James Wright (1703 - 1754)

Born 23 Oct 1703 in Charlestown, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Patience (Martin) Hunt — married 31 Jan 1733 (to 7 Jul 1754) in Marlborough, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 7 Jul 1754 at age 50 in Greenwich, Hampshire, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

James Wright was born in Charlestown, Massachusetts, on October 23, 1703, the son and eldest child of James Wright and Elizabeth Patten. He was baptized in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on October 24, 1703.^[1][2][3]

James, then "of Rutland," Massachusetts, married Patience Martyn of Marlborough, Massachusetts, in Marlborough on January 31, 1732-3.^[4][5]

According to his FindAGrave Memorial, Deacon James Wright died in Greenwich, Massachusetts, on July 7, 1754, "in the 51st year of his age" (gravestone). He was originally buried at Greenwich Center Cemetery, but his remains were removed July 14, 1938, to Quabbin Park Cemetery in Ware, Massachusetts.

Research Notes

• Soldier?
  • Text from Sewall's History of Woburn would seem to suggest that James Wright was a soldier at Lake George (New York) on September 25, 1758, but it is not possible to determine from the text that it refers to the same James Wright.^[6]
  • William Cutter in Wright Family of Woburn, Mass. wrote:" James Wright, aged 20, impressed from Woburn in 1759." Here, the cited age and year do not match with a James Wright born in 1703, and neither of these facts match with the FindAGrave Memorial for Deacon James Wright, who died in Greenwich, Massachusetts, in 1754, "in the 51st year of his age."^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Cutter, William R. Wright Family of Woburn, Mass. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. (New England Historic Genealogical Society. Boston: Published at the Society's House, 18 Somerset Street, Printed by David Clapp & Son, 1883). Volume XXXVII (37). Page 79. Citing: Child of #7 James Wright
2. ↑ Wyman, Thomas Bellows. The Genealogies and Estates of Charlestown : In The County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts. [N-Z]. 1629-1818. Boston: David Clapp And Son, 1879. Citing: "WRIGHT, James 3. Mar. Elizabeth ..... Issue.-James, b. Oct. 23, 1703." Page 1051.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VQXN-GZ1 : 10 February 2018), James Wright, 24 Oct 1703; citing Christening, CAMBRIDGE, MIDDLESEX, MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 496,864.
4. ↑ Vital Records of Marlborough, Massachusetts (Franklin P. Rice, Marlborough, Mass., 1908). Marriages. Page 283. Citing: "Martyn, Patience and James Wright of Rutland, Jan. 31, 1732-3."
5. ↑ Vital Records of Rutland, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Franklin P. Rice, Worcester, Mass., 1905). Marriages. Page 209. Citing: "Wright, James and Patience Martyn of Marlborough, Jan. 31, 1732. In Marlborough."
6. ↑ Sewall, Samuel. The History of Woburn, Middlesex County, Mass. From The Grant of Its Territory To Charlestown, In 1640, To The Year 1860. Boston: Wiggin And Lunt, Publishers, 1868. Page 555.

See also:

• Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 22 December 2020), memorial page for Deacon James Wright (23 Oct 1703–7 Jul 1754), Find A Grave: Memorial #137696064, citing Quabbin Park Cemetery, Ware, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by James Bianco (contributor 47745493).

• North American family histories 1500-2000, Newton genealogy, p. 214