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Thomas Wright, Esq.

Also Known As: "Thomas Wright (Immigrant)", "Thomas Wright Esquire of South Weald"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Brook Hall, Delavon Manor, Essex County, England
Death: between April 21, 1670 and April 29, 1670 (59)
Wethersfield, Now Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut
Place of Burial: Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
Immediate Family:

Son of John Wright of Brook Hall (The Moat House) and Lady Grace Wright
Husband of Mary Wright and Margaret Wright
Father of Thomas Wright, Jr.; Mary Wright; John H Wright; Lydia Harris; James Wright, of Middletown and 6 others
Brother of John Wright; Grace (child) Wright, #1; Martha St. Hill; Anthony Wright, #1; Grace Wright, #2 and 4 others
Half brother of Francis Wright and Anne Drayton

Occupation: of Wethersfield/Deputy to the General Court, Immigrant before 1639, highstanding, Attorney/Judge
Label: Thomas Wright, Esq., immigrant ancestor of the Wright family of Wethersfield, Conn., s. of John Wright and Grace Glascock, and descendant of John Wright, Lord of the Manor of Kelvedon Hall in Essex, England. Thomas was b. at Brook Hall and bapt. Nov. 19,
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About Thomas Wright, Esq.

Thomas Wright, of Brook Hall or "The Moat House," South Weald, county Essex, England, was born at Brook Hall in Essex, England, son of John Wright & Grace Glascock, where he was baptized November 19, 1610. He came first to Watertown, Mass before the colonial government was established at Boston. He moved to Wethersfield, CT about 1639 where he was a man of influence. He is found at Wethersfield, Connecticut Colony, in 1640, where he was deputy to the general court, 1643.

He d. testate at Wethersfield, Conn. before Apr. 29, 1670, the date his estate inventory was taken.He is buried in Wethersfield Village Cemetary, Hartford County, Connecticut.

Family

Thomas m. 1) on Aug. 10, 1629 at Brook Hall in Southweald, Mary Cranbrook. She d. 1636-1641. He may have married a second time; there is dispute over which wife was the mother of his two youngest children born 1639-1641. Thomas married either 2nd or 3rd on May 2, 1647 the widow Margaret Elson, by whom he had no children. She d. testate at Wethersfield betw. Jan. 19 & Apr. 4, 1671.

Children:

1. Thomas, married Elizabeth Chittenden, June 16, 1657; he died in April, 1711. Thomas Wright, Jr., bapt. Aug. 13, 1630 at St. Peters Church in Southweald, Essex , d. Aug. 24, 1683 at Wethersfield, Conn., Æ 54; m. June 16, 1657 at Wethersfield, Elizabeth Chittenden, dau. of Maj. William Chittenden & Joan Sheafe, b. circa 1636 likely at Cranbrook in Kent, England & d. at Wethersfield, Conn. on Feb. 17, 1675/6. Four children of the family.

2. Lydia Wright, bapt. Oct. 27, 1634 at St. Peters Church in Southweald, Essex , d. Feb. 15, 1689/90 at Wethersfield, Conn., Æ 56; m. 1) Joseph Smith, who d. before Aug. 1673 poss. at Wright's Island, once located in the middle of the Connecticut River at Wethersfield. Four children of the family. Lydia m. 2) William Harris after Aug. 5, 1685 (death date of Harris' first wife at Middletown, Conn.) by whom she had no known children.

3. Ens. Samuel Wright, bapt. Sept. 14, 1636 (?) at St. Peters Church in Southweald, Essex, d. Feb 13, 1689/90 at Wethersfield, Conn., Æ 54; m. 1) Sept. 29, 1659 at Wethersfield an unidentified Mary who died one week later on Oct. 6, 1659; m. 2) by early 1660 (first child b. Jan. 6, 1660/1), Mary Butler, dau. of Dea. Richard Butler & Elizabeth Bigelow, b. circa 1639 at Cambridge, Mass. & d. Sept. 12, 1689 at Wethersfield, Conn. Seven children of the family.

Emmigration 1634 (?) aboard ship "Susan & Ellen." Thomas was initially in Massachusetts and was then one of the first settlers in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut about 1639. (Note - The first settlement was wiped out by Indians in 1637, which killed Hugh Hillard, the first husband of Margaret (Elson) Hillard). A 3-acre homelot was recorded to him in Wethersfield on the 11th day of the 12th month in 1640.

[The following is not agreed upon and needs more research: After his wife, Mary, died about 1636 (probably in Massachusetts), Thomas married Margaret Butler by whom he may have had his sons Joseph and James.]

4. Joseph Wright, b. Mar. 5, 1639/40 either at Watertown, Mass. or Wethersfield, Conn., d. Dec. 17, 1714 at Wethersfield, Æ 75 (g.s.); m. 1) Dec. 10, 1663 at Wethersfield, Mary Stoddard, dau. of John Stoddard & Mary Foote, b. Wethersfield, Conn. on Mar 12, 1643/4 and d. at Wethersfield on Aug. 23, 1683, Æ 40. He m. 2) his deceased wife's unmarried sister Mercy Stoddard, b. Nov. 1652 at Wethersfield & d. there on Jan. 2, 1714/5. Seven children by first wife Mary and two by second wife Mercy.

5. James Wright, b. circa 1640-41 prob. at Wethersfield, Conn., d. Dec. 24, 1727 at Middletown, Conn., Æ 88; m. 1) 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. He m. 2) Mary, who d. Oct. 20, 1740 at Wethersfield. James had numerous children, but their identity is not well-proved.

After Thomas's second wife Margaret died about 1641, and some time after May 1, 1647, in Wethersfield, Connecticut Colony, Thomas married widow Margaret Elson Hillard, widow of Hugh Hilliard and John Elson. They had no children together but she had children from her first marriage to Hugh Hilliard and her will mentions her Hilliard grandchildren. She died without issue in 1670.

Thomas Wright bought a lot of land and would eventually have his own island, called "Wright Island" in the middle of the Connecticut River. The Indians called it Mannahannock ("Great Laughing Place"). A part of this island was still owned by the family in 1900. It would later be eroded away, though, and does not exist today.

Thomas Wright was a deputy to the General Court of Connecticut in 1643; served as a selectman in 1658; and was a commissioner on town-lines. His earmark for cattle was duly recorded and a fence tax recorded in 1647. He was made a freeman on May 11, 1654, and his name is in the 1659 list as a freeman at Wethersfield. He also was a constable and sat on juries in 1643, 1665, and 1666. Thomas Wright's name was also included in a 1642 list from Guilford, New Haven county, Connecticut for the assessment of the inhabitants of that town.

In his 1670 will, Thomas Wright Sr. gave his wife, Margaret, all the meat and drink in his house and, "all the linen that I have in my possession that was of her own spinning." (Stories of Wethersfield page 29)

Sources



The Place at Brook Street: A History of Marygreen Manor Hotel
George Lloyd


from Genealogical and memorial history of the state of New Jersey, Vol 1. edited by Francis Bazley Lee. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1910, p. 224 (on Google Books)

Nora Howard, Stories of Wethersfield (Connecticut), 1997. (see http://www.wethhist.org/shop/stories-of-wethersfield.htm)

Don Blauvelt

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http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=73124488

Thomas m. 1) Aug. 10, 1629 at Brook Hall at Southweald, Mary Cranbrook, claimed to be the daughter of William and Mabel Cranbroke of Cranbrook, Kent. Thomas and Mary came to America in about 1635, settling initially at Watertown, Mass. eventually removing to Wethersfield, Conn. as early settlers of that town. Mary (Cranbrook) Wright d. at least at or after the birth of her son Joseph, b. per his known gravestone inscription on or after Dec. 18, 1639. Thomas m. 2) May 2, 1647 the widow Margaret Elson, by whom he had no children. She d. testate at Wethersfield betw. Jan. 19 (date of will) and Apr. 4, 1671 (date of her inventory).


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Biography

Baptism: November 19, 1610, St. Peter's Church, South Weald, Essex, England
Born Abt. 1610 in Moat House, South Weald, Essex, England, and died April 21, 1670 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut. He married (1) MARY CRANBROKE August 10, 1629 in South Weald, Essex, England, daughter of WILLIAM CRANBROKE and MABEL. She was born September 21, 1609 inCranbroke, Kent, England, and died Abt. 1639 in probably Massachusetts. He married (2) MARGARET May 2, 1647 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut. She died April 4, 1671 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut. Thomas and Mary Wright and their family came to America in 1635. In what ship is unclear. Several researchers believe it was the Susan & Ellen but their names are not listed on the passenger list. Thomas was initially in Massachusetts and was then one of the first settlers in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut about 1639. (Note - The first settlement was wiped out by Indians in 1637, which killed Hugh Hillard, the first husband of Margaret (Elson) Hillard). A 3-acre homelot was recorded to him in Wethersfield on the 11th day of the 12th month in 1640. After his wife, Mary, died about 1636 (probably in Massachusetts) Thomas married Margaret Butler by whom he probably had his son Joseph. After Mary died about 1641, Thomas married widow Margaret (Elson) Hillard. They had no children together but she had children from her first marriage to Hugh Hilliard and her will mentions her Hilliard grandchildren. Member of the Mass. Court of Assistants before the Colonial Gov't was established at Boston BEF 1639. Thomas Wright bought a lot of land and would eventually have his own island, called "Wright Island" in the middle of the Connecticut River. The Indians called it Mannahannock ("Great Laughing Place"). A part ofthis island was still owned by the family in 1900. It would later be eroded away, though, and does not exist today. Thomas Wright was a deputy to the General Court of Connecticut in 1643; served as a selectman in 1658; and was a commissioner on town-lines.His earmark for cattle was duly recorded and a fence tax recorded in 1647. He was made a freeman on May 11, 1654, and his name is in the 1659 list as a freeman at Wethersfield. He also was a constable and sat on juries in 1643, 1665, and 1666. Thomas Wright's name was also included in a 1642 list from Guilford, New Haven Co., Connecticut for the assessment of the inhabitants of that town. The children of Thomas Wright & Mary Cranbrook, the first three bapt. at St. Peters Church at South Weald, Essex, the others born either at Watertown, Mass. or Wethersfield, Conn. In his 1670 will, Thomas Wright Sr. gave his wife, Margaret, all the meat and drink in his house and, "all the linen that I have in my possession that was of her own spinning." (Stories of Wethersfield page 29) History of the Wright Family, pp 42-43 Will of Thomas Wright, Emigrant. Inventory £101-15/. Taken Apr 29th, 1670, by James Treat--Samuel Boreman--John Ryley.The last will and testament of Thomas Wright, Sen. of Wethersfield, isas followeth: i do give unto my dear wife, Margaret, after my decease, all the provisions (that are for meat and drink) now in my possession. also the use of such movables as she shall think needful for her use during her life. My will is that the Division that I have formerly made of my land unto my sonnes shall stand firm, only in yt my will I give unto my sonn Sam'l but halfe my six acre Lott in ye meadow, together with foure Acres in ye swamp, which he now enjoys, all which is in consideration of five Acres of Land which I had purposed to have givenhim upon the Island. I doe give unto my sonn Joseph, halfe my six Acre Lott in ye meadow, that is to say, the north side of ye Lott, My will is that after all my debts are paid out of my estate, there shall be an equal division made of ye remainder amongst my children. I doe alsoe make my sonn Thomas sole Executor of yt my will, and doe desire my Loving ffriend, Sam'l Hale, Sen'r, to be helpful to him herein. Thomas also gave to his wife Margeret, "All the linen that I have in my possession that was of her own spinning."[:ITAL] THOMAS WRIGHT, SR., the Wethersfield settler, was baptised in England,November 19, 1610. Stiles' Anc. Wethersfield, II, 850 (after referingto various authorities which somewhat conflict q. v??) gives a ratherdoubtful English ancestry of Thomas as follows: JOHN WRIGHT, ESQ., LORD of Kelvedon Manor, Essex Co., Eng., 1538, died October 5, 1551. Hisgrandson by his son, Lord Robert (or as one account gives it, his son), 3. THOMAS WRIGHT, ESQ., of Brook Hall, So. Weald, Essex Co., Lord of the Manor of Great and Little Reapers, was buried October 21, 1607.His son, 4. JOHN WRIGHT, ESQ., ditto, was baptised September 13, 1577,and buried May 30, 1640, married Grace Glascock (dau. of Henry) of High Easter Parsonage, Essex Co. His son was 5. (110) THOMAS WRIGHT, SR., the Wethersfield settler, who came first probably to Watertown, Mass., and was of the Mass. Court of Assistants before the Colonial Government was established at Boston. He removed to Wethersfield probably about 1639. He was recognized as a man of influence and high standing. He owned an island in the Connecticut River, called by the Indians Mannahannock ("Great Laughing Place"), part of which was still owned by his descendants in 1900. He was deputy to the general court of Connecticut 1643, selectman 1658, Commissioner on town lines, etc. He and EnochBuck were constables 1668-9. He seems to have been prominent in the church fight which led to the removal to Hadley. Senator Elijah Boardman, grandfather of Mrs. M. W. Tyler, was fourth in the descent from hisson, Ensign Samuel as follows: Hannah Wright, Daniel Boardman, Sherman Boardman, Elijah Boardman, Caroline M. Boardman, Eliza M. (Schroeder) Tyler. [:ITAL]

Title: Autobiography of William Seymour Tyler, D.D.,LL.D. Abbrev: Autobiography of W.S. Tyler, D Author: Tyler, William Seymour, D.D.,LL.D Publication: Massachusetts, 1912 Note: This book is an autobiography written by Willliam Seymour Tyler, D.D.,LL.D. himself along with genealogy history written by Cornelius B. Tyler. Repository: Name: GenealogyLibrary.com Page: pp 278-279

New England Fams, Third Series, Vol IV, p 1991:WRIGHT This family can be definitely traced in England for four generations prior to the immigration to America of Thomas Wright, who came here some time before the year 1640. In old England, where family nameswere first assumed, he who wrought metals was called Smith, and he who wrought in wood was called Wright, hence both are classed as names derived from occupations. ... Thomas (2) Wright, son of John (2) Wright, was born in England, November 19, 1610, and died at Wethersfield, Connecticut, in 1670. He was the immigrant ancestor of this branch of the family. "Stiles' Ancient Wethersfield," vol. i, page 317, says that:Thomas Wright, the settler, came from Watertown before 1639. He had one homestead, three and one-half acres on the west side of High street, on which his house was built; probably before 1639; Robert Abbott, north, and Samuel Clark, south. Another homestead was received in 1654,a house, barn and five acres of land, bought of Samuel Hale, on the west side of Back street, between Luke Hitchcock, north, and land belonging to Matthew Griswold, south. He bought of Richard Belden a lot of twenty and a half acres in Westfield in 1654. He became by purchase the owner of a large part of the Great Island, thereafter known as "Wright's Island," which mostly hegave to his sons, Thomas and James, who bought other parcels of the island. Thomas had the north part and James the south part. Vol. ii, page 851, of the same work, says: "Thomas Wright came first probably to Watertown, Massachusetts. Was of the Massachusetts court of assistance before the colonial government was established in Boston, and removed to Wethersfield, probably about 1639. He was recognized as a man of influence and high standing. A house lot of three acres is recorded to him in Wethersfield, December 11, 1640, but his principal estate was anisland in the river called by the Indians Mannahannock' (Great Laughing Place); the Indians used to meet there and have games and wrestling, part of which ever since and is now owned by his lineal descendants." Thomas Wright was a deputy to the general court of Connecticut in 1643, selectman in 1658, and later commissioner on town lines. He was made foreman, May 11, 1654, was constable in 1668-69, and on the courtjury at Hartford during the latter year. He brought with him from England a wife and five children. He married (second) May 2, 1647, Margaret, widow of John Elsen, who had been killed by the Indians in the Wethersfield massacre of 1637. Before her marriage to Elsen she was the wife of High Hilliard, by whom she had three children--Ben, Job and John. She died in 1670-71. Her will, dated January 19, 1670, mentions her grandson William, son of Job Hillier, deceased; Margaret Woustan andSarah Holamouth, daughters of her son, Benjamin Hillier, and the wifeof her son, Thomas Wright. Children by first wife of Thomas Wright: James; Joseph, born about 1639; Thomas; Samuel, mentioned below; Lydia.[:ITAL]

Title: New England Families Genealogical and Memorial: Third Series, Volume IV Abbrev: New England Families, Third Series, Vol. IV Author: Cutter, William RichardPublication: Genealogical Publishing, Baltimore, 1996 (reprint of 1915ed) Page: p 1991

Anc of Wm Boardman, pp 100-101:THOMAS WRIGHT, one of the early settlers of Wethersfield, Conn., was born in England, and baptized there November 19, 1610. Some say he was descended from John Wright, Bishop of Bristol, Winchester, and Lichfield, and was a cousin of Mr. Nathaniel Wright of London, one of the assistants of the first General Court of Massachusetts before the government was transferred to Boston. Others declare that he was the son of John Wright of Brook Hall, a great-grandson of John Wright, Lord of Kelvedon Manor. It is also said he was at Swamscott, now Exeter, in 1629 being one of the company of Colonel John Wheelwright, as appears from a deed given to them by the Indian Sagamores, and that he was admitteda freeman at Exeter in 1640. Stiles in his History of Wethersfield says he came first probably to Watertown. He appeared at Wethersfield, Conn., about 1640, a house lot being recorded to him February 11, 1640-41, and he was one of the jurors at a Particular Court in Hartford September 4, 1643. He held the office of Townsman in 1658-9 and was for many years a deacon in the church. The earliest homestead of Thomas Wright recorded was onthe west side of High street. He was a prominent land owner, and obtained by purchase nearly all of the Great Island, since known as "Wright's Island," lying in the Connecticut River between the two great natural divisions of the original township. He died in April, 1670, his will being dated the 21st of that month and his inventory, amounting to oe101 15s., being taken the 29th. He confirmed by will a division of his land previously made among his sons, and made provision for his wife Margaret. The name of the first wife of Thomas Wright, who came with him to Wethersfield is unknown. He married, 2nd, Margaret Elson, widow of John Elson or Elsen who had died in 1648. She died in 1671. Her will dated January 19, 1670, mentions William and Sarah Hilier, children of her sonJob Hilier, whose three other children are to have a portion, Margaret Wanton, daughter of the wife of her son Benjamin Hilier and the wifeof Thomas Wright her son. Possibly her first husband was Hugh Hilliard or Hillier. Her inventory taken April 4, 1671, amounted to oe82 19s.6d. [Manwaring's Hartford Probate Records, I: 261-263.] Children:I. Thomas, b. 1632; m. June 16, 1657, Elizabeth Chittenden of Guilford, who was b. 1641, and d. Feb. 17, 1675. He died Aug. 24, 1683. II. Samuel (No. 146).III. James, m. 1st, Mary (???), who d. Oct. 6, 1659; 2nd, Nov. 20, 1660, Doreas, dau. of Jonas Weed of Stamford, who d. Dec. 24, 1692; 3rd, Mary, who d. Oct. 20, 1740. He d. Dec. 24, 1728. IV. Joseph (No. 104).V. Lydia, m. abt. 1653, Joseph Smith, son of Richard and Rebecca Smith, who d. 1673, and she married William Harris. VI. Mary. [:ITAL]

Title: The Ancestry of William Francis Joseph Boardman. Harford, Connecticutt. 1906 Abbrev: Ancestry of William F.J. Boardman Author: Boardman, William F. J. Publication: privately printed, Hartford, CT, 1906 Page: pp 100-101 _____ A GENEALOGICAL DICTIONARY OF THE FIRST SETTLERS OF NEW ENGLAND, BEFORE1692 - Vol. 4 - Savage, James - 1860-62: WRIGHT, THOMAS, Wethersfield 1639,. may have been earlier at Watertown, or other Mass. settlem. brot. from Eng. w. and ch. sev. perhaps, hadmore on this side of the water. For sec. w. by wh. he had no ch. he took Margaret, wid. of John Elson (wh. had been wid. of Hilliard, perhaps Hugh, and had s. Benjamin, Job, and John H.) He was much engag. 1658 in the controv. a. Rev. John Russell; and d. Apr. 1670. Of his ch. Samuel, James, Thomas, Joseph, Lydia, it is very diffic. to make any arrangem. of dates. Chapin, p. 179, adds to these a Mary. The wid. d. 1671; and the d. Lydia d. bef. he came to W. m. Joseph Smith. Savage 4, p 660: THOMAS, Wethersfield 1639,. may have been earlier at Watertown, or other Mass. settlem. brot. from Eng. w. and ch. sev. perhaps, had more on this side of the water. For sec. w. by wh. he had noch. he took Margaret, wid. of John Elson (wh. had been wid. of Hilliard, perhaps Hugh, and had s. Benjamin, Job, and John H.) He was much engag. 1658 in the controv. a. Rev. John Russell; and d. Apr. 1670. Of his ch. Samuel, James, Thomas, Joseph, Lydia, it is very diffic. to make any arrangem. of dates. Chapin, p. 179, adds to these a Mary. The wid. d. 1671; and the d. Lydia d. bef. he came to W. m. Joseph Smith.[:ITAL]

Title: Genealogical Dictionary of First Settlers of New England, Volume: Vol. 4 Abbrev: Genealogical Dictionary, vol. 4 Author: Savage, James Publication: Genealogical Publishing Company, Boston, 1860-1862 Page: p 660 (April 1670)

aboard the "Susan and Ellen" Title: History of the Wright Family who are Descendants of Samuel Wright (1722-1789) of Lenox, Mass., with Lineage Back to Thomas Wright (1610-1670) of Wethersfield, Conn. (Emigrated 1640) and Showing a Direct Line to John Wright, Lord of Kelvedon Hall, Essex, England Abbrev: History of the Wright Family Publication: The Williamson-Sawyer Co., Denver, 1910 Page: p 23 (1639/40)

bapt. Nov. 19, 1610 at St. Peters Church at Southweald, Essex, England. He d. testate at Wethersfield, Conn. before Apr. 29, 1670, the date his estate inventory was taken. The children of Thomas Wright & Mary Cranbrook, the first three bapt. at St. Peters Church at Southweald, Essex, the others born either at Watertown, Mass. or Wethersfield, Conn.

Birth: ABT 19 NOV 1609/10Christening: 19 NOV 1609/10, St. Peters Church, So. Weald, Essex County, England Marriage: 10 AUG 1628/9, South Weald, Essex, England Marriage: 2 MAY 1646/7, Connecticut Death: 21 APR 1669/70 Burial: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut

Sources

<references />* A digest of the early Connecticut probate records. Vol 1 Page 260-261*Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 12 February 2019), memorial page for Thomas Wright, Sr (19 Nov 1610–Apr 1670), FindAGravesameas=yes, citing Wethersfield Village Cemetery, Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by Don Blauvelt (contributor 46932939) .

Acknowledgments

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Thomas Wright, Esq.'s Timeline

1610
November 19, 1610
Brook Hall, Delavon Manor, Essex County, England
November 19, 1610
NY and New England Families
November 19, 1610
St. Peters Church, So. Weald, Essex County, England
November 19, 1610
South Weald, Essex, Eng.
November 19, 1610
St. Peters Churc, So. Weald, Essex County, England
November 19, 1610
St. Peters,South Weald,Essex,England
November 19, 1610
St. Peter's Church, South Weald, Essex, England
November 19, 1610
St. Peters Church, So. Weald, Essex County, England
1630
August 13, 1630
Brookhall Lake, Essex, England, United Kingdom