Don Osborn
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