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Deacon John Blenchenden Wright 1601–1688 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 September 1601

Birth Location: West Peckham, Tonbridge and Malling Borough, Kent, England

Death Date: 21 June 1688

Death Location: Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Jane Blechenden

Mother: John Wryght

Spouse(s): Priscilla Byfield

Children(s): Joseph Wright

The story of Deacon John Blenchenden Wright began in 1601 in West Peckham, Tonbridge and Malling Borough, Kent, England. Deacon John Blenchenden Wright married Priscilla Carpenter Byfield, and had children including Joseph Deacon Wright. Deacon John Blenchenden Wright passed away in 1688 in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Deacon John Blenchenden Wright began in 1601 in West Peckham, Tonbridge and Malling Borough, Kent, England.
  • Deacon John Blenchenden Wright married Priscilla Carpenter Byfield, and had children including Joseph Deacon Wright.
  • Deacon John Blenchenden Wright passed away in 1688 in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jane Blechenden
1567–1637
Birth Location: Ruffins Hill, Aldington, England
JB
John Wryght
1563–1619
Birth Location: Eynesford, England
JW

Spouses(s)

Priscilla Byfield
1613–1687
Birth Location: Mortlake, Surrey, England
PB

Children(s)

Joseph Wright
1641–1724
Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
JW

Deacon Wright's Ancestors

Self
Deacon Wright
1601–1688
Birth Place: West Peckham, Tonbridge and Malling Borough, Kent, England
Parents
Jane Blechenden
1567–1637
Ruffins Hill, Aldington, England
John (Billington Wright) Wryght
1563–1619
Eynesford, England
Grandparents
Anne Ashburnham
1527–1600
Broomham / Gesling, Sussex, England
Thomas (Blechenden \ Blechynden \) Bletchenden
1534–1610
Aldington, Kent, England
Richard Wright
1537–1570
London, London, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Deacon Wright's Descendants

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Deacon (John Blenchenden) Wright (15 September 1601–21 June 1688) m. Priscilla (Carpenter) Byfield (1613–10 Apr 1687)
  1. 1. Joseph (( Deacon )) Wright 1641–1724 m. Dr (Elizabeth) Hassell 1643–1713
    1. 1. James Wright 1677–1735
      1. 1. James Wright*7 1703–1754
        1. 1. Huldah Jenkins –1810 m. Southworth Jenkins 1742–1820
    2. 2. Jacob 1682–1760
    3. 3. Stephen Wright 1680–1760
    4. 4. Lieut. Timothy 1679–1727
    5. 5. Elizabeth Bateman 1664–1735
    6. 6. Sarah Pratt 1669–1752
    7. 7. Ruth Center 1686–1721
    8. 8. Benjamin Wright 1688–
    9. 9. Joanna Wright 1675–1690
    10. 10. John Wright 1672–1711
    11. 11. Joseph Wright 1666–1732

Deacon Wright's Timeline

2 Records

1601
15 September 1601
Birth of Deacon John Blenchenden Wright in West Peckham, Tonbridge and Malling Borough, Kent, England
West Peckham, Tonbridge and Malling Borough, Kent, England
1688
21 June 1688
Age 87
Death of Deacon John Blenchenden Wright in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 September 1601
    Event Place: West Peckham, Tonbridge and Malling Borough, Kent, England
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 June 1688
    Event Place: Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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