James Wright (1630 - 1728)

Born 1630 in Kelvedon, Essex, England

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (UNKNOWN) Wright — married before 1660 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut

Husband of Dorcas (Weede) Wright — married 20 Nov 1660 in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 24 Dec 1728 at about age 98 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut Colony

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Biography

Name

James /Wright/^[1][2]

JAMES8 WRIGHT (THOMAS7, JOHN6, THOMAS5, ROBERT4, JOHN3, JOHN2, HENRY1) was born Abt. 1630 in Kelvedon, Essex, England, and died December 24, 1728 in (age 88) Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut. He married DORCAS WEEDE November 20, 1660 in Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut (Source: Wethersfield (CT) Vital Records.), daughter of JONAS WEEDE. She was born 1640 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut, and died December 24, 1692 in Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

Notes for JAMES WRIGHT: James Wright owned and occupied the south part of "Wright's Island." After he moved away, it is said he was the first settler of Portland, Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. James and Dorcas had 7 children, James Jr (b.1661, m. Mary/Mercy Rose, had 12 children, Mary (died a child) , Elizabeth (m. Isaac Buck), James III (m. Lois Loomis), Daniel (m. Eunice Loomis), Jacob (died an infant), Hannah, Hezekiah (m. Mehitable Talcott), Abigail (died a child), Rachel (died young, m. Matthew Loomis), Mary, Jeremiah, and Sarah (m. Joseph Meachum)), Hannah (b.1663, m. (1) Daniel Boardman; m (2) Lt. John Coleman Jr., they had 8 children, Mary, John III (m. Comfort Robbins),Thomas, Hannah (m. (1) Michael Burnham; m (2) Ebenezer Sage), Elisha (m. Anne Rose), Tabitha (m. Jonathan Bigelow), Nathaniel (m. (1) Ruth Beadle; m. (2) Comfort Talcott) and Ebenezer)), Lydia (b.1666, m. Jesse/Israel Crane, had 4 children, Lidia/Lydia, Hannah (m. Timothy Boardman), Elizabeth (died young, m. John Russell) and Martha)). ^[3]

Birth

James Wright was born ca.1631/2 at Kelvedon, Essex, England

Parents

• Father: Thomas Wright (of Glastonbury) came 1639; d April 1670^[4].
• Mother:

Siblings ^[4]

• Samuel Wright, m. Sept 29, 1650, Mary___; dau. Richard Butler, d. Feb 13 1690
• Joseph Weight, m 1 1663 Mary 1 2 1685 Mercy d Dec 17, 1714.
• Thomas Wright, m. June 16, 1657, Elizabeth Chittenden, d. Aug 22, 1683.
• Lydia Wright, m. Joseph Smith.
• Mary Wright, m. the younger John Hubbard.

Marriage

James Wright married:

1) Mary (last name unknown). She died 6 Oct 1659. They had no children.[Gen102.FTW]

2) DORCAS WEEDE on November 20, 1660 in Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT (Source: Wethersfield (CT) Vital Records.), she was daughter of JONAS WEEDE. She was born 1640 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut, and died December 24, 1692 in Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

Children

The children of James and Dorcas Wright were^[4] :

• James Wright, b. 1661, m. July 17, 1690, Mary Rose, dau. of David Rose, d. Dec 24, 1748.
• Jonas Wright, m. Olive ____, d. May 10, 1709.
• Thomas Wright, m. Elizabeth ____, d. 1749.
• Daniel Wright, b. 1674, m. Eleanor Benton, d. June 8, 1674.
• Lydia Wright, m ____ Crane.
• Hannah Wright, m. John Coleman.

Death

James died on December 24, 1728 (age 88) at Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut.

Sources

1. ↑ Ancient Wethersfield CT, Author: Stiles, Vol II, Page 853
2. ↑ Genealogical & Biographical Notices of the Descendants of Sir John Wright of Essex, England Author: Wright, Curtis
3. ↑ Descendants of THOMAS WRIGHT (1610-1670) of Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Lieutenant William Barton of Morris County, New Jersey: And His Descendants; William Eleazar Barton, Vaile Press, 1900 - Barton family, pp. 131-132.

• Descendants of THOMAS WRIGHT (1610-1670) of Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut

• http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/d/i/c/Donald-R-Dickenson/GENE126-0001.html

• Wethersfield Vital Records, in Land Records, Vol. 2, The American Genealogist (1933) Vol. 10, Page 108. Marriage record.