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Deacon Samuel Wright 1606–1665 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 June 1606

Birth Location: Essex, England

Death Date: 17 Oct 1665

Death Location: Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: John Wright

Mother: Martha Castell

Spouse(s): Margaret Stratton

Children(s): Lydia Bliss, James Wright, Mary Wright, Lydia Wright, Helped Wright

Deacon Samuel Wright was born in 1606 in Essex, England, the child of John Wright And Martha Castell. In 1641, Deacon Samuel Wright resided in Springfield, Mass.. Deacon Samuel Wright married Margaret Stratton, and had children including Helped Wright, James Wright, Lydia Bliss, Lydia Wright, Mary Wright. Deacon Samuel Wright passed away in 1665 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Deacon Samuel Wright was born in 1606 in Essex, England, the child of John Wright And Martha Castell.
  • In 1641, Deacon Samuel Wright resided in Springfield, Mass..
  • Deacon Samuel Wright married Margaret Stratton, and had children including Helped Wright, James Wright, Lydia Bliss, Lydia Wright, Mary Wright.
  • Deacon Samuel Wright passed away in 1665 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Wright
1569–1640
Birth Location: Dagenham, London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, Greater London, England
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Martha Castell
1569–1610
Birth Location: East Hatley, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Stratton
1612–1681
Birth Location: England
MS

Children(s)

Lydia Bliss
1636–1699
Birth Location: Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America
LB
James Wright
1638–1723
Birth Location: Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
JW
Mary Wright
1634–1683
Birth Location: Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States
MW
Lydia Wright
1626–1699
Birth Location: Devon, England
LW
Helped Wright
1631–1664
Birth Location: Winthrop, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
HW

Deacon Wright's Ancestors

Self
Deacon Wright
1606–1665
Birth Place: Essex, England
Parents
John Wright
1569–1640
Dagenham, London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, Greater London, England
Martha Castell
1569–1610
East Hatley, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England
Grandparents
John Wright
1548–1625
Wrightsbridge, Essex, England
Bennett Greene
1554–1590
London, London, London, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John III
1522–1558
Alice Wright
1520–1560
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Deacon Wright's Descendants

1.
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Deacon (Samuel) Wright (29 June 1606–17 Oct 1665) m. Margaret Stratton (1612–25 July 1681)
  1. 1. Lydia Bliss 1636–1699 m. Lawrence (Laurence) Bliss 1628–1676
    1. 1. Sarah Bliss 1667–1724 m. Samuel Smith 1664–1724
      1. 1. Samuel Smith 1708–1769 m. Jane Ashby 1707–1783
        1. 1. Francis Smith 1745–1810 m. Ann Kemp 1747–1824
        2. 2. Anne Smith 1752–
        3. 3. Jane Smith 1742–1749
        4. 4. John Smith 1735–
        5. 5. Mary Smith 1741–1741
        6. 6. Samuel Smith –1820
        7. 7. Sarah Smith 1734–
        8. 8. Thomas Smith 1744–1821
    2. 2. William Bliss 1670–1733
    3. 3. Samuel Bliss 1662–1733
    4. 4. Pelatiah Bliss 1674–1747 m. Elizabeth Hitchcock 1679–1756
      1. 1. Caleb Bliss 1717–1758
      2. 2. Elizabeth Bliss 1704–1739
      3. 3. Jonathan Bliss 1699–1761
      4. 4. Luke Bliss 1711–1761
      5. 5. Moses Bliss 1720–1761
      6. 6. Pelatiah Bliss 1701–1764
      7. 7. Sarah Bliss 1712–1796
      8. 8. Thankful Bliss 1705–1706
      9. 9. William Bliss 1707–1726
    5. 5. Hannah Colton 1665–1737
  2. 2. James Wright 1638–1723 m. Abigail Wright 1645–1707
    1. 1. Samuel Wright 1675–1734 m. Rebecca Sykes 1678–1760
      1. 1. Ebenezer Wright 1715–
      2. 2. Nathaniel right 1711–1796
      3. 3. James Wright 1699–1750
      4. 4. Samuel Wright 1706–1745
      5. 5. Benoni Wright 1719–1761 m. Elizabeth ("Betsey" Smith) Wright 1719–1785
        1. 1. Theodora Wright 1755–1776
        2. 2. Samuel (Wright) Sr. 1752–1835
        3. 3. Esther Wright 1759–1770
        4. 4. Daniel Wright 1757–1832 m. Sarah Freeman 1762–1848
        5. 5. Benoni (Wright) II 1761–
    2. 2. Jonathan Wright 1681–1743
  3. 3. Mary Wright 1634–1683 m. Jonathan Taylor 1624–1683
    1. 1. Anna Taylor 1651–1651
    2. 2. Deacon (Johnathan) Taylor 1655–1725
    3. 3. Mary Taylor 1649–1700 m. James Taylor 1630–1704
      1. 1. Rebecca Taylor 1689–
      2. 2. Samuel Taylor 1686–
      3. 3. James 1669–
      4. 4. Mary Taylor 1671–1758 m. John Petty 1667–
        1. 1. Mary Petty 1695–1758 m. Robert Emons 1676–1762
      5. 5. John Taylor 1673–1673
      6. 6. Samuel Taylor 1674–
      7. 7. Elizabeth Taylor 1678–1703
      8. 8. Jonathan Taylor 1679–
      9. 9. Ebenezer Taylor 1681–1689
      10. 10. Thomas Taylor 1684–1703
    4. 4. Rebecca Taylor 1657–1665
    5. 5. Samuel (Thomas) Taylor 1652–1689
    6. 6. Thomas Taylor 1660–1691
  4. 4. Lydia Wright 1626–1699
  5. 5. Helped Wright 1631–1664

Deacon Wright's Timeline

5 Records

1606
29 June 1606
Birth of Deacon Samuel Wright in Essex, England
Essex, England
1627
1627
Age 21
Deacon Samuel Wright was married in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
1641
1641
Age 35
Deacon Samuel Wright resided here in Springfield, Mass.
Springfield, Mass.
1665
17 Oct 1665
Age 59
Death of Deacon Samuel Wright in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
1803
20 Feb 1803
Age 197
Deacon Samuel Wright was baptized in Shropshire, England
Shropshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 June 1606
    Event Place: Essex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1803
    Event Place: Shropshire, England
    Record Source: Shropshire, England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records, Extracted Church of England Parish Records; Title: Various publications of parish and probate records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1627
    Event Place: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1641
    Event Place: Springfield, Mass.
    Record Source: Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Oct 1665
    Event Place: Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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