Thomas Wright (abt. 1749 - 1776)

Born about 5 Jul 1749 in Middletown, Hartford, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Anna Mary (Cremer) Mason — married 2 Nov 1772 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States

Descendants

Died 15 Feb 1776 at about age 26 in Chatham, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Jonas Wright and his brother Thomas Wright enlisted in the Connecticut portion of the Colonial army, 2nd Regiment, 2nd Company, to fight in the War of the Revolution. Thomas was discharged on Oct 21, 1775.

Thomas was a mariner or "sea captain" according to his son Thomas's bio. His brother Jonas owned a ship-building company and he may have been employed with him.

Sources

• born 5 Jul 1749 Middletown, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America, Thomas Wright s/o Jonas Wright & Bathsheba: "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74B-62Q : 7 January 2020), Thomas Wright, 1749. Baxter-5479 07:27, 28 August 2021 (UTC)

• Connecticut, U.S., Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) for Thomas Wright: s. of Jonas and Bathsheba b. 5 Jul 1749 at Middletown

• Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920: Thomas Wright bapt. 20 Ma 1750 at Portland, Connecticut, USA, father: Jonas

• "The Record of Connecticut Men in the Military and Naval Service During the War of the Revolution 1775-1783, Vol. I-III" Hartford, CT, USA, 1889; Johnston, Henry P., ed., p. 46.

• Connecticut Town Death Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection): death 15 Feb 1776, recorded at Chatham, Connecticut

• Findagrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/199709269/thomas-wright

• Early Connecticut Marriages: Thom Right m. Anna Creemer on 2 Nov 1772 in Middletown, Connecticut

• Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999: probate 1776 at Hartford