Samuel
Wright
Born in Springfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Ancestors 
Son of Abel Wright Sr.
and Martha (Kitchell) Wright
Brother of
Joseph Wright, Martha (Wright) Morley, Abel Wright II, Benjamin Wright, Hannah (Wright) Saxton, Henry Wright, Sarah Maude (Wright) Chapin, Mary (Wright) Bliss, Henry Wright, Daniel Wright, Elizabeth Wright 1st, John Wright and Elizabeth (Wright) Dewey
Husband of
Mary (Case) Wright
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at age 76
in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut Colony [uncertain]
[uncertain]
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Biography
Samuel Wright, the son of Abel Wright and Martha (Kitchell) Wright, was born in Springfield, Massachusetts on June 17, 1679.[1]
Samuel appears to have moved to Lebanon, Connecticut about 1702, as there is a deed of 200 acres of land to him there dated January 30, 1702.[1]
Samuel married, first, Mary Case of Lebanon on November 27, 1710.[1] Samuel and Mary had the following children:
- Aaron, b. March 29, 1713 in Lebanon[2][1]
- John, b. September 23, 1716 in Lebanon[3][1]
- Mary, b. May 10, 1721 in Lebanon[4][1]
He died in 1755, age 76, in Norwich, CT
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Wright, Stephen. "Genealogy of Lieut. Abel Wright, of Springfield, Mass." The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Vol. 35 (1881). p. 4 of separate reprint. Link to page in reprint at archive.org.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74B-X4P : 11 February 2018), Aaron Wright, 29 Mar 1713; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74B-X4T : 11 February 2018), John Wright, 23 Sep 1716; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7W5-H4F : 11 February 2018), Mary Wright, 10 May 1721; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
See also:
- Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1679
- Massachusetts, Town & Vital Records, 1710
- Connecticut, Town Marriage Records (Barbour Collection), 1710
- Connecticut town marriage records pre 1870
Mass vital records 1620-1988
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Robin Lee
Richard Bisbee
Is there a confusion of this Samuel with Samuel b. 1698 the s/o Abell Jr? The latter may have married Anna Loomis Dec. 13, 1727 in Lebanon, and Anna died 1748 in Norwich. So it would seem her husband Samuel s/o Abell Jr would have been the one who died in Norwich in 1755. There is a Samuel who died in Lebanon in 1718, and I wonder if this would be this Samuel b. 1679. If he died before his wife in 1718 he could not have fathered the above Mary, b. May 10, 1721 in Lebanon. Neither could the Samuel b. 1698 have had Mary in 1721 with wife Anna Loomis, as they didn't marry until 1727, unless he had a previous wife. Has anyone checked for any probate for either of these Samuels?
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Jeanette Burton
Samuel Wright (1698-1718) the s/o Ensign Abel Wright (1664-1745) & Rebecca [Terry] Wright can be located in a Find a Grave reference for Memorial # 46185032 which provides the comment "aged 20 years"; so, as other records (including the Mass. U.S. Town & Vital Records, 1620-1988) indicate, the longer surviving Samuel (there were two born to this couple; the 1st died in infancy) was born to Abel & Rebeckah (sic) Wright 2 Dec 1698. This Samuel (1679-1755) did marry twice, 1st to Mary Case with whom there were 3 children, and 2nd to Anna Loomis with whom 5 children are recorded. (See Source #1 above, specifically p. 4.)
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by Jeanette Burton
Richard Bisbee
Thanks for the update on these Samuels. I went to the photo of the tombstone in Old Cemetery in Lebanon also known as Trumbull Cemetery. I could only read "June" from the stone at the bottom. The 20 years could be the grave poster's assumption. But this does appear to be the son of Abel Jr and wife Rebecca as they and some of their children were also buried there. I just did a search for some of my Owens there who were from Miriam (Wright) Owen. It is not known that they had any Owen relatives buried there, but some of the earlier ones are missing tombstones. I found none named Owen. It is interesting that I just found a very lengthy Rev. war pension file for their son, who was claimed as born in Lebanon, "Windham County." I didn't think the latter seemed correct, and in fact I checked and Lebanon is in New London Co. Either he made the mistake or his parents Aaron and Miriam lived just over the border in Windham Co. In the Genealogy book on Abel Wright when dealing with the third generation the first ones listed change from being born in Lebanon {New London Co.} to "Windham Co." ; however the details of when they moved to Windham Co. from New London were not detailed. The first they were in Windham Co. was when #10 Ebenezer s/o Ebenezer Sr. s/o Abel Jr. was born there in 1727. By c. 1740 Ebenezer Sr. was recorded moving to Mansfield, Tolland Co; but later some of his children appear in Windham Co.
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by Richard Bisbee
Robin Lee
Wright-18916 and Wright-4409 appear to represent the same person because: same wife and death, birth on Wright-18916 is the wife's birth, not his
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by Robin Lee
[Living Winter]
Wright-19095 and Wright-4409 appear to represent the same person because: Exact match.
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