Aaron Wright (1755 - 1840)

Born 26 Nov 1755 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Hepzibah (Meriam) Wright — married 23 Feb 1782 (to 4 Aug 1794) in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 2 Apr 1840 at age 84 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts

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Biography

Aaron Wright was born at Concord, Massachusetts on November 26, 1755, son of Joseph and Rebecca (Heywood) Wright. ^{[1] [2]}

He married on February 23, 1782 at Concord, Hepzibah/Hipzabeth Meriam, ^[2] who was born at Concord on October 23, 1758, the daughter of Nathan Meriam and Abigail Wheeler. ^{[3] [1]}

Hepzibah died at the age of 35 at Concord on August 4, 1794.^[1]

After her death, Aaron married second, Sarah Stratton on January 26, 1797 at Concord. ^{[2] [1]}

He died at the age of 85 on April 2, 1840 at Concord. ^{[1] [2]}

Revolutionary War Patriot

Sergeant Aaron Wright served with Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.

Aaron Wright is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A130671.

Military Service

WRIGHT, AARON, of Concord:

• DAR Ancestor # A130671^[4]
• 1776: Private Capt. David Wheeler's Co., Col. Nixon's regimnt: pay abstract for mileage to and from camp dated Winter Hill Jan. 15, 1776; mileage for 30 miles allowed Aaron Wright. ^[5]
• 1776: Private in Capt George Minott's Co., Col. Eleazer Brooks's Reiment; service 5 days, company marched from the alarm post at Concord March 4, 1776 to reinforce the army. ^[5]
• 1776: Corporal in Capt. Joseph Hosmer's Light Infantry; company return endorsed 1776. ^[5]
• 1777: On a list of men drafted from Concord's town company to go to Rhode Island on an alarm July 23, 1777. ^[5]
• 1777: Private in Capt. John Buttrick's Co. of volunteers, Col. Reed's Regiment, enlisted Sept. 28, 1777; discharged Nov. 7, 1777; service 1 mo 11 days; at the time of taking Gen Burgoyne company detached from Col. Brooks's regiment to reinforce the army under Gen. Gates at the Northward; Col. Buttrick reported as serving as Captain. ^[5]
• 1778: On lists of men appearing under the heading 'Hartwell Brook the first Everidge', Wright appears among men in service with Maj. Brown in 1778. ^[5]

Children by Hepzibah

1. Nathan Meriam born November 19, 1782; married first, April 7, 1808, Sally Tuttle of Acton who died on November 8, 1825. He married second, Dolly Hosmer, on February 16, 1826 . ^{[1] [6] [7]}
2. Polly born October 22, 1784. ^[1]
3. Joseph born October 2, 1786. (Probably the Joseph that married, Sarah Davis of Acton on October 20, 1801; who died February 18, 1824 at Concord.) ^{[1] [7]}
4. Betsey born April 6, 1790. ^[1]
5. Hepzibah born June 6, 1792. ^[1]

Research notes

Concord Births

MERIAM, Hibzabeth d. Nathan and Abigail, Oct. 23, 1758. (p. 199)

WRIGHT, Aaron, s. Joseph and Rebeckah, Nov. 26, 1755. (p. 192)

Wright, Bettsey, d. Aaron and Hepzibah, Apr. 6, 1790. (p. 264)

Wright, Hepzibah, d. Aaron and Hepzibah, June 6, 1792. (p. 262)

Wright, Joseph, s. Aaron and Hepzibah, Oct. 2, 1786. (p. 257)

Wright, Polly, d. Aaron and Hepzibah, Oct. 22, 1784. (p. 256)

Wright, Nathan Meriam, s. Aaron and Hepzibah, Nov. 19, 1782. (p. 252)

Concord Marriages

MERIAM, Hepzibah, and Aaron Wright, Feb. 23, 1782. (p. 256)

WRIGHT, Aaron, and Sarah Stratton, Jan. 26, 1797. (p. 361)

Wright, Nathan Meriam, and Sally Tuttle, of Acton, int. Sept. 19, 1807. (p. 388)

Wright, Nathan M., and Dolly Hosmer, Feb. 16, 1826 (p. 376)

Wright, Joseph, and Sarah Davis, of Acton, int. Sept. 25, 1801. (P. 387)

Concord Deaths

WRIGHT, Hepzibah, w. Aaron, Aug. 4, 1794 [a. 35 y. GS] (p. 322)

WRIGHT, Aaron, Apr. 2, 1840, a. 85 y. (p. 353)

Wright, Sally, w. Nathan M., Nov. 8, 1825 [a. 39 y. CR] (p. 343)

Wright, Sally, w. Joseph 2nd., Feb. 18, 1824 [Æt. 35 y. GS] (p. 341) ^[1]

Acton Marriages

Wright, Nathan Meriam [int. omits Meriam] of Concord and Sally Tuttle, Apr. 7, 1808. [Nathan Meriam Wright of Concord. CR1] (p. 245)

Wright, Joseph of Concord and [int. Miss] Sarah Davies, Oct. 20, 180– [1801 in later handwriting, int. Sept. 27, 1801]. [Joseph, 80, of Concord, and Sarah Davies, 71, Oct. 20, 1801. CR1] (p. 245) ^[7]

Notes on his parents;

[JOSEPH WRIGHT (born 28 February 1722, Concord died 16 October 1815): private in a Massachusetts unit; married to Rebecca Heywood.]

[Joseph Wright & Rebecca Heywood both of Concord were mar 15 Dec 1743; Rebecca Heywood b. Dec. 23, 1725. ]

[Rebecca Wright wife of Joseph Wright died Feb 15 1801 Aet 75 Concord]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10} Tolman, George compiler. Concord, Massachusetts Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1635-1850, Printed by the Town, T. Todd Printer, Beacon Press, Boston, Massachusetts, 1891
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} The Wright Family, American Genealogical Research Institute, 1972
3. ↑ Pope, Charles H. Merriam Genealogy in England and America: Including the "Genealogical Memoranda" of Charles Pierce Merriam, the Collections of James Sheldon Merriam, Boston, 1906
4. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed October 11, 2021), "Record of Aaron Wright", Ancestor # A130671.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5} Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revoluntionary War: A Compilation from the Archives, Volume 17, Massachusetts. Office of the Secretary of State, Wright and Potter Printing Company, State Printers, 1908
6. ↑ Genealogy of the Ancestors and Descendants of John White, Volume 1, by Almira Larkin White, Chase Brothers printers, 1900
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2} Vital Records of Acton Massachusetts to the Year 1850, NEHGS, Boston, 1923

See also:

• DAR.org
• "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7TT-5F5 : 10 March 2018), Aaron in entry for Nathan M. Wright, 30 Jun 1856; citing Concord, Massachusetts, 474, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,172.

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 17 January 2018, 19:14), entry for Aaron Wright(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:KHLW-M2X); contributed by various users.