Benoni
(Benony)
Wright
Born in Northfield, Franklin, Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Son of Eliezer Wright
and Mary (Pardee) Wright
Husband of
Hannah (Severance) Wright
— married
31 Mar 1724 [location unknown]
Husband of
Martha (Sheldon) Wright
— married
12 Oct 1742 in Northampton, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Descendants 
Father of
Ebenezor Wright, Moses Wright, Amasa Wright, Sarah Wright, Benoni Wright, Zadok Wright, Anne Wright, Ruth (Wright) Stratton, Hannah Wright, Nathan Wright, Anna Wright and Martha (Wright) Stebbins
Died
at age 64
in Northfield, Franklin, Massachusetts Bay
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Jun 2015
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Biography
A garrison soldier of of Northfield in 1723, fought at Fort Dummer 1726, sergeant in 1741, lieutenant in 1758, and served under Captain John Bush in the Crown Point Expedition of 1757. Founder of the town of Hinsdale. Buried in the Northfield, MA cemetery.[1]
Excerpt from Genealogical and personal memoirs relating to the families of Boston and eastern Massachusetts by Cutter, William Richard, 1847-1918 [2]
- (III) Lieutenant Eliezer Wright, son of Samuel Wright (2), born in Northampton, Massachusetts, October 20, 1668, died May 12, 1753. He was a lieutenant in Father Rasle's war. He came to Northfield with his father in the early settlement. He was a blacksmith by trade. Fie married Mary Pardee, who died August 16, 1746. Children:
- I. Eliezer, born 1689.
- 2. Hepzibah, born February 14, 1691 ; died June, 1693.
- 3. Mary, born September 12, 1695, died May 3, 1714.
- 4. Azariah, born March 6, 1697; mentioned below.
- 5. Nehemiah, born January, 1699.
- 6. Eldad, born March 2, 1701 ; made bed lines, halters, and sold "cheirs," 1720.
- 7. Benoni, born November 26, 1702.
- 8. Martha, born December 8, 1704; married Nathaniel Dickinson, killed by Indians at Pauchaug Hill.
- 9. Sarah, born January 10, 1707. 10. Phineas, born July 20, 1710. ii. Miriam, born February 10, 1715; died June 3, 1726.
Sources
- ↑ McNelly, C. L. , "Genealogy of the McNelly Family of Portland Prairie, Houston County, Minnesota," date?references Wright, Benoni, "History of Hinsdale," date?
- ↑ Genealogical and personal memoirs relating to the families of Boston and eastern Massachusetts vol 1 by Cutter, William Richard, 1847-1918 Publication date 1908 pg 428
- "Genealogy of the McNelly Family of Portland Prairie, Houston County, Minnesota," C. L. McNelly
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