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Henry Wright 1657–1741 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1657

Birth Location: Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 03 Mar 1741

Death Location: Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA

Father: The Wright

Mother: Margaret Acey

Spouse(s): Mary Dawson

Children(s): Henry Wright, Elizabeth Rockhold

The story of Henry Wright began in 1657 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA. In 1706, Henry Wright resided in N Side Gunpowder, Baltimore, Maryland. Henry Wright married Mary Dawson, and had children including Elizabeth Rockhold, Henry H Wright. Henry Wright passed away in 1741 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Henry Wright began in 1657 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA.
  • In 1706, Henry Wright resided in N Side Gunpowder, Baltimore, Maryland.
  • Henry Wright married Mary Dawson, and had children including Elizabeth Rockhold, Henry H Wright.
  • Henry Wright passed away in 1741 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

The Wright
1629–1674
Birth Location: Bolton-on-Swale, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
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Margaret Acey
1630–1748
Birth Location: Siegen, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
MA

Spouses(s)

Mary Dawson
1664–1734
Birth Location: Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
MD

Children(s)

Henry Wright
1697–1744
Birth Location: Westminster, Anne Arundel, Maryland Colony
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Elizabeth Rockhold
1694–
Birth Location: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States of America
ER

Henry Wright's Ancestors

Self
Henry Wright
1657–1741
Birth Place: Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
Parents
The Reverend Sir George Meriton Wright
1629–1674
Bolton-on-Swale, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Acey
1630–1748
Siegen, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Grandparents
Francis Wright
1601–1654
Bolton on Swale, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Mary "Anne") Meriton
1605–1670
Castle Levington, Yorkshire, England
William Acey
1596–1690
Kirk Ella, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Tenney
1595–1674
Kirk Ella, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Sir Wright
1574–1651
Grace BECKWITH
1567–1670
George Anne
1567–1624
Mary Randes
1579–1632
William Acey
1563–1626
Jane MGGM
1565–1627
William Tenney
1573–1618
Anna Beaumont
1570–1599
2nd-Great-Grandparents
SIR SOWERBY
1547–1628
Lady MARKHAM
1554–1613
Robert Stillwell
1541–1609
Johanne Meriton
1540–1585
Thomas Randes
1536–1609
Mary Yorke
1540–1597
Peter Acey
1535–1591
Cecily Ollyotson
1540–1608
Nicolai MGGF
1537–1595
Joanna Haldesworth
1537–1575
Thomas Tenney
1531–1588
Alyssa\Alissa Lusbye
1544–1603
Lord (Beamount)
1550–1619
Lady Beaumont
1552–1573

Henry Wright's Descendants

1.
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Henry Wright (1657–03 Mar 1741) m. Mary Dawson (10 Nov 1664–20 Jan 1734)
  1. 1. Henry (H) Wright 1697–1744 m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Hopkins 1677–1735
    1. 1. William Wright 1727–1765 m. Sarah (Noble) Wright 1730–1816
      1. 1. John (William) Wright 1755–1859 m. Esther Harris 1763–1837
        1. 1. James Wright 1786–1860
  2. 2. Elizabeth Rockhold 1694–

Henry Wright's Timeline

5 Records

1657
1657
Birth of Henry Wright in Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
1706
1706
Age 49
Henry Wright resided here in N Side Gunpowder, Baltimore, Maryland
N Side Gunpowder, Baltimore, Maryland
1741
03 Mar 1741
Age 84
Death of Henry Wright in Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
1742
Abt 1742
Age 85
Henry Wright resided here in Anne Arundel
Anne Arundel
1742
17 Sep 1742
Age 85
Henry Wright - Probate in Maryland, USA
Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1657
    Event Place: Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
    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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1706
    Event Place: N Side Gunpowder, Baltimore, Maryland
    Record Source: Maryland, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1776-1890

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1710
    Event Place: Maryland
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1742
    Event Place: Anne Arundel
    Record Source:
    [1] Maryland, U.S., Calendar of Wills
    [2] Maryland, U.S., Wills and Probate Records

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Maryland, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Transquakin
    Record Source: Maryland, U.S., Colonial Census, 1776

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03 Mar 1741
    Event Place: Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Maryland, U.S., Calendar of Wills
    [2] Maryland, U.S., Wills and Probate Records
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 17 Sep 1742
    Event Place: Maryland, USA
    Record Source: Maryland, U.S., Wills and Probate Records
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