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Edward Wright 1711 – 1738 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Aug 1711

Birth Location: Burlington, Burlington, New Jersey, United States

Death Date: 1738

Death Location: Burlington, Burlington, New Jersey, United States

Father: William Wright

Mother: Margaret Bayley

Spouse(s): Mary WATHEN

Children(s): Isabelle Harbert

Edward Wright was born in 1711 in Burlington, Burlington, New Jersey, United States, the child of William Henry DeCourcy Wright and Margaret Bayley. Edward Wright married Mary Helen WATHEN, and had children including Isabelle WRIGHT Harbert. Edward Wright passed away in 1738 in Burlington, Burlington, New Jersey, United States.

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Biography

  • Edward Wright was born in 1711 in Burlington, Burlington, New Jersey, United States, the child of William Henry DeCourcy Wright and Margaret Bayley.
  • Edward Wright married Mary Helen WATHEN, and had children including Isabelle WRIGHT Harbert.
  • Edward Wright passed away in 1738 in Burlington, Burlington, New Jersey, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Wright
1681 – 1735
Birth Location: Baltimore
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Margaret Bayley
1670 – 1732
Birth Location: Weymouth, Massachusetts
MB

Spouses(s)

Mary WATHEN
1713 – 1787
Birth Location: Burlington, Burlington, New Jersey, United States
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Children(s)

Isabelle Harbert
1738 – 1805
Birth Location: Burlington, Burlington, New Jersey, United States
IH

Edward Wright's Ancestors

Self
Edward Wright
1711 – 1738
Birth Place: Burlington, Burlington, New Jersey, United States
Parents
William Henry DeCourcy Wright
1681 – 1735
Baltimore
Margaret Bayley
1670 – 1732
Weymouth, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Robert (Wright) (8GGF)
1659 –
Queen Anne, Talbot, Maryland, British America
Sarah (DeCourcy - Wright) (8GGM)
1663 –
Queen Anne, Talbot, Maryland, British America
Thomas Bayley
1640 – 1690
Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Mary (Ruth) Porter
1639 – 1715
Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Baley
1603 – 1681
Jane Bayly
1604 – 1681
Richard Porter
1611 – 1688
Ruth Dorcet
1615 – 1688
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Bailey
1567 – 1611
Janne Billingsley
1551 – 1651
William Strode
1566 – 1592
Elizabeth Upton
1570 – 1630
Sir Porter
1576 – 1633
Anne
1591 – 1647
Thomas Dorcet
1580 – 1683
Mary Dorcet
1580 –

Edward Wright's Descendants

1.
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Edward Wright (12 Aug 1711 – 1738) m. Mary (Helen) WATHEN (25 Oct 1713 – 14 Aug 1787)
  1. 1. Isabelle (WRIGHT) Harbert (1738 – 1805) m. Thomas (Isaiah) Harbert (4 Jul 1734 – 3 Mar 1778)
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Harbert McNite) McKnight (1770 – 1820) m. Thomas McKnight (1770 – Dec 1840)
      1. 1. William (J) McKnight (1808 – 1867) m. Elizabeth (Sarah) Harbert (1811 – Jun 1847)
        1. 1. Richard (Herbert) McKnight (30 Apr 1847 – May 12,1925) m. Louisa (Catherine) Miller (April 4, 1852 – December 10,1928)

Edward Wright's Timeline

2 Records

1711
12 Aug 1711
Birth of Edward Wright in Burlington, Burlington, New Jersey, United States
Burlington, Burlington, New Jersey, United States
1738
1738
Age 27
Death of Edward Wright in Burlington, Burlington, New Jersey, United States
Burlington, Burlington, New Jersey, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Aug 1711
    Event Place: Burlington, Burlington, New Jersey, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1738
    Event Place: Burlington, Burlington, New Jersey, United States
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