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Capt. Benjamin Wright 1660 – 1743 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Jul 1660

Birth Location: Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 1743

Death Location: Northfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Sgt II

Mother: Elizabeth (Wright)

Spouse(s): Thankful (Wright)

Children(s): Benjamin Wright, Thankful Wright, Remembrance Wright, Thankful (Woodruff), Mindwell (Belding), Jacob Wright, Daniel Wright, Mary Wright, William Wright

Capt. Benjamin Wright Sr. was born in 1660 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Sgt Samuel Wright II and Elizabeth Burt (Wright). Capt. Benjamin Wright Sr. married Thankful Taylor (Wright), and had children including Benjamin Wright, Thankful Wright, Remembrance Wright, Thankful Wright (Woodruff), Mindwell Wright (Belding), Jacob Wright, Daniel Wright, Mary Wright, William Wright. Capt. Benjamin Wright Sr. passed away in 1743 in Northfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Capt. Benjamin Wright Sr. was born in 1660 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Sgt Samuel Wright II and Elizabeth Burt (Wright).
  • Capt. Benjamin Wright Sr. married Thankful Taylor (Wright), and had children including Benjamin Wright, Thankful Wright, Remembrance Wright, Thankful Wright (Woodruff), Mindwell Wright (Belding), Jacob Wright, Daniel Wright, Mary Wright, William Wright.
  • Capt. Benjamin Wright Sr. passed away in 1743 in Northfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sgt II
1632 – 1675
Birth Location: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
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Elizabeth (Wright)
1638 – 1691
Birth Location: Harberton, Devon, England
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Spouses(s)

Thankful (Wright)
1663 – 1701
Birth Location: Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Benjamin Wright
1682 – 1731
Birth Location: Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
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Thankful Wright
1683 – 1683
Birth Location: Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
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Remembrance Wright
1685 – 1765
Birth Location: Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
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Thankful (Woodruff)
1687 – 1774
Birth Location: Hampden, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
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Mindwell (Belding)
1694 – 1712
Birth Location: Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
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Jacob Wright
1697 – 1761
Birth Location: Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Daniel Wright
1697 – 1760
Birth Location: Northampton, Hampton, Massachusetts, USA
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Mary Wright
1699 – 1726
Birth Location: Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
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William Wright
1702 – 1763
Birth Location: Northfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA
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Capt. Wright's Ancestors

Self
Capt. Wright
1660 – 1743
Birth Place: Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Sgt Samuel Wright II
1632 – 1675
Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Elizabeth (Burt) (Wright)
1638 – 1691
Harberton, Devon, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Capt. Wright's Descendants

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Capt. (Benjamin) Wright (13 Jul 1660 – 1743) m. Thankful (Taylor) (Wright) (29 Oct 1663 – 4 Apr 1701)
  1. 1. Benjamin Wright (26 Feb 1682 – 1731) m. Hannah (Stebbins) (Wright)
  2. 2. Thankful Wright (18 Nov 1683 – 16 Dec 1683)
  3. 3. Remembrance Wright (26 Jan 1685 – 8 Oct 1765) m. Elizabeth (Elliott) (Wright) (1 Jan 1685 – 30 Jun 1769)
    1. 1. Abigail (Wright) (Chamberlain) (27 Apr 1719 – 28 Jun 1795) m. Richard Chamberlain (9 Jul 1714 – 16 Sep 1784)
      1. 1. Abigail Chamberlain (28 Aug 1736 – 5 Sep 1815)
      2. 2. Lt. (Joseph C) Chamberlain (18 Mar 1738 – 5 Sep 1815) m. Ruth (Preston) (Chamberlain) (1745 – 10 Oct 1831)
        1. 1. Raymond Chamberlain (19 Aug 1769 – 7 Feb 1849)
        2. 2. Abigail Chamberlain (25 Dec 1775 – 3 Oct 1860)
        3. 3. Joseph Chamberlain (8 Sep 1777 – 9 Nov 1845)
        4. 4. Ruth Chamberlain (30 May 1779 – 29 Jun 1854)
        5. 5. Erastus Chamberain (27 Sep 1782 – 11 Jan 1848)
        6. 6. John Chamberlain (9 Oct 1784 – 15 Apr 1828)
        7. 7. Mary Chamberlain (7 Sep 1785 – 8 Oct 1865)
        8. 8. Silas Chamberlain (9 Jan 1789 – )
        9. 9. Hannah (C Chamberlain) (Blaisdell)(Smith) (Abt. 1792 – 18 Apr 1871)
      3. 3. Abiel Chamberlain (22 Nov 1739 – 14 May 1787)
      4. 4. Uriah Chamberlain (24 Feb 1742 – 25 May 1813)
      5. 5. Er Chamberlain (24 Jun 1744 – 2 Jan 1831)
      6. 6. Nathaniel Chamberlain (5 May 1746 – 1802)
      7. 7. Benjamin Chamberlain (15 Dec 1747 – 11 Jun 1832)
      8. 8. Rebecca (Chamberlain) (Forman) (13 Mar 1749 – 20 Mar 1837)
      9. 9. Louisa (Chamberlain) (Page) (25 Dec 1751 – 1835)
      10. 10. Silas Chamberlain (19 Jan 1754 – )
      11. 11. Richard Chamberlain (1755 – )
      12. 12. Martha (Chamberlain) (Taplin) (16 Apr 1758 – 16 Jul 1824)
      13. 13. Eri Chamberlain (Feb 1761 – 3 Jul 1773)
  4. 4. Thankful (Wright) (Woodruff) (23 May 1687 – 31 Jan 1774)
  5. 5. Mindwell (Wright) (Belding) (Oct 1694 – 24 Dec 1712)
  6. 6. Jacob Wright (21 Jan 1697 – 25 Nov 1761)
  7. 7. Daniel Wright (15 Apr 1697 – 1760)
  8. 8. Mary Wright (1699 – 3 Dec 1726)
  9. 9. William Wright (26 Nov 1702 – 3 Feb 1763)

Capt. Wright's Timeline

2 Records

1660
13 Jul 1660
Birth of Capt. Benjamin Wright Sr. in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
1743
1743
Age 83
Death of Capt. Benjamin Wright Sr. in Northfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA
Northfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Jul 1660
    Event Place: Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1743
    Event Place: Northfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA
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