Lydia Colton

Lydia Wright

• Birth: say 1636
• Death: Dec. 17, 1699 Springfield Hampden County Massachusetts, USA
• daughter of Deacon Samuel Wright and his wife Margaret

She was married to

1. Lawrence Bliss on October 25, 1654, after his death she was united in marriage to
2. John Norton on October 31, 1678. John died August 24 1687 and she was united in marriage to
3. John Lamb on January 7, 1688; after his death on September 28, 1690, she was united in marriage to
4. Q.M. George Colton on March 1, 1692, he died on February 13, 1699.

Family links:

Parents:

• Samuel Wright (1591 - 1665)
• Margaret Wright (1604 - 1681) Spouses:
• Lawrence Bliss (____ - 1676)
• John Lamb (1628 - 1690)
• George Colton (1620 - 1699)

Children:

* Lydia Bliss (1655 - 1656)*

• Sarah Bliss (1657 - 1657)*
• Sarah Bliss (1658 - 1659)*
• Samuel Bliss (1660 - 1660)*
• Samuel Bliss (1662 - 1733)*
• Hannah Bliss Colton (1665 - 1737)*
• Sarah Bliss Smith (1667 - ____)*
• William Bliss (1670 - 1733)*
• Pelatiah Bliss (1674 - 1747)

Burial: Unknown Created by: Shari Record added: Jan 17, 2010 Find A Grave Memorial# 46774467 -tcd She was married to Lawrence Bliss on October 25, 1654, after his death she was united in marriage to John Norton on October 31, 1678. John died August 24 1687 and she was united in marriage to John Lamb on January 7, 1688; after his death on September 28, 1690, she was united in marriage to Q.M. George Colton on March 1, 1692, he died on February 13, 1699. _______________________________

"Born abt. 1635, probably in England; married Springfield, Mass., 25 Oct., 1654; died there, 17 Dec., 1699."

Source: The Bliss Book by Charles Arthur Hoppin, Hartford, Connecticut, MCMXIII, p. 176. ~~~~ information supplied by fellow findagrave.com member Linda

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• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Jan 7 2016, 8:38:34 UTC

She was married to Lawrence Bliss on October 25, 1654, after his death she was united in marriage to John Norton on October 31, 1678. John died August 24 1687 and she was united in marriage to John Lamb on January 7, 1688; after his death on September 28, 1690, she was united in marriage to Q.M. George Colton on March 1, 1692, he died on February 13, 1699.

Colton, George W. "A genealogical Record of the Descendants of Quartermaster George Colton" Private Circulation by John Milton Colton, Philadelphia, PA, 1912. Page 1. Archive.Org

He [George Colton] married, second. Widow Lydia Lamb, 1 March, 1692, whose maiden name was Lydia Wright, daughter of Deacon Samuel Wright, of Springfield, Mass., who settled there 1638. It is thought his paternal ancestor was Nathaniel Wright, merchant, London. She had been previously married three times; first, 25 Oct., 1654, to Lawrence Bliss, who died in 1666; second, 31 Oct., 1678, to John Norton, who died 24 Aug., 1687; and third, 7 Jan., 1688, to John Lamb, who died 28 Sept., 1690. The second wife of Capt. Thomas Colton (No. 4), Hannah Bliss, was her daughter by her first husband. She died 18 Feb., 1699. He died 17 Dec, 1699.*

• * All the published accounts of these deaths have these dates transposed, thus making the wife to survive her husband. The dates given here are from the original official record of deaths in Springfield and are unquestionably correct. — G. W. C.

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from: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46774467/lydia-colton

"Lydia Wright Bliss Norton Lamb Colton
BIRTH: 1636 Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA (this birth location is possibly incorrect-see notation below indicating that she was born in England) DEATH: 17 Dec 1699 (aged 62–63) Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA BURIAL: Springfield Cemetery Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA PLOT: Willow Avenue 2-97 MEMORIAL ID: 46774467

She was married 1st: to Lawrence Bliss on October 25, 1654, after his death she was united in 2nd marriage to: John Norton on October 31, 1678. John (Norton) died August 24 1687 and she was united in 3rd marriage to John Lamb on January 7, 1688; after his death on September 28, 1690, she was united in 4th marriage to: Q.M. George Colton on March 1, 1692, he died on February 13, 1699.

"Born abt. 1635, probably in England; married Springfield, Mass., 25 Oct., 1654; died there, 17 Dec., 1699." Source: The Bliss Book by Charles Arthur Hoppin, Hartford, Connecticut, MCMXIII, p. 176. ~~~~

Family Members: Parents: Samuel Wright 1606–1665, Margaret Dickerson Wright unknown–1681.

Spouses: John Lamb 1628–1690 (m. 1687), Lawrence Bliss 1628–1676, John Norton 1637–1687.

Siblings: Hannah Wright Stebbins 1626–1660, Samuel Wright 1632–1675, Margaret Wright Bancroft 1633–1699, James Wright 1638–1723, Judah Wright 1642–1725.

Children:, Liddia Bliss 1655–1656, Sarah Bliss 1658–1659, Samuel Bliss(infant) 1660–1660, Samuel Bliss (2nd) 1662–1733, Hannah Bliss Colton 1665–1737, Sarah Bliss Smith 1667 – unknown, William Bliss 1670–1733 Pelatiah Bliss 1674–1747."