Timothy Wright (1720 - 1764)

Born 14 May 1720 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay province, New England

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Burt) Edwards — married 12 Nov 1748 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 30 Nov 1764 at age 44 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay province, New England

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Biography

Timothy Wright was born on May 14, 1720, in Northampton, Hampshire County, in the English Province of Massachusetts Bay, New England. His parents were:^[1][2]

Father: Joseph WRIGHT b: 23 JUN 1681 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Bay colony.

Mother: Ruth HANNUM [aka HARMON] b: 20 JAN 1681 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Bay colony.

On Nov. 12, 1748 Elizabeth Burt of Northampton, Mass., married Timothy Wright. They were most-likely married in Westhampton, Hampshire County, as their marriage was not recorded in Northampton's vital records. The couple lived in Westhampton and had 6 children:^[3]

1. Mary WRIGHT b: 13 OCT 1749 in Northampton, Hampshire Co.
2. Eleazer WRIGHT b: 5 APR 1751 in Northampton, Hampshire...
3. Timothy WRIGHT b: 2 SEP 1752 in Northampton, Hampshire...
4. Elizabeth WRIGHT b: 9 JUN 1756 in Northampton, Hampshire...
5. Reuben WRIGHT b: 13 NOV 1757 in Northampton, Hampshire
6. Dorcas WRIGHT b: 1 SEP 1762 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts Bay province, New England

Timothy Wright died on November 30, 1764 in his 45 year. His widow did not remarry until September 11, 1799, when she married Noah Edwards, himself a widower and father of Eli Edwards, husband of her deceased daughter, Dorcas (Wright) Edwards. The 2 families clearly were closely allied.

Elizabeth (Burt) (Wright) Edwards died in Westhampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, on January 17, 1815. She was buried next to her 1st husband, Timothy Wright, as was the custom, at Bridge Street Cemetery, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA.^[4] The joint tombstone is photographed on Timothy Wright's memorial:^[5] Its Inscription reads:^[6]

"In memory of Mr. Timothy Wright, who died Nov 30,1764 in the 45 year/of his age. Also of Mrs. Elisabeth, Relict of Mr. Timothy Wright who died Jan 17, 1815 in the 90 year of her age. "

Sources

1. ↑ Hawley, Hurd, etc. Genealogy on RootsWeb - Timothy Wright
2. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #19929455 - Timothy Wright. Gravestone photo confirms birth year "in his 45th year" = 1720.
3. ↑ Hawley, Hurd, etc. Genealogy on RootsWeb - Elizabeth Burt
4. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #28104152 - Elizabeth Burt Wright.
5. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #19929455 - Timothy Wright.
6. ↑ Gravestone photo on Find A Grave: Memorial #19929455 - Timothy Wright gives both parties' death date & birth year calculation.

• FamilySearch Tree https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KL18-4JH, with attached sources

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Julie Partridge for creating WikiTree profile Wright-7151 through the import of PARTRIDGE-663-0c2069.ged on Feb 1, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Julie and others.

• This person's life was researched and primary and 2dy sources added by Chet Snow during WikiTree's 1st "Source-A-Thon" designed to find good sources for as many of the Tree's Unsourced Profiles as possible.