Deborah (Wright) Flegg (1649 - aft. 1688)

Born 21 Jan 1649 in Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Wife of Eleazer Flagg — married 10 Oct 1676 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died after 1688 after age 38 in Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Deborah Wright is believed to have been born 21 Jan 1648/9, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts to parents John and Priscilla Wright.

"Deborah Right/Wright" married 1st John Barnes (-1676) on 10 Dec 1674, New England. ^[1] John Barnes, died March 1676 "slayed by Indians (Native Americans) in the Battle of Sudbury" ^[2] He was buried in Concord. ^[2]

Debra (Wright), the widow Barnes, married 2nd "Eliazar Flacke" 10 October 1676, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts. ^[1]

"Eliazer "Flagge" of (Concord) town did Request of the towne a peese of Grownd near to the meting house ye bredth of ye pownd all between the pownd & ye mill Brook ajoining to ye land (which) was formerly thomas Danes. and the Inhabitants did then freely Give the sayd litle plott of Ground unto the sayd Eliazer Flagge to set his tan pits upon it as his own land." ^[3]

Eleazer "Flegg" born 14 May 1653, Watertown, Massachusetts. He removed to Concord; was a tanner. As with at least three of his brothers he served in King Philip's war, Capt. Samuel Appleton's company in the Narragansett expedition of 1675. He was admitted freeman 20 Mar 1690; he held town offices. He d. 1 May 1722, Concord. He married Deborah Wright, 10 Oct 1676 [quoting Concord VRs] who's 1st husband John Barnes was killed by Indians in the Sudbury fight 31 Mar 1676. Her parentage is not quite certain... ^[4]

Children of Deborah and Eleazer

• Deborah "Flagg", b. 1677, dau of Eleazer ^[5]

• Abigail "Flegg", 9 Mar 1680, Concord ^[4] ; d. 11 Jun 1680 (uncorrected), dau of Eleazr "Fleg" [Concord Deaths, Middlesex county registers, pg.23]

• Priscilla "Flagg", b. 1685(?); m. Joseph Wheat, 5 Jun 1705, Concord ^[6]

• Joseph "Flegg" [Flagg], b. abt 1686, Concord & d. Mar 1745 ^[7] ; he m. Mary " Tomkins", 29 Apr 1713, Concord ^[8] His marriage of 29 Apr 1713 is also recorded in the Salem VRs "Joseph Flagg of Concord & Mary Tomkins [Tomkins, int.] m. at Concord 29 Apr 1713."

• Eleazer Flegg, (Jr.) son of Eleazer "Flegg" & Deborah Barnes b. abt 1687 and who d. age 59 yrs, 28 Mar 1745 ^[9]

Deborah (Wright) Flagg / Flegg died sometime after 1687, probably at Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

Research Notes
Post merge clean-up comment comments:
Unable to locate secondary source, from gedcom upload used originally for her birth and two marriages. "The Ancestry of the Wrights in England", "Wright" and "The Latest on the English Ancestry of the Wrights" Page: 3-4D, 10-25.

Secondary source, different m. date: John Barnes marriage 19 Dec 1674 Page: 3-6 "Wheat Genealogy: Descendants of Moses Wheat of Concord, Massachusetts and of Francis Wheat of Maryland." by Wheat, Silas Carmi; Scranton, Helen Love. Pub. 1960 Note this information was printed in the Ancestry.com publication "North America Family Histories, 1500-2000"

Secondary source, different occupation than reported by Hudson in his "History of Concord": Author Silas C. Wheat states Eleazer Flagg was "of Watertown. He was a farmer and weaver and lived at Concord, Mass. in the area that was set off in 1735 as Lincoln." ^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Torry, Clarence A. New England Marriages Prior to 1700; Pg.43. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004. "Deborah Right/Wright m (1) 10 Dec 1674 John Barnes & (2) 1676 Eleazer Flack/Flagg; (both) Concord" Reprinted [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2012. Accessed 18 May 2020.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} New England Historic Genealogical Society. Massachusetts, Town Death Records, 1620-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. Accessed 18 May 2020. Note: electronic transcription record only, no attached imaged file of Town Deaths.
3. ↑ Hudson, Alfred Sereno, (1839-1907) "The History of Concord, Massachusetts" pg. 494; pub 1904, Concord, Mass., Erudite Press. E-book available in the public domain at:https://archive.org/details/historyofconcord01huds/page/n640/mode/1up/search/Flagg?q=early+Concord%2C+Massachusetts
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Flagg, Charles Allcott "The descendants of Eleazer Flagg and his wife, Huldah Chandler of Grafton, Mass." pg.176-177; pub 1903, Boston, Press of David Clapp & Son. Reprinted in North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Accessed 18 May 2020.
5. ↑ New England Historic Genealogical Society. Massachusetts, Town Birth Records, 1620-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. Accessed 18 May 2020.
6. ↑ Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp. Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850. Image record by FamilySearch.org Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, Film # 0823762. Reprinted [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Accessed 18 May 2020.
7. ↑ Massachusetts, Town Death Records, 1620-1850; Vital Records of Concord. Reprinted by New England Historic Genealogical Society. [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. Accessed 18 May 2020.
8. ↑ Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp. "Massachusetts, Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850" Image file by FamilySearch.org Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, Film # 0823762. Reprinted online db Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Accessed 18 May 2020.
9. ↑ Flagg, Norman Gershom, comp. & Flagg, Lucius C.S., comp. "Family records of the descendants of Gershom Flagg (born 1730) of Lancaster, Massachusetts with other Genealogical records of the FLAGG Family descended from Thomas FLEGG of Watertown, Mass." pg.142. pub.1907 by the author; Cadogan-Hatcher, Mfg., Co., Printers & Binders, Quincy, Ill. Reprinted in North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Accessed 18 May 2020.
10. ↑ Wheat, Silas C. "Wheat Genealogy: A History of the Wheat Family in America" Vol. I; pg. 169/612. Pub. 1903; Pulis Printing Co., 1570 Sulton St., Brooklyn, NY., USA. Reprinted in "North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000" [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2012. Accessed 18 May 2020.

See Also

• Manuscript, [ Hugh D. Miller, comp. ], Genealogy: Ethel P. Miller/Hugh D. Miller, 1985, copy in possession of Barbara M
• Raven, Alice. Raven Genealogy and Family History, Publication: the author, raviac@iname.com Repository: Kimball G. Everingham Genealogical Collection, 715 South 1100 East City: Salt Lake City, Utah 84102. USA. Phone Number: 801.918.5220
• Wheat Genealogy: Descendants of Moses Wheat of Concord, Massachusetts and of Francis Wheat of Maryland. Wheat, Silas Carmi; Scranton, Helen Love. Pg. 3-6. Pub. 1960
• Evans, Patrick M. O. The Wrights: A Genealogical Study of the First Settlers in Canada's National Capital Region, Edition: revised edition. Pub: National Capital Commission, Ottawa, Ontario, 1978

Acknowledgements

• This person was created through the import of grant2.ged on 07 February 2011.
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• WikiTree profile Wright-6540 created through the import of wikitree1.ged on Oct 17, 2012 by Kimball G. Everingham.
• Korrie Kamp Family Home Page Author: Kamp, Korrie Publication: the author, snert21@aol.com, n.d. Repository: Kimball G. Everingham Genealogical Collection, 715 South 1100 East City: Salt Lake City, Utah 84102. United States. Phone Number: 801.918.5220
• Joanna Curtis who posted on Prodigy Service on 11/24/92