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About Thankful Wright
Thankful was the daughter of Captain John Taylor of Northampton, Ma. Benjamin and Thankful had five sons and five daughters.
Biography
Thankful was born about 1663. She is the daughter of John Taylor.[1]
She married Benjamin Wright 22 Mar 1680 at Northampton, Mass[2]
Captain Benjamin Wright was an Indian fighter in the early 1700's and led scouting parties that went toward the Canadian border.
Their children were Benjamin, Remembrance, Thankful, Jacob, Mindwell and Daniel Wright. After her death, Benjamin married Mary Barker on 19 Jul 1701 at Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts
Children of the Wright-Taylor Marriage
- Benjamin Wright Jr. born 26 February 1682 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts. He died in 1731 in Northfield, Franklin, Massachusetts.
- Remembrance Wright born 26 January 1685 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts. He married Elizabeth Elliott.
- Thankful Wright born 23 May 1687 in Hampden, Hampden, Massachusetts. She died on 31 January 1774 in Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut.
- Mindwell Wright born 2 October 1694 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts. She married Stephen Belding Jr. (1689-1736) on 24 December 1713.
- Daniel Wright born on 15 April 1697 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts. He married Margaret Judd. Daniel died in about 1760 in Northfield, Franklin, Massachusetts
Children of the Wright-Barker Marriage
- Mary Wright was born on 7 September 1704 in Northfield, Massachusetts. She married Captain Orlando Bridgman. Mary died on 3 December 1726 in Northfield, Massachusetts.[2]
- Experience Wright was born on 9 December 1706 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts. She married James Porter on 16 March 1725 in Northfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. Experience died on 1 December 1781 in Charlestown, Sullivan, New Hampshire.
Thankful died 4 Apr 1701 at about age 37 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts.
http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~paulrswan/genealogy/Wright_Lineage.html
Benjamin Wright was born 13 Jul 1660 in Northampton, Middlesex, (now Hampshire), Massachusetts and died 1743 in Northfield, Hampshire, (now Franklin), Massachusetts.
Benjamin was married (1) to Thankful Taylor 22 Mar 1680/1681 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts.
Thankful Taylor was born 29 Oct 1663 in Northampton and died 4 Apr 1701 in Northfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. She was the daughter of John and Thankful (Woodward) Taylor.
The seven children of Benjamin and Thankful (Taylor) Wright: Benjamin, Thankful, Remembrance, Thankful, Jacob, Mindwell and Daniel.
- 1 Wright, Benjamin was born 26 Feb 1682 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts. He and Hannah Stebbins were married 18 Nov 1702.
- Benjamin and Hannah had four daughters.
- 2 Wright, Thankful was born 13 Nov 1683 in Northampton and died 16 Dec 1683 in Northampton.
- 3 Wright, Remembrance was born 26 Jan 1685.
- 4 Wright, Thankful was born 23 May 1687 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts and died 31 Jan 1774. She and Nathaniel Woodruff were married 6 Feb 1709.
- 5 Wright, Jacob was born about 1688* in Northampton. Jacob settled in South Carolina.
- 6 Wright, Mindwell was born Oct 1694 in Northampton. She and Stephen Belding were married 24 Dec 1713. The marrige date is written in the FHL AF as 24 Dec 1712/13.
- 7 Wright, Daniel was born 15 Apr 1697 in Northampton. He and Margaret Judd were married 28 Mar 1718. Daniel moved to Northfield, at the third settlement. He and Margaret had three sons, Jacob, Daniel, and Simeon born 1722 to 1726.
References
- https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Wright-5564 Cites
- Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHFR-SP8 : 4 December 2014), Thankful Taylor, 29 Oct 1663; citing Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, v 1 p 94; FHL microfilm 14,766.
- "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-LPY3 : 13 July 2016), Benjamin Wright and Thankful Tailor, 22 Mar 1680; citing Marriage, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 186,161
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Thankful Wright's Timeline
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October 29, 1663
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Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
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December 29, 1663
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February 25, 1681
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Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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November 18, 1683
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(Hampshire) Massachusetts, Northampton, Hampshire County, MA, United States
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