William Wright

Origins

From “THE WRIGHTS OF OYSTER BAY” p. 21 (#55) < Hathitrust >

After many months of diligent work, the result was quite encouraging, and a clue appeared to have been found establishing an accurate connecting link. In the Parish Register of St. Michael's Church, at Barton Turf, county Norfolk, among the earliest records of marriages, it states that on February 18, 1559, Nicholas Wright and Ellen Gylbert were married, and that Ellen died January 10, 1582.

The Register shows that Nicholas Wright subsequently, on January 25, 1589, married Margerie Alysander, relict of John Raspoole, who married Margarie, July 4, 1560, and died July 18, 1588.

The Register of this church shows the names of two children of Nicholas and Ellen Wright, Nicholas and William, but none of the second marriage.

Ellen Gylbert, or Gilbert, was a daughter of William Gylbert, Vicar of Barton Turf, 1517-1531.

References

1. Pratt, Floyd Thomas, F.H.C, M.A.G.I. "The Ancestral Family History of Sarah (Wright)." Pratt Publications. 2011.
2. Perrine, H. Delano. (1923). The Wright family of Oysterbay, L.I., with the ancestry of and descent from Peter Wright and Nicholas Wright, 1423-1923. New York: [s.n.]. < Hathitrust > Chart, image 52 (attached) from page 20. < link >. Image # 55, page 21. < link >