Born in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
Ancestors 
Daughter of Joseph Wright
and Sarah (Osborne) Wright
Sister of
Mindwell Wright, Joseph Wright Jr., Sarah (Wright) Porter, Benjamin Wright, Mindwell Wright II, Mary (Wright) Burt and Rachel Wright
Wife of
Jonathan Olds
— married
about 18 Feb 1719 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
Wife of
Jabez (Olmstead) Olmsted
— married
2 Feb 1749 in Springfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Descendants 
Mother of
Jonathan Olds II
Died
at age 76
in Hampden, Hampden, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Aug 2011
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Biography
Martha was born 1699 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. Martha remarried, Capt. Jabez Olmstead of Ware, Nov. 22, 1748.
Martha passed away 1776 in Hampden, Hampden, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States.
Sources
- "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XPJX-ZFJ : Wed Oct 25 22:56:06 UTC 2023), Entry for Martha Wright and Joseph Wright, 16 Jun 1699.
- "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XPJV-6FP : Thu Oct 26 02:10:42 UTC 2023), Entry for Jonathan Old and Martha Wright, 18 Feb 1719.
- "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCQS-2DM : 14 January 2020), Martha in entry for Jonathan Old, 1726.
- [1] Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910 - Olmstead
- North America, Families Histories
- GENEALOGY OF LIEUT. ABEL WRIGHT, OF SPRINGFIELD, MASS. Bv Rev. Stephen Wright, of Glen's Falls, N. Y.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Martha 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 Martha:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Martha 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 Martha:
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Abby (Brown) Glann
Abby (Brown) Glann
Stephanie Enns
Wright-12700 and Wright-3643 appear to represent the same person because: Similar birth and death dates, and places. Both married Jabez Olmstead.
posted
by Stephanie Enns
Susan McNamee
Unknown-249872 and Wright-3643 do not represent the same person because: Different LNAB, different spouse/children (MatchBot Monitors Project)
posted
by Susan McNamee
Paula (Cullen) Staunton
Wright-12700 and Wright-24846 appear to represent the same person because: Birth dates same, birth location mentioned in profile of one without location
posted
on Wright-12700 (merged)
by Paula (Cullen) Staunton
Abby (Brown) Glann
Right-9 and Wright-3643 do not represent the same person because: Differing husband's and children; dates are a guess.
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by Abby (Brown) Glann
Abby (Brown) Glann
Wright-15636 and Wright-3643 do not represent the same person because: The spouses differ, and the date on the Olds is a guess at best.
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by Abby (Brown) Glann
Rejected matches › Martha (Wright) Irving › Martha (Wright) Morley (abt.1735-abt.1770) › Martha Right (1700-) › Martha (Unknown) Wright (abt.1700-abt.1747) › Unknown Wright (abt.1700-)
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