Descendants of Wright

Generation No. 1

1.  THOMAS¹ WRIGHT, SR.¹ was born Bef. 19 Nov 1610 in England¹, and died Unknown.

Notes for THOMAS WRIGHT, SR.:

[Tyler, William Seymour D.D.,LL.D. with genealogy history written by Cornelius B. Tyler, Autobiography of W S Tyler, DD,LLD,  (Privately Printed, Massachusetts, 1912), page 278.]

"He was recognized as a man of influence and high standing."

Appointed: A member of the Massachusetts Court of Assistants before the Colonial Government was established at Boston¹

Baptism: 19 Nov 1610, England¹

Elected 1: 1643, Deputy to the General Court of Connecticut¹

Elected 2: 1658, Selectman, Commissioner on town lines, etc.¹

Elected 3: Bet. 1668 - 1669, Constable¹

Emigration: From England probably to Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts¹

Property: Owned an island in the Connecticut River, called by the Indians Mannahannock ("Great Laughing Place")¹

Residence: 1639, Original settler of Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut¹

Child of THOMAS WRIGHT, SR. is:

2.                i.    THOMAS² WRIGHT, JR., d. 23 Aug 1683, Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut.

Generation No. 2

2.  THOMAS² WRIGHT, JR. (THOMAS¹)² died 23 Aug 1683 in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut².  He married ELIZABETH CHITTENDEN² Bet. 16 Jun 1657 - May 1658 in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut², daughter of WILLIAM CHITTENDEN and JOANNA SHEAFFE.  She was born Abt. 1637 in Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut², and died 17 Feb 1675 in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut².

More About THOMAS WRIGHT, JR.:

Appointed: 1666, Bell-ringer, etc. of Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut²

Elected: 1662, Constable of Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut²

Naturalization: 1654, Freeman at Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut²

More About THOMAS WRIGHT and ELIZABETH CHITTENDEN:

Marriage: Bet. 16 Jun 1657 - May 1658, Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut²

Child of THOMAS WRIGHT and ELIZABETH CHITTENDEN is:

3.                i.    HANNAH³ WRIGHT, b. 10 Mar 1671, Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut; d. 27 Apr 1698.

Generation No. 3

3.  HANNAH³ WRIGHT (THOMAS², THOMAS¹)³ was born 10 Mar 1671 in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut³, and died 27 Apr 1698³.  She married COL. DAVID GOODRICH³ 07 Mar 1689³, son of WILLIAM GOODRICH and SARAH MARVIN.  He was born 04 May 1667 in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut³, and died 23 Jan 1755 in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut³.

More About COL. DAVID GOODRICH:

Appointed 1: May 1704, Lieutenant of the Hartford County Militia³

Appointed 2: Nov 1724, Became a member of the Governor's Council³

Appointed 3: 1725, Reappointed with the rank of Colonel³

Elected: Bet. 1716 - 1739, Representative of Wethersfield to the General Court³

Military service 1: 1704, Sergeant³

Military service 2: 1704, Ordered to march to the relief of Hampshire County, Massachusetts, then threatened by Indians³

Military service 3: Dec 1704, Had another campaign³

Military service 4: 1709, Served as Captain, Adjutant, and Regimental Quarter Master³

Military service 5: Feb 1712, On duty as Captain in Hampshire County, Massachusetts³

Military service 6: Aug 1723, On duty in Hampshire County, Massachusetts³

Military service 7: Oct 1723, A member of the Colonial Committee of War³

Occupation: Justice of the Peace and Justice of the Quorum³

More About DAVID GOODRICH and HANNAH WRIGHT:

Marriage: 07 Mar 1689³

Child of HANNAH WRIGHT and DAVID GOODRICH is:

                   i.    ELIZABETH⁴ GOODRICH, b. 19 Nov 1691; d. 25 Aug 1726, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut.

Endnotes

1.  Tyler, William Seymour D.D.,LL.D. with genealogy history written by Cornelius B. Tyler, Autobiography of W. S. Tyler, DD, LLD,  (Privately Printed, Massachusetts, 1912), page 278.

2.  Tyler, William Seymour D.D.,LL.D. with genealogy history written by Cornelius B. Tyler, Autobiography of W. S. Tyler, DD, LLD,  (Privately Printed, Massachusetts, 1912), page 279.

3.  Tyler, William Seymour D.D.,LL.D. with genealogy history written by Cornelius B. Tyler, Autobiography of W. S. Tyler, DD, LLD,  (Privately Printed, Massachusetts, 1912), page 277.

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