Born in Plympton, Massachusetts
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Wright
and Mary (Lucas) Wright
Sister of
Mary (Wright) Ransom [half], John Wright, Repentance Wright, Benjamin Wright, Sarah Wright and Adam Wright
Wife of
John Hunt
— married
6 Apr 1733 (to 18 Jun 1743) in Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Descendants 
Died
at age 33
in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Jan 2015
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Biography
Esther, daughter of John and Mary (Lucas) Wright, was born in Plympton on March 4, 1709/10 and died in Duxbury on June 18, 1743.
She married John Hunt in Plympton on April 6, 1733. John was the son of Thomas and Honor (Stetson) Hunt. He was born in Duxbury around 1709/10 and died, probably in Duxbury, after June 4, 1788 (deed).
They settled in Duxbury where they had three children: John, Judah, and Mary.
In 1795, she was mentioned in her brother, Benjamin Wright's estate distribution.[1]
Sources
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97D-VWT1 : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1793-1804 vol 34-35 > image 356 of 545; State Archives, Boston.
- Mayflower Families in Progress, George Soule of the Mayflower and his Descendants in the Fifth and Sixth Generations, p. 38-39
- Mayflower Society Application Database: "Community Trees," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:QVQJ-JZ8 : accessed 14 October 2021), entry for Esther-Easter Wright, cites sources; "Mayflower Pilgrim Genealogies" file (2:2:2:MMXD-DP8), submitted 24 February 2020 by FamilySearch. Source: John E. Soule, Col. USA, Ret., M.C.E.; Milton E. Terry, Ph.D.; Louise Walsh Throop, M.B.A., Mayflower Families In Progress - George Soule of the Mayflower and his descendants in the Fifth and Sixth Generations (Part 1 - Families 230-349) ([Plymouth, Massac
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Esther by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Esther:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Esther by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Esther:
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~0.39%
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