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James Wright, of Middletown

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Kelvendon, Essex, England (United Kingdom)
Death: circa 1705 (60-77)
Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut
Place of Burial: Middletown, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America
Immediate Family:

Son of Thomas Wright, Esq.; Thomas Wright; Mary Wright and Mary Eleanor Wright
Husband of Dorcas Wright
Father of Dorcas Andrews; James Wright; Hannah Coleman; Lydia Crane; Thomas Wright, of Middletown and 3 others
Brother of Thomas Wright, Jr.; Mary Wright; John H Wright; Lydia Harris; Ensign Samuel Wright, Sr. and 4 others
Half brother of James John Wright, Sr.

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About James Wright, of Middletown

5. James Wright, b. circa 1640-41 prob. at Wethersfield, Conn., d. Dec. 24, 1727 at Middletown, Conn., Æ 88;

He m. 1) Mary, who d. 1659 at Wethersfield.

m. 2) Nov. 20, 1660 at Wethersfield, Dorcas Weed, dau. of Jonas of Stamford, Conn., formerly of Wethersfield, who d. at Middletown, Conn. on Dec. 24, 1692.

James had numerous children, but their identity is not well-proved.

Notes

"he d. 24 Dec. 1728 in 88th yr. leaving a wid. (3d marr.) Mary, who d. 20 Oct., 1740, in 80 yr.--acc. To statement in Htfd. Times, 12 Jan., 1903."[1]"

Stiles seems to have gotten his notes on James2 and his son James3 confused. The portions in bold above almost certainly apply to the son.


Sources

  1. Wright, Curtis. Genealogical and biographical notices of descendants of Sir John Wright of Kelvedon Hall, Essex England, in America, Thomas Wright of Wethersfield, Conn., Samuel Wright, of Northampton, Mass., 1610-1670, 1614-1665. (Carthage, Mo.: unknown, 1915), 80. 'James Wright ... of Middletown, Conn., b. 1632 (?), d. 1705, m., first, Mary -----, who d. Oct. 5, 1659 without issue; he m., second, Dorcas, dau. of Jonas Weed, who d. Nov. 24, 1692.'

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James Wright, of Middletown's Timeline

1632
December 19, 1632
Brook Hall, South Weald, Essex, England
December 19, 1632
Cranbrook, Kent, England
1632
England
1632
England
1636
1636
Kelvendon, Essex, England (United Kingdom)
1661
September 17, 1661
Wethersfield, Connecticut Colony
1661
Farmington, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut
1665
December 4, 1665
Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony
1666
January 21, 1666
Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut