Elizabeth Lovell Wright (aft. 1748 - bef. 1792)

Born after 1748 in Bordentown, Burlington, New Jersey

Ancestors

Wife of Ebenezer Smith Platt — married 26 Mar 1778 in Westminster, Saint James, England

Died before 18 Sep 1792 before age 44 in Bordentown, Burlington County, New Jersey, USA

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Biography

Parents: Patience Lovell Wright Lovell-2161 renowned wax artist and American Revolutionary War, English intermediary (spy??)
Joseph Wright [Wright-29348] Philadelphia barrel maker

Siblings: Joseph Wright [Wright-29351] portrait painter who designed Liberty Cap large cent.
Phoebe Wright Hoppner [Wright-29350] married British painter John Hoppner (Phoebe is not mentioned in Elizabeth's will),
Sarah Wright, who per Elizabeth's will inherited "other furniture and residue".

April 1778: Eb. Smith Platt released from prison, travels to France with Elizabeth with money from Benjamin Franklin.

1778: Eb. Smith Platt enroute back to America (presumably) with Elizabeth, ship is seized, jailed in Scotland.

end of 1778: Eb. Smith Platt and Elizabeth arrive in Philadelphia.

1787: Elizabeth is renowned wax artist in New York.

September 4, 1792: Last will and Testament, Bordentown, Burlington County, New Jersey.
Brother, Joseph Wright [Wright-29351] , 5 shillings.
Cousin, Rachel Jenkins, of Bordentown, a mahogany card table.
Cousin Betsy Van Cleef, of Maidenhead, 6 large table spoons.
Uncle, Harris, my share in the Long Island Estate.
Sister, Sarah Wright, other furniture and residue.
Executors - Aunt, Rachel Wells of Bordentown, and Samuel Linton, of Penna.
Witnesses - William Norcross, (brother)James Lovell and Robert Hare.

September 18, 1792: Probate of Estate is Proved, Bordentown, Burlington County, New Jersey.
Executrix: aunt Rachel Wells.

August 6, 1793: Inventory of estate:, £24.4.3. Inventory by Caleb Carman and William Norcross.

Elizabeth met Ebenezer Smith Platt while living with her mother in London; Ebenezer was imprisoned by the British as an American rebel. When Ebenezer was released in 1778, they married and the couple returned to Philadelphia, Trenton, and or New York City. By 1885 they had separated with Ebenezer moving south to Kentucky, settling for a while in Lexington and multiple other locations (see Ebenezer's bio Platt-1532 ). Ebenezer is not mentioned in Elizabeth's will

Sources

• https://franklinpapers.org/framedNames.jsp Search under "Elizabeth Wright" Letters from Patience Wright, Elizabeth Lovell Wright, Ebenezer S. Platt to Benjamin Franklin and Ebenezer Smith Platt to the American Commissioners

• Prelinger, Catherine M. "Benjamin Franklin and the American Prisoners of War in England during the American Revolution", The William and Mary Quarterly, Published by: Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture DOI: 10.2307/1921564 Vol. 32, No. 2 (Apr., 1975), pp. 261-294, http://www.jstor.org/stable/1921564

• K. G. Davies, ed., Documents of the American Revolution, 1770–1783, Shannon and Dublin, 1972– , 13:321; London Chronicle, 30 July–1 Aug. 1778; JCC, 16:230; PCC, No. 41, VIII, f. 100).

• Davis, Robert S Jr.. A Georgian and a New County, Ebenezer Platt's Imprisonment in Newgate for Treason in the Year of the Hangman (1777), copyright July 13, 1999

• Descendants of Richard Platt http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/h/a/r/Richard-J-Harvey/GENE4-0007.html

• Maitland, Anthony, 18thC MAITLAND FAMILY This paper contains what is known of John Maitland and his father, Richard Maitland, 16/07/2016 http://www.antonymaitland.com/maitjohn.htm#_Toc456422723

• Sarudy, Barbara Wells, blogpost 18c American Women, Including portraits of women & a look at the artists who painted them, "American Wax Figure Sculptor Patience Lovell Wright 1725-1786" Friday June 21, 2013 https://b-womeninamericanhistory18.blogspot.com/2013/06/american-wax-figure-sculptor-patience.html

• Wikipedia of Patience Lovell Wright

• Birth per Quaker Meeting records

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