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Hannah Wright 1737 – 1766 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1737

Birth Location: Manor, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 12 Feb 1766

Death Location: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: William Wright

Mother: Mary Cartlege

Spouse(s): John Postlethwaite

Children(s): SAMUEL POSTLETHWAITE

Hannah Wright was born in 1737 in Manor, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of William Wright and Mary Cartlege. Hannah Wright married John Postlethwaite, and had children including SAMUEL POSTLETHWAITE. Hannah Wright passed away in 1766 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Hannah Wright was born in 1737 in Manor, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of William Wright and Mary Cartlege.
  • Hannah Wright married John Postlethwaite, and had children including SAMUEL POSTLETHWAITE.
  • Hannah Wright passed away in 1766 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Wright
1719 – 1766
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Mary Cartlege
1719 – 1815
Birth Location: Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
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Spouses(s)

John Postlethwaite
1736 – 1802
Birth Location: Conestoga, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
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Children(s)

SAMUEL POSTLETHWAITE
1756 – 1782
Birth Location: Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States
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Hannah Wright's Ancestors

Self
Hannah Wright
1737 – 1766
Birth Place: Manor, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
William Wright
1719 – 1766
Pennsylvania
Mary Cartlege
1719 – 1815
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
William Nant
Sarah Brown
John Cartledge
1684 – 1722
Darby, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States
Elizabeth Bartram
1684 – 1734
Radnor, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Hannah Wright's Descendants

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Hannah Wright (1737 – 12 Feb 1766) m. John Postlethwaite (5 February 1736 – 6 Oct 1802)
  1. 1. SAMUEL POSTLETHWAITE (28 Feb 1756 – 1782) m. Ann Ashby (24 September 1764 – 1840)
    1. 1. Hannah Postlethwaite (1780 – 1842) m. Reuben Matheny (9 Oct 1779 – 21 February 1849)
    2. 2. Jonathan Postlewait (Abt. 1780 – Abt. 1845) m. Nancy (Ann) Woods (1798 – 3 Aug 1874) m. Mary Foster (1807 – )
    3. 3. Richard (Nelson) Postlethwaite (16 August 1781 – 28 October 1867) m. Lydia Hollis (1 April 1782 – 20 Sept 1871)
    4. 4. William (B) Postlethwait (31 Dec 1785 – 12 Mar 1863) m. Elizabeth Baker (1788 – 1840) m. Eleanor Wilson (1803 – 9 Aug 1890)
      1. 1. Emmanuel (Hoover) Postlethwaite (24 Mar 1811 – 8 Aug 1894) m. Elizabeth Bucklew (13 Dec 1804 – 06 Oct 1888)
      2. 2. ALBERT (GALLATIN) Postlethwait (1812 – 1868)
      3. 3. Samuel (Wesley) Postlethwait (6 Mar 1814 – 12 May 1853) m. Mary (Ann) Huff (9 Jun 1816 – 3 Jul 1874)
      4. 4. William (Baker) POSTLETHWAIT (Sep 1815 – 16 May 1901) m. Sarah Dulaney (1812 – 15 Apr 1851) m. Mary (Ann) Yeager (Apr 1823 – 1900)
        1. 1. Rodia Postlethwait (1844 – after 1860)
        2. 2. Thomas (Jefferson) Postlethwait (11 June 1847 – 1923 Jun 7) m. Elizabeth Asher (26 June 1852 – 9 Mar 1936)
        3. 3. John (B) Postlethwait (About 1850 – 1900)
        4. 4. Rachel Postlethwait (1851 – 16 DEC 1851)
        5. 5. Margaret POSTLETHWAIT (1854 – 27 Nov 1923)
        6. 6. Catharine Postlethwait (11 March 1854 – 1935)
        7. 7. Alexander Postlethwaite (17 Dec 1859 – Aug 1929) m. Caroline (S.) Thomas (13 April 1867 – 20 April 1949)
      5. 5. Mary (B Polly) POSTLETHWAIT (May 1819 – 1900) m. Abraham Shreve (1813 – 11 Dec 1895)
      6. 6. HANNAH (JANE) Postlethwait (1828 – 1895) m. Washington (Marion) Ashby (1828 – Nov 11 1913)
      7. 7. Elizabeth (Ann) Postlethwait (1846 – )
      8. 8. Sarah (M.) Postlethwaite (20 Jan 1843 – 15 Sep 1918) m. Henry (Harrison) Littell (18 APR 1832 – 19 AUG 1902)
      9. 9. John (Newton) Postlethwaite (13 April 1844 – 13 August 1930) m. Mary (Caroline) Rush (1845 – ) m. Isabel Watson (25 October 1881 – 7 January 1958)
    5. 5. Sarah (Jane) Postlethwaite (17 Feb 1787 – 15 May 1872)
    6. 6. Samantha (Ann) Postlethwaite (ABT 1790 – AFT 1850)
    7. 7. Elizabeth (Baker) Postlethwaite (abt 1790 – aft 1850) m. John Paugh (1790 – 1830) m. John Dicky (1787 – Bet. 1840–1846) m. John Dickey (Bef. 1800 – )
    8. 8. Samuel (Joseph) Postlethwaite (29 May 1793 – 5 December 1851)
    9. 9. Ann Postlethwaite (ABT. 1794 – WFT Est. 1821-1888) m. James Wood (ABT. 1790 – WFT Est. 1821-1881)
    10. 10. Isaac Postlethwaite (1796 – 1826) m. Sarah (Bet. 1792–1812 – Bet. 1813–1896)
    11. 11. Absalom Postlethwaite (1801 – 11 Feb 1878)
    12. 12. Edmund Postlethwaite (abt 1805 – 1831) m. Sarah A (BET 1801 AND 1821 – BET 1822 AND 1905)

Hannah Wright's Timeline

2 Records

1737
1737
Birth of Hannah Wright in Manor, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Manor, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
1766
12 Feb 1766
Age 29
Death of Hannah Wright in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1737
    Event Place: Manor, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1766
    Event Place: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
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