Elizabeth (Wright) Hartwell (abt. 1654 - 1704)

Born about 1654 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of John Hartwell — married 23 Oct 1682 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 16 Dec 1704 at about age 50 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Recently published: Peach, Joy. The Descendants of William Hartwell, Concord Settler, 1636, Through Five Generations, Hartwells of America, Foxborough, Massachusetts, 2007 indicates that Priscilla and Elizabeth Wright, wives of John Hartwell, were not sisters, as referenced in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 63, NEHGS, Boston, Massachusetts, 2009 p. 258 (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2013.) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB202/i/11728/158/143385477

Disputed Parents: The following indicates that Elizabeth was likely the daughter of Edward Wright Sr. and Elizabeth (Mellowes) (Barrett) Wright.

1: John Hartwell, husband of Elizabeth Wright, died January 12, 1702/3. ^[1]

2 February 1703: Peter Wright was appointed guardian to Edward Hartwell aged about 15 and Jonathan Hartwell aged about 13, children of John Hartwell. Those providing bond were: Peter Wright; Ebenezer Lamson and Ebenezer Hartwell. ^{[2] [3]}

3 Peter Wright married Elizabeth Lamson in 1683, with the approval of his father Edward Wright Sr. and the widow Elizabeth Lamson. ^{[4] [5]}

4 Peter Wright died at Concord in 1717/18 and wrote his will in January of 1717/18. In his will he names:

• his wife Elizabeth
• my cousin Elizabeth Hartwell
• my sister in law Elizabeth Lamson, wife of Joseph Lamson
• my brothers Joseph and Ebenezer Lamson
• my sisters Abigail Shepard and Hannah Sparks
• brethren Edward Wright and Samuel Wright
• my sisters Martha Heald and Sarah Wheeler
• my cousins Jonathan Hartwell, Elizabeth Hartwell, Joseph Wright, Lydia Heywood, wife of Josiah (note: Lydia is later identified as Peter's niece) ^[6]

5 July 8, 1726: In the above court settlement, the following (among others) were notified:

• Elizabeth Hartwell, now Elizabeth Wilson, wife of Samuel Wilson
• Jonathan Hartwell
• Martha Heald, wife of Israel Heald ^[6]

Discussion: Peter Wright was the son of Edward Wright Sr. Martha Heald, wife of Israel Heald, was the daughter of Edward Wright and Elizabeth Mellows/Barrett Wright and Peter Wright's sister. ^[7]

Peter Wright, son of Edward, married Elizabeth Lamson. Peter was chosen as guardians of John and Elizabeth (Wright) Hartwell's sons Edward and Jonathan. His heir, Elizabeth (Hartwell) Wilson, was the daughter of John and Elizabeth (Wright) Hartwell. In his will Peter Wright call's Elizabeth Hartwell (later Wilson) and Jonathan Hartwell his 'cousins' but in a later instance in the estate settlement, cousin Lydia (Wright) Heywood is clarified as being his niece, indicating the term cousin may have been interchanged with niece/nephew.

It seems likely that Elizabeth Wright, wife of John Hartwell, is the sister of Peter Wright and thus the daughter of Edward Wright Sr.

Biography

Elizabeth Wright, likely daughter of Edward and Elizabeth (Mellowes) (Barrett) Wright, married John Hartwell at Concord, Massachusetts on October 23, 1682 [23: 8: 82] as his second wife.^[1] John was born in Concord, Massachusetts on February 23, 1641 [23: 12m: 1640], son of William and Susan Hartwell. ^{[1] [2] [8]}

John Hartwell died of smallpox on January 12, 1702/3. ^[1]

His son Ebenezer was executor to his estate. He left no will. The estate inventory was valued at L 219.09.00, with 'just over L being the homestead and land holdings.^[9]

In February, 1702/3, Peter Wright assumed guardianship of John's youngest sons, Edward aged 15 and Jonathan, aged 13. ^[3]

Widow Elizabeth Hartwell died at Concord on December 16, 1704. ^[1]

Children

by wife Elizabeth

1. Elizabeth born on November 23, 1683 ^[2]; married Samuel Wilson on December 3, 1722. ^{[1] [8]}
2. Edward born on May 23, 1689 ^[1]; died on February 17, 1785 ^[2]; married Sarah Wilder. ^{[10] [8]}
3. Jonathan born February 15, 1691/2 ^[1]; died on October 18, 1778: married first, Elizabeth Brown ^[8]; married second Sarah Wheeler on November 18, 1718. ^[2]

Research notes

Concord Births

Hartwell, John, s. William, 23: 12m: 1640. (p. 2)

Hartwell, Elizabeth, d. Jno, 23: 10m: 1683. (p. 26) Hartwell, Elizebeth, d. Jno and Elizebeth, Dec. 23, 1684. (p. 30)

Hartwell, Edward, s. John and Elizabeth, May 23, 1689. (p. 30)

Hartwell, Jonathan, s. Jno and Elizebeth, Feb. 15, 1691-2. (p. 36)

Concord Marriages

John Hartwell & Elizab. Wright maryed 23: 8: 82. (p. 25)

Hartwell, Jonathan, and Sarah Wheeler, Nov. 25, 1718. (p. 96)

Hartwell, Elisabeth, and Samuel Wilson, Dec. 3, 1722. (p. 36)

Concord Deaths

John Hartwell ye husband of Elizebeth his wife died of ye small Pocks, January ye 12th 1702-3. (p. 58)

Elizabeth Hartwell Relict Widow of ye late Jn Hartwell Dyed Decembr ye 16th 1704. (p. 68) ^[1]

Lancaster Marriages

Hartwell, Edward, and Sarah Wilder, d. Thomas, bet. 1707 & 1712. (App. p. 452) ^[10]

Watertown Marriages

Hartwell, Jonathan, of Concord, and Elizabeth Brown, of Concord, Sept. 22, 1713. (p. 49)^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8} 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 2.4} Records of Littleton, Massachusetts. Births and Deaths from the earliest in the Town Books begun in 1715. Printed by the Town, Littleton, Massachusetts, 1900 p. 406-7: 538
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Case 10563:p. 1-3: Middlesex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1648-1871.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized mages provided by FamilySearch.org) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB536/i/14462/10563-co3/38277346
4. ↑ Referencing Middlesex Deeds, Vol. 9, p. 78 in: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 112, NEHGS, Boston, Massachusetts, 1958 p. 68
5. ↑ Walcott, Charles Hosmer. Concord in the Colonial Period: Being a History of the Town of Concord, Massachusetts, from the Earliest Settlement to the Overthrow of the Andros Government, 1635-1689, Estes and Lauriat, Boston, Massachusetts, 1884 p. 143
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Case 25743: p. 1-12: Middlesex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1648-1871.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized mages provided by FamilySearch.org) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB536/i/14469/25743-co8/38454513
7. ↑ Threlfall, John B. Fifty great migration colonists to New England & their origins, J.B. Threlfall, Madison, Wisconsin, 1990 p. 201
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3} Peach, Joy. The Descendants of William Hartwell, Concord Settler, 1636, Through Five Generations, Hartwells of America, Foxborough, Massachusetts, 2007, p. 14-7
9. ↑ Case 10562: p. 1-5:Middlesex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1648-1871. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized mages provided by FamilySearch.org) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB536/i/14462/10562-co5/38277343
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} Nourse, Henry, editor. The Birth, Marriage and Death Register, Church Records and Epitaphs of Lancaster, Massachusetts 1643-1850, Lancaster, Massachusetts, 1890
11. ↑ Watertown Records Comprising the First and Second Books of Town Proceedings with the Land Grants and Possession, and the First Book and Supplement of Births, Deaths and Marriages, The Historical Society, Press of Fred G. Barker, Watertown, Massachusetts, 1894

See also:

• http://www.famouskin.com ; Ancestry of Edward Norton, Ahnentafel# 1065.